James Barbour

James Barbour
United States Minister to the United Kingdom
In office November 24, 1828 – October 1, 1829
President	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	William Beach Lawrence (acting)
Succeeded by	Louis McLane
11th United States Secretary of War
In office March 7, 1825 – May 23, 1828
President	John Quincy Adams
Preceded by	John C. Calhoun
Succeeded by	Peter Buell Porter
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office February 15, 1819 – December 26, 1819
Preceded by	John Gaillard
Succeeded by	John Gaillard
United States Senator from Virginia
In office January 2, 1815 – March 7, 1825
Preceded by	Richard Brent
Succeeded by	John Randolph
18th Governor of Virginia
In office January 3, 1812 – December 1, 1814
Preceded by	Peyton Randolph (acting)
Succeeded by	Wilson Cary Nicholas
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office December 1, 1809 – January 3, 1812
Preceded by	Hugh Nelson
Succeeded by	Andrew Stevenson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Orange County
In office 1807-1812
In office 1804-1805
In office 1798-1803
Personal details
Born	(1775-06-10)June 10, 1775 Barboursville, Virginia, British America
Died	June 7, 1842(1842-06-07) (aged 66) Barboursville, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) National Republican (1825–1834) Whig (1834–1842)
Spouse	Lucy Johnson
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James Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia, in the Virginia General Assembly and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was the 18th Governor of Virginia and the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion. After the War of 1812, Barbour became a U.S. Senator (from 1814 to 1825) and the United States Secretary of War (1825–1828).^[1]