Philip P. Barbour

Philip P. Barbour
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office May 12, 1836 – February 25, 1841
Nominated by	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Gabriel Duvall
Succeeded by	Peter V. Daniel
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office October 8, 1830 – March 17, 1836
Nominated by	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	George Hay
Succeeded by	Peter Daniel
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
In office 1827–1829
Preceded by	Daniel Webster
Succeeded by	James Buchanan
10th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 4, 1821 [a] – March 4, 1823
Preceded by	John Taylor
Succeeded by	Henry Clay
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district
In office March 4, 1827 – October 15, 1830
Preceded by	Robert Taylor
Succeeded by	John Patton
In office September 19, 1814 – March 4, 1825
Preceded by	John Dawson
Succeeded by	Robert Taylor
Personal details
Born	(1783-05-25)May 25, 1783 Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1841(1841-02-25) (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Democratic (1828–1841)
Other political affiliations	Jacksonian
Education	College of William and Mary
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Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions.

Born in Gordonsville, Virginia, Barbour established a legal career in Gordonsville after studying at the College of William & Mary. Several members of Barbour's family, including his brother, James Barbour, went on to hold prominent political office. Barbour won election to the House of Representatives in 1814 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He served a single term as Speaker from 1821 to 1823 and declined to seek re-election to Congress in 1824. Barbour returned to Congress in 1827 as an ally of Andrew Jackson.

Barbour served in Congress until 1830, when he accepted appointment as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. President Jackson appointed Barbour to the Supreme Court in 1835 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation in 1835 of Gabriel Duvall. Barbour served on the Court until his death in 1841. On the Court, Barbour generally supported Jacksonian principles and states' rights.
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