Person:John Clopton (5)

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John Clopton
b.7 Feb 1756 New Kent County, Virginia
d.11 Sep 1816 New Kent County, Virginia
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  1. John Clopton1756 - 1816
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Name John Clopton
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Birth? 7 Feb 1756 New Kent County, Virginia
Death? 11 Sep 1816 New Kent County, Virginia
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CLOPTON, John, a Representative from Virginia; born in St. Peter's parish, near Tunstall, New Kent County, Va., February 7, 1756; was graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1776; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; served as first lieutenant and as captain in the Revolutionary War; wounded at the Battle of Brandywine; member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1789-1791; elected as a Democrat to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1799); member of the Virginia Privy Council 1799-1801; elected to the Seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1801, until his death near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia, September 11, 1816; interment in the family burying ground on his plantation. [Source: Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 Biographie C page 992]


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