District of Monroe, Greenbrier, Bath, Botetourt, Alleghany, Pocahontas, and Nicholas.-Andrew Beirne, of Munroe; William Smith, of Greenbrier; Fleming B. Miller, of Botetourt; John Baxter, of Pocahontas.

District of Sussex, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Greensville.-John Y. Mason, of Southampton; James Trezvant, of Southampton; Augustine Claiborne, of Greensville; John Urquhart, of Southampton.

District of Charlotte, Halifax, and Prince Edward.-John Randolph, of Charlotte; William Leigh, of Halifax; Richard Logan, of Halifax; Richard N. Venable, of Prince Edward.

District of Spotsylvania, Louisa, Orange, and Madison.-James Madison (Ex. P.), of Orange; Philip P. Barbour, of Orange; David Watson, of Louisa; Robert Stanard, of Spotsylvania.

District of Loudoun and Fairfax.-James Monroe (Ex. P.), of Loudoun; Charles F. Mercer, of Loudoun; William H. Fitzhugh, of Fairfax; Richard H. Henderson, of Loudoun.

District of Frederick and Jefferson.-John R. Cocke, of Frederick; Alfred H. Powell, of Frederick; Hierome L. Opie, of Jefferson: Thomas Griggs, Jr., of Jefferson.

District of Hampshire, Hardy, Berkeley and Morgan.-William Naylor, of Hampshire; William Donaldson, of Hampshire; Elisha Boyd, of Berkeley; Philip C. Pendleton, of Berkeley.

District of Washington, Lee, Scott, Russell, and Tazewell.—John B. George, of Tazewell; Andrew McMillan, of Lee; Edward Campbell, of Washington; William Byars, of Washington.

District of King William, King and Queen, Essex, Caroline, and Hanover. -John Roane, of King William; William P. Taylor, of Caroline; Richard Morris, of Hanover; James M. Garnett, of Essex.

District of Wythe, Montgomery, Grayson and Giles.-Gordon Cloyd, of Montgomery; Henley Chapman, of Giles; John P. Mathews, of Wythe; William Oglesby, of Grayson.

District of Kanawha, Mason, Cabell, Randolph, Harrison, Lewis, Wood, and Logan.-Edwin S. Duncan, of Harrison; John Laidley, of Cabell, Lewis Summers, of Kanawha; Adam See, of Randolph.

District of Ohio, Tyler, Brooke, Monongalia, and Preston.-Philip Doddridge, of Brooke; Charles S. Morgan, of Monongalia; Alexander Campbell, of Brooke; Eugenius M. Wilson, of Monongalia.

District of Fauquier and Culpeper.-John S. Barbour, of Culpeper; John Scott, of Fauquier; John Macrae, of Fauquier; John W. Green, of Culpeper. District of Norfolk, Princess Anne, Nansemond, and Borough of Norfolk.— Littleton W. Tazewell, of Norfolk Borough; Joseph Prentis, of Nansemond; Robert B. Taylor, of Norfolk Borough; George Loyall, of Norfolk Borough.

District of Campbell, Buckingham, and Bedford.-William Campbell, of Bedford; Samuel Claytor, of Campbell; Callowhill Mennis, of Bedford; James Saunders, of Campbell.

District of Franklin, Patrick, Henry, and Pittsylvania.-George Townes, of Pittsylvania; Benjamin W. S. Cabell, of Pittsylvania; Joseph Martin, of Henry; Archibald Stuart, Jr., of Patrick.

District of Albemarle, Amherst, Nelson, Fluvanna, and Goochland.James Pleasants, of Goochland; William F. Gordon, of Albemarle; Lucas P. Thompson, of Amherst; Thomas Massie, Jr., of Nelson.

District of King George, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford, and Prince William.-William A. G. Dale, of Prince William; Ellyson Currie, of Lancaster; John Taliaferro, of King George; Fleming Bates, of Northumberland.

District of Matthews, Middlesex, Accomack, Northampton, and Gloucester. -Thomas R. Joynes, of Accomack; Thomas M. Bayly, of Accomack; Calvin H. Read, of Northampton; Abel P. Upshur, of Northampton.

We have compiled, as far as obtainable, brief biographical sketches of the members of this Convention, knowing that all information on the subject will be eagerly sought for, as they were gentlemen of worth, respectability and talents. It is a subject of regret that no competent historian undertook the preparation of a sketch of all the members, at the time the body was in session, as such a work would have been of great value and interest. We have supplied this need, to some extent, at least, in these sketches; drawing freely from all accessible sources, but in most instances have been unable to procure full data on the subject, and in many no information at all, which circumstance is to be deprecated as these details relative to such worthy and distinguished characters are not only desirable, but are important and educative.

Mark Alexander-Delegate from Mecklenburg; born, February 7, 1792, Mecklenburg county; died, July 6, 1883, Halifax county, N. C.; statesman, lawyer, planter; educated at Chapel Hill College, N. C.; repeatedly elected to the Virginia Legislature, especially on important occasions; representative in Congress from Virginia, 1819-33, and served on the committees on Revolutionary Pensions, Ways and Means, and expenditures in the State Department, and District of Columbia; last survivor of the Constitutional Convention of 1829-30.

Briscoe G. Baldwin-Delegate from Augusta; born, January 18, 1789, Winchester, Va.; died, May 18, 1852, Staunton, Va.; lawyer, jurist, statesman; graduated at William and Mary College, 1807; judge Supreme Court, Virginia, 1842-52; member Virginia General Assembly, 1818-20-24-1841-42; exerted himself to have Virginia Capital removed from Richmond to Staunton; delivered the oration at the bi-centennial celebration of the settlement of Jamestown; captain in the war of 1812; Major-General of Virginia militia.

John S. Barbour-Delegate from Culpeper; born, August 8, 1790, Culpeper county, Va.; died, January 12, 1855, Culpeper county; lawyer, statesman, soldier; student William and Mary College, 1808-9; private and aide to General William H. Madison in war 1812; member Virginia Legislature several times; member United States Congress, 1823-1833; while in Congress Chairman of Judiciary Committee; in 1852 was President of State Democratic Convention to send delegates to the National Convention; sent as a delegate to the National Convention; was offered the choice of any of the Foreign Missions by President Pierce.

Philip P. Barbour-Delegate from Orange; born, May 25, 1783, Orange county, Va.; died February 24, 1841, Washington, D. C.; lawyer, statesman, jurist; student at William and Mary College, 1800-3; member of Virginia Legislature, 1812-14; Congressman from Virginia, 1814-27; speaker of United States House of Representatives, 1821; judge of General Court of Virginia, 1825-27; judge of United States Circuit Court for eastern district of Virginia; president of Philadelphia Free-Trade Convention, 1831; received forty-six votes for Vice-President of United States at Democratic National Convention at Baltimore, 1832; justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1836, till his death; became president of this Convention when James Madison resigned.

Fleming Bates-Delegate from Northumberland; born, 1778; Goochland county, Va.; died, December 26, 1831, same county; clerk that county, 1800-31.

Thomas M. Bayly-Delegate from Accomack; born, 1775, Virginia; died, 1834, Accomack, Va.; graduated with degree of M. A. Princeton, 1794; entered public life 1798, and continued therein till 1830; member both branches Virginia Legislature; member United States Congress from Virginia, 1813-15.

Elisha Boyd-Delegate from Berkeley; born October 17, 1767; died October 21, 1841, Berkeley county; lawyer, soldier; educated at Liberty Hall Academy (now Washington and Lee), 1785-6; member of Virginia House of Delegates, 1796-7; Commonwealth's attorney for Berkeley county, 17981838; brigadier general of Virginia militia; commanded sixth brigade Virginia militia at Norfolk, 1814; member Virginia Senate, 1830.

William H. Brodnax-Delegate from Dinwiddie; born, 1786, Brunswick county, Va.; died, October 23, 1834, Dinwiddie county, Va.; lawyer, soldier; graduated at Hampden-Sidney College, Va.; honorary degree M. A., 1830; appointed by Legislature of Virginia to meet LaFayette, Baltimore, 1824; chief marshal at Yorktown, Va., when LaFayette visited it; member Virginia Legislature for many years; brigadier-general Virginia militia; commander Virginia troops, Nat Turner Insurrection; presidential elector, 1825; member American Colonization Society; Whig.

Benjamin W. S. Cabell-Delegate from Pittsylvania; born, May 10, 1792, Buckingham county; died April 19, 1862, "Bridgewater," Pittsylvania county; lawyer, soldier; served as lieutenant in war of 1812; soon after made lieutenant-colonel, and then colonel of Virginia militia, Campbell county; brigadier, and later, major-general of State troops; member of House of Delegates, 1821; State senator for several years; Jeffersonian Democrat.

Alexander Campbell-Delegate from Brooke; boin June, 1786, County Antrim, Ireland; died, March 4, 1866, Bethany, W. Va.; theologian, author; came to United States, 1809; founder of sect called Disciples of Christ or Campbellites; educated University Glasgow; founder Bethany College, 1840

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Edward Campbell-Delegate from Washington; born in Washington county about 1785.

Henley Chapman-Delegate from Giles; born March 28, 1779, Montgomery (now Giles) county; died, 1864, "Mt. Prospect," Giles county; lawyer; member of State Senate.

John B. Clopton-Delegate from New Kent; born, February 12, 1789, New Kent, Roslyn; died, March 20, 1860, at Old Point Comfort, Va.; lawyer, jurist, statesman, legislator; member of Virginia Senate several years; served in Virginia militia, war 1812; judge Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1834; judge Virginia General Court, 1834-1851; corresponding secretary of Virginia Historical Society; judge Sixth Circuit, 1851, till his death; student at William and Mary College, 1818.

John Coalter-Delegate from King George; born, August 20, 1769, Augusta (now Rockbridge) county; died, February 2, 1838, "Chatham," Stafford county; lawyer, jurist; second clerk of District Court of Augusta, succeeding James Lyle, 1793-1803; Commonwealth's attorney, 1803-9; judge of General Court, 1809-11, and of Court of Appeals, 1811-30; trustee Washington College, 1798-1830; graduated there in 1788-89.

John R. Cocke-Delegate from Frederick; born, 1788, Bermuda; died, December 10, 1854, Richmond, Va.; lawyer; officer in Frederick troop, in 1807, which marched to the seaboard, when the "Chesapeake" was fired upon; member Virginia Legislature, 1814; served on the Committee of Seven that drafted Constitution of 1829-30.