Abraham Bedford Venable (1758 - 1811)

Born 2 Nov 1758 in Prince Edward, Virginia

Ancestors

Died 26 Dec 1811 at age 53 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Abraham B. Venable is Notable.

Preceded by John Taylor

Abraham B. Venable US Senator (Class 1) from Virginia[1] 1803—1807

Succeeded by William Branch Giles

Biography

Abraham Bedford Venable was born on "Slate Hill", a farm in what is now Worsham, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Venable attended Hampden-Sydney College and later graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1780. He worked as a planter and studied law in his hometown, eventually being admitted to the bar in 1784. He started practice at the Prince Edward Court House in Prince Edward County, Virginia.

Abraham was a US Congressman and a US Senator. He was elected to represent Virginia's 6th and 7th Districts and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1791 to 1799. Abraham also served as a United States Senator from Virginia from 1803 to 1804,when he resigned to become president of Bank of Virginia.

Abraham died at the age of 53 on December 26, 1811, in a theater fire in Richmond, Virginia. His ashes were placed under a rock at Monumental Church in Richmond, Virginia with the ashes of other victims of the fire, including Virginia Governor George William Smith.

Abraham also was the uncle of congressman Abraham Watkins Venable.

Sources

1. ↑ Elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stevens T. Mason and served from December 7, 1803, to June 7, 1804, when he resigned to become president of the first national bank, seat vacant June 7, 1804 – August 11, 1804 when successor appointed.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 7685267
• Abraham B. Venable on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress