Benjamin Rush Floyd

Quick Facts

Intro

American lawyer and politician

Places

United States of America

was

Lawyer Politician

Work field

Law Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

1811

Death

1860

Age

49 years

Politics:

Democratic Party

Family

Mother:

Letitia Preston Floyd

Father:

John Floyd (Virginia politician)

Positions

member of the Virginia House of Delegates

member of the State Senate of Virginia

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Benjamin Rush Floyd (December 10, 1811 – February 15, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician.

Floyd was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, His brother was John B. Floyd, Governor of Virginia. Floyd went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and practiced law in Wytheville, Virginia. Floyd served in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1847 and 1848 and in the Virginia Senate in 1857 and 1858. Floyd served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851. Floyd died suddenly from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. He was packing at the time to leave for Richmond, Virginia to attend the Democratic Party Convention.

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