| LC control no. | n 86111059 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1849 |
| Variant(s) | Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1840 Leigh, B. W. (Benjamin Watkins), 1781-1849 Leigh, Watkins, 1781-1849 Eminent citizen of Virginia, 1781-1849 Sydney, Algernon, 1781-1849 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Virginia |
| Birth date | 1781-06-18 |
| Death date | 1849-02-26 |
| Place of birth | Chesterfield County (Va.) |
| Place of death | Richmond (Va.) |
| Field of activity | United States--Politics and government Virginia--Politics and government United States--Foreign relations Slavery--United States |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Politicians Authors |
| Found in | NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for Scott, W. Papers, 1809-1866 (Benjamin Watkins Leigh) LC data base, 4/2/87 (hdg.: Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1840; usage: B.W. Leigh) DAB (Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, June 18, 1781-Feb. 2, 1849) WwasWA, 1607-1896 (Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, d. Feb. 2, 1849) Herringshaw (Leigh, Benjamin Watkins; d. Feb. 2, 1849) Biographical dictionary of American Congress (Leigh, Benjamin Watkins; senator from Virginia; born in Chesterfield County, Va., June 18, 1781; official reporter, State Court of Appeals; served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the U.S. Senate; died in Richmond, February 26, 1849) His Substitute intended to be offered to the next meeting of the citizens of Richmond, 1824: t.p. (Watkins Leigh) p. 2 (B.W. Leigh) His The Letters of Algernon Sydney ... 1830: t.p. (an eminent citizen of Virginia) Cushing (Sydney, Algernon, Benjamin Watkins Leigh; Eminent citizen of Virginia, Benjamin Watkins Leigh) |
| Associated language | eng |
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