Henry Tazewell

Henry Tazewell ( born November 27, 1753 Brunswick County, Virginia; † January 24, 1799 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Virginia in the U.S. Senate.

After completing his schooling, visited Henry Tazewell the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg and graduated from there in 1770. Subsequently, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1773 and began to practice as a lawyer. During the Revolutionary War he built up a cavalry troop, and led them as captain.

Tazewells political career began in 1775 in the House of Burgesses, the colonial parliament Virginia. In this and the following year he took part in each case at the Constitutional Convention of the future state; 1778-1785 he was then in the House of Representatives from Virginia. In addition, he served from 1785 to 1793 as a judge at the Supreme Court of the State (General Court ) and was there from 1789 its chairman. In 1793 he was also a judge at the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Finally, the choice was made in the U.S. Senate, where Henry Tazewell as of December 29, 1794 succeeded the zurückgetreteten John Taylor. From February 20 to December 8, 1795 he held the office of the Senate President pro tempore; during this period formed the first political parties in the United States, where he joined the Democratic Republicans. 1798 Tazewell was re-elected, but he already died in the following year, before the Congress for the new session convened.

The Tazewell County, Virginia is named after him. His son Littleton was also later U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia.