George Booker

George William Booker
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Henry County
In office 1872–1873
Preceded by	Christopher Thomas
Succeeded by	William Morris
In office 1866–1867
Preceded by	Samuel Mullens
Succeeded by	Christopher Thomas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district
In office January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	Roger A. Pryor
Succeeded by	William H.H. Stowell
Personal details
Born	(1821-12-05)December 5, 1821 Stuart, Virginia, US
Died	June 4, 1883(1883-06-04) (aged 61) Martinsville, Virginia, US
Resting place	Martinsville, Virginia, US
Political party	Republican, Conservative
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge, Teacher, Justice of the Peace

George William Booker (December 5, 1821 – June 4, 1883) was a nineteenth-century American politician, lawyer, teacher, judge and justice of the peace from Virginia, United States.^[1]

Biography

Born near Stuart, Virginia, Booker attended common schools as a child, taught school, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846, commencing practice in Patrick County, Virginia.

He was elected a justice of the peace in Henry County, Virginia, and was a member and presiding judge of the county court from 1856 to 1868. Booker was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1866 to 1867 and was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 1868, serving until 1869.^[2] He was elected a Conservative to the United States House of Representatives in 1869, serving from 1870 to 1871, and afterwards resumed practicing law in Martinsville, Virginia.

Booker died in Martinsville on June 4, 1883, and was interred there in the family cemetery.

Notes

1. Tarter, Brett. "George William Booker (1821–1884)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. Although the Congressional Biography lists Booker as having been elected Attorney General of Virginia, he is not recorded as having served by the Hornbook of Virginia History or the Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project Archived 2019-01-01 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• United States Congress. "George Booker (id: B000627)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• George Booker at The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Roger A. Pryor^(1)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th congressional district January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1871	Succeeded by William H. H. Stowell
Notes and references
1. Because of Virginia's secession, the House seat was vacant for almost eleven years before Booker succeeded Pryor.