Thomas Barbour (Virginia politician)

Thomas Barbour
Justice of the Peace of Orange County
In office 1768 – May 16, 1825
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office May 8, 1769 – May 6, 1776 Serving with James Walker Zachariah Burnley
Preceded by	Zachariah Burnley
Succeeded by	James Taylor
Constituency	Orange County
Personal details
Born	Thomas Barbour 1735 (1735) Orange County, Colony of Virginia
Died	16 May 1825(1825-05-16) (aged 89–90) Barboursville, Barboursville, Virginia
Citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain United States of America
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Mary Pendleton Thomas ​ ​ (m. 1771)​
Children	15, including James and Philip
Occupation	Planter landowner statesman

Thomas Barbour (1735 – May 16, 1825)^[1][2] was a prominent landowner and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Thomas Barbour was born in 1735 in Orange County, Colony of Virginia, the son of James Barbour (1707-1775).^[1][2] His elder brother James Barbour represented Culpeper County, Virginia in the House of Burgesses from 1761 to 1765. Barbour married Mary Pendleton Thomas, a first cousin of Edmund Pendleton, in 1771.^[1][2] They had ten daughters and five sons. Their sons who likewise held offices included James Barbour (18th Governor of Virginia and 11th United States Secretary of War) and Philip P. Barbour (U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court).^[1][2]

Barbour served as Justice of the Peace for Orange County, from 1768 until his death. From 1769 until 1776 (although the prorogued house had no quorum after June 24, 1775), Barbour represented Orange County in the Virginia House of Burgesses.^[3] He was a Whig.^[4] Thomas died at his son James Barbour's plantation, Barboursville on May 16, 1825.^[1][2][4]

References

1. "Thomas Barbour (1735-1825) profile". arlisherring.com. Arlis Herring. 23 February 2008.
2. Green, Raleigh Travers; Philip Slaughter (1900). Genealogical and historical notes on Culpeper county, Virginia. R.T. Green.
3. Cyntia Miller Leonard, Virginia's General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 98, 100, 104, 106
4. "Died". The United States Gazette. 24 May 1825. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.