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History of Lunenburg County VirginiaSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Lunenburg County Virginia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Henry Chambers Biography Henry Chambers, senator, was born in Lunenburg county, Va., in 1785; brother of Judge Edward Chambers. He practised medicine in Alabama, and served during the Indian wars as surgeon on the staff of General Jackson. In 1819 he was a member of the state constitutional convention. He was elected U. S. senator, serving from Dec. 5, 1825, until his death, which occurred in Mecklenburg county, N. C., Jan. 25, 1826. Henry Watkins Collier Biography Henry Watkins Collier, governor of Alabama, was born in Lunenburg county, Va., Jan. 17, 1801; son of James and Elizabeth (Bouldin) Collier; grandson of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Wyatt) Collier, and of James and Sally (Watkins) Bouldin; and great-grandson of John Collier of Little York, Va., who was either a native of England or the son of an Englishman. Soon after his birth his parents removed to Abbeville district, S. C., where he received his primary education, and in 1818 removed with the family to Madison county, Ala., was admitted to the bar in 1822, and practised law at Huntsville until 1823, when he located in Tuscaloosa. He was married in 1826 to Mary Williams Battle. In 1827 he was elected a representative in the state legislature. In 1828 he was elected to the supreme bench and in 1832 was continued on the circuit bench. He was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of the state in 1836 and became chief justice in 1837. In 1849, upon his election as governor of Alabama, he resigned from the bench. He was re-elected governor in 1851, almost without opposition. He died at Bailey's Springs, Ala., Aug. 28, 1855. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
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