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History of Shenandoah County VirginiaSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: No Data Yet -- Coming Soon! Our database does not include an historic photo for Shenandoah County Virginia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Biography of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker Isaac Samuels Pennybacker, senator, was born in Shenandoah county, Va., Sept. 3, 1805; son of Benjamin and Sarah (Samuels) Pennybacker; grandson of Capt. Dirck, a Revolutionary war officer, and Hannah (De Haven) Pennybacker, and a descendant of Hendrick and Eve (Umstat) Pannebecker, the founders of the family in America. Isaac S. Pennybacker matriculated at Washington college, Va., but did not graduate; studied in the Winchester law school; was admitted to the bar, and settled in practice in Harrisonburg, Va. He was married in May, 1832, to Sarah A., daughter of Col. Zebulon Dyer. He was a Democratic representative from the fourteenth Virginia district in the 25th congress, 1837-39, and was judge of the U.S. district court of Western Virginia, 1839-45. He declined the office of U.S. attorney-general, that of justice of the supreme court of Virginia, and the nomination of the Democratic party for governor of the state. He was elected to the U.S. senate in 1845, succeeding W. C. Rives, his term to expire March 3, 1851. He was appointed a regent of the Smithsonian Institution by President Polk. He died in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1847. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
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