Archibald Stuart

Archibald Stuart (December 2, 1795 – September 20, 1855) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, who was the seventh of eleven children.

Early life Archibald Stuart was born in Lynchburg, Virginia to Anne Dabney Stuart and Alexander Stuart, a judge and politician who had previously served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Stuart received a private education suitable to his class,

Stuart was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1836, serving from 1837 to 1839. After losing reelection to Isaac Adams, Stuart resumed practicing law. He served to the Virginia Senate, serving from 1852 to 1854. In 1991, Laurel Hill was preserved by the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Trust, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Electoral history

1837; Stuart was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 56.08% of the vote, defeating Whig Nathaniel H. Claiborne. 1839; Stuart lost his re-election bid.