About Robert Henry Whitfield
Lived 1814 – 1868 (aged 54). Robert Henry Whitfield was an American politician and lawyer.
Robert Henry Whitfield (September 14, 1814 – October 5, 1868) was a prominent Confederate politician.
He was born in Nansemond County, Virginia, in what is today Suffolk, Virginia on September 14, 1814. He was a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention from Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress. He died in Smithfield, Virginia on October 5, 1868.
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Who was Robert Henry Whitfield?
American politician (1814–1868)
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Robert Henry Whitfield was born on 14 September 1814 in Suffolk.
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Robert Henry Whitfield died on 5 October 1868.
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Robert Henry Whitfield was a politician and lawyer.
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Robert Henry Whitfield was American.
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