|
Asa Biggs, 1811-1878 (1043 words) |
 | Biggs, Asa (4 Feb. 1811-6 Mar 1878), jurist and senator, was born in Williamston, Martin County, the son of Joseph Biggs, a merchant and Primitive Baptist preacher, and his third wife, Chloe Daniel. |
| As a prominent lawyer in the eastern part of the state, Biggs was elected to represent the trustees of The University of North Carolina from 1839 to 1851 in cases involving the university's share in estates of citizens dying intestate. |
| Biggs was married on 26 June 1832 to Martha Elizabeth Andrews, who bore him ten children, six of whom survived him. |
|
Inventory of the Asa Biggs Papers, 1832-2003 (262 words) |
| Asa Biggs was born in Williamston, N.C., on 4 February 1811, and died in Norfolk, Va., on 6 March 1878. |
| Biggs served in the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1835; the North Carolina House of Commons in 1840 and 1842; the state Senate in 1844 and 1854; the United States House of Representatives, 1845-1847; and the United States Senate, 1855-1858. |
| Asa Biggs was the son of Joseph Biggs (1766-1844) and Chloe Daniel (1776-1845). |
Feeds |
Contact