James Barbour
American statesman and orator (1775-1842) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 66
James C. Barbour was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia, in the Virginia General Assembly and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was the 18th governor of Virginia and the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion.
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After the War of 1812, Barbour became a U.S. Senator serving from 1815 to 1825 and the United States Secretary of War from 1825 to 1828.