Hugh Nelson (Virginia politician)

Hugh Nelson (September 30, 1768 – March 18, 1836) was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Nelson Jr.

Hugh Nelson
United States Minister to Spain
In office
December 4, 1823 – July 23, 1824
Appointed byJames Monroe
Preceded byJohn Forsyth
Succeeded byAlexander Hill Everett
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byCharles J. Ingersoll
Succeeded byJohn Sergeant
In office
1822 – March 3, 1822
Preceded byJohn Sergeant
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1811 – January 14, 1823
Preceded byDavid S. Garland
Succeeded byAlexander Smyth
Constituency21st district (1811-1813)
22nd district (1813-1823)
13th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1807–1809
Preceded byPeter Johnston Jr.
Succeeded byJames Barbour
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Albemarle district
In office
1805 – 1809
Alongside Joel Yancey, Walter Leake, Peter Carr, Rice Garland
Preceded byWilliam Waller Hening
Succeeded byTucker Coles
William D Meriwether
In office
1828 – 1829
Alongside John P Drummond, William F. Gordon
Preceded byAlbert Allmand
Charles Cocke
Succeeded byThomas Walker Gilmer
Rice W Wood
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the Elizabeth City, Warwick and York district
In office
1786–1791
Preceded byWilliam Lee
Succeeded byRichard Cary Jr
Personal details
Born
Hugh Nelson

(1768-09-30)September 30, 1768
Yorktown, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedMarch 18, 1836(1836-03-18) (aged 67)
Albemarle County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeCismont, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Parent(s)Thomas Nelson Jr. (father)
Lucy Grymes (mother)
EducationCollege of William & Mary
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