LaFayette McMullen | |
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| 2ndGovernor of Washington Territory | |
| In office September 10, 1857 – July 15, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Richard D. Gholson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew S. Fulton |
| Succeeded by | George W. Hopkins |
| Member of theVirginia Senate | |
| In office 1839–1849 | |
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| Born | (1805-05-18)May 18, 1805 Estillville, Virginia, US |
| Died | November 8, 1880(1880-11-08) (aged 75) Wytheville, Virginia, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Wood McMullen |
| Profession | Politician,truck driver,teamster, banker |
LaFayette"Fayette" McMullen (May 18, 1805 – November 8, 1880) was a 19th-century politician, driver, teamster and banker from the U.S. state ofVirginia and the second appointed Governor ofWashington Territory.
Born inEstillville, Virginia, McMullen attended private schools as a child. He was aVirginia driver andteamster, working in the family owned business and driving a coach. He married Mary (Polly) Wood, daughter of the sheriff, in 1826. They had no children.[1]
McMullen became a member of theSenate of Virginia in 1839, serving until 1849. He was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1848, serving from 1849 to 1857. There, McMullen served as chairman of theCommittee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy from 1851 to 1855 and chairman of theCommittee on Expenditures on Public Buildings from 1855 to 1857. McMullen was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1852 and 1856.
McMullen was appointed by PresidentJames Buchanan, asTerritorial Governor of Washington in 1857, serving until 1859.
McMullen was elected as a Democrat to theConfederate House of Representatives in 1863, serving from 1864 until the crumbling of theConfederacy in 1865. Afterwards, he engaged in agricultural and banking pursuits and unsuccessfully ran forGovernor of Virginia in 1878.
McMullen died in a train accident on November 8, 1880, inWytheville, Virginia, and is interred at Round Hill Cemetery inMarion, Virginia.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 13th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1857 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Territorial Governor of Washington 1857–1859 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theC.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia February 18, 1864 – May 10, 1865 | Succeeded by (none) |
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