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William Branch Giles (August 12, 1762 – December 4, 1830; the g is pronounced like a j) was an American statesman, long-term Senator from Virginia, and the 24th Governor of Virginia. He served in the House of Representatives from 1790 to 1798 and again from 1801 to 1803; in between, he was a member of the Virginia House of ...
30 de abr. de 2022 · Giles, William Branch (1762-1830) Born near Amelia Court House, Va., August 12, 1762. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1790-98, 1801-03; member of Virginia state legislature, 1798; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1804, 1805-15; Governor of Virginia, 1827-30; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829.
20 de abr. de 2022 · William Branch Giles (August 12, 1762 – December 4, 1830; the g is pronounced like a j) was an American statesman, long-term Senator from Virginia, and the 24th Governor of Virginia.
- August 12, 1762
- December 4, 1830
As a Representative during the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams, Giles was a leading Republican opponent of the Federalist administrations’ policies, criticizing Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton’s financial program as well as the Jay Treaty and the Alien and Sedition Acts.
William Branch Giles (August 12, 1762 – December 4, 1830) was a prominent Virginian lawyer, congressman, senator, and governor who studied law under George Wythe at the College of William & Mary. He was an adamant anti-Federalist who advocated for the purity of the original Constitution and states' rights. William Giles was born on August 12 ...
On February 5, 1808, Giles brought in a bill to define treason and other crimes against the United States, and six days afterward delivered his sentiments on the conduct of the courts.
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