Preceded by Christopher Thomas Political party Democratic Succeeded by John R. Brown | Preceded by Thomas L. Jones Name George Cabell Succeeded by Amos Townsend Role Physician | |
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Born January 25, 1836
Danville, Virginia ( 1836-01-25 ) Died December 27, 1823, Point of Honor, Daniels Hill, Virginia, United States | ||
Alma mater University of Virginia | ||
George Craighead Cabell (January 25, 1836 – June 23, 1906) was a nineteenth-century congressman, lawyer and editor from Virginia.
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Early and family life
Born in Danville, Virginia, Cabell attended Danville Academy and later the University of Virginia, from which he graduated in 1857.
Career
After admission to the Virginia bar, Cabell began his legal practice in Danville in 1858. From one of the First Families of Virginia, Cabell was elected Danville's commonwealth attorney (prosecutor) in 1858, and served until 1861. He was editor of the Republican and later Democratic Appeal in Danville.
American Civil War
When Virginia seceded in April, 1861, Cabell enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private in 1861. During the first year of the Civil War, Cabell received a promotion to major and was assigned to the 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. He was later promoted to colonel which rank he helduntil the end of the war.
Postwar years
Cabell resumed his legal practice in Danville. After Congressional Reconstruction ended, he ran as a Democrat for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1874. He defeated incumbent Republican Christopher Thomas and later won re-election several times, serving from 1875 to 1887. There, Cabell served as chairman of the Committee on Railways and Canals from 1877 to 1881. After losing his bid for reelection in 1886, John R. Brown succeeded to the seat.
Cabell resumed his legal practice in Danville, and in 1901 was elected as one of three delegates representing the city in the Virginia General Assembly.
Death and legacy
Cabell died in Baltimore, Maryland on June 23, 1906. He was interred in Green Hill Cemetery in Danville.