Preceded by Daniel Morgan Party Federalist Party Political party Federalist Succeeded by John Smith | Profession planter, lawyer Resigned March 3, 1801 Name Robert Page Resting place Millwood | |
Born February 4, 1765
North End, Gloucester County, Virginia ( 1765-02-04 ) Role Former United States Representative Died December 8, 1840, Clarke County, Virginia, United States Previous office Representative (VA 1st District) 1799–1801 | ||
Robert Page (February 4, 1765 – December 8, 1840) was a United States Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Born at North End, Gloucester County (now Mathews County), he received a liberal education from tutors at home. He attended the College of William and Mary, which he left to join the War of Independence, serving as a captain in the Virginia militia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Frederick County (now Clarke County) and adjacent counties. He was a planter and a member of the council of state, and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1795.
Page was elected as a Federalist, defeating Democratic-Republican John Smith, to the Sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801. He resumed former activities and died at Janeville, in Clarke County. Interment was in Old Chapel Cemetery near Millwood.