Life span: 09/16/1802 to 01/07/1869TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Minor BottsPlace of Birth: Dumfries, VABurial Place: Richmond, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateOccupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeFarmer or PlanterPolitical Parties: WhigAmerican Party (Know Nothings or Nativists)Government: US House of RepresentativesState legislature Note Cards John Minor Botts (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceBOTTS, John Minor, a Representative from Virginia; born in Dumfries, Va., September 16, 1802; attended the common schools in Richmond, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Richmond, Va.; moved to Henrico County and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of delegates 1833-1839; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; elected to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Thirtieth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 and 1850 to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, respectively; member, State constitutional convention, 1850-1851; resumed the practice of law in Richmond, Va., in 1852; delegate to the Southern Loyalists’ Convention in 1866; died in Richmond, Va., January 8, 1869; interment in Shockoe Hill Cemetery. "Botts, John Minor," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000655. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 03/02/1862 03/02/1862 In Richmond, former Constitutional Unionist congressman John Minor Botts is arrested in dawn raid 06/05/1863 06/05/1863 General J.E.B. Stuart parades his entire cavalry force at a second "Grand Review" in Virginia 09/03/1866 09/06/1866 In Philadelphia, four hundred delegates meet in the Southern Loyalist Convention over four days. 05/13/1867 05/13/1867 In Richmond, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis appears in federal court under a writ of habeas corpus and is released on bail. Major TopicsLecompton Documents Subject Docs Date Title 12/27/1858 New York Times, “Reasons why all Parties should Nominate Southern Candidates for President in 1860,” December 27, 1858 08/30/1859 Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Presidential,” August 30, 1859 04/11/1861 Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "Alarming News," April 11, 1861 Images John Minor Botts John Minor Botts, detail "Auburn," home of John Minor Botts, Culpeper County, Virginia, September 1863, zoomable image "Auburn," home of John Minor Botts, Culpeper County, Virginia, September 1863, detail Bibliography
John Minor Botts (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceBOTTS, John Minor, a Representative from Virginia; born in Dumfries, Va., September 16, 1802; attended the common schools in Richmond, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Richmond, Va.; moved to Henrico County and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of delegates 1833-1839; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; elected to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Thirtieth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 and 1850 to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, respectively; member, State constitutional convention, 1850-1851; resumed the practice of law in Richmond, Va., in 1852; delegate to the Southern Loyalists’ Convention in 1866; died in Richmond, Va., January 8, 1869; interment in Shockoe Hill Cemetery. "Botts, John Minor," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000655.
