James Pleasants, Jr. (October 24, 1769 – November 9, 1836) was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amelia County, Virginia in 1791.
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- James Pleasants Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1822 bis 1825 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Virginia. Außerdem vertrat er seinen Staat in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses.
- James Pleasants, Jr. (October 24, 1769 – November 9, 1836) was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amelia County, Virginia in 1791. Pleasants was the son of James Pleasants and Ann Randolph, the daughter of Isham Randolph of Dungeness and granddaughter of William Randolph. His sister was Susan. Pleasants was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1797-1802 and clerk of the house of delegates 1803-1811. On January 30, 1811, he was appointed to the Court of Appeals but resigned almost immediately. Pleasants was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, to December 14, 1819, when he resigned, having been elected a United States Senator. Pleasants served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirteenth Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Fifteenth Congress). He was elected on December 10, 1819, as a Democrat-Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Eppes and served from December 14, 1819, to December 15, 1822, when he resigned. He was also chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses). He was chosen as Governor of Virginia, serving 1822-1825. Pleasants was a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1829 and 1830. He retired and lived on his estate, “Contention,” near Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, where he died on November 9, 1836. He was buried on his estate. His brother-in-law and law partner, Eugene C. Massie, named his son James Pleasants Massie, after Pleasants. The name has been handed down, now to a total of four generations. In one version of her memoirs dictated to her god-daughter, Charlotte Downs, abolitionist leader and San Francisco entrepreneur Mary Ellen Pleasant claimed she was born a slave to a Voodoo priestess and the youngest son of Gov. Pleasants.
- James Pleasants, född 24 oktober 1769 i Virginia, död 9 november 1836 i Goochland County, Virginia, var en amerikansk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Virginia i båda kamrarna av USA:s kongress, först i representanthuset 1811-1819 och sedan i senaten 1819-1822. Han var guvernör i Virginia 1822-1825. Pleasants studerade vid The College of William & Mary. Han studerade sedan juridik och inledde 1791 sin karriär som advokat i Amelia County. Pleasants efterträdde 1811 John Wayles Eppes som kongressledamot. Han efterträdde sedan 1819 Eppes som ledamot av USA:s senat. Pleasants efterträddes 1822 som senator av John Taylor. Pleasants efterträdde 1822 Thomas Mann Randolph som guvernör i Virginia. Han efterträddes i sin tur 1825 av John Tyler.
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- James Pleasants, Jr. (October 24, 1769 – November 9, 1836) was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amelia County, Virginia in 1791.
- James Pleasants, född 24 oktober 1769 i Virginia, död 9 november 1836 i Goochland County, Virginia, var en amerikansk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Virginia i båda kamrarna av USA:s kongress, först i representanthuset 1811-1819 och sedan i senaten 1819-1822. Han var guvernör i Virginia 1822-1825. Pleasants studerade vid The College of William & Mary. Han studerade sedan juridik och inledde 1791 sin karriär som advokat i Amelia County.
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