Asa Biggs
Personal
Birthday:
2/4/1811
Birthplace:
Williamston, NC
Date of Death:
3/6/1878
Place of Death:
Norfolk, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Martin County, North Carolina, 1831-1845, 1847-1854
Delegate, North Carolina constitutional convention, 1835
Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1840-1842
State senator, North Carolina, 1844-1845
U.S. representative from North Carolina, 1845-1847
U.S. senator from North Carolina, 1855-1858
Judge, Confederate District Court, District of North Carolina, 1861-1865
Private practice, Tarboro, North Carolina, 1865-1868
Private practice/businessman, Norfolk, Virginia, 1868-1878
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1831 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Courts, Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina
President Nominating:
James Buchanan
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
05/03/1858
Termination Date:
04/23/1861
Termination Reason:
Resignation