Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.
Asa Biggs
Born 1811 in Williamston, NC
Died 1878 in Norfolk, VA
FJC ID: 169
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice/businessman, Norfolk, Virginia1868–1878
- Private practice, Tarboro, North Carolina1865–1868
- Confederate District Court, District of North CarolinaJudge · 1861–1865
- U.S. senator from North Carolina1855–1858
- Private practice, Martin County, North Carolina1831–1845, 1847–1854
- U.S. representative from North Carolina1845–1847
- North CarolinaState senator · 1844–1845
- North Carolina House of CommonsMember · 1840–1842
- North Carolina constitutional conventionDelegate · 1835
Appointments
- U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina1858–1861 · Appointed by James Buchanan (Democratic)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- Read law1831