Mark Alexander

Jacksonian Representative of Virginia's 4th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

February 7, 1792 (91 years old)

Birthday

October 7, 1883

Death

Born on a plantation in Virginia and educated at the University of North Carolina.
Practiced law in Boydton, Virginia after being admitted to the bar.
Served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1815 to 1819.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1818, serving until 1833.
Chaired the Committee on the District of Columbia from 1825 to 1829.
Declined renomination for Congress in 1832.
Participated as a delegate in the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1829 to 1830.
Returned to the Virginia House of Delegates for a term from 1845 to 1846.
Managed a large plantation after retiring from politics.
Owned between 30 and 100 slaves during his lifetime.
Died in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, and was buried in the local Episcopal Church Cemetery.