Abel P. UPSHUR

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American politician

AmericanBorn Abel Parker UPSHUR

American lawyer, judge and politician from Virginia

Born on June 17, 1790 in Northampton County, Virginia, USA , United States

Died on February 28, 1844 in Potomac River, USA

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Upshur was born in Northampton County, Virginia in 1790, one of twelve children. His father Littleton Upshur—described as a "staunch individualist and rabid Federalist"—owned the plantation Vaucluse, and was a member of the Virginia Legislature, and a Captain in the US Army during the War of 1812.



Upshur attended Princeton University and Yale College; he was expelled from the former for participating in a student rebellion. He did not graduate, returning to Richmond, Virginia, to study law with a private firm. Upshur was admitted to the bar in 1810; he briefly set up practice in Baltimore, Maryland, but returned to Virginia after the death of his father. He developed a thriving law practice and became active in state politics.

...   Upshur was born in Northampton County, Virginia in 1790, one of twelve children. His father Littleton Upshur—described as a "staunch individualist and rabid Federalist"—owned the plantation Vaucluse, and was a member of the Virginia Legislature, and a Captain in the US Army during the War of 1812.



Upshur attended Princeton University and Yale College; he was expelled from the former for participating in a student rebellion. He did not graduate, returning to Richmond, Virginia, to study law with a private firm. Upshur was admitted to the bar in 1810; he briefly set up practice in Baltimore, Maryland, but returned to Virginia after the death of his father. He developed a thriving law practice and became active in state politics.



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