John Botts

John Minor Botts

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th & 6th district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	John Robertson James Seddon
Succeeded by	William Taylor James Seddon

Born	September 16, 1802 Dumfries, Virginia, USA
Died	January 8, 1869 Richmond, Virginia, USA
Political party	Whig
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Botts's home in Culpeper, Virginia, Botts and family on porch, 1863.

John Minor Botts (September 16, 1802 – January 8, 1869) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born in Dumfries, Virginia, Botts attended the common schools in Richmond, Virginia as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830, commencing practice in Richmond. He moved to Henrico County, Virginia and engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1833 to 1839. Botts was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives in 1838, serving from 1839 to 1843. He was unsuccessful for reelection in 1842, but was elected back in 1846, serving again from 1847 to 1849. Their, he was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs from 1847 to 1849. Botts was once again unsuccessful for reelection in 1848 and again in 1850. He was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention from 1850 to 1851 and resumed practicing law in Richmond in 1852. Botts was a delegate to the Southern Loyalists' Convention in 1866 before his death on January 8, 1869 in Richmond, Virginia. He was interned their in Shockoe Hill Cemetery.

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Preceded by John Robertson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Succeeded by William Taylor
Preceded by James Seddon	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Succeeded by James Seddon