Richard Thomas Walker Duke
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- This article is about the Virginia congressman and lawyer. For the English poet, see Richard Duke.
Richard Thomas Walker Duke, Jr. (June 6, 1822 – July 2, 1898) was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.
Born near Charlottesville, Virginia, Duke attended private schools as a child and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1844 and from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1850. He was elected the commonwealth attorney for Albemarle County, Virginia in 1858 which he served as until 1869. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Duke enlisted in the Confederate Army becoming colonel of the 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. He was elected a Conservative to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1870, serving until 1873, and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1879 and 1880. Duke died at his estate called "Sunny Side" near Charlottesville, Virginia on July 2, 1898 and was interned in Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke at Find A Grave
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
| Preceded by Robert Ridgway |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district November 8, 1870 – March 3, 1873 |
Succeeded by Alexander Davis |
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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