Linn Banks

Linn Banks

Linn Banks (January 23, 1784 – January 13, 1842) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born in Culpeper County, Virginia (today part of Madison County), Banks studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1812 to 1838 and served as Speaker of the House from 1817 to 1838. He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1838, serving until 1841. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law and served as a colonel in the Virginia Militia. Banks died on January 13, 1842 while attempting to ford the Conway River near Wolftown, Virginia and drowned. He was interned in the family cemetery on his estate called "Vale Evergreen" near Graves Mill, Virginia.

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