- George Loyall
George Loyall (
May 29 ,1789 -February 24 ,1868 ) was a U.S. Representative fromVirginia .Born in
Norfolk, Virginia , Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary,Williamsburg, Virginia , in 1808.He studied law but did not practice. Visited England in 1815.He served as member of the State house of delegates 1818-1827.He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1829.He successfully contested the election of Thomas Newton to the Twenty-first Congress and served fromMarch 9 ,1830 , toMarch 3 ,1831 .Loyall was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (
March 4 ,1833 -March 3 ,1837 ). Navy agent atNorfolk, Virginia from 1837 to 1861, with the exception of two years.He died inNorfolk, Virginia ,February 24 ,1868 .He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.ource
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