- Benjamin Estil
Benjamin Estil (
March 13 ,1780 -July 14 ,1853 ) was a U.S. Representative fromVirginia .Born in Hansonville (now Russell County), Virginia, Estil received an academic education, and attended Washington Academy (now
Washington and Lee University ),Lexington, Virginia .He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inAbingdon, Virginia .He served as prosecuting attorney for Washington County.He served as member of theVirginia House of Delegates during the years 1814-1817.Estil was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress (
March 4 ,1825 -March 3 ,1827 ).He served as judge of the fifteenth judicial circuit from 1831 until 1852, when he resigned.He retired to a farm inOldham County, Kentucky , where he diedJuly 14 ,1853 .ource
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