Asa Biggs
Born: February 4, 1811
Birthplace: Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina
Father: Rev. Joseph Biggs 1766 – 1844
(Buried: Staton – Biggs Cemetery, Martin County, North Carolina)
Mother: Chloe Daniel 1776 – 1845
(Buried: Staton – Biggs Cemetery, Martin County, North Carolina)
Wife: Martha Elizabeth “Patsy” Andrews 1814 – 1885
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Children:
Lucy Elizabeth Biggs 1835 – 1862
(Buried: Tarboro Primitive Baptist Churchyard Tarboro N.C.)
Martha Cotton “Cottie” Biggs Crawford 1839 – 1913
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Williamston North Carolina)
William Biggs 1843 – 1883
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Oxford North Carolina)
Mary Delha Biggs Cotten 1851 – 1879
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Norfolk Virginia)
Anna Eugenia Biggs Van Cleve 1854 – 1922
(Buried: Lawrenceville Cemetery Lawrenceville New Jersey)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
1831 – 1845: Attorney in Martin County, North Carolina
1835: Delegate to North Carolina State Constitutional Convention
1840 – 1842: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons
1844 – 1845: North Carolina State Senator
1845 – 1847: United States Congressman from North Carolina
1845 – 1847: Member of House Judiciary Committee
1846: Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to U.S. Congress
1847 – 1854: Attorney in Martin County, North Carolina
1851: Member of Commission to Codify North Carolina State Laws
1855 – 1858: United States Senator from North Carolina
1855 – 1857: Member of Senate Militia Committee
1855 – 1857: Member of Senate Territories Committee
1857 – 1858: Member of Senate Finance Committee
1858 – 1861: Judge of United States District Court in North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861: Delegate to North Carolina State Secession Convention
1861 – 1865: Judge of Confederate District Court of North Carolina
Took refuge at Dalkeith Plantation near Arcola, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1868: Attorney in Tarboro, North Carolina
1868 – 1878: Attorney and Businessman in Norfolk, Virginia
Died: March 6, 1878
Place of Death: Norfolk, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia
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