CS Con Garnett, Muscoe Russell Hunter - C.S. Congressman, VA

Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett
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Born:July 25, 1821

Birthplace: Elmwood Plantation near Loretto, Virginia

Father: James Mercer Garnett Jr. 1794 – 1824
(Buried: Garnett Family Burial Ground at Elmwood, Loretto, Virginia)​

Mother: Maria Hunter 1797 – 1873
(Buried: Garnett Family Burial Ground at Elmwood, Loretto, Virginia)​

Wife: Mary Picton Stevens 1840 – 1903
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey)​

Children:

Mary Barton Garnett Mitchell 1863 – 1949​
(Buried: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey)​

Grandfather: US Congressman James Mercer Garnett 1770 – 1843
(Buried: Garnett Family Burial Ground at Elmwood, Loretto, Virginia)​

Uncle: CS Secretary of State Robert M. T. Hunter 1809 – 1887
(Buried: Garnett Family Burial Ground at Elmwood, Loretto, Virginia)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:


1839: Graduated from University of Virginia​
1842: Graduated from University of Virginia Law School​

Occupation before War:

1842 – 1856: Attorney in Loretto, Virginia​
1850 – 1851: Delegate to Virginia State Constitutional Convention​
1850: Publisher of The Union, Past and Future
1852: Virginia Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​
1853 – 1856: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates​
1855 – 1859: Member of Board of Visitors for University of Virginia​
1856: Virginia Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​
1856: Elected to U.S. Congress to fill vacancy of Thomas H. Bayly​
1856 – 1861: United States Congressman from Virginia​
1856 – 1857: Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee​
1857 – 1859: Member of House Claims Committee​
1857 – 1859: Member of House Public Lands Committee​
1859 – 1861: Member of House District of Columbia Committee​

Civil War Career:

1861: Member of Virginia State Secession Convention​
1862 – 1864: Confederate States Congressman from Virginia​
1862: Member of House Ways and Means Committee​
He accepted a moderate tax program before Congress​
Opposed higher taxes and broader tax base​
Tried to seek a ruling that taxes on land, slaves and property were direct and must be apportioned among states on basis of population​
Advocate for low tariffs and voted for free trade and against prohibiting import of luxuries​
He urged retroactive pay for property impressed​
Sanctioned conscription but wished to retain the long exemption list
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Endorsed President Davis’s dictation of foreign affairs​
Supported the War Department’s judgment in army matters.​
1863: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to Congress​
1863 – 1864: Suffered from the effects of Typhoid Fever​

Died: February 14, 1864

Place of Death: Elmwood Plantation, Loretto, Virginia

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Age at time of Death: 42 years old

Burial Place: Garnett Family Burial Ground at Elmwood, Loretto, Virginia
 
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