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About Joseph Carrington Cabell
Joseph Carrington Cabell (1778–1856) was an American politician. He was member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1808 to 1810 and 1831 to 1835 and the Senate of Virginia from 1810 to 1829. He came from a well-connected Virginia family, and his older brother William H. Cabell served as governor of the state. Cabell, along with Thomas Jefferson, helped secure funding for the University of Virginia. He subsequently served on the University's Board of Visitors, and the current Old Cabell Hall is named in his honor.
Everything about Joseph Carrington Cabell →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates, member of the State Senate of Virginia, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 28, 1778
- Died
- February 5, 1856