About William Henry Brodnax

William Henry Brodnax was a nineteenth-century Virginia lawyer, planter and politician, possibly most famous for his conduct as Brigadier General of the Virginia militia which suppressed Nat Turner's Rebellion or for his twice unsuccessful proposal for Virginia to send former slaves to Liberia.

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Occupation: lawyer, politician
Position held: member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1786
Died: October 23, 1834

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William Henry Brodnax

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About William Henry Brodnax

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Occupation: lawyer, politician
Position held: member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1786
Died: October 23, 1834

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Mathew Benjamin Brady via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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