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- Asa_Biggs abstract "Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was a North Carolina politician who held a number of positions. He was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and federal judge.Biggs was born in Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. He read law, was admitted to the bar in 1831, and commenced practice in Williamston. He was a member of the North Carolina state constitutional convention in 1835, the state house of commons from 1840 to 1842, and the state senate from 1844 to 1845.Biggs was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1847, but was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election in 1846. In 1851 he became a member of the commission to codify the North Carolina state laws. His role in codifying the laws of North Carolina is the most distinctive aspect of his historical importance.He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1855 and served from March 4, 1855 until May 5, 1858, when he resigned to accept an appointment to the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina by President James Buchanan to a seat vacated by Henry Potter. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 3, 1858, and received his commission the same day.He served as judge of that district court until April 23, 1861, as a member of the secession convention of North Carolina in 1861, and as a Confederate judge from 1861 to 1865. He supported secession and believed the action to be legal according to the United States constitution. During the American Civil War he took refuge at Dalkeith near Arcola, North Carolina, where he wrote his autobiography.Following his service as a judge, Biggs resumed the practice of law in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 1865.In 1869 he moved to Norfolk, Virginia. He continued the practice of law in that community until his death on March 6, 1878. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.The Asa Biggs House and Site at Williamston was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.".
- Asa_Biggs birthDate "1811-02-04".
- Asa_Biggs birthPlace Williamston,_North_Carolina.
- Asa_Biggs deathDate "1878-03-06".
- Asa_Biggs deathPlace Norfolk,_Virginia.
- Asa_Biggs office "Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of North Carolina".
- Asa_Biggs party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Asa_Biggs predecessor George_Edmund_Badger.
- Asa_Biggs predecessor Henry_Potter_(judge).
- Asa_Biggs predecessor Kenneth_Rayner.
- Asa_Biggs region North_Carolina.
- Asa_Biggs region North_Carolinas_9th_congressional_district.
- Asa_Biggs seniority "United States Senator".
- Asa_Biggs successor David_Outlaw.
- Asa_Biggs successor George_Washington_Brooks.
- Asa_Biggs successor Thomas_Lanier_Clingman.
- Asa_Biggs termPeriod Asa_Biggs__1.
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- Asa_Biggs wikiPageWikiLink George_Edmund_Badger.
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- Asa_Biggs wikiPageWikiLink Secession.
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- Asa_Biggs wikiPageWikiLinkText "Asa Biggs".
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- Asa_Biggs alongside David_Settle_Reid.
- Asa_Biggs appointer James_Buchanan.
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- Asa_Biggs birthDate "1811-02-04".
- Asa_Biggs birthPlace Williamston,_North_Carolina.
- Asa_Biggs class "3".
- Asa_Biggs deathDate "1878-03-06".
- Asa_Biggs deathPlace Norfolk,_Virginia.
- Asa_Biggs district "9".
- Asa_Biggs sr "United States Senator".
- Asa_Biggs name "Asa Biggs".
- Asa_Biggs office "Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina".
- Asa_Biggs party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Asa_Biggs predecessor George_Edmund_Badger.
- Asa_Biggs predecessor Henry_Potter_(judge).
- Asa_Biggs predecessor Kenneth_Rayner.
- Asa_Biggs state North_Carolina.
- Asa_Biggs state "North Carolina".
- Asa_Biggs successor David_Outlaw.
- Asa_Biggs successor George_Washington_Brooks.
- Asa_Biggs successor Thomas_Lanier_Clingman.
- Asa_Biggs termEnd "1847-03-03".
- Asa_Biggs termEnd "1858-05-05".
- Asa_Biggs termEnd "1861-04-23".