The Political Graveyard: Trigg family

Trigg family

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Stephen Trigg (1742-1782) — Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., 1742. Son of William Trigg (1716-1773) and Mary (Johns) Trigg; married 1758 to Mary Christian; brother of John Johns Trigg and Abram Trigg; grandfather of Stephen Trigg Logan. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1779-80. Killed in the Battle of Blue Licks, in what is now Robertson County, Ky., August 19, 1782. Interment somewhere in Nicholas County, Ky. Trigg County, Ky. is named for him.
- See also Trigg family
John Johns Trigg (1748-1804) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1748. Son of William Trigg (1716-1773) and Mary (Johns) Trigg; brother of Stephen Trigg and Abram Trigg; grandfather-in-law of John Thorton. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1784; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1797-1804; died in office 1804. Died in 1804. Interment in private or family graveyard.
- See also Trigg family
- See also: congressional biography.
Abram Trigg (b. 1750) — of Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Va. Born in Virginia, 1750. Son of William Trigg (1716-1773); brother of Stephen Trigg and John Johns Trigg. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 6th District 1807-09). Interment in private or family graveyard.
- See also Trigg family
- See also: congressional biography.
John Thorton (1786-1847) — of Missouri. Born December 24, 1786. Grandson-in-law of John Johns Trigg; father-in-law of Alexander William Doniphan. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1824-32, 1836; Speaker of the Missouri State House of Representatives, 1828-30. Died in Clay County, Mo., October 24, 1847. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo.
- See also Trigg family
Stephen Trigg Logan (1800-1880) — also known as Stephen T. Logan — of Barren County, Ky.; Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Franklin County, Ky., February 24, 1800. Grandson of Stephen Trigg; son of David Logan and Mary (Trigg) Logan. Republican. Lawyer; Barren County Commonwealth Attorney, 1822-32; circuit judge in Illinois, 1835-40; law partner of Abraham Lincoln, 1841-44; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1843-47, 1855-56; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Sangamon County, 1847; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1860. Died in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., July 24, 1880. Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill. Logan County, Ill. may have been named for him.
- See also Trigg family
Alexander William Doniphan (1808-1887) — of Liberty, Clay County, Mo.; Richmond, Ray County, Mo. Born in Mason County, Ky., July 9, 1808. Son-in-law of John Thorton. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature, 1836, 1840, 1854; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876. Led Doniphan's Expedition into Mexico, 1846-47. Doniphan, Missouri is named for him. Died in 1887. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Mo. Doniphan County, Kan. is named for him.
- See also Trigg family
- Books about Alexander William Doniphan: Roger D. Launius, Alexander William Doniphan: Portrait of a Missouri Moderate

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