James B. Sener

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(May 18, 1837 — November 18, 1903) James Beverley Sener was an editor, lawyer, and politician. Sener was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1837. He graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, studied law and Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) and was admitted to the bar in 1860. During his political career, he served as sheriff of Fredericksburg, sergeant of the city, and army correspondent of the Southern Associated Press with the army of Robert E. Lee. After the war, he acted as editor of the Fredericksburg Ledger, a publication in Virginia. Sener was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. After serving in Congress, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Wyoming Territory. He served in that capacity from 1878 to 1882. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000240]

Member of Virginia Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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