Abraham W. Venable | |
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 Portrait of Venable, c. 1850 | |
| Delegate to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from North Carolina | |
| In office July 20, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | James C. Dobbin |
| Succeeded by | John Kerr Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abraham Watkins Venable October 17, 1799 Prince Edward County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1876 (aged 76) Oxford, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Isabella Alston Brown
(m. 1824) |
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Abraham Watkins Venable (October 17, 1799 – February 24, 1876) was a 19th-century US politician and lawyer from North Carolina. He was an enslaver.[1] Venable was the nephew of congressman and senator Abraham B. Venable.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (20 January 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.