Felix Grundy

Felix Grundy
13th United States Attorney General
In office
July 5, 1838 – December 14, 1839
PresidentMartin Van Buren
Preceded byBenjamin F. Butler
Succeeded byHenry D. Gilpin
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
December 14, 1839 – December 19, 1840
Preceded byEphraim H. Foster
Succeeded byAlfred O. P. Nicholson
In office
October 19, 1829 – July 4, 1838
Preceded byJohn Eaton
Succeeded byEphraim H. Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – July 19, 1814
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNewton Cannon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byPleasant Moorman Miller
Succeeded byThomas K. Harris
Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
1807–1808
Preceded byThomas Todd
Succeeded byNinian Edwards
Personal details
Born(1777-09-11)September 11, 1777
Berkeley County, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia)
DiedDecember 19, 1840(1840-12-19) (aged 63)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1825–1840)
SpouseAnn Phillips Rodgers
Signature
Portrait by George Dury, c.1858–1859

Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th United States Attorney General. He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He was known for his success as a criminal lawyer who attracted crowds when he served on the defense.


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