Robert B. Vance

Robert B. Vance
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for Buncombe
In office
January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895
Preceded byJ. P. Lowery
Succeeded byVirgil S. Lusk
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byZebulon B. Vance
(prior to Civil War, 1861)
Succeeded byWilliam H. H. Cowles
Personal details
Born
Robert Brank Vance

(1828-04-24)April 24, 1828
Buncombe, North Carolina
DiedNovember 28, 1899(1899-11-28) (aged 71)
Asheville, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Harriett V. McElroy (1851)
Lizzie R. Cook (1892)
ProfessionFarmer, merchant
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Brank Vance (April 24, 1828 – November 28, 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance (1793–1827) and brother of Zebulon B. Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms (1873–1885). He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents. During the American Civil War, Vance served in the Confederate States Army, where he reached the rank of brigadier general.


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