Robert Craig (representative)

Robert Craig
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Preceded bySamuel M. Moore
Succeeded byAlexander H. H. Stuart
Chairman of the House Committee on Revolutionary Claims
In office
1837–1840
Preceded byHenry A. P. Muhlenberg
Succeeded byHiland Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byJohn Floyd
Succeeded byJohn J. Allen
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Montgomery County
In office
1825-1828
In office
1817-1818
Personal details
Born1792
Christiansburg, Virginia
DiedNovember 25, 1852(1852-11-25) (aged 59–60)
"Green Hill," Salem, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic Party (1825-1828, 1835-onward)
Jacksonian (1829-1832)
Alma materLewisburg Academy
Washington College
Professionplanter

Robert Craig (1792 – November 25, 1852) was a politician and longtime member of the Virginia House of Delegates and United States House of Representatives, serving many terms in both bodies. Craig County, Virginia is named in his honor.


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