Sen. William Henry Roane

1787 - 1845  (57 years)

• Name	William Henry Roane
  Title	Sen.
  Born	17 Sep 1787	Hanover, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 May 1845	Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	"Tree Hill"
  Person ID	I16352	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Spencer Roane
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Henry
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Lyons,   b. 12 Oct 1805,   d. 1828  (Age 22 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1827  [1]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F5877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1787 - Hanover, Virginia, USA Died - 11 May 1845 - Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William entered the College of William and Mary in 1804. He represented King and Quenn County in the House of Delegates, 1812-15; served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1815-17; and then settled in Richmond where he was elected a councillor of state. After several years he settled at "Spring Garden," Hanover County, and was again elected to the House of Delegates, 1831-34, and the U.S. Senate, 1837-41. He was the grandson of founding father Patrick Henry.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p73.