Benjamin Estil

Benjamin Estil
Illustration portrait of Benjamin Estil
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 22nd district
In office
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byAlexander Smyth
Succeeded byAlexander Smyth
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 44th district
In office
April 1814 – April 1817
Personal details
Born(1780-07-14)July 14, 1780
Hansonville, Virginia
DiedJuly 14, 1853(1853-07-14) (aged 73)
Oldham County, Kentucky, U.S.
PartyFederalist Party/Adams
SpousePatsy Hickman Sproule
EducationWashington and Lee University

Benjamin Estil (March 13, 1780 – July 14, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Hansonville (now in Russell County), Virginia, Estil received an academic education, and attended Washington Academy (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Virginia. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Abingdon, Virginia. He served as a commonwealth's attorney for Washington County. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the years 1814–1817, in what would become the 44th district.

Estil married Patsy Hickman Sproule on January 20, 1825. Estil was elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress, and served from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1827.. He served as judge of the fifteenth judicial circuit from 1831 until 1852, when he resigned. He retired to a farm in Oldham County, Kentucky, where he died July 14, 1853.

References

  1. 1 2 Shepard, E. Lee. "Benjamin Estill (13 March 1780-14 July 1853)". Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Library of Virginia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  3. ↑ Summers, Lewis Preston (1903). History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870. J. L. Hill Printing Company. p. 769. Retrieved 25 May 2025.

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