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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—VirginiaConnally Findlay TRIGG
(1847-1907)
TRIGG, Connally Findlay, a
Representative from Virginia; born in Abingdon, Washington County,
Va., September 18, 1847; attended the common schools; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Abingdon,
Va.; during the Civil War was a private in the First Virginia
Cavalry and also served in the Confederate States Navy; elected
Commonwealth attorney for Washington County in 1872, which position
he held until he resigned in 1884 to become a candidate for
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress (March
4, 1885-March 3, 1887); resumed the practice of law; died in
Abingdon, Va., April 23, 1907; interment in Sinking Spring
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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