John S. Pendleton

John Strother Pendleton (March 1, 1802 – November 19, 1868) was a nineteenth century congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer from Virginia.

Born near Culpeper, Virginia, Pendleton pursued in preparatory studies as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1824, commencing practice in Culpeper County, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1830 to 1833 and again from 1836 to 1839. He was appointed Chargé d’Affaires to Chile in 1841, serving until 1844 when he was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives, serving their from 1845 to 1849. Afterwards, Pendleton returned to being a statesman and was appointed Chargé d’Affaires to the Argentine Confederation in 1851, serving until 1854 and in 1852 was Minister to Brazil with Robert C. Schenck to negotiate a treaty of commerce with Paraguay and Uruguay. He returned to the United States and engaged in farming before his death on November 19, 1868 near Culpeper, Virginia. He was interned in the family cemetery at "Redwood" in Cupeper.

External links

• United States Congress. "John Pendleton (id: P000206)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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