Biggs, Asa

Born February 4, 1811, in Williamston, NC
Died March 6, 1878, in Norfolk, VA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina
Nominated by James Buchanan on May 3, 1858, to a seat vacated by Henry Potter. Confirmed by the Senate on May 3, 1858, and received commission on May 3, 1858. Service terminated on April 23, 1861, due to resignation.

Education:
Read law, 1831

Professional Career:

Private practice, Martin County, North Carolina, 1831-1845, 1847-1854
Delegate, North Carolina constitutional convention, 1835
Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1840-1842
State senator, North Carolina, 1844-1845
U.S. representative from North Carolina, 1845-1847
U.S. senator from North Carolina, 1855-1858
Judge, Confederate District Court, District of North Carolina, 1861-1865
Private practice, Tarboro, North Carolina, 1865-1868
Private practice/businessman, Norfolk, Virginia, 1868-1878

Bibliography

Biggs, Asa. Autobiography of Asa Biggs: Including a Journal of a Trip from North Carolina to New York in 1832. Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission Bulletin 19. Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1915.

Manuscript Collections

Duke University
Durham, N.C.
Asa Biggs correspondence, 1827-1886.
161 items and 1 vol.; finding aid; collection contains Biggs's personal correspondence.

North Carolina State Archives
Raleigh, N.C.
Asa Biggs letter book, 1830-1849.
1 vol.; material related to politics, travel, and financial matters.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Southern Historical Collection
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Asa Biggs papers, 1832; 1857.
2 items; a short biographical sketch of Biggs (1857), and a photocopy of a diary (7 pp.) Biggs kept on a trip from Williamston, N.C., to Ocracoke, N.C. (1832), describing travels by ship, lodgings, and other matters.

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