Fleetwood Academy (student) (-), College of William and Mary (student) (-1842), Virginia House of Delegates (Delegate) (1850-1852), Virginia Secession Convention (President) (1861-1862), Virginia State Senate (President pro tempore) (1861-1863), Confederate States House of Representatives (Representative) (1864-1865), Virginia House of Delegates (Delegate) (1874-1875), Virginia General Assembly (Lieutenant Governor) (1860-1864), 8th Circuit Court (Judge) (1875-1880)