John Carlyle Herbert

John Carlyle Herbert (August 16, 1775 – September 1, 1846) was an American planter, politician, military officer and lawyer.[1]

For other people named John Herbert, see John Herbert (disambiguation).
John Carlyle Herbert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 2nd district
In office
1814–1818
Preceded byJoseph Kent
Succeeded byJoseph Kent
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1812–1813
Preceded byTobias E. Stansbury
Succeeded byHenry Henley Chapman
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Prince George's County
In office
1808–1813
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Fairfax County
In office
December 3, 1798-December 1, 1799
Preceded byAugustine J. Smith
Succeeded byThomas Swamm
Personal details
Born(1775-08-16)August 16, 1775
Alexandria, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedSeptember 1, 1846(1846-09-01) (aged 71)September 1, 1846
Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
Spouse(s)Mary Snowden
Alma materSt. John's College
OccupationPlanter, attorney, politician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1812-1815
RankCaptain
UnitBladensburg Horse
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Early and family life

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Herbert was the son of a merchant, and grandson (through his mother) also of the prominent Scottish-born merchant John Carlyle. As customary for his class, Herbert received private instruction locally, then attended St. John's College of Annapolis, Maryland in 1794. Returning to Virginia, he studied law.

In 1805 he married Mary Snowden, daughter of Thomas and Ann Snowden of Maryland, and soon moved to Prince George's County, Maryland.

Career

Admitted to the Virginia bar, Herbert began his legal practice in Richmond, Virginia around 1795.

He returned to northern Virginia shortly after creation of the new federal city (Alexandria becoming part of the District of Columbia until 1847). Herbert first won election to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Fairfax County in 1798.[2]

Maryland

Following his marriage Herbert resettled in Prince George's County, Maryland in 1805, and began operating a plantation using enslaved labor. Three years late, he won election to the Maryland House of Delegates, and won re-election several times, serving from 1808 to 1813. In his last two terms he was speaker of the House in 1812 and 1813. Meanwhile, his brother William Herbert won election as mayor of Alexandria, Virginia.

War of 1812

He recruited a cavalry troop and served as captain of the Bladensburg Troop of Horse during the War of 1812.

Congress

In 1814, Herbert was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1819. During the Fifteenth Congress, Herbert was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia. He retired to his estate "Walnut Grange" in Beltsville, Maryland, in 1820 and resumed the practice of law.

Death and legacy

John Carlyle Herbert died in Buchanan, Virginia. His remains were returned to Maryland and interred in Greenmount Cemetery of Baltimore, Maryland. St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Laytonville, Maryland, which he helped form as Zion Parish, remains an active congregation.[3]

References
  1. T. Michael Miller, Artisans and Merchants of Alexandria, Virginia 1780-1820, Vol. 1 (Heritage Books, 1991) p. 200
  2. Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978) p. 211.
  3. "Milestones". 30 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.



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