Felix Grundy

Felix Grundy
13th United States Attorney General
In office
July 5, 1838 – December 14, 1839
PresidentMartin Van Buren
Preceded byBenjamin F. Butler
Succeeded byHenry D. Gilpin
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
December 14, 1839 – December 19, 1840
Preceded byEphraim H. Foster
Succeeded byAlfred O. P. Nicholson
In office
October 19, 1829 – July 4, 1838
Preceded byJohn Eaton
Succeeded byEphraim H. Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1811 – July 19, 1814
Preceded byPleasant M. Miller (3rd)
Constituency established (5th)
Succeeded byThomas K. Harris (3rd)
Newton Cannon (5th)
Constituency3rd district (1811-13)
5th district (1813-14)
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1817–1825
Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
April 11, 1807 – 1808
Preceded byThomas Todd
Succeeded byNinian Edwards
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office
December 10, 1806 – 1808
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1804–1806
ConstituencyNelson County
In office
1800–1802
ConstituencyWashington County
Personal details
Born(1777-09-11)September 11, 1777
Berkeley County, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia)
DiedDecember 19, 1840(1840-12-19) (aged 63)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyDemocratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1825–1840)
SpouseAnn Phillips Rodgers
RelativesCarrie Winder McGavock (granddaughter)
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Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th U.S. attorney general. He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He was known for his success as a criminal lawyer who attracted crowds when he served on the defense.