Joseph Chinn

Joseph W. Chinn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byJohn Taliaferro (13th)
William F. Gordon (10th)
Succeeded byJohn M. Patton (13th)
John Taliaferro (10th)
Constituency13th district (1831-33)
10th district (1833–35)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Lancaster County
In office
December 4, 1826 – November 20, 1828
Serving with Addison Hall, John Meredith
Preceded byWilliam Gilmour
Succeeded byCharles Leland
Member of the Virginia Senate from Lancaster, King George, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford and Prince William Counties
In office
December 7, 1829 – 1832
Preceded bySt. Leger L. Carter
Succeeded byWilliam Basye
Personal details
Born(1798-11-16)November 16, 1798
DiedDecember 5, 1840(1840-12-05) (aged 42)
Wilna plantation, near Warsaw, Virginia, US
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMarianne Smith
RelativesJoseph W. Chinn (grandson)
Professionlawyer, politician

Joseph William Chinn (November 16, 1798 – December 5, 1840) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and in the United States House of Representatives.