Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy | |
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| 13th United States Attorney General | |
| In office July 5, 1838 – December 14, 1839 | |
| President | Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Butler |
| Succeeded by | Henry D. Gilpin |
| United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| In office December 14, 1839 – December 19, 1840 | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim H. Foster |
| Succeeded by | Alfred O. P. Nicholson |
| In office October 19, 1829 – July 4, 1838 | |
| Preceded by | John Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Ephraim H. Foster |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – July 19, 1814 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Newton Cannon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Pleasant Moorman Miller |
| Succeeded by | Thomas K. Harris |
| Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1807–1808 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Todd |
| Succeeded by | Ninian Edwards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1777 Berkeley County, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
| Died | December 19, 1840 (aged 63) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Democratic (1825–1840) |
| Spouse | Ann Phillips Rodgers |
| Relatives | Carrie 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 United States 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.