John Banister (lawyer)
Colonel John Banister | |
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Portrait in The History of the Blair, Banister, and Braxton Families Before and After the Revolution by Frederick Horner, 1898 | |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1765–1769 | |
| In office 1772–1775 | |
| Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1776–1778 | |
| In office 1781–1784 | |
| Second Continental Congress | |
| In office March 1778 – September 1779 | |
| Mayor (1st), Petersburg, Virginia | |
| In office 1785–1786 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1734 Hatcher's Run near Petersburg, Virginia, British America |
| Died | September 30, 1788 (aged 53) Battersea Plantation, Petersburg, Virginia |
| Resting place | Hatcher's Run near Petersburg, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth (Patsy) Bland (married 1770-77; her death), Agan (Nancy) Blair (married 1779-88; his death) |
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| Education | Middle Temple, London, England |
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John Banister (December 26, 1734 – September 30, 1788) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, planter, and slave owner from Petersburg, Virginia. As a member of the Second Continental Congress, he signed the Articles of Confederation, which became the nation's first constitution in 1781.