Joseph Segar

Joseph Segar
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
March 16, 1862  March 3, 1863
Preceded byJoseph Segar
Succeeded byRichard S. Ayer (1870)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
1861–1862(not seated)
Preceded byMuscoe Russell Hunter Garnett
Succeeded byJoseph Segar
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Elizabeth City, York and Warwick Counties and Williamsburg City
In office
1855–1861
Preceded byRobert H. Power
Succeeded byJames Custis
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Elizabeth City, York and Warwick Counties and Williamsburg City
In office
1852–1853
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byRobert H. Power
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Elizabeth City and Warwick Counties
In office
1848–1851
Preceded byEdward Camm
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Northampton County
In office
1836–1838
Preceded bySevern Parker
Succeeded byGeorge Yerby
Personal details
Born(1804-06-01)June 1, 1804
King William County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 1880(1880-04-30) (aged 75)
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeHampton, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyUnionist
ResidenceElizabeth City County (now Phoebus)
OccupationAttorney

Joseph Eggleston Segar (June 1, 1804 April 30, 1880) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner, hotelier, and politician who was twice elected as a U.S. Representative from Virginia during the American Civil War. A staunch Unionist, Segar was notable for his opposition to Virginia's secession and his support for Abraham Lincoln's administration.