Richard T. W. Duke

Richard T. W. Duke
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County
In office
December 3, 1879  December 7, 1881
Serving with T. L. Michie
Succeeded byJohn B. Moon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
November 8, 1870  March 3, 1873
Preceded byRobert Ridgway
Succeeded byAlexander Davis
Personal details
BornJune 6, 1822
Charlottesville, Virginia
DiedJuly 2, 1898(1898-07-02) (aged 76)
"Sunny Side," Charlottesville, Virginia
Resting placeMaplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Funder (in 1880s)
Professionlawyer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Colonel
Unit 46th Virginia Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Richard Thomas Walker Duke Sr. (June 6, 1822 – July 2, 1898) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.