Hugh Nelson (30 de septiembre de 1768 - 18 de marzo de 1836) fue un político estadounidense y representante estadounidense de Virginia . Era hijo de Thomas Nelson Jr.
Nacido en Yorktown, en la colonia de Virginia , Nelson se graduó en el College of William and Mary , Williamsburg, Virginia , en 1780. Sirvió en el Senado de Virginia entre 1786 y 1791, y en la Cámara de Delegados de Virginia entre 1805 y 1809 y entre 1828 y 1828. 1829. Fue presidente de esta última cámara entre 1807 y 1809. Nelson también se desempeñó como juez del tribunal general.
Nelson was a presidential elector in 1808.[1]
Nelson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until his resignation on January 14, 1823, having received an appointment in the diplomatic service. He served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth Congresses). Nelson was appointed by President James Monroe as United States Minister to Spain on January 15, 1823, and served until November 23, 1824.
Nelson died at his home, "Belvoir," Albemarle County, Virginia, March 18, 1836. He was interred in Belvoir Cemetery, Cismont, Virginia.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress