{{Short description|American politician (1766–1838)}} {{about|the Virginia politician|his son|John J. Roane|the Arkansas governor|John Selden Roane}}
'''John Roane''' (February 9, 1766 – November 15, 1838) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from [[Virginia]]. He was the father of congressman [[John J. Roane]].
==Biography== Born at "Uppowac" in [[King William County, Virginia]], Roane pursued in preparatory studies as a young man. He was a member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] from 1788 to 1790 and again in 1792. He was a delegate to the [[Virginia Ratifying Convention]] in 1788; an event held at the [[Richmond Theatre (Richmond, Virginia)|Richmond Theatre]].
He was chosen as an elector for the [[1789 election]] from King & Queen District.<ref>The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, by Gordon DenBoer, Volume 2, page 303</ref> All of the 10 electors from Virginia who voted cast one of their two votes for George Washington. 5 of them cast their other vote for [[John Adams]]. 3 cast theirs for [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]]. 1 cast his for [[John Hancock]]. 1 cast his for [[John Jay]].<ref>The Documentary history of the first Federal elections, 1788-1790, by Gordon DenBoer, Volume 2, pages 304-5</ref> Roane was one of three Clinton Electors chosen <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=180432|title=Our Campaigns - VA US President Race - Jan 07, 1789|work=ourcampaigns.com|access-date=8 November 2015}}</ref>
Roane was later elected a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1808, serving from 1809 to 1815. He engaged in [[Agriculture|agricultural]] pursuits before returning to the House in 1827, again as a Democratic-Republican and later a [[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]], serving until 1831 when he was succeeded by his son [[John J. Roane]]. He was elected to his second Convention at the [[Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830]].
He returned to the Congress a third time in 1835, serving again until 1837. Roane died on November 15, 1838, at "Uppowac" and was interred at the family cemetery in [[Rumford, Virginia]].
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==External links== {{CongBio|R000291}} *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roads-robberson.html#R9M0JAYYZ John Roane] at [[The Political Graveyard]]
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