Wirt, William
lawyer, author, was born Nov. 8, 1772, in Bladensburg, Md.
In 1802 he was appointed chancellor of the eastern district of Virginia; and in 1803 settled in Norfolk, and wrote the British Spy In 1806 he settled in Richmond; in 1812 wrote The Old Bachelor, and in 1817 the Life of Patrick Henry. In 1816 he was appointed attorney of the United States for the district of Virginia; and in 1817 was appointed attorney-general of the United States, holding this office until 1829, after which he settled in Baltimore. He died Feb. 18, 1834, in Washington, D. C..