What type of details about asa biggs can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: asa biggs -lrb- february 4 , 1811march 6 , 1878 -rrb- was a north carolina politician who held a number of positions . he was a u.s. representative , a u.s. senator , and federal judge . biggs was born in williamston , martin county , north carolina . he read law , was admitted to the bar in 1831 , and commenced practice in williamston . he was a member of the north carolina state constitutional convention in 1835 , the state house of commons from 1840 to 1842 , and the state senate from 1844 to 1845 . biggs was elected as a democrat to the twenty-ninth congress and served from march 4 , 1845 to march 4 , 1847 , but was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election in 1846 . in 1851 he became a member of the commission to codify the north carolina state laws . his role in codifying the laws of north carolina is the most distinctive aspect of his historical importance . he was elected as a democrat to the united states senate in 1855 and served from march 4 , 1855 until may 5 , 1858 , when he resigned to accept an appointment to the united states district court for the district of north carolina by president james buchanan to a seat vacated by henry potter . he was confirmed by the united states senate on may 3 , 1858 , and received his commission the same day . he served as judge of that district court until april 23 , 1861 , as a member of the secession convention of north carolina in 1861 , and as a confederate judge from 1861 to 1865 . he supported secession and believed the action to be legal according to the united states constitution . during the american civil war he took refuge at dalkeith near arcola , north carolina , where he wrote his autobiography . following his service as a judge , biggs resumed the practice of law in tarboro , edgecombe county , north carolina in 1865 . in 1869 he moved to norfolk , virginia . he continued the practice of law in that community until his death on march 6 , 1878 . he is buried in elmwood cemetery . the asa biggs house and site at williamston was added to the national...
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