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I came across this article checking a source (which probably confused him with William R. Terry a native of Liberty/Bedford who also became a Confederate general), and cleaned up the infobox as well as added info about his slaveholdings. Appleton's Cyclopedia says that he was a Conservative, and I put that as most likely for his first term, although I've exceeded the day's covid restrictions in the local history room. He could have changed to Democrat, or been defeated by fellow Confederates Hunton and Pridemore in the primary elections. Although local histories are mentioned in this article's bibliography, to minimize confusion between the two men, as well as better explain this Terry's identification as a slaveholder, I suggest naming his parents. Also, I presumed he received a pardon, but couldn't find such quickly on ancestry.com. I know the voting disabilities originally in the Virginia Constitution of 1868 were removed by voters, but thought another set had been promulgated by the U.S. House for its members, which would have made seating him problematic in the absence of a presidential pardon. While some Confederates refused pardons, I'm not aware offhand of any that were then actually seated in Congress.Jweaver28 (talk) 21:44, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
