The Political Graveyard: Grayson family of Virginia

Grayson family of Virginia

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William Grayson (c.1740-1790) — of Virginia. Born in Prince William County, Va. Uncle of Alexander Dalrymple Orr; grandfather of William Grayson Carter. Lawyer; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1784-85, 1788; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1785-87; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1789-90; died in office 1790. Died in Dumfries, Prince William County, Va., March 12, 1790. Interment in private or family graveyard. Grayson counties in Ky. and Va. are named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
Alexander Dalrymple Orr (1761-1835) — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia, 1761. Nephew of William Grayson. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1791-97. Died in 1835. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Grayson Carter (d. 1849) — Grandson of William Grayson; son of John Carter and Hebe (Grayson) Carter. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1834-38. Died, of cholera, in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 11, 1849. Burial location unknown. Carter County, Ky. is named for him.

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