The Political Graveyard: Gholson family of Virginia

Gholson family of Virginia

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Thomas Gholson, Jr. (c.1760-1816) — of Brunswick, Brunswick County, Va. Born in Brunswick, Brunswick County, Va. Uncle of James Herbert Gholson; second cousin of Richard Dickerson Gholson; uncle and father-in-law of Thomas Saunders Gholson. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1806; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1808, 1809-16 (17th District 1808, 1809-15, 18th District 1815-16); died in office 1816; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died from war wounds, in Brunswick County, Va., July 4, 1816. Burial location unknown.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Herbert Gholson (1798-1848) — of Virginia. Born in Gholsonville, Brunswick County, Va., 1798. Nephew of Thomas Gholson, Jr.; second cousin once removed of Richard Dickerson Gholson; brother of Thomas Saunders Gholson. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1824; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1833-35. Died in Brunswick County, Va., July 2, 1848. Burial location unknown.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard Dickerson Gholson (1802-1861) — Born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va., January 3, 1802. Second cousin of Thomas Gholson, Jr.; second cousin once removed of James Herbert Gholson and Thomas Saunders Gholson. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1851-55; Governor of Washington Territory, 1859-61. Died in Tennessee, August 28, 1861. Interment somewhere in Troy, Tenn.
Thomas Saunders Gholson (1808-1868) — of Virginia. Born in Gholsonville, Brunswick County, Va., December 9, 1808. Nephew and son-in-law of Thomas Gholson, Jr.; brother of James Herbert Gholson; second cousin once removed of Richard Dickerson Gholson. State court judge in Virginia, 1859-63; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., December 12, 1868. Interment at Blandford Church Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.

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