Brunswick County
Virginia
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Brunswick County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Brunswick County
Index to Locations
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Joseph Washington Bland (1912-1991) —
also known as J. W. Bland —
of Alberta, Brunswick
County, Va.
Born in Crewe, Nottoway
County, Va., October
8, 1912.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-53.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Ruritan.
Died March 16,
1991 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Thomas Gholson, Jr. (d. 1816) —
of Brunswick, Brunswick
County, Va.
Born in Brunswick, Brunswick
County, Va.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1806-09; 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.
Interment at Gholson Family Cemetery.
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Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812) —
of Brunswick
County, Va.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., February
1, 1749.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1783-88; Brunswick
County Sheriff, 1789-92; member of Virginia
state senate, 1790-92; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1793-99, 1801-05 (8th District
1793-97, at-large 1797-99, 1801-05).
Died in Brunswick
County, Va., 1812
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Claiborne Family Cemetery.
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Robert Turnbull (1850-1920) —
of Lawrenceville, Brunswick
County, Va.
Born in Lawrenceville, Brunswick
County, Va., January
11, 1850.
Son of Edward Randolph Turnbull and Elizabeth (Harrison) Turnbull.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Brunswick
County Clerk, 1885-93; member of Virginia
state senate, 1894-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1896,
1904;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1910-13.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1920
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Lawrenceville Cemetery.
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Albertis Sydney Harrison, Jr. (1907-1995) —
also known as Albert S. Harrison, Jr. —
of Lawrenceville, Brunswick
County, Va.
Born near Alberta, Brunswick
County, Va., January
11, 1907.
Son of Albertis S. Harrison and Lizzie (Goodrich) Harrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; Brunswick
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; director and general
counsel, Farmers and Merchants Bank;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1948-58; Virginia
state attorney general, 1958-62; Governor of
Virginia, 1962-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
23, 1995 (age 88 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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