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John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863) —
also known as John B. Floyd —
of Virginia.
Born in Smithfield, Isle of
Wight County, Va., June 1,
1806.
Son of John
Floyd.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1847-48; Governor of
Virginia, 1849-52; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1857-60; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Died near Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., August
26, 1863 (age 57 years, 86
days).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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David Campbell (1779-1859) —
of Virginia.
Born August 2,
1779.
Governor
of Virginia, 1837-40.
Died March 19,
1859 (age 79 years, 229
days).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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George Washington Hopkins (1804-1861) —
also known as George W. Hopkins —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1804.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1835-47, 1857-59 (8th District
1835-37, 7th District 1837-39, 11th District 1839-41, 18th District
1841-43, 13th District 1843-47, 1857-59); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to
Portugal, 1847-49.
Died in 1861
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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Robert William Hughes (1821-1901) —
of Virginia.
Born in Powhatan
County, Va., January
16, 1821.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1871-73; candidate
for Governor of
Virginia, 1873; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1874-98;
retired 1898.
In a duel
in 1869, he shot and wounded William
E. Cameron.
Died near Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., December
10, 1901 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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John Hall Fulton (c.1792-1836) —
of Virginia.
Born in Augusta
County, Va., about 1792.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1823-24; member of Virginia
state senate, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1833-35.
Died in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., January
28, 1836 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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Connally Findlay Trigg (1847-1907) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1847.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1885-87.
Died in 1907
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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James King Gibson (1812-1879) —
of Virginia.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., February
18, 1812.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1870-71.
Died March 30,
1879 (age 67 years, 40
days).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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