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Lester Shields Parsons, Jr. (d. 2006) —
also known as Lester S. Parsons, Jr. —
Son of Lester
Shields Parsons.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1953-57.
Died in 2006.
Interment somewhere.
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Lester Shields Parsons —
also known as Lester S. Parsons —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1928
(alternate), 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946.
Interment somewhere.
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William Lamb (1835-1909) —
also known as "The Hero of Fort Fisher" —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., September
27, 1835.
Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1856,
1876;
Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Norfolk, Va., 1880-86; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1895-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker).
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 23,
1909 (age 73 years, 177
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) —
also known as Littleton W. Tazewell —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, December
17, 1774.
Son of Henry
Tazewell.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1796; U.S.
Representative from Virginia at-large, 1800-01; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1824-32; Governor of
Virginia, 1834-36; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1840.
Died May 6,
1860 (age 85 years, 141
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1866 at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Asa Biggs (1811-1878) —
of Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Williamston, Martin
County, N.C., February
4, 1811.
Son of Joseph Biggs and Chloe (Daniel) Biggs.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; member of
North
Carolina house of commons, 1840, 1842; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844, 1854; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1845-47; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1855-58; U.S.
District Judge for North Carolina, 1858-61; resigned 1861; delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Confederate
District Judge, 1861-65.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 6,
1878 (age 67 years, 30
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Francis Mallory (1807-1860) —
of Virginia.
Born in Elizabeth City County, Va. (now part of Hampton,
Va.), December
12, 1807.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1837-39, 1840-43 (11th District
1837-39, 10th District 1840-41, 1st District 1841-43); president,
Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad,
1853-59; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1853-55, 1857-58.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 26,
1860 (age 52 years, 105
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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George Loyall (1789-1868) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1789.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1830-31, 1833-37 (1st District
1830-31, 1833-35, 11th District 1835-37).
Died in 1868
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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George Edwin Bowden (1852-1908) —
also known as George E. Bowden —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Williamsburg,
Va., July 6,
1852.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1887-91; member of Republican
National Committee from Virginia, 1896; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1904.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., January
22, 1908 (age 55 years, 200
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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John Frederick Dezendorf (1834-1894) —
of Virginia.
Born in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
10, 1834.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1881-83.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., June 22,
1894 (age 59 years, 316
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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George Blow, Jr. (1813-1894) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Sussex
County, Va., May 5,
1813.
Member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Virginia,
1870-86.
Episcopalian.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., May 2,
1894 (age 80 years, 362
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Joseph Thomas Deal (1860-1942) —
also known as Joseph T. Deal —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born near Surry, Surry
County, Va., November
19, 1860.
Son of John J. Deal and Virginia Elizabeth Deal.
Democrat. Lumber
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1908;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1910-12; member of Virginia
state senate, 1919; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1921-29; defeated,
1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
Virginia, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 7,
1942 (age 81 years, 108
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Menalcus Lankford (1883-1937) —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born near Franklin, Southampton
County, Va., March 14,
1883.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1929-33; defeated,
1920, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1932.
Died December
27, 1937 (age 54 years, 288
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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John William Eggleston (1886-1976) —
also known as John W. Eggleston —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte
County, Va., June 18,
1886.
Son of David Quinn Eggleston and Sue (Daniel) Eggleston.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1932-35; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Robert Taylor Thorp (1850-1938) —
of Mecklenburg
County, Va.; Norfolk,
Va.; Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born near Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., March 12,
1850.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99.
Died November
26, 1938 (age 88 years, 259
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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William Fred Duckworth (1899-1972) —
also known as W. Fred Duckworth —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., June 20,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plant manager for Ford Motor
Company, 1933-42; automobile
dealer; mayor of
Norfolk, Va., 1950-62.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed by
an unknown assailant, while walking on Major Avenue, Norfolk,
Va., March 4,
1972 (age 72 years, 258
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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Married to Gertrude Summers. |
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Joshua Pretlow Darden (1903-1986) —
also known as J. Pretlow Darden —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born in Virginia, October
20, 1903.
Son of Colgate Whitehead Darden (1867-1945) and Katherine (Pretlow)
Darden (1870-1936).
Mayor
of Norfolk, Va., 1949-50.
Died October
26, 1986 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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