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Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia

Note: This is just one of 1,162 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Three Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Louis McLane (1786-1857) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del.; Maryland. Born in Smyrna, Kent County, Del., May 28, 1786. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1817-27; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1827-29; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1829-31, 1845-46; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1831-33; U.S. Secretary of State, 1833-34; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 7, 1857 (age 71 years, 132 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Allen McLane (1746-1829) and Rebecca (Wells) McLane; married 1812 to Catherine Mary Milligan; father of Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898) and Lydia McLane (1822-1887; who married Joseph Eggleston Johnston); grandfather of Robert Milligan McLane (1867-1904).
  Political family: McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Charles Clement Johnston (1795-1832) — of Virginia. Born in Longwood, Prince Edward County, Va., April 30, 1795. U.S. Representative from Virginia 22nd District, 1831-32; died in office 1832. Drowned near one of the docks in Alexandria, Va., June 17, 1832 (age 37 years, 48 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891); uncle of John Warfield Johnston.
  Political families: Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia; McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863) — also known as John B. Floyd — of Virginia. Born in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va., June 1, 1806. 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, Abingdon, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Letitia (Preston) Floyd (1776-1852) and John Floyd; brother of George Rogers Clark Floyd; married to Sarah 'Sally' Preston (1802-1879); adoptive father of Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes); nephew of Francis Smith Preston, James Patton Preston and James Douglas Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston; first cousin of William Campbell Preston (1794-1860), James McDowell and John Smith Preston; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925).
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Floyd (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891) — also known as Joseph E. Johnston — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga.; Richmond, Va. Born in Longwood, Prince Edward County, Va., February 3, 1807. Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1879-81. Died March 21, 1891 (age 84 years, 46 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Brother of Charles Clement Johnston; married to Lydia McLane (1822-1887; daughter of Louis McLane); uncle of John Warfield Johnston and Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes (1821-1901)); granduncle of Robert Morton Hughes.
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell family of Virginia; Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Warfield Johnston (1818-1889) — also known as John W. Johnston — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., September 9, 1818. Member of Virginia state senate, 1846; state court judge in Virginia, 1866; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1870-71, 1871-83. Died February 27, 1889 (age 70 years, 171 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
  Relatives: Nephew of Charles Clement Johnston (1795-1832) and Joseph Eggleston Johnston; uncle of Henry Bowen.
  Political family: Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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, Abingdon, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1850 to Eliza M. Johnston (adoptive daughter of John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863); niece of Joseph Eggleston Johnston); father of Robert Morton Hughes.
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Henry Bowen (1841-1915) — of Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va. Born near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va., December 26, 1841. Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1880; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1883-85, 1887-89. Died near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va., April 29, 1915 (age 73 years, 124 days). Interment at Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Rees Tate Bowen; nephew of John Warfield Johnston (1818-1889); cousin *** of William Bowen Campbell.
  Political families: Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia; Bowen-Campbell-Johnston family of Virginia (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Morton Hughes (1855-1940) — also known as Robert M. Hughes — Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., September 10, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1902, 1904; member, Virginia state board of education, 1930-35. Died January 15, 1940 (age 84 years, 127 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert William Hughes (1821-1901) and Eliza (Johnston) Hughes; grandnephew of Joseph Eggleston Johnston.
  Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell family of Virginia; Johnston family of Abingdon, Virginia (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Robert M. Hughes Memorial Library (now Dragas Hall), at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
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