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Barbour family of Virginia

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  James Barbour (1775-1842) — of Barboursville, Orange County, Va. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., June 10, 1775. Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-1812; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1809; Governor of Virginia, 1812-14; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1815-25; U.S. Secretary of War, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1828-29; delegate to Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (Convention President; speaker). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Barboursville, Orange County, Va., June 7, 1842 (age 66 years, 362 days). Interment at Barboursville Vineyards and Winery, Barboursville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of Philip Pendleton Barbour; married 1792 to Lucy Johnson; cousin *** of John Strode Barbour.
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  Barbour County, Ala. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Barbour (built 1942-43 at Houston, Texas; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Philip Pendleton Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841) — of Luckettsville, Orange County, Va. Born near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., May 25, 1783. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District 1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1832; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1841 (age 57 years, 276 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour; brother of James Barbour; married 1804 to Frances Johnson; cousin *** of John Strode Barbour.
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  Barbour County, W.Va. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  John Strode Barbour (1790-1855) — of Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va. Born in Culpeper County, Va., August 8, 1790. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1813-16, 1820-23, 1833-34; U.S. Representative from Virginia 15th District, 1823-25, 1827-33; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1852. Slaveowner. Died in Culpeper County, Va., January 12, 1855 (age 64 years, 157 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Strode) Barbour and Mordecai Barbour; married to Eliza A. Byrne; father of John Strode Barbour Jr. and James Barbour (1828-1895); grandfather of John Strode Barbour (1866-1952); cousin *** of James Barbour (1775-1842) and Philip Pendleton Barbour.
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Strode Barbour Jr. (1820-1892) — also known as John S. Barbour, Jr. — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Culpeper County, Va., December 29, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1852; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1888; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., May 14, 1892 (age 71 years, 137 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  Relatives: Son of John Strode Barbour (1790-1855) and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; brother of James Barbour; married 1865 to Susan Daingerfield; uncle of John Strode Barbour (1866-1952).
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Barbour (1828-1895) — of Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Va. Born in Catalpa, Culpeper County, Va., February 26, 1828. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee); delegate to Virginia secession convention from Culpeper County, 1861; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Jeffersonton, Culpeper County, Va., October 29, 1895 (age 67 years, 245 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Strode Barbour (1790-1855) and Eliza A. (Byrne) Barbour; brother of John Strode Barbour Jr.; married to Fanny Thomas Beckham; father of John Strode Barbour (1866-1952).
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Strode Barbour (1866-1952) — also known as John S. Barbour — of Culpeper County, Va. Born in Culpeper County, Va., August 10, 1866. Democrat. Delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Culpeper County, 1901-02. Died in Washington, D.C., May 6, 1952 (age 85 years, 270 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Barbour and Fanny Thomas (Beckham) Barbour; married to Mary Browning Grimsley; nephew of John Strode Barbour Jr.; grandson of John Strode Barbour (1790-1855).
  Political family: Barbour family of Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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