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Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia

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  James William Mathews (1766-1834) — also known as James W. Mathews — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Augusta County, Va., 1766. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1802-03. Died in 1834 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Mathews and Frances (Crowe) Mathews; brother of John Mathews; granduncle of Peter Johnston Otey; great-granduncle of Wythe Leigh Kinsolving.
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
  John Mathews (1768-1849) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Rockbridge County, Va., October 30, 1768. Surveyor; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1798-1802, 1803-05, 1813-15, 1816-17. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Va (now W.Va.), November 10, 1849 (age 81 years, 11 days). Interment at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Mathews and Frances (Crowe) Mathews; brother of James William Mathews; married to Catharine Pope; granduncle of Peter Johnston Otey; great-grandfather of Wythe Leigh Kinsolving.
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Johnston Otey (1840-1902) — also known as Peter J. Otey — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., December 22, 1840. Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; railroad executive; banker; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1895-1902; died in office 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1896. Died in Lynchburg, Va., May 4, 1902 (age 61 years, 133 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Mathews Otey and Lucy Wilhelmina (Norvell) Otey; married, April 14, 1863, to Mary Malvina Floyd; grandnephew of James William Mathews and John Mathews; second cousin once removed of Wythe Leigh Kinsolving.
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Henry Fairfax Henry Fairfax (1850-1916) — of Roanoke, Va.; Aldie, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Alexandria, Va., May 4, 1850. Democrat. Civil engineer; worked for railroads; member of Virginia state senate, 1890; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Loudoun County, 1901-02. Died July 11, 1916 (age 66 years, 68 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Jane (Rogers) Fairfax and John Walter Fairfax; married, June 4, 1896, to Eugenia Baskerville Tennant; second cousin twice removed of Charles McIlvaine Kinsolving Jr..
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in Virginia (1906)
  Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) — of St. Louis, Mo.; Winchester, Franklin County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn.; Jackson, Jackson County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Oakland, Garrett County, Md.; Charlottesville, Va.; Stanardsville, Greene County, Va. Born in Halifax, Halifax County, Va., November 14, 1878. Democrat. Episcopal priest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va., until 1908, when he resigned following a widely reported fist fight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt; composer; poet; translator; prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderate pacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support of Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith; initially supported President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned toward isolationism and anti-Communism. Episcopalian. Died, from cerebral vascular accident, while suffering from chronic brain syndrome due to cerebral arteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, a mental hospital, in Augusta County, Va., December 21, 1964 (age 86 years, 37 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Ovid Americus Kinsolving and Roberta Elizabeth (Cary) Kinsolving; married, December 27, 1906, to Annie Laurie Pitt; granduncle of Charles McIlvaine Kinsolving Jr.; great-grandson of John Mathews; great-grandnephew of James William Mathews; second cousin once removed of Peter Johnston Otey; second cousin twice removed of Neal Arlon Kinsolving.
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles McIlvaine Kinsolving Jr. (1927-2021) — also known as Charles M. Kinsolving, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., 1927. Democrat. Advertising business; senior vice president, American Newspaper Publishers Association; candidate for New York state assembly, 1954 (New York County 9th District), 1998 (73rd District); campaign manager, Paul O'Dwyer for U.S. Senate, 1970, and Herman Badillo for New York City mayor, 1973. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 2021 (age about 94 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles McIlvaine Kinsolving and Florence Natalie (Hogg) Kinsolving; married 1962 to Coral Eaton; married, April 26, 1993, to Jolie (Brockman) Hammer; married, August 22, 1998, to Jacqueline (Wolf) Vogelstein; grandnephew of Wythe Leigh Kinsolving; second cousin twice removed of Henry Fairfax; fourth cousin of Neal Arlon Kinsolving.
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Neal Arlon Kinsolving (1930-2004) — also known as Neal A. Kinsolving — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, January 15, 1930. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1964; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1967-70; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1968, 1970. Died February 15, 2004 (age 74 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Scott Kinsolving and Edna (Crowder) Kinsolving; second cousin twice removed of Wythe Leigh Kinsolving; fourth cousin of Charles McIlvaine Kinsolving Jr..
  Political family: Kinsolving-Mathews family of Virginia.
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