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Amelia County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Amelia County

Index to Locations Archer Family Cemetery at The Lodge Private or family graveyards Amelia Court House Amelia Cemetery Amelia Court House Old Grub Hill Church Cemetery Archer Family Cemetery at The Lodge Amelia County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   William Segar Archer (1789-1855) — also known as William S. Archer — of Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia County, Va., March 5, 1789. Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-19; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1820-35 (17th District 1820-21, 3rd District 1821-35); defeated, 1834; delegate to Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1841-47. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., March 28, 1855 (age 66 years, 23 days). Interment at Archer Family Cemetery at The Lodge.   Relatives: Son of Maj. John Archer and Elizabeth (Eggleston) Archer; nephew of Joseph Eggleston; first cousin once removed of Branch Tanner Archer; second cousin of Joseph Cary Eggleston; second cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson.   Political family: Archer-Eggleston-Jefferson family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Private or family graveyards Amelia County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   William Branch Giles (1762-1830) — also known as William B. Giles — of Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia County, Va., August 12, 1762. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1790-98, 1801-03 (at-large 1790-91, 9th District 1791-97, at-large 1797-98, 1801-03); member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-1800, 1816-17, 1826-27; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1804, 1805-15; Governor of Virginia, 1827-30; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., December 4, 1830 (age 68 years, 114 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of William Giles and Ann (Branch) Giles; married 1797 to Martha Peyton Tabb.   Giles counties in Tenn. and Va. are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Peyton Randolph (1779-1828) — of Virginia. Born in Gloucester County, Va., January 1, 1779. Governor of Virginia, 1811-12. Died in Amelia County, Va., December 26, 1828 (age 49 years, 360 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Elizabeth Carter (Nicholas) Randolph and Edmund Jenings Randolph; married 1806 to Maria Ward; father of Edmund Randolph; nephew of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; grandson of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); grandnephew of Peyton Randolph (1721-1775); granduncle of Edmund Randolph Cocke; great-grandnephew of Richard Randolph; great-granduncle of Francis Beverley Biddle; first cousin of Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); first cousin once removed of Peter Myndert Dox; first cousin twice removed of Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and Harry Bartow Hawes; second cousin once removed of Theodorick Bland, Thomas Jefferson, Beverley Randolph, Carter Bassett Harrison, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), John Randolph of Roanoke, Thomas Marshall and James Keith Marshall; third cousin of John Marshall, Henry Lee, Charles Lee, James Markham Marshall, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander Keith Marshall, Edmund Jennings Lee, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Dabney Carr, Henry St. George Tucker and John Scott Harrison; third cousin once removed of Burwell Bassett, Francis Wayles Eppes, Dabney Smith Carr, Benjamin Franklin Randolph, Meriwether Lewis Randolph, George Wythe Randolph, Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, Carter Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); third cousin twice removed of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Fitzhugh Lee, Connally Findlay Trigg, Russell Benjamin Harrison, John Augustine Marshall, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Carter Henry Harrison II, Frederick Madison Roberts and William Welby Beverley; third cousin thrice removed of John Gardner Coolidge, Edith Wilson, William Marshall Bullitt, Alexander Scott Bullitt, Harry Flood Byrd and William Henry Harrison (1896-1990); fourth cousin of John Wayles Eppes; fourth cousin once removed of Coleby Chew, Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr..   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial Amelia Cemetery Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Robert Goode Southall (1852-1924) — also known as Robert G. Southall — of Amelia, Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., December 26, 1852. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1888; member of Virginia state legislature, 1890; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1903-07. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 25, 1924 (age 71 years, 151 days). Interment at Amelia Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Old Grub Hill Church Cemetery Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811) — of Virginia. Born in Middlesex County, Va., November 24, 1754. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1790; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1798-1801. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., February 13, 1811 (age 56 years, 81 days). Interment at Old Grub Hill Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Uncle of William Segar Archer; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cary Eggleston.   Political family: Archer-Eggleston-Jefferson family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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