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Essex County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Essex County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Tappahannock St. John's Episcopal Churchyard Private or family graveyards Essex County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (1809-1887) — also known as Robert M. T. Hunter — of Lloyds, Essex County, Va. Born near Loretto, Essex County, Va., April 21, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1834-35; member of Virginia state senate, 1835-37; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1837-43, 1845-47 (8th District 1837-39, 12th District 1839-41, 9th District 1841-43, 8th District 1845-47); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1839-41; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1847-61; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Confederate Secretary of State, 1861-62; Senator from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1867-68; Virginia state treasurer, 1874-80. When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his seat in the Senate; he was one of ten Southern senators expelled in absentia on July 11, 1861. Arrested in 1865 and imprisoned without trial by federal forces in Fort Pulaski, Tennessee, until 1866. Slaveowner. Died in Lloyds, Essex County, Va., July 18, 1887 (age 78 years, 88 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Uncle of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett.   Political family: Garnett family of Virginia.   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $10 notes in 1861-64.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Meriwether Smith (1730-1790) — of Essex County, Va. Born near Dunnsville, Essex County, Va., 1730. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774-75; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1776-78, 1781; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1778-79, 1781; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Essex County, 1788. Died near Ozeana, Essex County, Va., January 25, 1790 (age about 59 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett (1821-1864) — also known as Muscoe R. H. Garnett — of Essex County, Va. Born in Essex County, Va., July 25, 1821. Democrat. Delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1853-57; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1856-61; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Essex & King-and-Queen counties, 1861; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; died in office 1864. Slaveowner. Contracted typhoid fever while attending the Confederate Congress, in the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, Va., and died at his home in Essex County, Va., February 14, 1864 (age 42 years, 204 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Nephew of Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter; grandson of James Mercer Garnett.   Political family: Garnett family of Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert Selden Garnett (1789-1840) — of Lloyds, Essex County, Va. Born near Loretto, Essex County, Va., April 26, 1789. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1817-27. Slaveowner. Died near Lloyds, Essex County, Va., August 15, 1840 (age 51 years, 111 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Brother of James Mercer Garnett; cousin *** of Charles Fenton Mercer.   Political family: Garnett family of Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Mercer Garnett (1770-1843) — also known as James M. Garnett — of Loretto, Essex County, Va. Born near Loretto, Essex County, Va., June 8, 1770. Democrat. Planter; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1800-01, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1805-09 (at-large 1805-07, 11th District 1807-09); delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829. Slaveowner. Died near Loretto, Essex County, Va., April 23, 1843 (age 72 years, 319 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Brother of Robert Selden Garnett; grandfather of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett.   Political family: Garnett family of Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page St. John's Episcopal Churchyard Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Thomas Croxton (1822-1903) — of Virginia. Born in Tappahannock, Essex County, Va., March 8, 1822. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1885-87. Slaveowner. Died in Tappahannock, Essex County, Va., July 3, 1903 (age 81 years, 117 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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