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Franklin County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Franklin County

Index to Locations Rocky Mount Claibrook Family Cemetery Rocky Mount High Street Cemetery Claibrook Family Cemetery Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne (1777-1859) — of Virginia. Born in Sussex County, Va., November 14, 1777. Republican. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1810-12; member of Virginia state senate, 1821-25; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1825-37 (7th District 1825-35, 3rd District 1835-37). Slaveowner. Died near Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Va., August 15, 1859 (age 81 years, 274 days). Interment at Claibrook Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Charles Cole Claiborne (1748-1809) and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne; brother of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne and William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775-1817); uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granduncle of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; third great-granduncle of Claiborne de Borda Pell, Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); second cousin of John Claiborne and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856); third cousin thrice removed of Andrew Fuller Fox.   Political family: Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page High Street Cemetery Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia Founded 1837 Politicians buried here:   Edward Watts Saunders (1860-1921) — also known as Edward W. Saunders — of Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Va. Born in Franklin County, Va., October 25, 1860. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Franklin County, 1887-1901; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1899-1901; circuit judge in Virginia, 1901-06; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1906-20. Died December 21, 1921 (age 61 years, 57 days). Interment at High Street Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Bradie Allman (1895-1958) — also known as J. Bradie Allman — of Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Va. Born in Union Hall, Franklin County, Va., November 17, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, People's National Bank; president, Tobacco Board of Trade; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1926-31, 1948-55, 1958; died in office 1958; mayor of Rocky Mount, Va.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions; Ruritan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died July 7, 1958 (age 62 years, 232 days). Interment at High Street Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Sarah Beckham.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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