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Madison County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Madison County

Index to Locations Fry Family Cemetery Private or family graveyards Madison Cedar Hill Cemetery Fry Family Cemetery Madison County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Henry Fry (1738-1823) — of Virginia. Born in Essex County, Va., October 30, 1738. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1765. Methodist. Died in Madison County, Va., September 6, 1823 (age 84 years, 311 days). Interment at Fry Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joshua Fry; brother of John Fry.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). Private or family graveyard Madison County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Linn Banks (1784-1842) — of Virginia. Born in Culpeper County (part now in Madison County), Va., January 23, 1784. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-38; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1817-38; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1838-41 (15th District 1838-39, 1st District 1839-41, 13th District 1841). Slaveowner. Accidentally drowned while attempting to ford the Conway River, near Wolftown, Madison County, Va., January 13, 1842 (age 57 years, 355 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Cedar Hill Cemetery Madison, Madison County, Virginia Politicians buried here: James Hay (1856-1931) — of Madison, Madison County, Va. Born in Millwood, Clarke County, Va., January 9, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; Madison County Commonwealth Attorney, 1883-96; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1888; member of Virginia state senate, 1893-96; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1897-1916; resigned 1916; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1916. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died June 12, 1931 (age 75 years, 154 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Hay and Emily (Lewis) Hay; married to Constance Latman, Frances Gordon and Eloise Cave.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)

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