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Southampton County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Southampton County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Capron Capron Cemetery Private or family graveyards Southampton County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (1897-1981) — also known as Colgate W. Darden, Jr. — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Southampton County, Va., February 11, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-33; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-37, 1939-41 (at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-37, 1939-41); Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); president, University of Virginia, 1947. Episcopalian. Died in Norfolk, Va., June 9, 1981 (age 84 years, 118 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Colgate Whitehead Darden and Katherine Lawrence (Pretlow) Darden; brother of Joshua Pretlow Darden; married, December 3, 1927, to Constance Simons Du Pont.   The Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. Bridge (built 1929, named 1982, replaced since 2013) for Meherrin Road (Highways 58 and 35) over the Nottoway River, in Southampton County, Virginia, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Booth Cary (1811-1850) — of Southampton County, Va. Born near Jerusalem (now Courtland), Southampton County, Va., 1811. Democrat. Planter; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1841-43. Slaveowner. Died in Bethlehem, Southampton County, Va., March 5, 1850 (age about 38 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Capron Cemetery Capron, Southampton County, Virginia Politicians buried here:   William Vincent Rawlings (1913-1975) — also known as William V. Rawlings — of Virginia. Born August 17, 1913. Member of Virginia state senate 15th District, 1974-75; died in office 1975. Died December 27, 1975 (age 62 years, 132 days). Interment at Capron Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edgar Eley Rawlings and Irma (Vincent) Rawlings; married to Novella Pope.

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