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Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) —
also known as Watkins M. Abbitt —
of Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born in Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va., May 21,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; Appomattox
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 11th District,
1945; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1964,
1972;
Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1964-70.
Baptist. Member, Ruritan;
Lions;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Forestry Association.
Died, of leukemia,
at Virginia Baptist Hospital,
Lynchburg,
Va., July 13,
1998 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Liberty
Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va.
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Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr. (b. 1944) —
also known as Watkins Abbitt, Jr. —
of Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va.
Born in Appomattox, Appomattox
County, Va., October
20, 1944.
Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Virginia
state house of delegates 59th District, 1986-.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Moose; Woodmen;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joel Adams (1750-1830) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Virginia, February
4, 1750.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-15.
Baptist.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 9,
1830 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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George Edward Allen Jr. (1914-1990) —
also known as George E. Allen, Jr. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Victoria, Lunenburg
County, Va., April 4,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1952;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1954-81.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died February
21, 1990 (age 75 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Stone. |
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Richard Allen (1830-1909) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Richmond,
Va., June 10,
1830.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 14th District, 1870; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1878; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1884,
1896.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 16,
1909 (age 78 years, 340
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Robert Henderson Angell (1868-1933) —
also known as Robert H. Angell —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Franklin
County, Va., January
25, 1868.
Republican. Owner, The Central Manufacturing Co. (lumber, cement);
president, Shenandoah Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, Colonial National Bank;
president, Home Furniture
Co.; director, New Hotel
Corporation; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Craig & Roanoke counties & Roanoke
city, 1901-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1912,
1928,
1932;
Virginia
Republican state chair, 1931.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Roanoke,
Va., November
12, 1933 (age 65 years, 291
days).
Interment at Fair
View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
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William J. Artrip (b. 1924) —
of Southside, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Clintwood, Dickenson
County, Va., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88
(10th District 1975-76, 12th District 1983-84, 1987-88); defeated,
1984; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1976.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Psi
Omega; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Artrip, Sr. and Lydia Rebecca (Childress) Artrip;
married, July 3,
1949, to Phyllis Jean Hoff. |
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Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Rocky Gap, Bland
County, Va., July 9,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Valeria J. Ballard (1931-2010) —
also known as Val J. Ballard; Valeria
Jancso —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
26, 1931.
Republican. Insurance
agent; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1972-73; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 19th District, 1974.
Female.
Missionary Baptist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., May 30,
2010 (age 78 years, 155
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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Ralph Edward Barnett (1910-1998) —
also known as Ralph E. Barnett; Ray
Barnett —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.; Chesapeake,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., June 9,
1910.
Democrat. Optician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1961-72.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Lions; Freemasons.
Died September
20, 1998 (age 88 years, 103
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Sim Barnett and Emma (Zink) Barnett; married, October
2, 1925, to Nell Margaret Harlow. |
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John Stewart Battle (1890-1972) —
also known as John S. Battle —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., July 11,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-33; member of Virginia
state senate, 1934-49 (27th District 1934-35, 26th District
1936-49); Governor of
Virginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1972 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Monticello
Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Va.
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William Cullen Battle (b. 1920) —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., October
9, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1962-64.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Bryant Beazley (1897-1973) —
also known as Frank B. Beazley —
of Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va.
Born in Sparta, Caroline
County, Va., September
3, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1944-51.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Ruritan;
Theta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died December
17, 1973 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugo Lafayette Black (1886-1971) —
also known as Hugo L. Black —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Harlan, Clay
County, Ala., February
27, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
police court judge in Alabama, 1910-11; Jefferson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1936;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1937-71; took senior status 1971.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ku Klux Klan.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
25, 1971 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William La Fayette Black and Martha Ardella (Toland) Black;
married, February
23, 1921, to Josephine Patterson Foster; married, September
11, 1957, to Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte. |
| | | The Hugo L. Black U.S.
Courthouse, in Birmingham,
Alabama, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Here lies a good
man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Arlington National
Cemetery unofficial website |
| | | Books about Hugo L. Black: Roger K.
Newman, Hugo
Black : A Biography — Howard Ball, Hugo
L. Black : Cold Steel Warrior — James F Simon, The
antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and civil liberties in
modern America — Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Fenton L. Bland Jr. (b. 1962) —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., March 7,
1962.
Democrat. Mortician;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates 63rd District, 2002-05; resigned 2005;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2004;
pleaded
guilty, January 26, 2005 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank
fraud; sentenced
in April to 57 months in prison
and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution;
surrendered
his funeral director's license rather than contest charges of ethical
violations.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2006.
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William T. Blankenship (b. 1904) —
also known as Bill Blankenship —
of Eckman, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Raven, Tazewell
County, Va., July 23,
1904.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-44.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patton Blankenship and Ida (Davis) Blankenship; married, June 3,
1939, to Helen Louise Aldish. |
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John B. Boatwright (1881-1965) —
of Buckingham, Buckingham
County, Va.
Born in Marion, Smyth
County, Va., November
27, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-23, 1936-59 (Buckingham &
Cumberland counties 1922-23, Appomattox & Buckingham counties
1936-43, Buckingham, Appomattox & Cumberland counties 1944-59).
Baptist. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Ruritan.
Died March
28, 1965 (age 83 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel P. Bolling (1819-1900) —
of Cumberland
County, Va.
Born in slavery
in Cumberland
County, Va., January
10, 1819.
Farmer;
builder;
brick
manufacturer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Buckingham & Cumberland counties,
1885-87.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Cumberland
County, Va., February
8, 1900 (age 81 years, 29
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Cumberland County, Va.
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Keys S. Bordwine (1886-1957) —
of Abingdon, Washington
County, Va.
Born in Washington
County, Va., December
29, 1886.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1950-55.
Baptist.
Died March
21, 1957 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard H. Bowman (1903-1993) —
also known as Dick Bowman —
of Rainelle, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., July 14,
1903.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-60, 1963-64, 1967-72
(Greenbrier County 1955-60, 1963-64, 4th District 1967-72).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Ruritan.
Died March
17, 1993 (age 89 years, 246
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hillary J. Brannock (1844-1921) —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Payette, Payette
County, Idaho.
Born in Grayson
County, Va., November
8, 1844.
Mayor
of Payette, Idaho, 1911-13.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Union
County, Ore., September
24, 1921 (age 76 years, 320
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Payette, Idaho.
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Willey Richard Broaddus Jr. (1895-1982) —
also known as W. R. Broaddus, Jr. —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in West Point, King
William County, Va., December
30, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Henry
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1929-46; director, First National
Bank of
Martinsville; director, Bassett Furniture
Industries, Inc.; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1947-53; delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 13th District,
1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., September
14, 1982 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
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Silas Lillard Bryan (1822-1880) —
also known as Silas L. Bryan —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., November
4, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1853-60 (3rd District 1853-54, 20th District
1855-60); circuit judge in Illinois, 1860; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 9th District,
1869-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1872.
Baptist.
Died in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., March
30, 1880 (age 57 years, 147
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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John Bryce (1784-1864) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Goochland
County, Va., 1784.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1849-50.
Baptist.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., 1864
(age about
80 years).
Interment somewhere
in Henderson, Ky.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas Edward Cabaniss (b. 1949) —
also known as Thomas E. Cabaniss —
of Chase City, Mecklenburg
County, Va.
Born in Farmville, Prince
Edward County, Va., October
16, 1949.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Tau Beta
Pi.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Edward Cabaniss and Myrtle (Stembridge) Cabaniss; married 1972 to Ann
Chrystene Taylor. |
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John Randolph Chambliss (1809-1875) —
of Virginia.
Born in Sussex
County, Va., March 4,
1809.
Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Greensville & Sussex
counties, 1861; Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Baptist.
Died April 3,
1875 (age 66 years, 30
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Relatives:
Father of John R. Chambliss. |
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Joseph Howard Chitwood (b. 1877) —
also known as Joseph H. Chitwood —
of Franklin
County, Va.; Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Rocky Mount, Franklin
County, Va., March
14, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Franklin County, 1908-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1920-21, 1934-40.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Clay Chitwood and Gillie Anne (Divers) Chitwood; married, September
12, 1913, to Ruth Elizabeth Peddicord. |
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Samuel Cottrell (1878-1944) —
also known as Jesse S. Cottrell —
of Tennessee; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
23, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1907-09; secretary to U.S. Sen.
Newell
Sanders, 1910-11; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1921-28.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Died March
24, 1944 (age 65 years, 153
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college
professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Booker Dalton (1869-1948) —
of Stuart, Patrick
County, Va.
Born, in a log
house, in Patrick
County, Va., December
13, 1869.
Farmer;
District Commissioner of Revenue, 1910-12, 1923-26; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Patrick County, 1914-15; Patrick
County Commissioner of Revenue, 1927-39.
Primitive Baptist.
Lost
one eye in an accident.
Died, from a stroke,
in Stuart, Patrick
County, Va., December
13, 1948 (age 79 years, 0
days).
Interment at Stuart
Cemetery, Stuart, Va.
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John Nichols Dalton (1931-1986) —
also known as John N. Dalton —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Emporia,
Va., July 11,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); treasurer of
Virginia Republican Party, 1960-61; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1966-72 (Montgomery County & Radford
city 1966-71, Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery & Wythe counties & Radford
city 1972); member of Virginia
state senate 37th District, 1972-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1974-78; Governor of
Virginia, 1978-82.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Radford,
Va., July 30,
1986 (age 55 years, 19
days).
Interment at Sunrise
Burial Park, Fairlawn, Va.
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James Keenan Davis (1790-1859) —
of Alabama; Texas.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 17,
1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; county
judge in Alabama, 1823; general in the Texas Army during the Texas
War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1843-44; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1848;
member of Texas
state senate, 1851-53.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died February
10, 1859 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (White), Coldspring, Tex.
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John Millbank Delph (1805-1891) —
also known as John M. Delph —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Va., August
18, 1805.
Carpenter;
real
estate business; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1850-52, 1861-63; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1870.
Baptist.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
16, 1891 (age 86 years, 120
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) —
also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth
Simpson —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Motley, Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
22, 1887.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; National
Education Association; NAACP.
Died in September, 1979
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson;
married to William H. Drewry. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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David Milton Easley (b. 1875) —
also known as D. M. Easley —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., March
10, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October
16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver. |
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Horace Hall Edwards (b. 1902) —
also known as Horace H. Edwards —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Isle of Wight, Isle of
Wight County, Va., August
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1934-38; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1944;
mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1946-48; Richmond city manager, 1954.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Edwards and Helen Hope (Hall) Edwards; married, December
22, 1927, to Mary Olive Lynch. |
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Henry Keeling Ellyson (1823-1890) —
also known as Henry K. Ellyson —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 31,
1823.
Printer;
lecturer;
newspaper
publisher; director of banks, insurance
companies, and the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad;
president, Virginia Steamboat
Co.; Henrico
County Sheriff, 1857-65; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1870-71.
Baptist.
Died in Richmond,
Va., November
27, 1890 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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James Taylor Ellyson (1847-1919) —
also known as J. Taylor Ellyson —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 20,
1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1885-88; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1888-94; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1891-1916; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1906-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1912-16.
Baptist. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Richmond,
Va., March
18, 1919 (age 71 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Jerry Lamon Falwell (1933-2007) —
also known as Jerry Falwell —
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August
11, 1933.
Republican. Pastor; television
evangelist; founder
(1971) of Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty University; also
served as its chancellor;
founder of the Moral Majority, political group advocating
conservative Christian views; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1996.
Baptist. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Suffered cardiac
arrythmia, collapsed in his office
at Liberty University, and died soon after at Lynchburg General Hospital,
Lynchburg,
Va., May 15,
2007 (age 73 years, 277
days).
Interment at Montview
Grounds, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
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Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) —
also known as Charles R. Fenwick —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., August
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Arlington County, 1940-45; member
of Virginia
state senate, 1948-69 (22nd District 1948-55, 9th District
1956-69); died in office 1969; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in a hospital
at Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
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Robert Clayton Fitzgerald (c.1921-2001) —
also known as Robert C. Fitzgerald —
of Fairfax
County, Va.
Born about 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Fairfax
County Commonwealth Attorney; member of Virginia
state senate, 1964-71 (27th District 1964-65, 8th District
1966-71); candidate for nomination for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1971.
Baptist. Member, Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Bedford, Bedford
County, Va., October
10, 2001 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Winright Flanagan (1805-1887) —
also known as James W. Flanagan —
of Henderson, Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., September
7, 1805.
Merchant;
lawyer;
farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1851-52; member of Texas
state senate, 1856-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Texas; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1869-70; resigned 1870; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1869-75.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Slaveowner.
Died near Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., September
19, 1887 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rusk County, Tex.
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James Randy Forbes (b. 1952) —
also known as Randy Forbes —
of Chesapeake,
Va.
Born in Chesapeake,
Va., February
17, 1952.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates 78th District, 1990-97; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1996-2001; member of Virginia
state senate 14th District, 1998-2001; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 2001-17; defeated in
primary, 2016; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2017.
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James Garrard (1749-1822) —
Born in Stafford
County, Va., January
14, 1749.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1779; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of
Kentucky, 1796-1804.
Baptist.
Died in Bourbon
County, Ky., January
19, 1822 (age 73 years, 5
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Bourbon County, Ky.
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Philip Pittman Godwin Sr. (c.1924-2001) —
also known as Philip P. Godwin, Sr. —
of Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1971-72;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk,
Va., December
12, 2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Wrendo Marion Godwin (1896-1976) —
also known as Wrendo M. Godwin —
of Parksley, Accomack
County, Va.
Born in Poulson, Accomack
County, Va., September
22, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1948;
member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Accomack County, 1948-55.
Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Ruritan.
Died in 1976
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Virgil H. Goode Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Rocky Mount, Franklin
County, Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., October
17, 1946.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 20th District, 1973-97; candidate in Democratic
primary for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1982, 1994; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1997-; Constitution
candidate for President
of the United States, 2012.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lindsay M. Harrington (b. 1944) —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., November
12, 1944.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 72nd District, 1997-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Adolphus Humbles (1840-1926) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., October
17, 1840.
Republican. Merchant;
operated a toll road between Lynchburg and Rustberg; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896,
1904.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died, from endocarditis,
in Lynchburg,
Va., October
4, 1926 (age 85 years, 352
days).
Interment at Humbles Family Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Joseph Johnson (1785-1877) —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.); Staunton,
Va.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., December
19, 1785.
Democrat. Farmer; grain milling
business; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1815-16, 1818-22; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1823-27, 1833, 1835-41, 1845-47
(18th District 1823-27, 1833, 10th District 1835-37, 9th District
1837-39, 13th District 1839-41, 14th District 1845-47); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1844;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of
Virginia, 1852-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Virginia.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va., February
27, 1877 (age 91 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bridgeport
Cemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va.
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Maryus Jones (1844-1923) —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Gloucester
County, Va., July 8,
1844.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Gloucester
County Commonwealth Attorney; mayor
of Newport News, Va., 1908-12.
Baptist. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Newport
News, Va., January
26, 1923 (age 78 years, 202
days).
Interment at Abingdon
Episcopal Church Cemetery, White Marsh, Va.
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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Floyd Wilson King (1876-1936) —
also known as Floyd W. King —
of Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
10, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 7th District, 1908-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1916.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis.
Died January
23, 1936 (age 59 years, 166
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Harvey King and Mary E. (Wilson) King; married to Sadie
Johnson. |
| | | Epitaph: "In Loving Memory of One Who
Gave His All." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Virginia |
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William Henry Lewis (1868-1949) —
also known as William H. Lewis; Bill Lewis —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Berkley, Norfolk County (now part of Norfolk),
Va., November
28, 1868.
Republican. As a student at Harvard, was the first
Black All-American football player (1892-93); lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902.
Baptist; later Catholic.
African
ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
1, 1949 (age 80 years, 34
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Ashley Lewis and Josephine (Baker) Lewis; married, September
26, 1896, to Elizabeth Baker. |
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Carter Manasco (1902-1992) —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Townley, Walker
County, Ala., January
3, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1931-34; secretary to U.S. Rep.
William
B. Bankhead, 1933-40; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941-49; legislative
counsel, National Coal
Association, 1949-85.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., February
5, 1992 (age 90 years, 33
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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James A. Miles (b. 1941) —
of Isle of Palms, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., October
10, 1941.
Secretary
of state of South Carolina, 1991-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Robert Latane Montague (1819-1880) —
also known as Robert L. Montague —
of Middlesex
County, Va.
Born in Middlesex
County, Va., May 23,
1819.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1850, 1872; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1860-64; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Mathews & Middlesex
counties, 1861; Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; state court
judge in Virginia, 1875-80.
Baptist.
Died of erysipelas
infection, near Saluda, Middlesex
County, Va., March 2,
1880 (age 60 years, 284
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Christ
Church Episcopal Cemetery, Urbanna, Va.
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William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) —
also known as W. B. Pedigo; "Bill
Bob" —
of Stuart, Patrick
County, Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born, in a log
cabin, at Elamsville, Patrick
County, Va., January
28, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Patrick
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1906; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11.
Baptist. French
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., October
23, 1932 (age 62 years, 269
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lewis Pedigo and Sarah Amanda (Taylor) Pedigo; married 1896 to Lena
Attaway. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jared Peyton (1777-1851) —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Amherst
County, Va., June 16,
1777.
School
teacher; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33; probate judge in
Indiana, 1834-38.
Baptist.
Died in Clay
County, Ind., September, 1851
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Robinson Pollard (1845-1923) —
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., November
28, 1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1880.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in Richmond,
Va., August
4, 1923 (age 77 years, 249
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John Garland Pollard (1871-1937) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Williamsburg,
Va.
Born in Stevensville, King and
Queen County, Va., August
4, 1871.
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city,
1901-02; Virginia
state attorney general, 1914; member, Federal Trade Commission,
1920-21; Governor of
Virginia, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1932.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1937 (age 65 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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McKinley L. Price —
of Newport
News, Va.
Dentist;
mayor
of Newport News, Va., 2010-.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2015.
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Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) —
also known as A. Willis Robertson —
of Lexington,
Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., May 27,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th
District 1935-46); U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in Lexington,
Va., November
1, 1971 (age 84 years, 158
days).
Interment at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
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Daniel Owen Rowlett (c.1786-1847) —
also known as Daniel Rowlett —
of Texas.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., about 1786.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38, 1839-40, 1843-44.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fannin
County, Tex., December
2, 1847 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Inglish
Cemetery, Bonham, Tex.
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John R. Saunders (1869-1934) —
of Saluda, Middlesex
County, Va.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., December
19, 1869.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state senate 39th District, 1908-17; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); secretary
of state of Virginia, 1918.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died March
17, 1934 (age 64 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eleanor Parker Sheppard (1907-1991) —
also known as Eleanor P. Sheppard; Eleanor
Parker —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Pelham, Mitchell
County, Ga., July 24,
1907.
Democrat. Mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1962-64; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1967-76.
Female.
Baptist.
First
woman mayor in Virginia.
Died in Richmond,
Va., March
13, 1991 (age 83 years, 232
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Gabriel Slaughter (1767-1830) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., December
12, 1767.
Justice of the peace; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1797; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1801; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1808-12, 1816; served in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor of
Kentucky, 1816-20.
Baptist.
Died in Mercer
County, Ky., September
19, 1830 (age 62 years, 281
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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Ted T. Stacy (b. 1923) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Grundy, Buchanan
County, Va., March
10, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-79
(Raleigh County 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-74, 18th District 1975-79);
resigned 1979; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1983-86; defeated in primary,
1970.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel M. Stacy and Leventha (Smith) Stacy; married, March
27, 1960, to Elizabeth Ann Barnett. |
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Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, August
26, 1887.
Democrat. Writer; accountant;
lecturer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele; married to Grace Vawter
Bates. |
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John Roach Straton (1875-1929) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Norfolk,
Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 6,
1875.
Democrat. Pastor;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912,
1924.
Baptist.
He was a creationist who led a campaign against the teaching of
evolution, and a strong supporter of alcohol prohibition. During the
1928 presidential campaign, he strongly opposed the candidacy of
Democratic nominee Al
Smith, who was Catholic and "wet" (anti-Prohibition).
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
29, 1929 (age 54 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Silas F. Taylor —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Danville,
Va.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee, 1928-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Massachusetts; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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James Russell Tuten (1911-1968) —
also known as J. Russell Tuten —
of Georgia.
Born in Appling
County, Ga., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Mayor
of Brunswick, Ga., 1958, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1963-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., August
16, 1968 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Palmetto
Cemetery, Brunswick, Ga.
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John Vawter (1782-1862) —
of Indiana.
Born in Madison
County, Va., January
8, 1782.
Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-36; member of Indiana
state senate, 1836-39.
Baptist.
Died in Morgantown, Morgan
County, Ind., August
17, 1862 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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