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Politician members in Virginia

Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) — also known as Donald G. Brotzman — of Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born near Sterling, Logan County, Colo., June 28, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1956; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Elks; Rotary; Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Federal Bar Association; Jaycees. Died in Alexandria, Va., September 15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79 days). Interment at Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.   Relatives: Son of Harry Brotzman and Priscilla Ruth (Kittle) Brotzman; married, April 9, 1944, to Louise L. Reed.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) — also known as Charles N. Crosby — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula County, Ohio, September 29, 1876. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1922. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., January 26, 1951 (age 74 years, 119 days). Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Hiram William Crosby and Fanny (Spellman) Crosby; married 1901 to Isabelle Fetterman.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) — also known as Joseph S. Farland — of West Virginia. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., August 11, 1914. Lawyer; FBI special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1957-60; Panama, 1960-63; Pakistan, 1969-72; Iran, 1972-73. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Chesterfield County, Va., January 28, 2007 (age 92 years, 170 days). Interment at East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Richard Ashville Farland and Grace (Simpson) Farland; married 1939 to Virgina Christopher.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Barnes Gillespie (b. 1871) — of Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va. Born in Tazewell County, Va., October 2, 1871. Republican. Lawyer; Tazewell County Commonwealth Attorney, 1901-04; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1910-14. Disciples of Christ. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George William Gillespie and Barbara (Emmons) Gillespie; married, June 5, 1901, to Ruth McDowell Pepper.   Richard Green Lugar (1932-2019) — also known as Richard G. Lugar — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932. Republican. Rhodes scholar; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1968, 1972; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha; Beta Theta Pi; Rotary; Blue Key. Died in Annandale, Fairfax County, Va., April 28, 2019 (age 87 years, 24 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Marvin L. Lugar and Bertha (Green) Lugar; married, September 8, 1956, to Charlene Smeltzer.   Cross-reference: Todd C. Young — Mitch Daniels    — The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at Indiana University, is partly named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Richard Lugar: John T. Shaw, Richard G. Lugar, Statesman of the Senate: Crafting Foreign Policy from Capitol Hill Richard McIlwaine (1834-1913) — of Prince Edward County, Va. Born in Petersburg, Va., May 20, 1834. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; chaplain; minister; college professor; president, Hampton-Sydney College, 1883-1904; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Prince Edward County, 1901-02. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Died in Richmond, Va., August 9, 1913 (age 79 years, 81 days). Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.   Relatives: Son of Archibald Graham McIlwaine and Martha (Dunn) McIlwaine; married, May 14, 1857, to Elisabeth 'Lizzie' Read; uncle of William Baird McIlwaine.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia (1914)   John William Warner III (1927-2021) — also known as John W. Warner — of Middleburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Washington, D.C., February 18, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1972-74; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1979-; appointed 1979. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Alexandria, Va., May 25, 2021 (age 94 years, 96 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of John William Warner and Martha Stuard (Budd) Warner; married, August 7, 1957, to Catherine Conover Mellon; married, December 4, 1976, to Elizabeth Taylor.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Hugh Augustus White (b. 1864) — of Buena Vista, Va.; Lexington, Va. Born in Brunswick County, Va., March 22, 1864. Mayor, Buena Vista, Va., 1891; director, Peoples National Bank; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1910-18. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George William White and Wilhelmina (Ashlin) White; married, October 21, 1891, to Jennie McIlwaine.

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