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William Richard Arnold (1881-1965) —
also known as William R. Arnold —
of Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 10,
1881.
Democrat. Catholic priest; chaplain; U.S. Army Chief of
Chaplains, 1937-45 (with rank ultimately of Major General); Bishop
and Military Delegate of the Armed Forces (appointed by Pope Pius
XII), 1945-65; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Catholic.
Died, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1965 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Bull (1803-1863) —
of Missouri.
Born in Virginia, 1803.
Physician;
ordained minister; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1833-35.
Slaveowner.
Died near Rothville, Chariton
County, Mo., February, 1863
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Hutcheson
Cemetery, Near Rothville, Chariton County, Mo.
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Porter Clay (1779-1850) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., 1779.
Minister; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1810.
Died in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., February
16, 1850 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Camden, Ark.
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William Meade Dame (1844-1923) —
also known as William M. Dame —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
17, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
Episcopal priest; rector of Memorial Protestant Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, 1878-1923; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
27, 1923 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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W. F. Dunaway —
Democrat. Minister; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lancaster &
Richmond counties, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Otis Allan Glazebrook (1845-1931) —
also known as Otis A. Glazebrook —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Richmond,
Va., October
13, 1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; founder of Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity, while a student at the Virginia Military
Institute; Episcopal priest; missionary; rector;
chaplain; U.S. Consul in Jerusalem, 1914-17, 1918-19; Nice, as of 1924-29; Monaco, as of 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in North
Atlantic Ocean, April
26, 1931 (age 85 years, 195
days).
Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Larkin White Glazebrook and America Henley (Bullington)
Glazebrook; married, November
17, 1866, to Virginia Calvert Key Smith; married 1914 to
Emalina Adelia Rumford. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Patrick Gaines Goode (1798-1862) —
of Ohio.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., May 10,
1798.
Whig. Lawyer;
preacher; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1837-43; common pleas
court judge in Ohio, 1844-51.
Methodist.
Died in Sidney, Shelby
County, Ohio, October
17, 1862 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Sidney, Ohio.
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John Cowper Granberry (1829-1907) —
also known as John C. Granberry —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
5, 1829.
Democrat. Methodist minister; chaplain in the
Confederate States Army; bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1888.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Hanover
County, Va., April 1,
1907 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Leslie) Granberry and Richard Granberry; married 1858 to Jennie
Massie; married 1862 to Ella
Fayette Winston. |
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Addison Hall (1797-1871) —
of Lancaster
County, Va.
Born in Heathsville, Northumberland
County, Va., September
3, 1797.
Minister; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Lancaster & Northumberland
counties, 1861.
Died in Lancaster
County, Va., April 2,
1871 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Interment at Morattico
Baptist Church Cemetery, Near Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Va.
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Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oakland, Garrett
County, Md.; Charlottesville,
Va.; Stanardsville, Greene
County, Va.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, Va., November
14, 1878.
Democrat. Episcopal priest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal
Church, Barton Heights, Va., until 1908, when he resigned
following a widely
reported fist
fight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt; composer;
poet;
translator;
prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderate
pacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support of
Democratic presidential nominee Al
Smith; initially supported President Franklin
Roosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned toward
isolationism and anti-Communism.
Episcopalian.
Died, from cerebral
vascular accident, while suffering from chronic
brain syndrome due to cerebral
arteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, a mental
hospital, in Augusta
County, Va., December
21, 1964 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Edward Gardiner Latch (1901-1993) —
also known as Edward G. Latch —
of Washington,
D.C.; Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
14, 1901.
Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960 ; chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-78.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
In 1971, he officiated at the marriage of President Richard
Nixon's daughter Patricia, to Edward Cox, in the White House.
Died in Gaithersburg, Montgomery
County, Md., April 9,
1993 (age 92 years, 85
days).
Interment at Flint Hill Cemetery, Oakton, Va.
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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.
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) —
of Virginia; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Trappe, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 1746.
Democrat. Pastor; member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1774; general in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-91, 1793-95, 1799-1801
(at-large 1789-91, 1st District 1793-95, 1799-1801); delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801; resigned 1801; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1802-07.
Lutheran;
later Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
1, 1807 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Augustus
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Pa.
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Charles Sumner Pendleton (1880-1952) —
also known as Charles S. Pendleton —
of Gate City, Scott
County, Va.
Born in Gate City, Scott
County, Va., March
28, 1880.
Republican. Farmer; Prohibition
enforcement agent; minister; merchant;
member of Virginia
state senate 2nd District, 1920-21; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion due to arteriosclerosis,
in Gate City, Scott
County, Va., July 15,
1952 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Interment at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Pendleton and Mary Ann (Quillen) Pendleton; married, July 15,
1906, to Pearl Margaret Taylor; first cousin five times removed
of Edmund
Pendleton; second cousin four times removed of John
Penn, John
Pendleton Jr., James
Madison, Nathaniel
Pendleton, William
Taylor Madison and Zachary
Taylor; third cousin once removed of George
Cassety Pendleton, Charles
M. Pendleton and Daniel
Micajah Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed of Philip
Clayton Pendleton, Edmund
Henry Pendleton, Nathanael
Greene Pendleton and Coleby
Chew; fourth cousin once removed of James
Benjamin Garnett and Hubbard
T. Smith. |
| | | Political family: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) —
also known as Leon D. Ralph —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
20, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
administrative assistant to California House Speaker Jess
Unruh; member of California
state assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1972;
minister.
African
Methodist Episcopal; later Church
of God. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Died, in Long Beach Memorial Medical
Center, Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
6, 2007 (age 74 years, 170
days).
Interment at Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married, September
27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to Ruth
Banda. |
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Marion Gordon Robertson (b. 1930) —
also known as Pat Robertson —
Born in Lexington,
Va., March
22, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; minister; host of the "700 Club" television
show; founder and chairman, Christian Broadcasting
Network; founder, Christian Coalition; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1988.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Robert Scott (c.1841-1929) —
also known as John R. Scott —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in slavery
in Virginia, about 1841.
Republican. Clergyman; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1868-73, 1879; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1873-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1876,
1896
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate); offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1896.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
18, 1929 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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John L. Suttenfield —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Minister; mayor
of Lynchburg, Va., 1953-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Noel C. Taylor (1924-1998) —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., July 15,
1924.
Republican. Baptist minister; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1972;
mayor
of Roanoke, Va., 1975-92.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
First
Black mayor of Roanoke.
Died in Roanoke,
Va., October
29, 1998 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bedford County, Va.
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Wyatt T. Walker —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Minister; candidate for delegate
to Virginia limited constitutional convention 8th District, 1956.
African
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Smallwood Edmond Williams (b. 1907) —
also known as Smallwood E. Williams —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., October
17, 1907.
Democrat. Minister; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from District of Columbia, 1964,
1972.
Pentecostal.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Presiding Bishop, Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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