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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Charlottesville city

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  • Charlottesville Unknown location
  • Charlottesville Maplewood Cemetery
  • Charlottesville Monticello Memorial Park
  • Charlottesville Oakwood Cemetery
  • Charlottesville Riverview Cemetery
  • Charlottesville University of Virginia Cemetery


    Unknown Location
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Valentine Wood Southall (1793-1861) — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Goochland County, Va., 1793. Delegate to Virginia secession convention from Albemarle County, 1861. Died in Charlottesville, Va., August 22, 1861 (age about 68 years). Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Father of Stephen Valentine Southall; grandnephew of Patrick Henry; second cousin of William Campbell Preston, Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and John Smith Preston; second cousin once removed of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge.
      Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).


    Maplewood Cemetery
    Charlottesville, Virginia

    Politicians buried here:
      Shelton Farrar Leake (1812-1884) — of Virginia. Born near Hillsboro, Albemarle County, Va., November 30, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1842-43; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1845-47, 1859-61 (5th District 1845-47, 6th District 1859-61); Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1852-56. Slaveowner. Died in Charlottesville, Va., March 4, 1884 (age 71 years, 95 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Charles Goodyear (1804-1876) — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y.; Charlottesville, Va. Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 26, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; Schoharie County Judge, 1838-47; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1840; U.S. Representative from New York, 1845-47, 1865-67 (21st District 1845-47, 14th District 1865-67); banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1868; Albemarle County Judge. Died in Charlottesville, Va., April 9, 1876 (age 71 years, 349 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Richard Thomas Walker Duke (1822-1898) — of Virginia. Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., June 6, 1822. U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1870-73; member of Virginia state legislature, 1870. Slaveowner. Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 2, 1898 (age 76 years, 26 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Angus Rucker Blakey (1816-1896) — also known as Angus R. Blakey — of Madison County, Va. Born in 1816. Delegate to Virginia secession convention from Madison County, 1861. Died in 1896 (age about 80 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Stephen Valentine Southall (1830-1913) — also known as S. V. Southall — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., April 27, 1830. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1876; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Virginia, 1896. Died in Lynchburg, Va., March 20, 1913 (age 82 years, 327 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Valentine Wood Southall and Martha (Cocke) Southall; married, February 8, 1866, to Emily Gordon Voss; great-grandnephew of Patrick Henry; second cousin once removed of William Campbell Preston, Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and John Smith Preston; third cousin of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; third cousin once removed of Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945), Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge.
      Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Desha-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
    Other politicians who have (or had) monuments here:
      Mosby Monroe Parsons (1822-1865) — also known as M. M. Parsons — of Missouri. Born in Charlottesville, Va., May 21, 1822. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1857-58; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed, along with Aaron H. Conrow and four others, by bandits in Nuevo León, August 15, 1865 (age 43 years, 86 days). Interment somewhere in Nuevo León; cenotaph at Maplewood Cemetery; cenotaph at Woodlawn Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
      Relatives: Son of Gustavus Adolphus Parsons.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Monticello Memorial Park
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      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.
      Relatives: Son of Rev. Henry Wilson Battle and Margaret (Stewart) Battle; married, June 12, 1918, to Mary Jane 'Janie' Lipscomb; father of William Cullen Battle.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Oakwood Cemetery
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Hutchins Franklin Inge (1900-2002) — also known as Hutchins F. Inge — of Newark, Essex County, N.J.; Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass.; New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Charlottesville, Va., April 16, 1900. Democrat. Physician; member of New Jersey state senate District 11, 1966-67; defeated, 1967. African ancestry. Member, Omega Psi Phi; Urban League; NAACP; American Medical Association. Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., March 28, 2002 (age 101 years, 346 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of George Pinkney Inge and Kate Virginia (Ferguson) Inge; married 1970 to Dorothy Helme; nephew of Hutchins Inge.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Riverview Cemetery
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      John Wood Fishburne (1868-1937) — also known as John W. Fishburne — of Charlottesville, Va. Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., March 8, 1868. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Albemarle County & Charlottesville city, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912; circuit judge in Virginia 8th Circuit, 1913-30; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1931-33. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Ivy Depot, Albemarle County, Va., June 24, 1937 (age 69 years, 108 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Clement Daniel Fishburne and Elizabeth (Wood) Fishburne; married to Mary Norwood Lyons; cousin *** of Fontaine Maury Maverick.
      Political family: Maury-Maverick family of San Antonio, Texas.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    University of Virginia Cemetery
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas Staples Martin (1847-1919) — also known as Thomas S. Martin — of Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va.; Charlottesville, Va. Born in Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va., July 29, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1895-1919; died in office 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Died in 1919 (age about 71 years). Interment at University of Virginia Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Armistead Mason Dobie (1881-1962) — of Charlottesville, Va. Born in Norfolk, Va., April 15, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1939-56. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Charlottesville, Va., August 7, 1962 (age 81 years, 114 days). Interment at University of Virginia Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Richard Augustus Dobie and Margaret Kearns (Cooke) Dobie.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Belser Spong Jr. (1920-1997) — also known as William B. Spong, Jr. — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va., September 29, 1920. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1954-55; member of Virginia state senate, 1956-66; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1966-73; defeated, 1972; trustee, Portsmouth General Hospital. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died of a ruptured aneurysm, at Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va., October 8, 1997 (age 77 years, 9 days). Interment at University of Virginia Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Belser Spong and Emily (Nichols) Spong; married, June 3, 1950, to Virginia Wise Gallford.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      George Tucker (1775-1861) — of Lynchburg, Va.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in St. Georges, Bermuda, August 20, 1775. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1815; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1819-25 (15th District 1819-21, 6th District 1821-25); university professor. Slaveowner. Died in Sherwood, Albemarle County, Va., April 10, 1861 (age 85 years, 233 days). Interment at University of Virginia Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Daniel Tucker and Elizabeth Jane Tucker; married 1802 to Maria Ball Carter; married to Louise A. Bowdoin; nephew of Thomas Tudor Tucker and St. George Tucker; first cousin of Henry St. George Tucker; first cousin once removed of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker.
      Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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