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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Virginia
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

  George Ainslie (1868-1931) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., October 10, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; police commissioner of Richmond, Va., 1903-06; mayor of Richmond, Va., 1912-24. Episcopalian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Died in Richmond, Va., July 18, 1931 (age 62 years, 281 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Alexander Ainslie and Janet (Currie) Ainslie; married, September 2, 1893, to Marie Antoinette Burthe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known as Howard P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill, Halifax County, Va., May 25, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; FBI special agent; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1958-71; member of Virginia state senate 18th District, 1972-91. Member, Ruritan; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Died in South Boston, Halifax County, Va., November 1, 2000 (age 85 years, 160 days). Interment at Crystal Hill Cemetery, Crystal Hill, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Howard Putnam Anderson and Mary Elizabeth (Palmer) Anderson; married, February 28, 1941, to Mildred Graham Webb.
  The Howard P. Anderson Bridge (built 1989, named 1992), which takes US Route 501 over the Staunton River, between Brookneal and Halifax County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cabell Jr. (1759-1822) — Born March 25, 1759. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1789-97; sheriff. Died November 22, 1822 (age 63 years, 242 days). Interment at Union Hill Cemetery, Near Wingina, Nelson County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Cabell; married, November 20, 1780, to Ann 'Nancy' Carrington (daughter of Paul Carrington); uncle of Paulina Cabell Rives (who married Richard Pollard); first cousin of William Henry Cabell; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Frederick Mortimer Cabell and Edward Carrington Cabell; first cousin twice removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Carter Henry Harrison, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864), William Lewis Cabell, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr., George Craighead Cabell and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin thrice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Benjamin Earl Cabell, Carter Henry Harrison II, Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed of Earle Cabell.
  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; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Calvin Cleveland (born c.1949) — also known as Bill Cleveland — of Alexandria, Va. Born about 1949. Republican. Police officer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Charles E. Davis (b. 1949) — also known as Chuck Davis — of Hampton, Va. Born in 1949. Republican. Fire fighter; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 2007. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Married 1974 to Jo Ann Davis.
  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
  James King Gibson (1812-1879) — also known as James K. Gibson — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., February 18, 1812. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; postmaster at Abingdon, Va., 1837-49; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1870-71. Slaveowner. Died in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 30, 1879 (age 67 years, 40 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
G. T. Johnston G. T. Johnston (1887-1970) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Giles County, Va., July 24, 1887. Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; deputy sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in August, 1970 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston; married, February 4, 1914, to Sina Bagby.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Robert Emmet Lee (1912-1993) — also known as Robert E. Lee — of Illinois; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 31, 1912. Republican. FBI special agent; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1953-81; chair, Federal Communications Commission, 1981. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of liver cancer, in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington County, Va., April 5, 1993 (age 81 years, 5 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick J. Lee and Delia (Ryan) Lee; married 1936 to Wilma Rector.
  George Gordon Battle Liddy (1930-2021) — also known as G. Gordon Liddy — Born in Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J., November 30, 1930. Conservative. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; FBI agent; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1968; organized and directed the burglaries of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex in May and June 1972; the resulting Watergate scandal led to President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974; convicted on charges of burglary and wiretapping; sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $40,000; released in 1977 after serving four and a half years; became a popular radio talk show host. Irish and Italian ancestry. Died in Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va., March 30, 2021 (age 90 years, 120 days). Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Sylvester James Liddy and Maria (Abbaticchio) Liddy; married, November 9, 1957, to Frances Ann Purcell; father of Tom Liddy.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  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
  Ronald L. Rice (b. 1945) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Richmond, Va., December 18, 1945. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; police detective; member of New Jersey state senate 28th District, 1996-; candidate for mayor of Newark, N.J., 2006. African ancestry. Still living as of 2011.
  Relatives: Father of Ronald C. Rice.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
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