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  Green Berry Samuels (1806-1859) — of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Shenandoah County, Va., February 1, 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1839-41; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; circuit judge in Virginia, 1850; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1852. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., January 5, 1859 (age 52 years, 338 days). Interment at Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Woodstock, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Maria Coffman; uncle of Benjamin M. Samuels; first cousin of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass; third cousin once removed of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Adams Sanders (b. 1866) — also known as John A. Sanders — of Nye County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Wythe County, Va., October 16, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Nye County District Attorney, 1911-16; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1917-35; chief justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1921-22, 1927-29, 1933-34. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Adams
  Relatives: Son of William C. Sanders and Florence (Peirce) Sanders; married, July 17, 1910, to Maybelle Hunter Romeigh.
  Richard John Santorum (b. 1958) — also known as Rick Santorum — of Pennsylvania. Born in Winchester, Va., May 10, 1958. Republican. Administrative assistant to State Sen. J. Doyle Corman, 1981-86; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1991-95; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-2007; defeated, 2006; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2012, 2016. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Robert Christopher Sarvis (b. 1976) — also known as Robert C. Sarvis — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Fairfax, Va., September 15, 1976. Lawyer; software developer; Republican candidate for Virginia state senate 35th District, 2011; Libertarian candidate for Governor of Virginia, 2013; Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 2014. English, Irish, and Chinese ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Samuel Tredwell Sawyer (1800-1865) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; Norfolk, Va. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., 1800. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1829-32; member of North Carolina state senate, 1834; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1837-39; newspaper editor; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1853-58; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., November 29, 1865 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Blaine Schwabe (1886-1952) — also known as George B. Schwabe — of Nowata, Nowata County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Arthur, Vernon County, Mo., July 26, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1918-22; Speaker of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920 (alternate), 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1945-49, 1951-52; defeated, 1948; died in office 1952. Died, from heart disease, in Alexandria, Va., April 2, 1952 (age 65 years, 251 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen (Mose) Schwabe; half-brother of Leonard Max Schwabe; married, June 10, 1914, to Jeannette Eadie Simpson; married, July 23, 1943, to Barbara (Yirsa) McFarland; first cousin of James Robert Clay Schwabe.
  Political family: Schwabe family of Columbia, Missouri.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Scott (1789-1851) — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born in Hanover County, Va., August 6, 1789. Lawyer; justice of Arkansas territorial supreme court, 1819-25; member of Arkansas territorial House of Representatives, 1831. Scottish ancestry. Killed Joseph Selden, another Arkansas Territory judge, in a duel on an island in the Mississippi River near Helena, Ark., May 26, 1824. Died in Norristown, Pope County, Ark., March 13, 1851 (age 61 years, 219 days). Original interment at Dover Cemetery, Pope County, Ark.; reinterment at Oakland Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of George Wallace Jones; brother of John Scott; father-in-law of Joseph Russel Jones; father of John Rice Homer Scott.
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) — also known as Hugh Scott — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 11, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District 1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair); speaker, 1956; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Society of the Cincinnati; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha Chi Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died July 21, 1994 (age 93 years, 252 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Marian Chase.
  Cross-reference: Robert L. Kunzig
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Scott (1782-1861) — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born in Hanover County, Va., May 18, 1782. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1814-17; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1816-17, 1817-21; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. Genevieve County, 1820; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1821-27. Slaveowner. Died in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., October 1, 1861 (age 79 years, 136 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of George Wallace Jones; brother of Andrew Scott; uncle of John Rice Homer Scott.
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  Scott County, Mo. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Cortez Scott (b. 1947) — also known as Robert C. Scott; Bobby Scott — of Newport News, Va. Born in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1978-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1983-92; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1993-; defeated, 1986. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha Phi Alpha. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) — of Fairfax, Va. Born in Williamsburg, Va., July 1, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1973-79. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Forty and Eight; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a chest infection and Alzheimer's disease, in the Fairfax Nursing Center, Fairfax, Va., February 14, 1997 (age 81 years, 228 days). Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) — also known as Cornelius D. Scully — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 30, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in Hillcrest Nursing Home, Winchester, Va., September 23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10, 1905, to Rosalie Pendleton.
  James Alexander Seddon (1815-1880) — also known as James A. Seddon — of Virginia. Born in Falmouth, Stafford County, Va., July 13, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1845-47, 1849-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1856; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Confederate Secretary of War, 1862-65. Arrested by Union forces in May 1865 and imprisoned until December. Slaveowner. Died in Goochland County, Va., August 19, 1880 (age 65 years, 37 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Seddon and Susan Pearson (Alexander) Seddon; married, December 23, 1845, to Sarah 'Sallie' Bruce; uncle of William Booth Taliaferro and William Cabell Bruce; granduncle of Howard Bruce, James Bruce and David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce.
  Political family: Bruce-Mellon family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bernard Brockenbrough Semmes (1864-1917) — also known as Bernard B. Semmes — of Newport News, Va. Born in Lexington, Va., September 22, 1864. Lawyer; mayor of Newport News, Va., 1912-16. Died in Newport News, Va., 1917 (age about 52 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Louise Gardiner (Brockenbrough) Semmes and Thomas Middleton Semmes; married, June 3, 1890, to Frances Stuart Lewis; first cousin once removed of Charles Vivian Meredith and Wyndham Robertson Meredith.
  Political family: Meredith-Semmes family of Richmond, Virginia.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Jacob K. Shafer (1823-1876) — of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Calif.; Idaho. Born near Broadway, Rockingham County, Va., December 26, 1823. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; mayor of Stockton, Calif., 1852; San Joaquin County Judge, 1853-62; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1869. Died in Eureka, Eureka County, Nev., November 22, 1876 (age 52 years, 332 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Eureka, Nev.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Abner Woodruff Sibal (1921-2000) — also known as Abner W. Sibal — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Ridgewood, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., April 11, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Connecticut state senate, 1956-60; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964, 1966; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964. Died, of a heart attack, in Alexandria, Va., January 27, 2000 (age 78 years, 291 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Simpson (d. 1813) — of Shelby County, Ky. Born in Virginia. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1806-11; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Killed in the Battle of River Raisin, in Frenchtown (now Monroe), Monroe County, Mich., January 22, 1813. Original interment somewhere in Monroe, Mich.; reinterment in 1834 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Simpson County, Ky. is named for him.
  The city of Simpsonville, Kentucky, is named for him.
  Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) — also known as Ike Skelton — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., December 20, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1971-77; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi; Lions; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Isaac Newton
  Relatives: Married 1961 to Susan Anding.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Cornelius Hite Skinker (1863-1945) — also known as Cornelius H. Skinker — of Bolivar, Polk County, Mo. Born in Stafford County, Va., September 20, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 18th Circuit, 1909-40; appointed 1909. Died, from acute heart failure due to chronic myocarditis, in Bolivar, Polk County, Mo., October 22, 1945 (age 82 years, 32 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Bolivar, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Julian Skinker and Ann Elizabeth (Hite) Skinker; married, December 4, 1888, to Minnie Gravely (daughter of Joseph Jackson Gravely).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Rice Slaughter (1819-1862) — also known as Charles R. Slaughter — of Campbell County, Va. Born in Virginia, September 29, 1819. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Campbell County, 1861. Died in Lynchburg, Va., February 10, 1862 (age 42 years, 134 days). Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Harrison Slaughter and Mary Rice (Garland) Slaughter; married to Catherine Malvina Garland; grandnephew of Gabriel Slaughter; third cousin of Luke Pryor Blackburn and Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn; third cousin once removed of Daniel French Slaughter; third cousin twice removed of Smith Alford Blackburn and Daniel French Slaughter Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of James Madison, William Taylor Madison and Charles Milton Blackburn.
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel French Slaughter Jr. (1925-1998) — also known as D. French Slaughter, Jr. — of Winchester, Va. Born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va., May 20, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1985-91; resigned 1991. Died in Charlottesville, Va., October 2, 1998 (age 73 years, 135 days). Interment at Mitchells Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mitchells, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel French Slaughter and Caroline (Strother) Slaughter; married to Kathleen Wilson Rowe; first cousin four times removed of Gabriel Slaughter; third cousin twice removed of Charles Rice Slaughter; third cousin thrice removed of Walker Peyton Conway.
  Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Washington-Walker family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Worth Smith (1883-1976) — also known as Howard W. Smith — of Alexandria, Va.; Broad Run, Fauquier County, Va. Born in Broad Run, Fauquier County, Va., February 2, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920; circuit judge in Virginia, 1928-30; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1931-67 (8th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-67). Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Alexandria, Va., October 3, 1976 (age 93 years, 244 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Broad Run, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1952; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 26, 1953 (age 65 years, 189 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith; married, April 30, 1919, to Anna Lee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Fryatt Snodgrass (1804-1854) — also known as John F. Snodgrass — of Parkersburg, Wood County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 2, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1853-54; died in office 1854. Slaveowner. Died suddenly, while arguing a case in court, in Parkersburg, Wood County, Va (now W.Va.), June 5, 1854 (age 50 years, 95 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Snodgrass and Ann (Fryatt) Snodgrass; married to Louisa Kinnaird; uncle of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass; granduncle of William Thornton Henshaw and John Snodgrass Henshaw; first cousin twice removed of Edgar Craven Henshaw.
  Political family: Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Snow (b. 1939) — also known as John W. Snow — of Richmond, Va. Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 2, 1939. Lawyer; chairman and chief executive officer of CSX railroad; charged with driving while intoxicated, in West Valley City, Utah, 1982;; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 2003-06; director, Marathon Oil Co. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Tau Delta. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Married to Frederica Wheeler.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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, Charlottesville, Va.
  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
  Samuel Lewis Southard (1787-1842) — also known as Samuel L. Southard — of Hunterdon County, N.J.; Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., June 9, 1787. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1815; resigned 1815; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1815-20; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1821-23, 1833-42; died in office 1842; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1823-29; New Jersey state attorney general, 1829-33; Governor of New Jersey, 1832-33; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1832-33. Slaveowner. Died in Fredericksburg, Va., June 26, 1842 (age 55 years, 17 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Southard; brother of Isaac Southard; father of Virginia E. Southard (who married Ogden Hoffman).
  Political family: Southard-Hoffman family of New York and New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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, Charlottesville, Va.
  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
  Frederick Perry Stanton (1814-1894) — also known as Frederick P. Stanton — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), December 22, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1845-55; secretary of Kansas Territory, 1857; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1857, 1857. Slaveowner. Died near Ocala, Marion County, Fla., June 4, 1894 (age 79 years, 164 days). Interment at South Lake Weir Cemetery, South Lake Weir, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton; brother of Richard Henry Stanton; married to Jane Lanphier.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Henry Stanton (1812-1891) — also known as Richard H. Stanton — of Maysville, Mason County, Ky. Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), September 9, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1844, 1852, 1868; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1849-55; defeated, 1855; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74. Slaveowner. Died in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., March 20, 1891 (age 78 years, 192 days). Interment at Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton; brother of Frederick Perry Stanton; married 1833 to Asenath Throop.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Andrew Stevenson (1784-1857) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Culpeper County, Va., January 21, 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1809-16, 1818-21; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1812-15; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1821-34 (23rd District 1821-23, 16th District 1823-25, 9th District 1825-33, 11th District 1833-34); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1827-34; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1836-41. Slaveowner. Died in Albemarle County, Va., January 21, 1857 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at Enniscothy Cemetery, Albemarle County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Stevenson and Frances (Littlepage) Stevenson; married to Mary Page White (granddaughter of Carter Braxton) and Mary Schaff; married 1816 to Sarah Coles; father of John White Stevenson.
  Political family: Brockenbrough-Stevenson-Braxton-Tyler family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John White Stevenson (1812-1886) — also known as John W. Stevenson — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., May 2, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1880 (Permanent Chair); delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Slaveowner. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., August 10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Stevenson; great-grandson of Carter Braxton.
  Political family: Brockenbrough-Stevenson-Braxton-Tyler family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Stevenson (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Montfort Stokes (1762-1842) — of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C. Born in Lunenburg County, Va., March 12, 1762. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1816-23; Governor of North Carolina, 1830-32. Slaveowner. Died November 4, 1842 (age 80 years, 237 days). Interment at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Okla.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of James Wellborn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Joel E. Stollings (1833-1897) — of Boone County, W.Va. Born in Logan County, Va. (now W.Va.), August 12, 1833. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate, 1872, 1881-84 (8th District 1872, 1881-82, 7th District 1883-84). Died September 27, 1897 (age 64 years, 46 days). Interment somewhere in Madison, W.Va.
  George William Summers (1804-1868) — also known as George W. Summers — of Kanawha County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Virginia, 1804. Lawyer; member of Virginia state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1841-45 (19th District 1841-43, 14th District 1843-45); delegate to Virginia secession convention from Kanawha County, 1861. Slaveowner. Died in 1868 (age about 64 years). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Putnam County, W.Va.
  Relatives: Married, February 7, 1843, to Amacetta Laidley (daughter of John Osborn Laidley; sister of William Sidney Laidley; aunt of John B. Laidley).
  Political family: Laidley family of Cabell County, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Sutherland (1862-1942) — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, March 25, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; member of Utah state senate, 1896; U.S. Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916; U.S. Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38; took senior status 1938. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., July 18, 1942 (age 80 years, 115 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Books about George Sutherland: Hadley Arkes, The Return of George Sutherland
Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939) — also known as Claude A. Swanson — of Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va. Born in Swansonville, Pittsylvania County, Va., March 31, 1862. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1893-1906; resigned 1906; Governor of Virginia, 1906-10; defeated, 1901; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1910-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912 (speaker), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1933-39; died in office 1939. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died near Criglersville, Madison County, Va., July 7, 1939 (age 77 years, 98 days). Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Muse Swanson and Catherine Rebecca (Pritchett) Swanson; married, December 11, 1894, to Elizabeth Deane 'Lizzie' Lyons; married 1923 to Lucille Lula (Lyons) Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Claude A. Swanson: Henry C. Ferrell, Jr., Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography
  Image source: Men of Mark in Virginia (1906)
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The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/lawyer.S.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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