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Post Office Politicians in Virginia

Paul Case Aiken (1910-1974) — also known as Paul C. Aiken — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Macksville, Stafford County, Kan.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in Macksville, Stafford County, Kan., July 24, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; business executive; Assistant U.S. Postmaster General, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1948; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1950. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died, from multiple myeloma, in Washington, D.C., May 25, 1974 (age 63 years, 305 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Son of Robert Emmett Aiken and Florence Eva (Case) Aiken; married, August 20, 1933, to Camilla Lindsay.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter Fabien Boyle (1875-1956) — also known as Walter F. Boyle — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., December 14, 1875. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; postal clerk; U.S. Consul in Ceiba, 1914-15; Puerto Cortes, 1915-18; Mexicali, 1918-22; San Luis Potosi, 1922-25; Auckland, 1925-32; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1938-41. Died in McLean, Fairfax County, Va., February 13, 1956 (age 80 years, 61 days). Interment at Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.   Relatives: Son of Thaddeus Walton Boyle and Josephine (Wilson) Boyle; married 1902 to Eva Stokes.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Henry Nathan Bradley (b. 1874) — also known as H. N. Bradley — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Page County, Va., 1874. Republican. Postmaster; purchasing agent; hotel manager; chair of Jefferson County Republican Party, 1917; vice-chair of West Virginia Republican Party, 1929; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1938, 1940. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William F. Bradley and Susannah (Printz) Bradley; married, November 23, 1893, to Florence Susan Baker.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929   Walter Preston Brownlow (1851-1910) — also known as Walter P. Brownlow — of Jonesborough, Washington County, Tenn. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 27, 1851. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1880, 1884, 1896, 1900; postmaster; member of Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee, 1882-90; member of Republican National Committee from Tennessee, 1896; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1897-1910; died in office 1910; Tennessee Republican state chair, 1898-99. Died in Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn., July 8, 1910 (age 59 years, 103 days). Interment at Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Joseph A. Brownlow and Mary Ray (Barr) Brownlow; married, July 7, 1870, to Clayetta Ashland Halbach; nephew of William Gannaway Brownlow.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Roderick Randum Butler (1827-1902) — also known as Roderick R. Butler — of Mountain City, Johnson County, Tenn. Born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., April 9, 1827. Republican. Tailor; postmaster; lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1859, 1893-1901; arrested by Confederate authorities in 1862, and charged with treason; eventually fled to Kentucky; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1865; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1867-75, 1887-89; unanimously censured by the U.S. House in March 1870, for accepting payment for his recommendation of a cadet to the military academy at West Point; a vote to expel him failed; in August, 1870, he was arrested for forgery in connection with pension fraud; in December, 1870, he was indicted by a federal grand jury; in January, 1871, a trial was begun, but following witness testimony, the case was dismissed; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1872; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1879-85. Slaveowner. Died in Mountain City, Johnson County, Tenn., August 18, 1902 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain City, Tenn.   Relatives: Grandfather of Robert Reyburn Butler.   The community of Butler, Tennessee (previously Smith's Mill) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   John Brady Grayson (1871-1942) — also known as John B. Grayson — of Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va. Born in Fauquier County, Va., May 14, 1871. Republican. Department store owner; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1936. Died in Fauquier County, Va., 1942 (age about 71 years). Interment at Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Va.   Relatives: Son of George Washington Grayson and Mary Elizabeth (Brady) Grayson; married, September 14, 1914, to Frances Wilson; great-grandnephew of Beverly Robinson Grayson; second great-grandnephew of William Grayson; first cousin thrice removed of Alfred William Grayson; second cousin thrice removed of James Monroe (1758-1831); third cousin twice removed of Thomas Bell Monroe and James Monroe (1799-1870); fourth cousin of Carter Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton and Victor Monroe.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Brown Kimberly (b. 1855) — also known as John B. Kimberly — of Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton), Va. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 31, 1855. Republican. Merchant; hotel owner; steamship agent; postmaster; director of banks and electric railways; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William H. Kimberly and Ann (Brown) Kimberly; married, October 28, 1888, to Leonora V. Allen.   Greenville Osborne McAlexander (1871-1940) — also known as G. O. McAlexander — of Endicott, Franklin County, Va.; South Salem, Roanoke County (now part of Salem), Va. Born in Patrick County, Va., January 15, 1871. Republican. Deputy sheriff; postmaster; candidate for Virginia state house of delegates, 1905; member of Virginia state senate 26th District, 1908-11. Died in Orange County, Va., January 4, 1940 (age 68 years, 354 days). Interment at Graham Cemetery, Orange, Va.   Relatives: Son of Charles Peter McAlexander and Lucinda Ann (Wood) McAlexander; married, December 25, 1890, to Metamora Ingram.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Hodge Miller (1805-1893) — of Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 19, 1805. Postmaster; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1850. Died October 23, 1893 (age 88 years, 4 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Brother of Andrew Alexander Miller; uncle of James Henry Miller.   Political family: Miller family of Greenbrier County, West Virginia.   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; Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1856; 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   Austin Creigh Tyree (1901-1972) — also known as Creigh Tyree — of Millboro, Bath County, Va. Born in Frankford, Greenbrier County, W.Va., August 19, 1901. Postmaster. Died January 4, 1972 (age 70 years, 138 days). Interment at Windy Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Millboro, Va.   Relatives: Son of Edward Burton Tyree and Mary Lewis (Handley) Tyree; married, February 10, 1930, to Elsie Marie Wood; grandfather of Robert Creigh Deeds.

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