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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Virginia

  Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr. (b. 1944) — also known as Watkins Abbitt, Jr. — of Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va. Born in Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va., October 20, 1944. Insurance and real estate business; member of Virginia state house of delegates 59th District, 1986-. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Lions; Farm Bureau; Moose; Woodmen; National Rifle Association. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Son of Watkins Moorman Abbitt.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Stanley G. Adams (1907-1954) — of Isle of Wight County, Va.; Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Va. Born in Eclipse, Nansemond County (now part of Suffolk), Va., December 16, 1907. Republican. Ferry boat captain; farmer; real estate business; hotel owner; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1944-50; candidate for Virginia state senate, 1947; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1952. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from an intestinal blood clot, in Physicians Memorial Hospital, La Plata, Charles County, Md., November 7, 1954 (age 46 years, 326 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Quincy Adams and Cecil May (Barkelow) Adams; married to Marie Miller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Randolph Ahalt (1888-1962) — also known as Clarence R. Ahalt — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va.; Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., May 28, 1888. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; real estate developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; secretary of Virginia Republican Party, 1933-35; Virginia Republican state chair, 1935-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940, 1944; vice-chair of Virginia Republican Party, 1944-48. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., October 15, 1962 (age 74 years, 140 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles R. Ahalt and Lilly (Main) Ahalt.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Otway Slaughter Allen (1851-1911) — also known as Otway S. Allen — of Richmond, Va. Born April 8, 1851. Democrat. Real estate developer; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city, 1901-02. Died February 17, 1911 (age 59 years, 315 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Campbell Bayliss (1893-1968) — also known as Robert C. Bayliss — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., December 1, 1893. Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948; candidate for Virginia state house of delegates, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1968 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Daniel L. Burrows (1908-1990) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cape Charles, Northampton County, Va., January 23, 1908. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Elks. Died, from cancer, in Calvary Hospital, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 3, 1990 (age 82 years, 131 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1928, to Elaine Nelthrop; father of Joyce Burrows (who married David Norman Dinkins).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Putnam Chapman (1875-1936) — also known as Thomas P. Chapman — of Fairfax, Va. Born in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Neb., December 31, 1875. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of Fairfax, Va., 1936; died in office 1936. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Fairfax firehouse, Fairfax, Va., February 25, 1936 (age 60 years, 56 days). Interment at Fairfax City Cemetery, Fairfax, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Matthews Chapman and Sarah (Putnam) Chapman; married to Estelle F. Inzer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Crane (1882-1938) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Westover, Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Denver, Colo., August 12, 1882. Democrat. President, Crane Valve Company, Chicago, 1910-14; private secretary to U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, 1915-19; U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia, 1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); real estate business. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died October 3, 1938 (age 56 years, 52 days). Interment at Westover Plantation Cemetery, Charles City County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Richard Crane and Cornelia Workman (Smith) Crane; married, September 22, 1909, to Ellen Douglas Bruce; nephew of Richard Teller Crane Jr..
  Political family: Crane family of Chicago, Illinois.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Howell Crawford (1803-1871) — also known as Thomas H. Crawford — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., March 1, 1803. Real estate agent; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1859-61; defeated (Union), 1863; banker. Died as a result of a gas explosion at his home, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 17, 1871 (age 68 years, 108 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  See also Wikipedia article
  George Madison Crumpler Jr. (1920-1995) — also known as George M. Crumpler — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born September 2, 1920. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; postmaster at Abingdon, Va., 1965-66. Died March 7, 1995 (age 74 years, 186 days). Interment at Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Grady W. Dalton (1908-1986) — Born in Stuart, Patrick County, Va., June 19, 1908. Democrat. Banker; real estate broker; member of Virginia state house of delegates 61st District, 1958-71. Member, Elks; Moose; Order of United American Mechanics; Kiwanis. Died March 5, 1986 (age 77 years, 259 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Booker Dalton.
  John Millbank Delph (1805-1891) — also known as John M. Delph — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Va., August 18, 1805. Carpenter; real estate business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1850-52, 1861-63; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1870. Baptist. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 16, 1891 (age 86 years, 120 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Thelma D. Drake (b. 1949) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, November 20, 1949. Republican. Realtor; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1996-2004; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2005-. Female. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Anthony Farnum — of Bristol, Va. Born in Bristol, Va. Real estate agent; landlord; property manager; mayor of Bristol, Va., 2021-. Still living as of 2022.
  William C. Fulcher (1850-1926) — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., 1850. Building contractor; realtor; mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., 1883-84. Died in 1926 (age about 76 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) — also known as Lloyd L. Gravely — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Danville, Va., December 5, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco buyer; manager, tobacco products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco Co.; director, Standard Insurance and Realty Co.; mayor of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Junior Order; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Died March 6, 1953 (age 63 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Oglesby Winston Gravely and Lula (Keene) Gravely; married, August 2, 1916, to Mary Clarke Hoofnagle.
  Hutchins Inge (1855-1936) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Danville, Va., August 10, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; real estate agent; Consul for Liberia in St. Louis, Mo., 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1916. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Died, from heart disease, at People's Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1936 (age 81 years, 22 days). Interment somewhere in Danville, Va.
  Relatives: Uncle of Hutchins Franklin Inge.
  William Francis James (1873-1945) — also known as W. Frank James — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., May 23, 1873. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; Houghton County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Foresters; Eagles. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James; married, March 18, 1904, to Jennie M. Mingay.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Mary Loretta Landrieu (b. 1955) — also known as Mary L. Landrieu — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 23, 1955. Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1980-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1980, 2000, 2004, 2008; Louisiana state treasurer, 1988-95; candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1995; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1997-. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters; Delta Gamma. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Maurice Edwin Landrieu; married 1988 to E. Frank Snellings.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Carl Alfred Marshall (b. 1891) — also known as Carl A. Marshall — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Carroll County, Va., December 5, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; real estate business; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1925, 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1948. Protestant. Member, Lions. Burial location unknown.
  De Witt W. Perdue (b. 1870) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Big Spring, Montgomery County, Va., January 9, 1870. School teacher; real estate business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in St. Thomas, 1911-14. Burial location unknown.
  Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Norfolk, Va., June 1, 1911. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; member of New York state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65, 79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74). Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; NAACP. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Joanne Arrington.
  William Thomas Sutherlin (1822-1893) — also known as William T. Sutherlin — of Danville, Va. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., April 17, 1822. Tobacco merchant; banker; real estate and insurance business; mayor of Danville, Va., 1855-61; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Pittsylvania County, 1861; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Methodist. His mansion housed Confederate President Jefferson Davis at the time of the surrender in 1865; the house is now the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. Died in Danville, Va., July 22, 1893 (age 71 years, 96 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Va.
  Scott William Taylor (b. 1979) — also known as Scott W. Taylor — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 27, 1979. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for mayor of Virginia Beach, Va., 2008; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 2014-16; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2017-; defeated in primary, 2010. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Albert Conrad Ullman (1914-1986) — also known as Al Ullman — of Baker City, Baker County, Ore. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., March 9, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956 (alternate), 1964; U.S. Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1957-81; defeated, 1954, 1980. Presbyterian. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 11, 1986 (age 72 years, 216 days). Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Albert C. Ullman and Julia (Miller) Ullman; married, March 8, 1941, to Anita W. Curfman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Price Williams Sr. (c.1811-1884) — of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Virginia, about 1811. Cotton merchant; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1851-53; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; real estate and insurance business. Methodist. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., November 10, 1884 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
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