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Politician members in Virginia

Lewis Minor Coleman (b. 1861) — also known as Lewis M. Coleman — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in University, Charlottesville, Va., May 20, 1861. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1913-17. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Lewis Minor Coleman and Mary Ambler (Marshall) Coleman; married, September 7, 1892, to Julia Wingate Boyd; great-grandson of John Marshall.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph family; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Anderson-Marshall family of Ohio and West Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947) — also known as Patrick H. Drewry — of Petersburg, Va. Born in Petersburg, Va., May 24, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 29th District, 1912-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916, 1940, 1944; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1920-47 (4th District 1920-33, at-large 1933-35, 4th District 1935-47); died in office 1947. Methodist. Member, American Historical Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Sigma Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Petersburg, Va., December 21, 1947 (age 72 years, 211 days). Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.   Presumably named for: Patrick Henry   Relatives: Son of Dr. E. A. Drewry and Alta L. (Booth) Drewry; married, April 18, 1906, to Mary E. Metcalf.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Henry Robinson Pollard (1845-1923) — Born in King and Queen County, Va., November 28, 1845. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1880. Baptist. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in Richmond, Va., August 4, 1923 (age 77 years, 249 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.   Relatives: Son of John Pollard and Juliette (Jeffries) Pollard; married, December 19, 1869, to Jessie Gresham; father of Robert Nelson Pollard; uncle of John Garland Pollard; grandfather of Frederick Gresham Pollard.   Political family: Pollard family of Richmond, Virginia.   Epitaph: "Confederate Soldier, Lawyer, Legislator. For 23 Years City Attorney of Richmond. A Faithful Public Servant. An Active and Triumphant Christian."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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

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