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Politician members in Virginia

  Samuel Jordan Cabell (1756-1818) — of Virginia. Born in Amherst County, Va., December 15, 1756. Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1785-86; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Amherst County, 1788; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1795-1803 (14th District 1795-97, at-large 1797-1803). Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Nelson County, Va., August 4, 1818 (age 61 years, 232 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Nelson County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. William Cabell and Margaret (Jordan) Cabell; married 1781 to Sally Syme.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile Horn of Congress" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Locke Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Kiwanis; Society of the Cincinnati. Died, of renal failure and congestive heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  The Charles E. Chamberlain Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  John Crittenden (1754-1806) — of Virginia. Born in New Kent County, Va., 1754. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1790-1805. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Kentucky, March 30, 1806 (age about 51 years). Interment somewhere in Woodford County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Crittenden and Margaret (Butler) Crittenden; married, August 21, 1783, to Judith Turpin Harris; father of John Jordan Crittenden, Thomas Turpin Crittenden and Robert Crittenden; grandfather of Alexander Parker Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas Crittenden and Thomas Theodore Crittenden; great-grandfather of Thomas Theodore Crittenden Jr..
  Political family: Crittenden family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811) — of Virginia. Born in Middlesex County, Va., November 24, 1754. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1790; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1798-1801. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Amelia County, Va., February 13, 1811 (age 56 years, 81 days). Interment at Old Grub Hill Church Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Va.
  Relatives: Uncle of William Segar Archer; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cary Eggleston.
  Political family: Archer-Eggleston family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) — also known as George C. Marshall — of Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., December 31, 1880. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Secretary of State, 1947-49; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1950-51. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Order; Society of the Cincinnati. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1959 (age 78 years, 289 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Catlett Marshall and Laura (Bradford) Marshall; married, February 11, 1902, to Elizabeth Carter Coles; married, October 15, 1930, to Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Nobel Laureates
  Books about George C. Marshall: Larry I. Bland & James B. Barber, George C. Marshall, Soldier of Peace
A. Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known as A. Willis Robertson — of Lexington, Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., May 27, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-46); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans. Died in Lexington, Va., November 1, 1971 (age 84 years, 158 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Pierce Robertson and Josephine Ragland (Willis) Robertson; married, October 19, 1920, to Gladys Churchill Willis; father of Marion Gordon Robertson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. Senate Historical Office
  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
  Henry Junior Taylor (1902-1984) — also known as Henry J. Taylor — of Virginia. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 2, 1902. Republican. Pulp and paper industry; trustee, Manhattan Savings Bank; director, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; author; newspaper correspondent; economist; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1957-61. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Military Order of the World Wars; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Sigma Delta Chi; Loyal Legion. Died in 1984 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Noble Taylor and Eileen Louise (O'Hare) Taylor; married, March 2, 1928, to Olivia Fay Kimbro; married, July 3, 1970, to Marion J. E. Richardson.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
George S. Wallace George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) — also known as George S. Wallace — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va., September 6, 1871. Democrat. Telegraph operator; manager, telegraph office; train dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936; appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, October 4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson.
  Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)
George Washington Washington, George (1732-1799)
  Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (1876-1948) — also known as Alexander W. Weddell — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., April 6, 1876. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1910-11; Catania, as of 1914; U.S. Consul General in Athens, as of 1916-20; Calcutta, as of 1921-24; Mexico City, as of 1926-27; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1933-38; Spain, 1939-42. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1948 (age about 72 years). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Alexander W. Weddell; married, May 31, 1923, to Virginia (Chase) Steedman.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
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