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King DavidMemorial Gardens
7482 Lee Highway
Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Richard Bernard Stone (1928-2019) — also known asRichard Stone;Dick Stone — of Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September22, 1928.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Florida, 1971-74;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1975-80; resigned 1980; U.S. Ambassador to, 1983-84;Denmark, 1992-93.Jewish.Died in Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 28,2019 (age90 years, 309days).Interment at King David Memorial Gardens.
Mt.Vernon
Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as"Father of His Country";"TheAmerican Fabius" —of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va., February 11, 1731/32 o.s. (February22, 1732).Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Presidentof the United States, 1789-97.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, heserved as thefirstPresident and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected totheHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died, probably fromacute bacterialepiglottitis, atFairfaxCounty, Va.,December14, 1799 (age67 years, 295days).Entombed at Mt. Vernon; memorial monument atNationalMall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1860 atWashingtonCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1869 atBostonPublic Garden, Boston, Mass.| |  Relatives: Sonof Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married,January6, 1759, toMarthaDandridge Custis (aunt ofBurwellBassett); step-father ofJohnParke Custis; uncle ofBushrodWashington; granduncle by marriage ofCharlesMagill Conrad; granduncle ofJohnThornton Augustine Washington andGeorgeCorbin Washington; great-granduncle of Jane Washington AugustaThornton (who marriedJamesBurnie Beck); second great-granduncle ofGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; first cousin six times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin ofHowellLewis; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1772-1818),SulifandSutherland Ross andDavidShelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed ofWalkerPeyton Conway,HowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker andDavidShelby Walker Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHenry Ball Jr.,Williamde Bruyn=Kops,HoraceLee Washington,EdwinMcPherson Holden,ClaudeC. Ball,ArthurWesley Holden andFranklinDelano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed ofHenryRootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andThomasLeonidas Crittenden. | | | | Political family:Washingtonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryLee —JoshuaFry —AlexanderDimitry —TobiasLear —DavidMathews —RufusPutnam | | | | Washington counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Md.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,R.I.,Tenn.,Tex.,Utah,Vt.,Va. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. — Thestateof Washington isnamed forhim. —MountWashington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — Theminorplanet886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:GeneralWashington Johnston—GeorgeWashington Lent Marr—GeorgeWashington Heard—GeorgeWashington Barnett—GeorgeWashington Davis—GeorgeW. Owen—GeorgeW. Toland—GeorgeW. Lay—GeorgeW. Patterson—GeorgeW. B. Towns—GeorgeWashington Adams—GeorgeWashington Hockley—GeorgeW. Smyth—G.W. Ingersoll—GeorgeW. Hopkins—GeorgeWashington Montgomery—JosephGeorge Washington Duncan—GeorgeW. Kittredge—GeorgeWashington Juden, Sr.—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeWashington Lane—GeorgeW. Harrison—GeorgeWashington Ewing—GeorgeWashington Seabrook—GeorgeW. Morrison—GeorgeW. Woodward—GeorgeWashington Wright—GeorgeWashington Triplett—GeorgeWashington Glasscock—GeorgeW. Schuyler—GeorgeWashington Holman—GeorgeW. Greene—GeorgeW. Johnson—GeorgeW. Wolcott—GeorgeW. Paschal—GeorgeWashington Dunlap—GeorgeWashington Warren—GeorgeWashington Hill—GeorgeWashington Logan—GeorgeW. Getchell—GeorgeW. Wright—GeorgeW. Julian—GeorgeWashington Dyal—GeorgeW. Ladd—GeorgeW. Peck—GeorgeWashington Nesmith—GeorgeW. Morgan—GeorgeWashington Brooks—GeorgeWashington Cowles—GeorgeW. Geddes—GeorgeWashington Whitmore—GeorgeWashington Bridges—GeorgeW. Cate—GeorgeW. Houk—GeorgeW. Webber—GeorgeW. Bemis—GeorgeW. Batchelder—GeorgeWashington Fairbrother—GeorgeW. Glick—GeorgeW. Ryland—GeorgeW. Jones—GeorgeW. Baker—GeorgeW. Shell—GeorgeW. Anderson—GeorgeW. Crouse—GeorgeW. Hulick—GeorgeW. Allen—GeorgeW. F. Harper—GeorgeWashington Clark—GeorgeW. McCrary—GeorgeW. Gordon—GeorgeW. Kingsbury—GeorgeW. Covington—GeorgeWashington Fleeger—GeorgeW. Steele—GeorgeW. Wilson—GeorgeW. Martin—GeorgeW. E. Dorsey—GeorgeW. Plunkitt—GeorgeW. Furbush—GeorgeW. Sutton—GeorgeW. Curtin—GeorgeW. Ray—GeorgeW. Roosevelt—GeorgeW. Smith—GeorgeW. Kipp—GeorgeW. Campbell—GeorgeW. Taylor—GeorgeW. Stone—GeorgeW. Bartch—GeorgeW. Shonk—GeorgeW. Paul—GeorgeW. Cook—GeorgeW. Clarke—GeorgeW. Murray—GeorgeW. Faris—GeorgeW. Fithian—GeorgeW. Prince—GeorgeW. Buckner—GeorgeW. Cromer—GeorgeW. Donaghey—GeorgeT. Beck—GeorgeW. Aldridge—GeorgeWashington Wagoner—GeorgeWashington Goethals—GeorgeW. Armstrong—GeorgeW. Lovejoy—GeorgeW. Oakes—GeorgeW. Hays—GeorgeW. Edmonds—GeorgeW. Lindsay—GeorgeWashington Jones—T.G. W. Tarver—GeorgeW. Darden—GeorgeW. McCaskrin—GeorgeWashington English—GeorgeWashington Jones—GeorgeW. Mead—GeorgeW. Collins—GeorgeW. Gibbons—GeorgeW. List—GeorgeW. Calkin—GeorgeWashington Sullivan—GeorgeW. Rauch—GeorgeW. Michell—GeorgeWashington Jackson—GeorgeW. Blanchard—GeorgeWashington Herz—GeorgeW. Bristow—GeorgeWashington Hardy—GeorgeW. Ballard—GeorgeW. McKown—GeorgeW. Collins | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. Hisportraitalso appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency,and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about George Washington: RichardBrookhiser,FoundingFather: Rediscovering George Washington — James ThomasFlexner,Washington:The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall,GeorgeWashington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith,Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation —Henry Wiencek,AnImperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation ofAmerica — James MacGregor Burns,GeorgeWashington — Joseph J. Ellis,HisExcellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton,TheBulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's ProvidentialCare — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Wendie C. Old,GeorgeWashington (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Bushrod Washington (1762-1829) — ofAlexandria,Va.;Richmond,Va.Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,June 5,1762.Lawyer;member of Virginia state legislature, 1787;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromWestmoreland County, 1788;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1798-1829; died in office 1829.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November26, 1829 (age67 years, 174days).Entombed at Mt. Vernon. | | Martha Washington (1731-1802) — also known asMartha Dandridge;Martha DandridgeCustis —Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,June 13,1731.FirstLady of the United States, 1789-97.Female.Slaveowner. Died inFairfaxCounty, Va.,May 22,1802 (age70 years, 343days).Entombed at Mt. Vernon. | | John Parke Custis (1754-1781) — also known asJacky Custis — ofFairfaxCounty, Va.Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,November27, 1754.Planter;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Fairfax County, 1778-81.Died, probably fromtyphus ordysentery,inNewKent County, Va.,November5, 1781 (age26 years, 343days).Interment at Mt. Vernon.
Ox HillBattlefield Park
Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) — also known asIsaac I. Stevens — of Washington. Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,March25, 1818.Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governorof Washington Territory, 1853-57;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Shotand killed at theCivilWar battle of Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,September1, 1862 (age44 years, 160days).Interment atIslandCemetery, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument at Ox Hill BattlefieldPark.| | Relatives:Cousin *** ofCharlesAbbot Stevens andMosesTyler Stevens. | | | | Political family:Stevens-Woodhullfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Stevens counties inMinn. andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | FortStevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now astatepark) inWarrenton,Oregon, wasnamed forhim. —FortStevens (active during the Civil War, 1861-65; site now apark)inWashington,D.C., wasnamed forhim. — Thecity(andlake)ofLakeStevens, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofStevensville,Montana, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(6,838 feet), inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(5,372 feet), inBinghamCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — Upper StevensLake,and Lower StevensLake,inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, arenamed forhim. — The Stevens Halldormitory,at Washington StateUniversity,Pullman,Washington, isnamed forhim. — Isaac I. StevensElementarySchool (opened 1906, expanded 1928, renovated and reopened 2001),inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensMiddleSchool, inPortAngeles, Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensJuniorHigh School (now Middle School), inPasco,Washington, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Who gave to the service ofhis country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generousheart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying hiscommand, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at thebattle of Chantilly, Va." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens:Joseph Taylor Hazard,Companionof Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor ofWashington |
Private or familygraveyards
Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Cutts (1769-1846) — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,January31, 1769.Member of New Hampshire state legislature, 1800;U.S.Senator from New Hampshire, 1810-13, 1813-15.Died in Lewinsville,FairfaxCounty, Va.,January25, 1846 (age76 years, 359days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | William Fitzhugh (1741-1809) — of Virginia. Born inKing GeorgeCounty, Va.,August24, 1741.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1776-77, 1780-81, 1787-88;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1781-85.Died inFairfaxCounty, Va.,June 6,1809 (age67 years, 286days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Fitzhugh and Lucy (Carter) Fitzhugh; married1778 to SarahDigges; married to Ann Bolling Randolph; great-grandfather ofWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791) andRobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780); first cousin once removed ofGeorgeNicholas,CarterBassett Harrison,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas andWilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841); first cousin twice removed ofPeytonRandolph,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857) andJohnScott Harrison (1804-1878); first cousin thrice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); first cousin four times removed ofEdmundRandolph Cocke,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RussellBenjamin Harrison,RichardEvelyn Byrd,CarterHenry Harrison II,HarryBartow Hawes andWilliamWelby Beverley; first cousin five times removed ofFrancisBeverley Biddle,HarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990); first cousin six times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd Jr.. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Craik (1761-1807) — ofBaltimore,Md.; Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.Born near Port Tobacco,CharlesCounty, Md.,October31, 1761.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1789-92; district judge in Maryland 5thDistrict, 1793-96, 1801-02;U.S.Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1796-1801.Slaveowner. Died inAlexandria,Va.,February9, 1807 (age45 years, 101days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (1837-1891) — also known asWilliam H. F. Lee;RooneyLee —of Burkes Station (now Burke),FairfaxCounty, Va.Born inArlingtonCounty, Va.,May 31,1837.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1875;U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1887-91; died inoffice 1891.During the Civil War, he was captured by Union forces, imprisoned,and eventually exchanged for Gen.NealDow, who had been captured by Confederates.Slaveowner. Died inFairfaxCounty, Va.,October15, 1891 (age54 years, 137days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1922 atUniversityChapel, Lexington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph (Custis) Lee; married1859 toCharlotte Georgiana Wickham; married1867 to MaryTabb Bolling; grandson ofHenryLee; grandnephew ofCharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; great-grandson ofWilliamFitzhugh andJohnParke Custis; great-grandnephew ofBeverleyRandolph; second great-grandson ofMarthaWashington; second great-grandnephew ofRichardBland; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofFitzhughLee; first cousin twice removed ofGeorgeHenry Calvert andCharlesBenedict Calvert; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780),RichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee,TheodorickBland (1742-1790) andBurwellBassett; first cousin four times removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin twice removed ofThomasSim Lee,GeorgeNicholas,CarterBassett Harrison,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnWayles Eppes,WilliamHenry Harrison,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andHenrySt. George Tucker; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph andLeeMarvin; third cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph (1779-1828),RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),JohnRobertson,JohnLee,FrancisWayles Eppes,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) andNathanielBeverly Tucker; third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,TheodorickBland (1776-1846),ZacharyTaylor andWilliamWelby Beverley; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JohnBreckinridge Castleman,JohnScott Harrison (1844-1926),FrancisPreston Blair Lee andDouglassTownshend Bolling; fourth cousin once removed ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,JohnLee Carroll,EdmundRandolph Cocke,ThomasLawton Davis,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,RussellBenjamin Harrison,RichardEvelyn Byrd,CarterHenry Harrison II,HarryBartow Hawes,EdwardBrooke Lee andRichardWalker Bolling. | | | | Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
SullyPlantation
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827) — Born inPrinceWilliam County, Va.,January20, 1761.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1784;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1789-95 (at-large 1789-91, 4thDistrict 1791-93, 17th District 1793-95); judge in District ofColumbia, 1827.Slaveowner. Died inMadisonCounty, Ky.,March12, 1827 (age66 years, 51days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequentinterment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1975 at SullyPlantation.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Lee (1729-1787) and Lucy Ludwell Gaines (Grymes) Lee;brother ofHenryLee (1756-1818),CharlesLee andEdmundJennings Lee; married1794 toElizabeth Collins Lee; grandnephew ofRichardBland; granduncle ofFitzhughLee andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; third great-grandfather ofLeeMarvin; first cousin once removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee andTheodorickBland (1742-1790); first cousin twice removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofThomasSim Lee,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andHenrySt. George Tucker; second cousin once removed ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph,JohnLee andNathanielBeverly Tucker; second cousin twice removed ofFrancisPreston Blair Lee; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnLee Carroll andEdwardBrooke Lee; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley,BlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofOuterbridgeHorsey; third cousin ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,TheodorickBland (1776-1846),PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andZacharyTaylor; third cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin twice removed ofHancockLee Jackson,ThomasJefferson Coolidge,EdmundRandolph Cocke,JohnAugustine Marshall,CarterHenry Harrison II andFrederickMadison Roberts; third cousin thrice removed ofAbrahamLincoln,JohnGardner Coolidge,ElliotWoolfolk Major,JamesSansome Lakin,EdgarBailey Woolfolk,EdithWilson,WilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt andFrancisBeverley Biddle; fourth cousin ofJohnWayles Eppes. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
National MemorialPark
Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) — also known asHarry R. Sheppard — of Yucaipa,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,January10, 1885.Democrat.Railroadworker;beveragebusiness;U.S.Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43,21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65);delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940,1944,1956,1960.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen.Died ofpneumoniaat George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,April28, 1969 (age84 years, 108days).Interment at National Memorial Park. | | Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) — also known asCharles F. Curry;C. F.Curry —of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Naperville,DuPageCounty, Ill.,March14, 1858.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1887-89;secretaryof state of California, 1899-1911; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1910;U.S.Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died inoffice 1930.Member,Elks;Freemasons;Eagles.Died inWashington,D.C.,October10, 1930 (age72 years, 210days).Originally entombed atAbbeyMausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombedin mausoleum at National Memorial Park. | | Oscar Raymond Luhring (1879-1944) — of Indiana. Born in Haubstadt,GibsonCounty, Ind.,February11, 1879.Republican. Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1903;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1919-23; defeated,1922;federaljudge, 1930.DiedAugust20, 1944 (age65 years, 191days).Originally entombed atAbbeyMausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombedin mausoleum at National Memorial Park. | | Will Rogers (1898-1983) — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born near Bessie,WashitaCounty, Okla.,December12, 1898.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Oklahoma at-large, 1933-43; candidate forsecretaryof state of Oklahoma, 1943.Died inFallsChurch, Va.,August3, 1983 (age84 years, 234days).Cremated;ashes interred at National Memorial Park. | | Murray M. Chotiner (1909-1974) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October4, 1909.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1936,1944,1952,1956;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 16th District, 1960.Special counsel to PresidentRichardNixon, 1970-71.Injured in anautomobileaccident on Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va., in front of the homeof Massachusetts Sen.EdwardM. Kennedy, and died one week later, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January30, 1974 (age64 years, 118days).Interment at National Memorial Park. | | Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known asFrederick C. Belen — of Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December25, 1913.Lawyer;aide to U.S. Reps.AndrewJ. Transue andGeorgeD. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;FederalBar Association.U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which createdthe ZIP code.Died, of complications fromParkinson'sdisease, in ArlingtonHospital,Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,October13, 1999 (age85 years, 292days).Interment at National Memorial Park.
Gunston HallGrounds
Near Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Mason (1725-1792) — of Virginia. Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,December11, 1725.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1759; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1776-80, 1786-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787-88.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died inFairfaxCounty, Va.,October7, 1792 (age66 years, 301days).Interment at Gunston Hall Grounds; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof George Mason (1690-1735) and Ann (Thomson) Mason; brother ofThomsonMason; married,April 4,1750, to Ann Eilbeck; married,April11, 1780, to Sarah Brent (aunt ofGeorgeGraham); uncle ofStevensThomson Mason (1760-1803) andJohnThomson Mason (1765-1824); grandfather ofThomsonFrancis Mason andJamesMurray Mason; granduncle ofJohnThomson Mason (1787-1850),ArmisteadThomson Mason andJohnThomson Mason Jr.; great-grandfather ofFitzhughLee; great-granduncle ofStevensThomson Mason (1811-1843); third great-grandfather ofCharlesO'Conor Goolrick; fourth great-granduncle ofJerauldWright. | | | | Political family:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Mason counties inKy. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | George MasonUniversity,Fairfax,Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about George Mason: JeffBroadwater,GeorgeMason : Forgotten Founder |
Flint HillCemetery
Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Gardiner Latch (1901-1993) — also known asEdward G. Latch — ofWashington,D.C.; Gaithersburg,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January14, 1901.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1960 ; chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-78.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary.In 1971, he officiated at the marriage of PresidentRichardNixon's daughter Patricia, to Edward Cox, in the White House.Died in Gaithersburg,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 9,1993 (age92 years, 85days).Interment at Flint Hill Cemetery.
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