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Montgomery County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Montgomery County

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards

BlacksburgPreston Cemetery atSmithfield Plantation

BlacksburgWestview Cemetery

ChristiansburgSunset Cemetery

ShawsvilleFotheringay Cemetery

Private or familygraveyard
Montgomery County, Virginia

George Hancock (1754-1820) — of Virginia. Born inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,June 13,1754.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97.Slaveowner. DiedJune 18,1820 (age66 years, 5days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

Preston Cemeteryat Smithfield Plantation
Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia

James Patton Preston (1774-1853) — also known asJames P. Preston — ofRichmond,Va.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,June 21,1774.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;crippledby injuries received in the war; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1816;Governor ofVirginia, 1816-19; postmaster atRichmond,Va., 1824-37.Died inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,May 4,1853 (age78 years, 317days).Interment at Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofWilliamPreston and Susanna (Smith) Preston; brother ofFrancisSmith Preston and Letitia Preston (who marriedJohnFloyd); married to Ann Barraud Taylor; father ofWilliamBallard Preston; uncle ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; granduncle ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-granduncle ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJohnBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge.
		Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Preston County,W.Va. is named for him.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

WestviewCemetery
Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia

John Hampton Hoge (1856-1903) — also known asJ. Hampton Hoge — ofMontgomeryCounty, Va.Born in1856.Republican. In October 1893, he was appointed Consul at Amoy, China,and set out for San Francisco en route to his post; just beforeleaving town, hegave a badcheck to settle a debt; on the train to San Francisco, he wasconspicuouslydrunk on the entire journey; PresidentCleveland rescindedthe appointment, and Hoge wasridiculedin newspapers all over the U.S.; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1894, 1896; candidateforGovernor ofVirginia, 1901.Died in1903(ageabout47 years).Interment at Westview Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofDanielHowe Hoge and Ann Hawes (DeJarnette) Hoge; brother ofSamuelHarris Hoge; married to Lulu Otey; first cousin ofJamesHoge Tyler.
		Political family:Hogefamily of Virginia.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

SunsetCemetery
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia

Otho Webb Altizer (1888-1957) — also known asO. W. Altizer — of Christiansburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.Born inFloydCounty, Va.,January3, 1888.Republican.Farmer;miller;MontgomeryCounty Sheriff; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1944.Presbyterian.Member,Lions.Died, fromhistoplasmosisof lungs, in Lewis GaleHospital,Roanoke,Va.,June 16,1957 (age69 years, 164days).Interment at Sunset Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof John L. Altizer and Kate (Peterman) Altizer; married,February29, 1924, to Ruth B. Patterson.
		The AltizerBridge(named 1957), taking Route 8 across the Little River, fromFloydCounty toMontgomeryCounty, Virginia, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Daniel Howe Hoge (1811-1867) — also known asDaniel H. Hoge — of Blacksburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.BornMarch30, 1811.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1860.DiedOctober2, 1867 (age56 years, 186days).Interment at Sunset Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofJohnHampton Hoge andSamuelHarris Hoge; uncle ofJamesHoge Tyler.
		Political family:Hogefamily of Virginia.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

FotheringayCemetery
Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia

Henry Alonzo Edmundson (1814-1890) — also known asHenry A. Edmundson — ofSalem,Va.Born in Blacksburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.,June 14,1814.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1849-61.Slaveowner. Died in Shawsville,MontgomeryCounty, Va.,December16, 1890 (age76 years, 185days).Interment at Fotheringay Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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