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Rappahannock County
Virginia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Rappahannock County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards WoodvilleSt. Paul's EpiscopalChurchyard WoodvilleSt. Stephens EpiscopalCemetery Private or familygraveyard Rappahannock County, Virginia Aylett Hawes (1768-1833) — of Virginia. Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,April21, 1768.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1802;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1811-17 (9th District 1811-15, 10thDistrict 1815-17).Slaveowner. DiedAugust31, 1833 (age65 years, 132days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Hawes, Jr. and Ann (Walker) Hawes; uncle ofRichardHawes andAlbertGallatin Hawes; granduncle ofAylettHawes Buckner; great-granduncle ofHarryBartow Hawes; second cousin ofJohnWalker andFrancisWalker; second cousin twice removed ofThomasWalker Gilmer.   Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916-2005) — also known asEugene J. McCarthy;"CleanGene" —of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Watkins,MeekerCounty, Minn.,March29, 1916.Schoolteacher;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1949-59; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Minnesota,1952(alternate),1960,1964;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1968,1972,1992;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968, 1976 (Independent), 1988 (Consumer).Catholic.IrishandGermanancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;PhiKappa Theta.Died, from complications ofParkinson'sdisease, in the GeorgetownRetirementResidence,Washington,D.C.,December10, 2005 (age89 years, 256days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.

	Relatives: Sonof Michael J. McCarthy and Anna (Baden) McCarthy; married1945 toAbigail Quigley.
		Cross-reference:GerryE. Studds —ThomasA. Hutto
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books by Eugene J. McCarthy:Up'Til Now : A Memoir of the Decline of American Politics(1987)
		Books about Eugene J. McCarthy:Dominick Sandbrook,EugeneMcCarthy : The Rise and Fall of Postwar AmericanLiberalism — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]

James W. Fletcher (d. 1998) — of Sperryville,RappahannockCounty, Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1940.DiedMarch10, 1998.Interment at St. Stephens Episcopal Cemetery.

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