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Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Nathaniel Beverly Tucker (1820-1890) — also known asBeverly Tucker — of Virginia. Born inWinchester,Va.,June 8,1820.Newspapereditor; U.S. Consul inLiverpool, 1857-61.Died inRichmond,Va.,July 5,1890 (age70 years, 27days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: SonofHenrySt. George Tucker and Ann Evelina (Hunter) Tucker; married toJane Shelton Ellis; nephew ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke; grandson ofSt.George Tucker; grandnephew ofTheodorickBland (1742-1790) andThomasTudor Tucker; great-grandnephew ofRichardBland; second great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeTucker; first cousin thrice removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin once removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin twice removed ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph andBeverleyRandolph; third cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,JohnWayles Eppes,TheodorickBland (1776-1846),PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),FitzhughLee andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; third cousin twice removed ofDavidMeriwether (1755-1822),JamesMeriwether (1755-1817) andMeriwetherLewis; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamWelby Beverley; fourth cousin ofThomasMarshall,JohnRobertson,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesMeriwether (1788-1852),DavidMeriwether (1800-1893),JamesArchibald Meriwether,WilliamLewis Cabell,ThomasJefferson Coolidge,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,EdmundRandolph Cocke,JohnAugustine Marshall,CarterHenry Harrison II,FrederickMadison Roberts andDouglassTownshend Bolling. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Howard Randolph Bayne (1851-1933) — also known asHoward R. Bayne — of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inWinchester,Va.,May 11,1851.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1909-12.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;American BarAssociation.Died in New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1933 (age81 years, 306days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Bayne and Mary Ellen (Ashby) Bayne; married,April27, 1886, to Lizzie S. Moore (daughter of Samuel Preston Moore);married,February17, 1932, to Amy (Hughes) D'Aeth. |
| | John Cowper Granberry (1829-1907) — also known asJohn C. Granberry — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inNorfolk,Va.,December5, 1829.Democrat. Methodistminister;chaplainin the Confederate States Army;bishop ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church, South;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1888.Methodist.Died in Ashland,HanoverCounty, Va.,April 1,1907 (age77 years, 117days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Ann (Leslie) Granberry and Richard Granberry; married1858 to JennieMassie; married1862 to EllaFayette Winston. |
Dead Man's HillCemetery
Richmond, Virginia
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EvergreenCemetery
Richmond, Virginia
Founded 1891
Forest LawnCemetery
4000 Pilots Lane
Richmond, Virginia
Founded 1922
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Eleanor Parker Sheppard (1907-1991) — also known asEleanor P. Sheppard;EleanorParker —ofRichmond,Va.Born in Pelham,MitchellCounty, Ga.,July 24,1907.Democrat.Mayorof Richmond, Va., 1962-64; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1967-76.Female.Baptist.Firstwoman mayor in Virginia.Died inRichmond,Va.,March13, 1991 (age83 years, 232days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Howard Hearnes Carwile (1911-1987) — also known asHoward H. Carwile;"Howlin'Howard" —ofRichmond,Va.Born inCharlotteCounty, Va.,November14, 1911.Lawyer;Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia, 1942 (5th District), 1944 (5thDistrict), 1980 (3rd District); candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1945 (Independent), 1953 (Independent), 1957(Democratic primary); Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1946, 1948; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Henrico County & Richmond city,1974-75; defeated (Independent), 1947, 1975.Died, fromsepsisdue toseverebedsores, while suffering fromemaciationandAlzheimer'sdisease, in St. Mary'sHospital,HenricoCounty, Va.,June 6,1987 (age75 years, 204days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Oliver White Hill (1907-2007) — also known asOliver W. Hill — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,May 1,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; in 1947, he was electedas thefirstBlack member of Richmond's city council since Reconstruction;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1972.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1999, and theSpingarnMedal in 2005.Died inRichmond,Va.,August5, 2007 (age100 years,96 days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
HollywoodCemetery
412 South Cherry Street
Richmond, Virginia
Founded 1847
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1969
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Monroe (1758-1831) — ofSpotsylvaniaCounty, Va.;LoudounCounty, Va.Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,April28, 1758.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1782, 1786, 1810-11;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-86;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromSpotsylvania County, 1788;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1790-94; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1794-96;Great Britain, 1803-07;Governor ofVirginia, 1799-1802, 1811;U.S.Secretary of State, 1811-17;U.S.Secretary of War, 1814-15;Presidentof the United States, 1817-25;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1930.Slaveowner. Died, probably oftuberculosis,in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1831 (age73 years, 67days).Originally entombed atNewYork Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequently entombed atNewYork City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1858at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married,February16, 1786, to Eliza Kortright andElizabethKortright; father of Eliza Kortright Monroe (who marriedGeorgeHay) and Maria Hester Monroe (who marriedSamuelLaurence Gouverneur); nephew ofJosephJones; uncle ofThomasBell Monroe andJamesMonroe (1799-1870); granduncle ofVictorMonroe; great-grandnephew of Douglas Robinson (who marriedCorinneRoosevelt Robinson); second great-granduncle ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson andCorinneAlsop Cole; third great-granduncle ofCorinneAlsop Chubb andJohndeKoven Alsop; first cousin once removed ofWilliamGrayson; second cousin ofAlfredWilliam Grayson andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; second cousin thrice removed ofCarterHenry Harrison II andJohnBrady Grayson. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Monroefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Monroe counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Mich.,Miss.,Mo.,N.Y.,Ohio,Pa.,Tenn.,W.Va. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofMonrovia,Liberia, isnamed forhim. —MountMonroe, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. —FortMonroe (military installation 1819-2011), at Old Point Comfort,Hampton,Virginia, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Monroe (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JamesMonroe—JamesMonroe—JamesM. Pendleton—JamesM. Jackson—JamesMonroe Letts—JamesM. Ritchie—JamesM. Rosse—JamesM. Comly—JamesMonroe Buford—JamesM. Seibert—J.Monroe Driesbach—JamesM. Lown—JamesM. Miller—JamesMonroe Jones—JamesMonroe Hale—JamesMonroe Spears—J.M. Alford—JamesM. Lown, Jr.—JamesM. Miley | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $100 silver certificate in the 1880s and1890s. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about James Monroe: Harry Ammon,JamesMonroe: The Quest for National Identity | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|  | John Tyler (1790-1862) — also known as"The AccidentalPresident" —ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,March29, 1790.Whig.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1811-16, 1823-25, 1839-40; served inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Virginia 23rd District, 1817-21;Governor ofVirginia, 1825-27;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1827-36;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; delegate toWhig National Convention from Virginia, 1839 (ConventionVice-President);VicePresident of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836;Presidentof the United States, 1841-45;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Charles City, James City &New Kent counties, 1861;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;died in office 1862.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.A bill toimpeachhim was defeated in the House of Representatives in January 1843.Slaveowner. Died, probably from astroke,in ahotelroom atRichmond,Va.,January18, 1862 (age71 years, 295days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofJohnTyler (1747-1813) and Mary (Armistead) Tyler; married,March29, 1813, toLetitiaChristian; married,June 26,1844, toJuliaGardiner (daughter ofDavidGardiner); father ofDavidGardiner Tyler andLyonGardiner Tyler; great-grandfather ofAdeleGoodwyn; third cousin ofGeorgeMadison; third cousin once removed ofZacharyTaylor; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andAylettHawes Buckner; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr. andBronsonMurray Cutting. | | | | Political family:Tylerfamily of Richmond, Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:BenjaminTappan | | | | Tyler County,Tex. is named for him. | | | | John TylerHighSchool, inTyler,Texas, isnamed forhim. — John TylerCommunityCollege, inChester,Virginia, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnT. Rich—JohnT. Cutting—JohnTyler Cooper—JohnTyler Cambpell—JohnTyler Taylor—JohnTyler Hammons | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John Tyler: Oliver P.Chitwood,JohnTyler : Champion of the Old South — Norma LoisPeterson,Presidenciesof William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — Jane C.Walker,JohnTyler : A President of Many Firsts — Edward P. Crapol,JohnTyler, the Accidental President — Gary May,JohnTyler: The 10th President, 1841-1845 — Donald BarrChidsey,AndTyler Too | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|  | Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known asJefferson Davis — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Miss.;WarrenCounty, Miss.Born in alogcabin, Fairview, Christian County (nowToddCounty), Ky.,June 3,1808.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate forMississippistate house of representatives, 1843; Presidential Elector forMississippi,1844;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1851;U.S.Secretary of War, 1853-57;Presidentof the Confederacy, 1861-65.CapturedbyUnionforces in May 1865 andimprisonedwithout trial for about two years.Slaveowner. Died ofbronchitisandmalariain New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December6, 1889 (age81 years, 186days).Original interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 at HollywoodCemetery; memorial monument atMemorialAvenue.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married,June 17,1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter ofZacharyTaylor andMargaretTaylor); married,February25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter ofRichardHowell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who marriedRichardBrodhead); granduncle ofJosephDavis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who marriedThomasEdmund Dewey). | | | | Political families:Bowie-Taylor-Mackall-Johnsonfamily of Maryland;Taylor-Brodheadfamily of Easton, Pennsylvania;Dewey-Davisfamily of Owosso, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JesseD. Bright —JohnH. Reagan —HoraceGreeley —SolomonCohen —GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelA. Roberts —WilliamT. Sutherlin —VictorVifquain —CharlesO'Conor | | | | Jeff DavisCounty, Ga.,Jefferson DavisParish, La.,Jefferson DavisCounty, Miss. andJeff DavisCounty, Tex. are named for him. | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:J.Davis Brodhead—JeffersonD. Hostetter—JeffersonD. Blount—JeffersonDavis Carwile—JeffersonD. Helms—JeffersonDavis Wiggins—JeffersonDavis Parris | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Jefferson Davis:TheRise and Fall of the Confederate Government(1881) | | | | Books about Jefferson Davis: William J.Cooper, Jr.,JeffersonDavis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis,JeffersonDavis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoirby His Wife — William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter DonaldKennedy,WasJefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren,JeffersonDavis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway &Richard E. Beringer,JeffersonDavis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen,JeffersonDavis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson,Pursuit:The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release ofConfederate President Jefferson Davis | | | | Image source: Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861 |
| | John Young Mason (1799-1859) — also known asJohn Y. Mason — of Virginia. Born near Hicksford (now Emporia),GreensvilleCounty, Va.,April18, 1799.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1823; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1827;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1831-37 (2nd District 1831-35, 13thDistrict 1835-37);U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1841-44;resigned 1844;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1844-45, 1846-49;U.S.Attorney General, 1845-46;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. MinistertoFrance, 1853-59, died in office 1859.Slaveowner. Died in Paris,France,October3, 1859 (age60 years, 168days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Peter Vivian Daniel (1784-1860) — of Virginia. Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,April24, 1784.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1809-12;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1818;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1836-41;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1841-60.Episcopalian.Died inRichmond,Va.,May 31,1860 (age76 years, 37days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939) — also known asClaude A. Swanson — of Chatham,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.Born in Swansonville,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,March31, 1862.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1893-1906; resigned1906;Governor ofVirginia, 1906-10; defeated, 1901;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1910-33; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1912(speaker),1916,1920,1924,1928,1932;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1933-39; died in office 1939.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.Died near Criglersville,MadisonCounty, Va.,July 7,1939 (age77 years, 98days).Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Elizabeth Monroe (1768-1830) — also known asElizabeth Kortright — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1768.FirstLady of the United States, 1817-25.Female.Dutchancestry.Died inLoudounCounty, Va.,September23, 1830 (age62 years, 85days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Loudoun County, Va.; reinterment atHollywood Cemetery. | | Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. (1907-1998) — also known asLewis F. Powell, Jr. — of Virginia. Born inSuffolk,Va.,September19, 1907.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;member,Virginia state constitutional commission, 1967-68;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-87.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa.Died ofpneumonia,inRichmond,Va.,August25, 1998 (age90 years, 340days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Julia Tyler (1820-1889) — also known asJulia Gardiner — Born in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 29,1820.FirstLady of the United States, 1844-45.Female.Died, in the ExchangeHotel,Richmond,Va.,July 10,1889 (age68 years, 346days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | William Lambert (1790-1853) — ofRichmond,Va.Born in1790.Lawyer;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1840-53; died in office 1853.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch24, 1853 (ageabout 62years).Original interment atSt. John's ChurchCemetery; reinterment in 1892 at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Williams Walker Fearn (1832-1899) — also known asWalker Fearn — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,January13, 1832.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. MinistertoRomania, 1885-89;Serbia, 1885-89;Greece, 1885-89; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1885-89.Died in Hot Springs,BathCounty, Va.,April 7,1899 (age67 years, 84days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833) — ofCharlotteCounty, Va.Born in Cawsons,PrinceGeorge County, Va.,June 2,1773.U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1799-1813, 1815-17, 1819-25,1827-29, 1833 (at-large 1799-1807, 15th District 1807-13, 16thDistrict 1815-17, 1819-21, 5th District 1821-25, 1827-29, 1833); diedin office 1833;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1825-27; U.S. Minister toRussia, 1830.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 24,1833 (age59 years, 356days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Charlotte County, Va.; reintermentat Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Randolph and Frances (Bland) Randolph; half-brother ofHenrySt. George Tucker; nephew ofTheodorickBland (1742-1790); uncle ofNathanielBeverly Tucker; grandson ofRichardRandolph; grandnephew ofRichardBland; first cousin once removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775) andThomasMann Randolph Jr.; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; first cousin four times removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge; second cousin ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; second cousin once removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),JohnRobertson andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,FitzhughLee,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin thrice removed ofJoelWalker Flood,EdmundRandolph Cocke,JohnAugustine Marshall,BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,EdithWilson andFrederickMadison Roberts; second cousin four times removed ofHenryDe La Warr Flood,WilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt,FrancisBeverley Biddle,WilliamWelby Beverley,JoelWest Flood andEarleCabell; second cousin five times removed ofHarryFlood Byrd andLeeMarvin; third cousin ofJohnWayles Eppes andTheodorickBland (1776-1846); third cousin once removed ofDavidMeriwether (1755-1822),JamesMeriwether (1755-1817) andMeriwetherLewis; third cousin twice removed ofDouglassTownshend Bolling; third cousin thrice removed ofThomasLawton Davis,ConnallyFindlay Trigg,WilliamHenry Robertson andRichardWalker Bolling; fourth cousin ofThomasJones Hardeman,JamesMeriwether (1788-1852),BaileyHardeman,DavidMeriwether (1800-1893) andJamesArchibald Meriwether; fourth cousin once removed ofGeorgeRockingham Gilmer andReubenHandy Meriwether. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS John Randolph (built 1941 atBaltimore,Maryland; mined and sank, in theDenmarkStrait, 1942) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary | | | | Image source: The South in the Buildingof the Nation (1909) |
 | Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876) — also known asHenry A. Wise — of Accomac,AccomackCounty, Va.; Princess Anne County, Va. (nowVirginiaBeach, Va.).Born in Virginia,December3, 1806.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1833-44 (8th District 1833-35, 21stDistrict 1835-41, 8th District 1841-43, 7th District 1843-44); U.S.Minister toBrazil, 1844-47;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850;Governor ofVirginia, 1856-59;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Princess Anne County, 1861;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. DiedSeptember12, 1876 (age69 years, 284days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Harvie (1742-1807) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,1742.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1777-78;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1785-86;secretaryof state of Virginia, 1788.His estate later became the site of Hollywood Cemetery.Fell from aladder, and died as a result, inRichmond,Va.,February6, 1807 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Edmund Waddill Jr. (1855-1931) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,May 22,1855.Republican.Lawyer;HenricoCounty Judge, 1880-83;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1883-85; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1885-89;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1890-91; defeated,1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1896;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1908-21;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1921-31; died inoffice 1931.Died inRichmond,Va.,April 9,1931 (age75 years, 322days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | William Smith (1797-1887) — also known as"Extra Billy" — of Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.Born in Marengo,King GeorgeCounty, Va.,September6, 1797.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate, 1836;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1841-43, 1853-61 (13th District1841-43, 7th District 1853-61);Governor ofVirginia, 1846-49, 1864-65; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1877.Slaveowner. Died near Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.,May 18,1887 (age89 years, 254days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (1876-1948) — also known asAlexander W. Weddell — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 6,1876.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inZanzibar, 1910-11;Catania, as of 1914; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1916-20;Calcutta, as of 1921-24;Mexico City, as of 1926-27; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1933-38;Spain, 1939-42.Episcopalian.Member,Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1948(ageabout72 years).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Moncure Daniel (1825-1865) — also known asJohn M. Daniel — Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,October24, 1825.Newspapereditor; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSardinia, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toSardinia, 1854-61.Died inRichmond,Va.,March30, 1865 (age39 years, 157days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Charles Triplett O'Ferrall (1840-1905) — also known asCharles T. O'Ferrall — ofHarrisonburg,Va.Born inBerkeleyCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),October21, 1840.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1871-73;RockinghamCounty Judge, 1874-80;U.S.Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1884-93; resigned1893;Governor ofVirginia, 1894-98.Died inRichmond,Va.,September22, 1905 (age64 years, 336days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | George Ainslie (1868-1931) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,October10, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;policecommissioner of Richmond, Va., 1903-06;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1912-24.Episcopalian.Member,KappaAlpha Order.Died inRichmond,Va.,July 18,1931 (age62 years, 281days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) — also known asJ. Fulmer Bright — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,November17, 1877.Democrat.Physician;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-23;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1928.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from aheartailment, inRichmond,Va.,December29, 1953 (age76 years, 42days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Hilliard Bright and Mary Samuel (Davies)Bright. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Alexander Seddon (1815-1880) — also known asJames A. Seddon — of Virginia. Born in Falmouth,StaffordCounty, Va.,July 13,1815.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1845-47, 1849-51;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1856;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1862-65.ArrestedbyUnionforces in May 1865 andimprisoneduntil December.Slaveowner. Died inGoochlandCounty, Va.,August19, 1880 (age65 years, 37days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Garland Pollard (1871-1937) — ofRichmond,Va.;Williamsburg,Va.Born in Stevensville,King andQueen County, Va.,August4, 1871.Democrat.Delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city,1901-02;Virginiastate attorney general, 1914; member, Federal Trade Commission,1920-21;Governor ofVirginia, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1932.Baptist.Died inWashington,D.C.,April28, 1937 (age65 years, 267days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Thomas Coleman Andrews (1899-1983) — also known asT. Coleman Andrews — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,February19, 1899.Accountant;Virginiastate auditor, 1931-33; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue,1953-55; States Rights candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1956.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;JohnBirch Society.Died inRichmond,Va.,October15, 1983 (age84 years, 238days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) — also known asJabez L. M. Curry — of Talladega,TalladegaCounty, Ala.;Washington,D.C.Born near Double Branches,LincolnCounty, Ga.,June 5,1825.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57;U.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61;Delegatefrom Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;president,Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68;collegeprofessor; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1885-88.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died near Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,February12, 1903 (age77 years, 252days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905) — also known asFitz Lee — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Clermont,FairfaxCounty, Va.,November19, 1835.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1872,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee),1892(alternate);Governor ofVirginia, 1886-90;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Lynchburg, Virginia, 1893-96;U.S. Consul General inHavana, 1896-98; general in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,April28, 1905 (age69 years, 160days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sydney Smith Lee and Anna Maria (Mason) Lee; married,April19, 1871, to Ellen Bernard Fowle; father of Anne Lee (who marriedJamesGuthrie Harbord); nephew ofJamesMurray Mason and Robert E. Lee; grandson ofHenryLee; grandnephew ofCharlesLee,RichardBland Lee andEdmundJennings Lee; great-grandson ofGeorgeMason; second great-grandnephew ofRichardBland; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin thrice removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee andTheodorickBland (1742-1790); first cousin four times removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin twice removed ofThomasSim Lee,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andHenrySt. George Tucker; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andLeeMarvin; third cousin once removed ofJohnLee andNathanielBeverly Tucker; third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,TheodorickBland (1776-1846),PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andZacharyTaylor; fourth cousin ofFrancisPreston Blair Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,FrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison,JohnLee Carroll,JohnBreckinridge Castleman andEdwardBrooke Lee. | | | | Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | | Eppa Hunton (1822-1908) — of Warrenton,FauquierCounty, Va.Born inFauquierCounty, Va.,September24, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;PrinceWilliam County Commonwealth Attorney, 1849-61;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Prince William County,1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1873-81; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1888(speaker);U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1891-95.Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,October11, 1908 (age86 years, 17days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | James Taylor Ellyson (1847-1919) — also known asJ. Taylor Ellyson — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,May 20,1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1885-88;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1888-94;VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1890-92, 1916;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1906-16; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Virginia, 1912-16.Baptist.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died inRichmond,Va.,March18, 1919 (age71 years, 302days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | John Skelton Williams (1865-1926) — Born inPowhatanCounty, Va.,July 6,1865.President, Seaboard Air LineRailroadSystem; chairman, AmericanBankersAssociation; U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1914-21.Died in Virginia,November4, 1926 (age61 years, 121days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Henry Keeling Ellyson (1823-1890) — also known asHenry K. Ellyson — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,July 31,1823.Printer;lecturer;newspaperpublisher; director ofbanks,insurancecompanies, and the Richmond & PetersburgRailroad;president, VirginiaSteamboatCo.;HenricoCounty Sheriff, 1857-65;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1870-71.Baptist.Died inRichmond,Va.,November27, 1890 (age67 years, 119days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Lunsford Lomax Lewis (1846-1920) — also known asLunsford L. Lewis — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRockinghamCounty, Va.,March17, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;CulpeperCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1870-74;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1874-82, 1902-05,1905-12;justice ofVirginia state supreme court, 1882-94; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1896; candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1905.Died inRichmond,Va.,March13, 1920 (age73 years, 362days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Allen Wilcox (1819-1864) — Born inGreeneCounty, N.C.,April18, 1819.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMississippi state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1851-53;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; died in office1864.Died, ofapoplexy,inRichmond,Va.,February7, 1864 (age44 years, 295days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Samuels Caskie (1821-1869) — also known asJohn S. Caskie — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,November8, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Virginia, 1846-49;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1851-59 (6th District 1851-53, 3rdDistrict 1853-59).Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,December16, 1869 (age48 years, 38days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Julian Vaughan Gary (1892-1973) — also known asJ. Vaughan Gary — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,February25, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1926-33;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1945-65; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Virginia,1968.Died inRichmond,Va.,September6, 1973 (age81 years, 193days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | George Douglas Wise (1831-1908) — also known asGeorge D. Wise — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Deep Creek,AccomackCounty, Va.,June 4,1831.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1881-95;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city,1901-02.Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,February4, 1908 (age76 years, 245days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | John Sergeant Wise (1846-1913) — also known asJohn S. Wise — of Virginia. Born in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,December27, 1846.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1882-83;U.S.Representative from Virginia at-large, 1883-85; candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1885.Died near Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,May 12,1913 (age66 years, 136days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | John Lamb (1840-1924) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inSussexCounty, Va.,June 12,1840.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;farmer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1897-1913.Died inRichmond,Va.,November21, 1924 (age84 years, 162days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | | Richard Alsop Wise (1843-1900) — ofWilliamsburg,Va.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September2, 1843.Republican.Collegeprofessor; member of Virginia state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1898-99, 1900; died inoffice 1900.Died inWilliamsburg,Va.,December21, 1900 (age57 years, 110days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Carroll Miller (1875-1949) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Virginia,1875.Member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1933-49. Died in Virginia, December,1949(ageabout74 years).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Robert Nelson Pollard (1880-1954) — Born inKing andQueen County, Va.,June 16,1880.U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1936-47;took senior status 1947.Died inRichmond,Va.,May 24,1954 (age73 years, 342days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | David Edward Satterfield Jr. (1894-1946) — also known asDave E. Satterfield, Jr. — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Virginia,September11, 1894.Republican.U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1937-45.DiedDecember27, 1946 (age52 years, 107days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | David Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927) — also known asD. Gardiner Tyler — of Sturgeon Point,CharlesCity County, Va.Born in East Hampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,July 12,1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1891-92, 1900-04;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1893-97; circuit judgein Virginia, 1905-27; died in office 1927.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died inCharlesCity County, Va.,September5, 1927 (age81 years, 55days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | Edward Cooper (1873-1928) — of Bramwell,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born in Trevorton,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,February26, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;coal miningbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1912;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19.Presbyterian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Bluefield,MercerCounty, W.Va.,March 1,1928 (age55 years, 4days).Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery. | | | William Francis Rhea (1858-1931) — also known asWilliam F. Rhea — ofBristol,Va.;Richmond,Va.Born inWashingtonCounty, Va.,April20, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;WashingtonCounty Judge, 1880-85; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1885-88;U.S.Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1899-1903.Died, fromlobarpneumonia, inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1931 (age72 years, 337days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | James Lyons (1801-1882) — of Virginia. Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,October12, 1801.Member ofVirginiastate senate, 1840;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died inRichmond,Va.,December18, 1882 (age81 years, 67days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Robert Ould (1820-1882) — ofWashington,D.C.;Richmond,Va.Born in Georgetown (now part ofWashington),D.C.,January31, 1820.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1859-61; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1867; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Virginia,1872;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1874-75.DiedDecember15, 1882 (age62 years, 318days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | William Alexander Smith (1828-1888) — of North Carolina. Born inWarrenCounty, N.C.,January9, 1828.Republican.Farmer;railroadpresident;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1870;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1873-75.Died inRichmond,Va.,May 16,1888 (age60 years, 128days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Robert Williams Daniel Jr. (1936-2012) — also known asRobert W. Daniel, Jr. — of Spring Grove,SurryCounty, Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March17, 1936.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1972;U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1973-83.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Jupiter Island,MartinCounty, Fla.,February4, 2012 (age75 years, 324days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Tazewell Ellett (1856-1914) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,January1, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1895-97.Died in Summerville,DorchesterCounty, S.C.,May 19,1914 (age58 years, 138days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Leslie Coombs Garnett (1876-1958) — also known asLeslie C. Garnett — of Mathews,MathewsCounty, Va.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.Born in Mathews,MathewsCounty, Va.,December15, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;MathewsCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1904-12; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1905;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1924;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1934-37; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1936,1940.Member,PhiKappa Sigma;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1958 (age81 years, 119days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | William Hamilton MacFarland (1799-1872) — also known asWilliam H. MacFarland — ofRichmond,Va.Born inLunenburgCounty, Va.,February9, 1799.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1822-24, 1830-31 (Lunenburg County1822-24, Petersburg city 1830-31);delegateto Virginia secession convention from Richmond city, 1861;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.Died inGreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,January10, 1872 (age72 years, 335days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Henry Watkins Anderson (1870-1954) — also known asHenry W. Anderson — ofRichmond,Va.Born inDinwiddieCounty, Va.,December20, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;active in Red Cross relief work in the Balkans at the end of WorldWar I; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1920;candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1921; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1924(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1932,1936(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died, fromcoloncancer,January7, 1954 (age83 years, 18days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Watkins Anderson and Laura Elizabeth (Marks)Anderson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Emma Guffey Miller (1874-1970) — also known asEmma G. Miller;Mary EmmaGuffey —of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Slippery Rock,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Guffey Station,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,July 6,1874.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924,1928,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1948,1952,1956,1960,1968;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Pennsylvania, 1932-70;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939.Female.Member,Women'sInternational League for Peace and Freedom.Died, from aheartattack, inRichmond,Va.,February23, 1970 (age95 years, 232days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Oliver James (1852-1927) — also known asB. O. James — ofRichmond,Va.Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,June 4,1852.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1891-92;secretaryof state of Virginia, 1909-27; died in office 1927.Died inRichmond,Va.,April26, 1927 (age74 years, 326days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Emil Otto Nolting (1824-1893) — also known asEmil O. Nolting — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Minden, Prussia (nowGermany),June22, 1824.Tobaccoexporter;banker;Consulfor Belgium inRichmond,Va., 1852-93; business partner ofAugustusKohler.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died inRichmond,Va.,April16, 1893 (age68 years, 298days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Lloyd Campbell Bird (1894-1978) — also known asLloyd C. Bird — ofRichmond,Va.Born inHighlandCounty, Va.,August1, 1894.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 43rd District, 1943-50; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1944.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanChemical Society.Died inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,April20, 1978 (age83 years, 262days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Adolph Osterloh (1847-1901) — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Bremen,Germany,May15, 1847.Tobaccoexporter;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inRichmond,Va., 1879;Consulfor Germany inRichmond,Va., 1885-1901.Presbyterian;laterGerman EvangelicalChurch.Germanancestry.Died, fromdysenteryandperitonitis,inRichmond,Va.,August29, 1901 (age54 years, 106days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Frederick Gresham Pollard (1918-2003) — also known asFred G. Pollard — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,May 7,1918.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1950-65;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1966-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1968.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi.DiedJuly 7,2003 (age85 years, 61days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Frederick William Hanewinckel (1821-1877) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inGermany,June19, 1821.Tobaccoexporter;Consulfor Germany inRichmond,Va., 1871-76;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inRichmond,Va., 1872-77.Episcopalian.Died inRichmond,Va.,January27, 1877 (age55 years, 222days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,August24, 1853.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Richmond city, 1887-88;president,College of William and Mary, 1888-1919.Died inRichmond,Va.,February12, 1935 (age81 years, 172days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | William Otto Nolting (1870-1909) — also known asW. O. Nolting — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,September16, 1870.Consulfor Belgium inRichmond,Va., 1893-1907.Germanancestry.Died inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,April 7,1909 (age38 years, 203days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Robert Thomas Brooke (1820-1906) — also known asRobert T. Brooke — ofRichmond,Va.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,August27, 1820.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;CommercialAgent (Consul) for Brazil inRichmond,Va., 1903-06.Presbyterian.Died inRichmond,Va.,August7, 1906 (age85 years, 345days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Frederick Ernest Nolting (1872-1955) — also known asFred E. Nolting — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,December6, 1872.Investmentbanker;HonoraryConsul for Belgium inRichmond,Va., 1935-44.Died, frombladdercancer, in St. Luke'sHospital,Richmond,Va.,January6, 1955 (age82 years, 31days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Griffin Taylor Garnett (1846-1910) — also known asG. Taylor Garnett — Born inEssexCounty, Va.,October2, 1846.Democrat. County judge in Virginia, 1886-1903;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Gloucester &Mathews counties, 1901-02; circuit judge in Virginia, 1904-06.Died inMathewsCounty, Va.,February3, 1910 (age63 years, 124days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | George Annesley Barksdale (1835-1910) — also known asGeorge Barksdale — ofRichmond,Va.Born inAmeliaCounty, Va.,January3, 1835.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inRichmond,Va., 1872-88;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inRichmond,Va., 1892-1907;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inRichmond,Va., 1900-07.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,November19, 1910 (age75 years, 320days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Richard Claiborne Durham (1910-1999) — also known asRichard C. Durham — of Mayagüez,MayagüezMunicipio, Puerto Rico; Santurce,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico; Hato Rey,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Born inRichmond,Va.,February3, 1910.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from PuertoRico,1944,1952,1956,1960;HonoraryConsul for Belgium inSanJuan, P.R., 1954-59.Died in Concord,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December27, 1999 (age89 years, 327days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Richard Thomas Durham and Marie Adine (Tompkins)Durham. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank St. Clair Richeson (1889-1954) — also known asFrank S. Richeson — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,May 11,1889.Democrat. Member ofVirginiastate senate 35th District, 1950; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1952.Died inRichmond,Va.,December31, 1954 (age65 years, 234days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Taylor Richeson and Ida R. (Fossett) Richeson; married toLena Eldridge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Albert Orlando Boschen (1873-1957) — also known asAlbert O. Boschen — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,June 25,1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1918-21, 1924-27, 1934-53.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Grotto.DiedAugust15, 1957 (age84 years, 51days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry C. Boschen and Margaret (Frishkorn) Boschen; married,June 27,1899, to Mamie Toomey. |
| | Wythe Leigh Kinsolving (1878-1964) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.; Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Oakland,GarrettCounty, Md.;Charlottesville,Va.; Stanardsville,GreeneCounty, Va.Born in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.,November14, 1878.Democrat.Episcopalpriest; rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church, Barton Heights, Va.,until 1908, when heresignedfollowing awidelyreportedfistfight with his father-in-law, Rev. Dr. E. H. Pitt;composer;poet;translator;prolific writer of opinion pieces for newspapers, expressing moderatepacifist views, along with strong support for the League of Nations;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1924 ; in 1928, he toured the country giving speeches in support ofDemocratic presidential nomineeAlSmith; initially supported PresidentFranklinRoosevelt and the New Deal, but in the late 1930s turned towardisolationism and anti-Communism.Episcopalian.Died, fromcerebralvascular accident, while suffering fromchronicbrain syndrome due tocerebralarteriosclerosis, in DeJarnette State Sanatorium, amentalhospital, inAugustaCounty, Va.,December21, 1964 (age86 years, 37days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Otway Slaughter Allen (1851-1911) — also known asOtway S. Allen — ofRichmond,Va.BornApril 8,1851.Democrat.Real estatedeveloper;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city,1901-02.DiedFebruary17, 1911 (age59 years, 315days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Moses Drury Hoge Jr. (1861-1920) — also known asM. D. Hoge — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,February2, 1861.Physician;Vice-Consulfor Paraguay inRichmond,Va., 1902-04.Died inHenricoCounty, Va.,November24, 1920 (age59 years, 296days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Moses Drury Hoge and Susan Morton (Wood) Hoge; married to AlicePage Aylett. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Robinson Pollard (1845-1923) — Born inKing andQueen County, Va.,November28, 1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1880.Baptist.Member,SigmaChi.Died inRichmond,Va.,August4, 1923 (age77 years, 249days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Charles Vivian Meredith (1850-1930) — also known asCharles V. Meredith — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Virginia,September12, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1892(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1904;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city,1901-02.Died inRichmond,Va.,February8, 1930 (age79 years, 149days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Eppa Hunton Jr. (1855-1932) — ofFauquierCounty, Va.Born in Brentsville,PrinceWilliam County, Va.,April14, 1855.Democrat.Delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention from Fauquier County,1901-02.Died inRichmond,Va.,March 5,1932 (age76 years, 326days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Wyndham Robertson Meredith (1859-1940) — also known asWyndham R. Meredith — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 6,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromVirginia, 1896.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, while suffering frompneumoniaandheartdisease, in Johnston-WillisHospital,Richmond,Va.,January12, 1940 (age80 years, 281days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.  | Littleberry Stainback Foster (1856-1942) — ofMathewsCounty, Va.;Williamsburg,Va.Born inMathewsCounty, Va.,February23, 1856.Democrat.Physician;superintendentof schools;bankdirector;chair ofMathews County Democratic Party, 1892-99; superintendent, EasternState Hospital at Williamsburg, 1899.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died inWilliamsburg,Va.,September23, 1942 (age86 years, 212days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Foster and Nancy Jane (Holmes) Foster; married,December21, 1881, to Agnes Virginia Dixon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Men of Mark in Virginia(1906) |
| | George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) — also known as"Mr. Chairman" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,October26, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofBartowS. Weeks,H.Snowden Marshall, andJamesA. O'Gorman; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNew York,1916;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1920,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944.Member,TammanyHall.Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him. Died, following aheartattack, in ahospitalatFredericksburg,Va.,April29, 1949 (age80 years, 185days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;married,April12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. | | | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long anddistinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in thecity of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and upholdthe rights of the poor and oppressed." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Welby Beverley (1889-1969) — also known asW. Welby Beverley — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Virginia,February22, 1889.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1944.Died inRichmond,Va.,May 15,1969 (age80 years, 82days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Richardetta Earle 'Rosa' (Carter) Beverley and Robert Beverley;married,February19, 1916, to Anne French Hoge; third great-grandnephew ofBeverleyRandolph; fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardBland andWilliamByrd III; fifth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardLloyd; first cousin four times removed ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; first cousin five times removed ofTheodorickBland andCharlesWilling Byrd; first cousin six times removed ofPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin twice removed ofPhilipBarton Key; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeNicholas,CarterBassett Harrison,WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas andWilliamHenry Harrison; second cousin four times removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,BurwellBassett,GabrielSlaughter,EdmundJennings Lee,JohnWayles Eppes,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andHenrySt. George Tucker; second cousin five times removed ofThomasJefferson andEdmundJenings Randolph; third cousin once removed ofFrancisKey Pendleton andHenryLloyd; third cousin twice removed ofPeytonRandolph (1779-1828),RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) andWilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnRobertson,FrancisWayles Eppes andNathanielBeverly Tucker; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,CarterHenry Harrison,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JohnBreckinridge Castleman andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926). | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Randolph Hunter Barksdale (1891-1970) — also known asRandolph H. Barksdale — of Virginia. Born inRichmond,Va.,October23, 1891.U.S. Vice Consul inBordeaux, 1918.DiedSeptember25, 1970 (age78 years, 337days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Carl Berges Fritsche (1885-1972) — also known asCarl B. Fritsche — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,October5, 1885.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924.Died inAlexandria,Va.,May 3,1972 (age86 years, 211days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | George William Owings Jr. (1907-1984) — also known asGeorge W. Owings, Jr. — of Owings,CalvertCounty, Md.Born inCalvertCounty, Md.,June 29,1907.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Calvert County, 1939-41; served inthe U.S. Army during World War II.Died inCalvertCounty, Md.,February3, 1984 (age76 years, 219days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Otis Allan Glazebrook (1845-1931) — also known asOtis A. Glazebrook — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born inRichmond,Va.,October13, 1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; founder of AlphaTau Omega fraternity, while a student at the Virginia MilitaryInstitute;Episcopalpriest;missionary;rector;chaplain;U.S. Consul inJerusalem, 1914-17, 1918-19;Nice, as of 1924-29;Monaco, as of 1929.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died inNorthAtlantic Ocean,April26, 1931 (age85 years, 195days).Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at HollywoodCemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Larkin White Glazebrook and America Henley (Bullington)Glazebrook; married,November17, 1866, to Virginia Calvert Key Smith; married1914 toEmalina Adelia Rumford. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
MauryCemetery
Richmond, Virginia
MemorialAvenue
Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-1889) — also known asJefferson Davis — of Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Miss.;WarrenCounty, Miss.Born in alogcabin, Fairview, Christian County (nowToddCounty), Ky.,June 3,1808.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; candidate forMississippistate house of representatives, 1843; Presidential Elector forMississippi,1844;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-46; served in theU.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1847-51, 1857-61; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1851;U.S.Secretary of War, 1853-57;Presidentof the Confederacy, 1861-65.CapturedbyUnionforces in May 1865 andimprisonedwithout trial for about two years.Slaveowner. Died ofbronchitisandmalariain New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December6, 1889 (age81 years, 186days).Original interment atMetairieCemetery, New Orleans, La.; reinterment in 1893 atHollywood Cemetery; memorial monument atMemorial Avenue.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Emory Davis and Jane (Cook) Davis; married,June 17,1835, to Sarah Knox Taylor (daughter ofZacharyTaylor andMargaretTaylor); married,February25, 1845, to Varina Howell (granddaughter ofRichardHowell); uncle of Mary Bradford (who marriedRichardBrodhead); granduncle ofJosephDavis Brodhead and Frances Eileen Hutt (who marriedThomasEdmund Dewey). | | | | Political families:Bowie-Taylor-Mackall-Johnsonfamily of Maryland;Taylor-Brodheadfamily of Easton, Pennsylvania;Dewey-Davisfamily of Owosso, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JesseD. Bright —JohnH. Reagan —HoraceGreeley —SolomonCohen —GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelA. Roberts —WilliamT. Sutherlin —VictorVifquain —CharlesO'Conor | | | | Jeff DavisCounty, Ga.,Jefferson DavisParish, La.,Jefferson DavisCounty, Miss. andJeff DavisCounty, Tex. are named for him. | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS Jefferson Davis (built 1942 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:J.Davis Brodhead—JeffersonD. Hostetter—JeffersonD. Blount—JeffersonDavis Carwile—JeffersonD. Helms—JeffersonDavis Wiggins—JeffersonDavis Parris | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States 50 cent notes in 1861-64. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books by Jefferson Davis:TheRise and Fall of the Confederate Government(1881) | | | | Books about Jefferson Davis: William J.Cooper, Jr.,JeffersonDavis, American : A Biography — Varina Davis,JeffersonDavis : Ex-President of the Confederate States of America : A Memoirby His Wife — William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — James Ronald Kennedy & Walter DonaldKennedy,WasJefferson Davis Right? — Robert Penn Warren,JeffersonDavis Gets His Citizenship Back — Herman Hattaway &Richard E. Beringer,JeffersonDavis, Confederate President — Felicity Allen,JeffersonDavis: Unconquerable Heart — Clint Johnson,Pursuit:The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release ofConfederate President Jefferson Davis | | | | Image source: Frank Leslie'sIllustrated Newspaper, March 9, 1861 |
MonumentalChurch
Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George William Smith (1762-1811) — of Virginia. Born in1762.Governorof Virginia, 1811; died in office 1811.Killed in atheaterfire inRichmond,Va.,December26, 1811 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Monumental Church. | | Abraham Bedford Venable (1758-1811) — of Virginia. Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,November20, 1758.U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1791-99 (6th District 1791-93, 7thDistrict 1793-97, at-large 1797-99);U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1803-04.Slaveowner. Perished in atheaterfire inRichmond,Va.,December26, 1811 (age53 years, 36days).Interment at Monumental Church.
Mt. CalvaryCemetery
1400 South Randolph Street
Richmond, Virginia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Michael Caughy (1850-1913) — also known asCharles M. Caughy — Born inBaltimore,Md.,June 5,1850.U.S. Consul inMessina, 1893-1907;Malaga, 1907-09;Milan, 1909-12.Died inRichmond,Va.,August27, 1913 (age63 years, 83days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) — also known asWilliam H. Adams — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1872.Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,MutualLifeInsurance Association; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-53.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;Jesters;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Elks;JuniorOrder;Woodmen;RoyalArcanum.Died inRichmond,Va.,September24, 1958 (age86 years, 185days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Pinckney Arwood, Sr. (1875-1952) — also known asW. P. Arwood — of Disputanta,PrinceGeorge County, Va.Born in Disputanta,PrinceGeorge County, Va.,May 13,1875.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1944.Died, in anautomobileaccident, inSussexCounty, Va.,May 13,1952 (age77 years, 0days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
St. John'sChurchyard
Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Wythe (1726-1806) — ofYorkCounty, Va.Born in Elizabeth City County, Va. (now part ofHampton,Va.),December3, 1726.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1758-68;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; state court judge in Virginia,1777;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from YorkCounty, 1788.Episcopalian.Apparentlymurdered—poisonedby his grandnephew — and died two weeks later, inRichmond,Va.,June 8,1806 (age79 years, 187days).Interment at St. John's Churchyard; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | James McClurg (1746-1823) — ofWilliamsburg,Va.;Richmond,Va.Born inHampton,Va.,1746.Physician;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1797-98, 1800-01, 1803-04.In 1787, he advocated establishment of a monarchy for the UnitedStates.DiedJuly 9,1823 (ageabout 77years).Interment at St. John's Churchyard. | | Edward Carrington (1748-1810) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,February11, 1748.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1786-88;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1806-07, 1809-10.Died inRichmond,Va.,October28, 1810 (age62 years, 259days).Interment at St. John's Churchyard. | | John Page (1743-1808) — of Virginia. Born inGloucesterCounty, Va.,April17, 1743.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1780;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-91, 10thDistrict 1791-93, 12th District 1793-97);Governor ofVirginia, 1802-05.Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,October11, 1808 (age65 years, 177days).Interment at St. John's Churchyard. | | James Wood (1747-1813) — of Virginia. Born in1747.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1775;Governor ofVirginia, 1796-99.DiedJune 16,1813 (ageabout 65years).Interment at St. John's Churchyard.
Shockoe HillCemetery
Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Marshall (1755-1835) — of Virginia. Born in Germantown,FauquierCounty, Va.,September24, 1755.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1782-96;U.S.Attorney for Virginia, 1789;U.S.Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1800;U.S.Secretary of State, 1800-01;ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1801-35; died in office 1835;received 4 electoral votes for Vice-President,1816.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 6,1835 (age79 years, 285days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Marshall (1730-1802) and Mary Randolph (Keith) Marshall;brother-in-law ofWilliamMcClung,GeorgeKeith Taylor andJosephHamilton Daviess; brother ofJamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall (1770-1825); married,January3, 1783, to Mary Willis Ambler (daughter ofJacquelinAmbler); father ofThomasMarshall (1784-1835), Mary Marshall (who marriedJacquelinBurwell Harvie) andJamesKeith Marshall; uncle and first cousin once removed ofThomasAlexander Marshall; uncle ofEdwardColston,ThomasFrancis Marshall,AlexanderKeith Marshall (1808-1884),AlexanderKeith McClung,CharlesAlexander Marshall andEdwardColston Marshall; granduncle by marriage ofHumphreyMarshall (1812-1872); granduncle ofJohnAugustine Marshall; great-grandfather ofLewisMinor Coleman; great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; great-granduncle ofHudsonSnowden Marshall,WilliamMarshall Bullitt andAlexanderScott Bullitt; first cousin and brother-in-law ofHumphreyMarshall (1760-1841); first cousin once removed ofWilliamMarshall Anderson andCharlesAnderson; first cousin twice removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofThomasMann Randolph Jr.; second cousin once removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph,JohnRandolph of Roanoke,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; second cousin twice removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge; third cousin ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; third cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin twice removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,EdmundRandolph Cocke,CarterHenry Harrison II andFrederickMadison Roberts; third cousin thrice removed ofEdithWilson andFrancisBeverley Biddle; fourth cousin ofJohnWayles Eppes. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Tuck-Marshallfamily of Annapolis, Maryland;Anderson-Marshallfamily (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Marshall counties inAla.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Miss.,Tenn. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | The World War IILibertyshipSS John Marshall (built 1941-42 atMobile,Alabama; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnMarshall Stone—JohnMarshall Martin—JohnMarshall Harlan—JohnM. Clark—J.Marshall Hagans—JohnM. Claiborne—JohnM. Hamilton—JohnM. Raymond—John M.Rose—JohnM. Slaton—JohnMarshall Quintero—JohnM. Wolverton—JohnM. Robsion—JohnMarshall Hutcheson—JohnM. Butler—JohnMarshall Harlan—JohnM. Robsion, Jr.—JohnMarshall Briley—JohnMarshall Lindley | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $20 U.S. Treasury note in the 1880s, and on the$500 bill in the early 20th century. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges | | | | Books about John Marshall: Jean EdwardSmith,JohnMarshall : Definer of a Nation — Charles F. Hobson,TheGreat Chief Justice : John Marshall and the Rule ofLaw — Albert J. Beveridge,TheLife of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation1815-1835 — Albert J. Beveridge,TheLife of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction1800-1815 — Albert J. Beveridge,TheLife of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman1789-1801 — Albert J. Beveridge,TheLife of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier,Lawmaker — David Scott Robarge,AChief Justice's Progress: John Marshall from Revolutionary Virginiato the Supreme Court — R. Kent Newmyer,JohnMarshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
| | Powhatan Ellis (1790-1863) — of Winchester,WayneCounty, Miss.Born inAmherstCounty, Va.,January17, 1790.Democrat.Justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1823;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1825-26, 1827-32;federaljudge, 1832; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toMexico, 1836; U.S. Minister toMexico, 1839-42.Died inRichmond,Va.,March18, 1863 (age73 years, 60days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Carrington Mayo (1795-1872) — ofRichmond,Va.Born inPowhatanCounty, Va.,November16, 1795.Mayorof Richmond, Va., 1853-65, 1866-68.Died in Cumberland Landing,New KentCounty, Va.,August10, 1872 (age76 years, 268days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | Dabney Carr (1773-1837) — Born inRichmond,Va.,April27, 1773.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals, 1824-37.Died inRichmond,Va.,January8, 1837 (age63 years, 256days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Dabney Carr (1743-1773) and Martha (Jefferson) Carr; married1800 toElizabeth Carr; nephew ofThomasJefferson; uncle ofDabneySmith Carr; great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofMarthaJefferson Randolph; first cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),ThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnGardner Coolidge andEdithWilson; second cousin once removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph,JohnRandolph of Roanoke,JohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden,RobertCrittenden,CarterHenry Harrison andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,ThomasTheodore Crittenden,ArchelausMarius Woodson andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.; third cousin ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; third cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,EdmundRandolph andNathanielBeverly Tucker; third cousin twice removed ofFitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,EdmundRandolph Cocke andJohnAugustine Marshall; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamMarshall Bullitt,AlexanderScott Bullitt andFrancisBeverley Biddle; fourth cousin ofJohnWayles Eppes. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Henry Cabell (1772-1853) — also known asWilliam H. Cabell — of Virginia. Born inCumberlandCounty, Va.,December16, 1772.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1796-1805; Presidential Elector forVirginia,1800;Presidential Elector for Virginia,1804;Governorof Virginia, 1805-08; state court judge in Virginia, 1808-11;Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1830-51.Died inRichmond,Va.,January12, 1853 (age80 years, 27days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Col. Nicholas Cabell and Hannah (Carrington) Cabell; married1795 toElizabeth Cabell; married1805 to AgnesSarah Bell Gamble (sister-in-law ofWilliamWirt); father ofEdwardCarrington Cabell; nephew ofWilliamCabell andPaulCarrington; first cousin ofWilliamCabell Jr.; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andFrederickMortimer Cabell; first cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin four times removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin once removed ofCameronErskine Thom; second cousin twice removed ofErskineMayo Ross. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Walker-Lowndesfamily of Maryland (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cabell County,W.Va. is named for him. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Huntington ThroughSeventy-Five Years (1947) |
| | Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849) — also known asBenjamin W. Leigh — ofRichmond,Va.Born inChesterfieldCounty, Va.,June 18,1781.Whig. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1811;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1834-36; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from Virginia, 1839 (member, Committee on PermanentOrganization; member, Balloting Committee; speaker).Slaveowner. DiedFebruary2, 1849 (age67 years, 229days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | John Mercer Patton (1797-1858) — of Virginia. Born inFredericksburg,Va.,August10, 1797.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1830-38 (11th District 1830-33,13th District 1833-35, 17th District 1835-37, 15th District 1837-38);Governorof Virginia, 1841.Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,October29, 1858 (age61 years, 80days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | William Mason McCarty (c.1789-1863) — of Virginia. Born inFairfaxCounty, Va., about 1789.Governorof Florida Territory, 1827; member of Virginia state legislature,1820;U.S.Representative from Virginia 16th District, 1840-41.Died inRichmond,Va.,December20, 1863 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | John Munford Gregory (1804-1884) — also known asJohn M. Gregory — of Virginia. BornJuly 8,1804.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1831-40;Governor ofVirginia, 1842-43;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1853-60.DiedApril 9,1884 (age79 years, 276days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | John Minor Botts (1802-1869) — of Virginia. Born in Dumfries,PrinceWilliam County, Va.,September16, 1802.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1833-39;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1839-43, 1847-49 (2nd District1839-41, 11th District 1841-43, 6th District 1847-49);delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51.Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,January8, 1869 (age66 years, 114days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Stanard (1781-1846) — of Virginia. BornAugust17, 1781.U.S.Attorney for Virginia, 1817-24.DiedMay 14,1846 (age64 years, 270days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery. | | Heman Russell Baldwin (1825-1890) — also known asH. R. Baldwin — ofRichmond,Va.Born in New York,December16, 1825.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inRichmond,Va., 1859-76;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inRichmond,Va., 1875-90;Vice-Consulfor Spain inRichmond,Va., 1876-90.Died, fromapoplexy,in his room at theHotelDodson,Richmond,Va.,August4, 1890 (age64 years, 231days).Interment at Shockoe Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Heman Baldwin and Hepzebiah 'Hetty' (Smith) Baldwin; married toMary Marshall Jackson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
State CapitolGrounds
Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | 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 atGunstonHall Grounds, Near Lorton, Fairfax County, Va.; statue at StateCapitol Grounds.| | 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 |
St. John's ChurchCemetery
Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Mercer (1736-1793) — of Virginia. Born inStaffordCounty, Va.,February26, 1736.Member of Virginia state legislature, 1762;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779; state court judge inVirginia, 1779.DiedOctober31, 1793 (age57 years, 247days).Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery. | | Jacquelin Ambler (1742-1798) — of Virginia. BornAugust9, 1742.Virginiastate treasurer, 1780.Died inRichmond,Va.,January10, 1798 (age55 years, 154days).Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Lambert (1790-1853) — ofRichmond,Va.Born in1790.Lawyer;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1840-53; died in office 1853.Member,Freemasons.DiedMarch24, 1853 (ageabout 62years).Original interment at St. John's Church Cemetery; reinterment in 1892atHollywood Cemetery.
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