Category: Virginia

Representative | Democrat-Republican | RANDOLPH, John, (nephew of Theodorick Bland, nephew of Thomas Tudor Tucker, half brother of Henry St. George Tucker), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in Cawsons, Prince George County, Va., June 2, 1773; known as John Randolph of Roanoke to distinguish him from kinsmen; studied under private tutors, at… Continue reading John Randolph

Representative | Republican | WOLF, Frank Rudolph, a Representative from Virginia; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 30, 1939; attended the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1957-1958; B.A., Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., 1961; LL.B., Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1965; United States Army Reserve, 1962-1967; lawyer, private practice; staff, United States… Continue reading Frank Wolf

President | Founding Father | WASHINGTON, GEORGE, (granduncle of George Corbin Washington), A Delegate from Virginia and first President of the United States; born at “Wakefield,” near Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732; raised in Westmoreland County, Fairfax County and King George County; attended local schools and engaged in land surveying; appointed adjutant… Continue reading George Washington

Representative | Democrat | GLASS, Carter, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., January 4, 1858; attended private and public schools; newspaper reporter, editor and owner; member, State senate 1899-1903, when he resigned; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress… Continue reading Carter Glass

Representative | Democrat-Republican | BARBOUR, Philip Pendleton, (Brother of James Barbour and cousin of John Strode Barbour), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Frascati,” near Gordonsville, Orange County, Va., May 25, 1783; attended common and private schools; was graduated from the college of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1799; studied law; was admitted to… Continue reading Philip Barbour

Representative | Democrat | JONES, William Atkinson, a Representative from Virginia; born in Warsaw, Richmond County, Va., on March 21, 1849; entered the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1864 and served in the defense of Richmond, Va., until its evacuation; attended Coleman’s School in Fredericksburg and was graduated from the law department of the… Continue reading William Jones

Representative | Democrat-Republican | STEVENSON, Andrew, (father of John White Stevenson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Culpeper County, Va., January 21, 1784; pursued classical studies; attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Richmond, Va.; member of the state house of delegates… Continue reading Andrew Stevenson

Representative | Whig | TYLER, John, (father of David Gardiner Tyler), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia, a Vice President and 10th President of the United States; born in Charles City County, Va., March 29, 1790; attended private schools and graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1807; studied law;… Continue reading John Tyler

Representative | Democrat-Republican | MADISON, James, Jr., a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia and 4th President of the United States; born in Port Conway, King George County, Va., March 16, 1751; studied under private tutors and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1771; member of the committee of safety… Continue reading James Madison

Senator | Democrat | BYRD, HARRY FLOOD, (father of Harry Flood Byrd, Jr., and nephew of Henry De La Warr Flood and Joel West Flood), a Senator from Virginia; born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., June 10, 1887; moved with his parents to Winchester, Va., in 1887; attended the public schools and Shenandoah Valley Academy… Continue reading Harry Bryd