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Robert Taylor THORP, Congress, VA (1850-1938)

THORP Robert Taylor , a Representative from Virginia; born near Oxford, Granville County, N.C., March 12, 1850; attended Horner Academy, Oxford, N.C., and was graduated from the law department of…

Robert Goode SOUTHALL, Congress, VA (1852-1924)

SOUTHALL Robert Goode , a Representative from Virginia; born at Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., December 26, 1852; attended the Washington Academy and High School of Amelia County; deputy…

Richard Harding POFF, Congress, VA (1923)

POFF Richard Harding , a Representative from Virginia; born in Radford, Montgomery County, Va., October 19, 1923; attended the Christiansburg, Va., public schools; undergraduate work at Roanoke…

George William WHITEHURST, Congress, VA (1925)

WHITEHURST George William , a Representative from Virginia; born in Norfolk, Va., March 12, 1925; graduated from Maury High School, Norfolk, Va., 1942; B.A., Washington and Lee University, Lexington…

James Pleasant WOODS, Congress, VA (1868-1948)

WOODS James Pleasant , a Representative from Virginia; born near Roanoke, Roanoke County, Va., February 4, 1868; attended the common schools; was graduated from Roanoke College in 1892; studied…

Edmund Wilcox HUBARD, Congress, VA (1806-1878)

HUBARD Edmund Wilcox , a Representative from Virginia; born near Farmville, Buckingham County, Va., February 20, 1806; attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville;…

John Alexander BUCHANAN, Congress, VA (1843-1921)

BUCHANAN John Alexander , a Representative from Virginia; born near Groseclose, Smyth County, Va., October 7, 1843; attended the ``old field'' school and the local academies at Chatham Hill and…

John Warfield JOHNSTON, Congress, VA (1818-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1883 Party: Democrat JOHNSTON John Warfield , a Senator from Virginia; born in Panicello, near Abingdon, Va., September 9, 1818; attended Abingdon Academy, South…

William Lyne WILSON, Congress, WV (1843-1900)

WILSON William Lyne , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 3, 1843; attended Charles Town Academy; was graduated from…

Wyatt, Sir Francis

(Encyclopedia) Wyatt, Sir Francis, 1588–1644, English colonial governor of Virginia. Married to a niece of Sir Edwin Sandys of the London Company, he went to Virginia as governor in 1621, taking with…