CLAY, Matthew, a Representative from Virginia; born in Halifax County, near Danville, Va., March 25, 1754; during the Revolutionary War entered the Ninth Virginia Regiment October 1, 1776,…
BOTELER, Alexander Robinson, a Representative from Virginia; born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 16, 1815; was graduated from Princeton College in 1835;…
Biography of the American political leader In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason, 1725–92,…
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…
Senate Years of Service: 1824-1825; 1825-1832Party: Jackson Republican; JacksonianTAZEWELL, Littleton Waller, (son of Henry Tazewell), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in…
Senate Years of Service: 1966-1973Party: DemocratSPONG, William Belser, Jr., a Senator from Virginia; born in Portsmouth, Va., September 29, 1920; attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Va…
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1899 Party: Democrat FAULKNER, Charles James, (son of Charles James Faulkner [1806-1884]), a Senator from West Virginia; born on the family estate, ‘Boydville,’…
FLOOD, Henry De La Warr, (brother of Joel West Flood and uncle of Harry Flood Byrd), a Representative from Virginia; born in âEldon,â Appomattox County, Va., September 2, 1865; attended…
JOHNSON, Joseph, (uncle of Waldo Porter Johnson), a Representative from Virginia; born in Orange County, N.Y., December 19, 1785; moved with his mother to Belvidere, N.J., in 1791 and thence…
PAUL, John, (son of John Paul [1839-1901]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., December 9, 1883; attended private and public schools; was graduated…
