Isle of Wight County
Virginia
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Isle of Wight County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Isle of Wight County
Index to Locations
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Josiah Parker (1751-1810) —
of Virginia.
Born in Isle of
Wight County, Va., May 11,
1751.
Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1789-1801 (at-large 1789-91, 8th
District 1791-93, 11th District 1793-97, at-large 1797-1801).
Died in Isle of
Wight County, Va., March 11,
1810 (age 58 years, 304
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Joel Holleman (1799-1844) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1799.
Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1839-41.
Died in 1844
(age about
45 years).
Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
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John William Lawson (1837-1905) —
of Virginia.
Born in James City
County, Va., September
13, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Virginia state legislature, 1869; member of Virginia
state senate, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1891-93; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1901.
Died February
21, 1905 (age 67 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
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Archibald Atkinson (1792-1872) —
of Virginia.
Born in Isle of
Wight County, Va., September
15, 1792.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Virginia
state house of delegates, 1815-17, 1828-31; member of Virginia
state senate, 1839-43; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1843-49.
Died in Smithfield, Isle of
Wight County, Va., January
7, 1872 (age 79 years, 114
days).
Interment at Old St. Luke's Church Graveyard.
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Robert Henry Whitfield (1814-1868) —
of Virginia.
Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part of Suffolk,
Va.), September
14, 1814.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1851; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Died in Smithfield, Isle of
Wight County, Va., October
5, 1868 (age 54 years, 21
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Old
St. Luke's Church Graveyard.
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Richard Joyner Holland, Sr. (1925-2000) —
also known as Richard J. Holland, Sr. —
of Windsor, Isle of
Wight County, Va.
Born in Suffolk,
Va., August
12, 1925.
Son of Shirley
T. Holland.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker;
member of Virginia
state senate 15th District, 1980-2000; died in office 2000.
Congregationalist.
Acquitted of drunk
driving
in 1986, but convicted
of reckless
driving and refusal to
take a breath test; indicted
in federal court for 31 felony counts of bank
fraud; charges were dismissed in April 1998, and the prosecution
ruled to be vexatious; he and his son received a $570,000
reimbursement for legal fees.
Died in Windsor, Isle of
Wight County, Va., April 16,
2000 (age 74 years, 248
days).
Interment at Windsor Cemetery.
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