Westmoreland County
Virginia
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Westmoreland County
Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Westmoreland County
Index to Locations
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Richard Lee Turberville Beale (1819-1893) —
also known as Richard L. T. Beale —
of Hague, Westmoreland
County, Va.
Born in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland
County, Va., May 22,
1819.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1847-49, 1879-81 (8th District
1847-49, 1st District 1879-81); general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Died near Hague, Westmoreland
County, Va., April 21,
1893 (age 73 years, 334
days).
Interment at Hickory Hill Cemetery.
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Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) —
of Virginia.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., January
20, 1732.
Democrat. Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia state
legislature, 1777; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1789-92.
Died in Westmoreland
County, Va., June 19,
1794 (age 62 years, 150
days).
Interment at Burnt House Field Cemetery.
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John Pratt Hungerford (1761-1833) —
of Westmoreland
County, Va.
Born in Virginia, January
2, 1761.
Son of Thomas Hungerford (1716-1772) and Ann Burkett (Pratt)
Hungerford (1718-1800).
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1811, 1813-17 (8th District 1811,
1813-15, 9th District 1815-17); general in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812.
Died in Leedstown, Westmoreland
County, Va., December
21, 1833 (age 72 years, 353
days).
Interment at Hungerford Cemetery.
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Stanley G. Adams (1907-1954) —
of Colonial Beach, Westmoreland
County, Va.
Born in Eclipse, Nansemond County (now part of Suffolk),
Va., December
16, 1907.
Son of John Quincy Adams and Cecil May (Barkelow) Adams.
Republican. Ferry boat
captain; farmer; real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1944-50; candidate for Virginia
state senate, 1947; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1954
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Murphy Mayo (1836-1896) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1836.
Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1883-84.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1896
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Yeocomico Cemetery.
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