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George Craighead Cabell (1837-1906) —
also known as George C. Cabell —
of Danville,
Va.
Born in Danville,
Va., January
25, 1837.
Son of Benjamin
William Ssheridan Cabell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1875-87.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., June 23,
1906 (age 69 years, 149
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Rorer Abraham James (1859-1921) —
also known as Rorer A. James —
of Danville,
Va.
Born in Virginia, 1859.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Virginia state legislature; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1920-21; died in
office 1921.
Died, from heart
disease, in Danville,
Va., August 6,
1921 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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William Thomas Sutherlin (1822-1893) —
also known as William T. Sutherlin —
of Danville,
Va.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., April 17,
1822.
Tobacco
merchant; banker; real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Danville, Va., 1855-61; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; major in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Methodist.
His mansion housed Confederate President Jefferson
Davis at the time of the surrender in 1865; the house is now the
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.
Died in Danville,
Va., July 22,
1893 (age 71 years, 96
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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