The Political Graveyard: Lawyer Politicians in Virginia, A

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Lawyer Politicians in Virginia, A

Watkins Moorman Abbitt (1908-1998) — also known as Watkins M. Abbitt — of Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va. Born in Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va., May 21, 1908. Son of George Francis Abbitt and Otway C. (Moorman) Abbitt; married, March 20, 1937, to Corinne Hancock; father of Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; Appomattox County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-48; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1944; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1945; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1948-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1964, 1972; Virginia Democratic state chair, 1964-70. Baptist. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Lions; Omicron Delta Kappa; Ruritan; American Forestry Association. Died, of leukemia, at Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg, Va., July 13, 1998 (age 90 years, 53 days). Interment at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, Va.

George Adams (1784-1844) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Natchez, Adams County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. Born in Lynchburg, Va., August 1, 1784. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1810-11, 1814; Mississippi state attorney general, 1828-29; U.S. Attorney for Mississippi, 1830-36; U.S. District Judge for Mississippi, 1836-38; resigned 1838. Died in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., August 14, 1844 (age 60 years, 13 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.

Howard H. Adams (1891-1971) — of Eastville, Northampton County, Va. Born in Harborton, Accomack County, Va., December 18, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1934-65; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1956. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died December 3, 1971 (age 79 years, 350 days). Burial location unknown.

Robert Huntington Adams (1792-1830) — also known as Robert H. Adams — of Natchez, Adams County, Miss. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., 1792. Son of John Adams (1760-1795). Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1828; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1830; died in office 1830. Died in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., July 2, 1830 (age about 38 years). Interment at Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.

Robert B. Aderholt (b. 1965) — of Haleyville, Winston County, Ala. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., July 22, 1965. Married to Caroline McDonald. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Alabama state house of representatives 17th District, 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1992, 2008 (alternate); municipal judge in Alabama, 1992-95; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1997-. Congregationalist; later Methodist. Still living as of 2009.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

Clarence Randolph Ahalt (1888-1962) — also known as Clarence R. Ahalt — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va.; Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., May 28, 1888. Son of Charles R. Ahalt and Lilly (Main) Ahalt. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; real estate developer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1932; secretary of Virginia Republican Party, 1933-35; Virginia Republican state chair, 1935-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940, 1944; vice-chair of Virginia Republican Party, 1944-48. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., October 15, 1962 (age 74 years, 140 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

George Ainslie (1868-1931) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., October 10, 1868. Son of George Alexander Ainslie and Janet (Currie) Ainslie; married, September 2, 1893, to Marie Antoinette Burthe. Democrat. Lawyer; police commissioner of Richmond, Va., 1903-06; mayor of Richmond, Va., 1912-24. Episcopalian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Died in Richmond, Va., July 18, 1931 (age 62 years, 281 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

George Statton Aldhizer II (1907-1986) — also known as George S. Aldhizer II — of Broadway, Rockingham County, Va. Born in Broadway, Rockingham County, Va., June 15, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia state senate, 1954-67. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions; Elks. Died May 20, 1986 (age 78 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.

Ebenezer Allen (1804-1863) — of Orono, Penobscot County, Maine; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., April 8, 1804. Lawyer; Texas Republic Secretary of State, 1844-45, 1845-46; Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1844-45; Texas state attorney general, 1850-52; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Allen, Texas is named for him. Died in the Civil War in Virginia, 1863 (age about 59 years). Burial location unknown.

George Edward Allen, Jr. (1914-1990) — also known as George E. Allen, Jr. — of Richmond, Va. Born in Victoria, Lunenburg County, Va., April 4, 1914. Married to Elizabeth Stone. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1954-81. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died February 21, 1990 (age 75 years, 323 days). Burial location unknown.

John Allen (1796-1851) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Augusta County, Va., May 17, 1796. Son of James Allen and Elizabeth (Tate) Allen; married, November 2, 1815, to Mary Crawford (died 1819); married to Ann J. (Barry) McCue (c.1796-1875). Lawyer; village president of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1834-35; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1845-48. Co-founder of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Died March 11, 1851 (age 54 years, 298 days). Burial location unknown.

William Knickle Allen (b. 1874) — also known as W. K. Allen — of Amherst, Amherst County, Va. Born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., October 21, 1874. Son of Tinsley Lindsey Allen and Margaret (Gilmer) Allen; married, October 27, 1909, to Sallie Spotswood Huntt. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1904, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.

John Bradie Allman (1895-1958) — also known as J. Bradie Allman — of Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Va. Born in Union Hall, Franklin County, Va., November 17, 1895. Married to Sarah Beckham (1896-1967). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, People's National Bank; president, Tobacco Board of Trade; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1926-31, 1948-55, 1958; died in office 1958; mayor of Rocky Mount, Va.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions; Ruritan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died July 7, 1958 (age 62 years, 232 days). Interment at High Street Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) — also known as Norwood F. Allman — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin County, Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Fla. Born in Union Hall, Franklin County, Va., July 24, 1893. Son of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman; married 1920 to Mary Louise Hamilton. Lawyer; interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24. Member, Rotary. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., February 28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219 days). Burial location unknown.

James Lindsay Almond, Jr. (1898-1986) — also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. — of Roanoke, Va.; Richmond, Va. Born in Charlottesville, Va., June 15, 1898. Son of James Lindsay Almond and Eddie Nicholas (Burgess) Almond; married, August 15, 1925, to Josephine Katherine Minter (1901-1992). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of Virginia, 1958-62; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died in office 1986. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Eagles; Moose; American Bar Association; United Commercial Travelers; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Psi. Died in Richmond, Va., April 14, 1986 (age 87 years, 303 days). Interment at Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.

William Marshall Ambler (1813-1896) — of Louisa County, Va. Born July 25, 1813. Son of Col. John Ambler (1762-1836) and Catherine (Bush) Norton Ambler; second cousin of Thomas Marshall; married, June 20, 1855, to Martha Elizabeth Coleman (1834-1880). Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1845; delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861. Died in Louisa County, Va., August 25, 1896 (age 83 years, 31 days). Interment at Church of Our Savior Cemetery, Montpelier, Va.

See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York

Edward Almer Ames, Jr. (1903-1987) — also known as E. Almer Ames, Jr. — of Accomac, Accomack County, Va. Born in Onley, Accomack County, Va., January 22, 1903. Son of Edward Almer Ames and Lena E. (Trower) Ames; married, January 8, 1936, to Elizabeth Johnson Melson. Democrat. Lawyer; Accomack County Commonwealth Attorney, 1943-55; vice-president, First National Bank, Onancock, Va.; chair of Accomack County Democratic Party, 1948-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia state senate 1st District, 1956-67; member of Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Ruritan; Order of the Coif; American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died in May, 1987 (age 84 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.

Carol Bagley Amon (b. 1946) — of New York. Born in Richmond, Va., April 23, 1946. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1990-. Female. Still living as of 2000.

See also federal judicial profile

Henry Watkins Anderson (1870-1954) — also known as Henry W. Anderson — of Richmond, Va. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., December 20, 1870. Son of William Watkins Anderson and Laura Elizabeth (Marks) Anderson. Republican. Lawyer; active in Red Cross relief work in the Balkans at the end of World War I; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1920; candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1921; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928, 1932. Died, from colon cancer, January 7, 1954 (age 83 years, 18 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) — also known as Louis B. Anderson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Petersburg, Va., April 17, 1870. Son of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married, November 12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.

Walker Anderson (1801-1857) — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Born in Petersburg, Va., 1801. Father-in-law of Augustus Emmet Maxwell; grandfather of Evelyn C. Maxwell. Lawyer; member of Florida territorial House of Representatives; member of Florida territorial senate; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County, 1838-39; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Florida, 1841-42; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1851-53. Died January 18, 1857 (age about 55 years). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.

See also Maxwell family of Florida

William Anderson (1762-1829) — of Chester, Delaware County, Pa. Born in Accomack County, Va., December, 1762. Married to Elizabeth Dixon. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-15, 1817-19 (1st District 1809-13, 2nd District 1813-15, 1st District 1817-19); county judge in Pennsylvania, 1826-29. Died in Chester, Delaware County, Pa., December 16, 1829 (age about 66 years). Interment at Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Chester, Pa.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Thomas Coleman Andrews, Jr. (1925-1989) — also known as T. Coleman Andrews, Jr. — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., February 15, 1925. Son of Thomas Coleman Andrews; married, August 19, 1950, to Barbara Jane Ransome; father of Allen Scott Andrews (son-in-law of Jack French Kemp). Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; insurance agent; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1960-67. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Died, from a heart attack, in Richmond, Va., April 16, 1989 (age 64 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.

See also Andrews-Kemp family of Virginia

William Segar Archer (1789-1855) — also known as William S. Archer — of Amelia County, Va. Born in Amelia County, Va., March 5, 1789. Second cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson; nephew of Joseph Eggleston; son of Maj. John Archer and Elizabeth (Eggleston) Archer; first cousin once removed of Branch Tanner Archer; second cousin of Joseph Cary Eggleston. Whig. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-19; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1820-35 (17th District 1820-21, 3rd District 1821-35); defeated, 1834; delegate to Whig National Convention from Virginia, 1839; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1841-47. Died in Amelia County, Va., March 28, 1855 (age 66 years, 23 days). Interment at Archer Family Cemetery at The Lodge, Amelia County, Va.

		See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) — also known as Thurman W. Arnold — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., June 2, 1891. Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold; married, September 7, 1917, to Frances Longan. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean, College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Lions. Suffered a heart attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria, Va., November 7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.

See also federal judicial profile

Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Va., July 9, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1940; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; American Legion; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.

Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (1897-1976) — also known as Hugh D. Auchincloss — of Fairfax, Va. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., August 28, 1897. Nephew of Oliver Gould Jennings; son of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss and Emma Brewster (Jennings) Auchincloss; first cousin of James Coats Auchincloss; married 1935 to Nina Gore Vidal (daughter of Thomas Pryor Gore); married 1942 to Janet Norton (Lee) Bouvier (1907-1989; mother-in-law of John Fitzgerald Kennedy); father of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III. Republican. Lawyer; stockbroker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1940. Died in Washington, D.C., November 20, 1976 (age 79 years, 84 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.

		See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts and New York
		Epitaph: "Beloved wise and noble man."
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Samuel Brashear Avis (1872-1924) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., February 19, 1872. Son of Braxton D. Avis and Harriet Elizabeth (Wilson) Avis; married, December 6, 1899, to Florence Miriam Atkinson (daughter of George Wesley Atkinson). Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916. Episcopalian. Killed by lightning in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 8, 1924 (age 52 years, 110 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, W.Va.

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