The Political Graveyard: Lawyer Politicians in Virginia, E-F

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Lawyer Politicians in Virginia, E-F

John Levering Early (1896-1999) — also known as John L. Early — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Staunton, Va., December 19, 1896. Son of Charles Edward Early (born 1862) and Ida (Clark) Early; married, June 2, 1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1933-39; municipal judge in Florida, 1944-46; mayor of Sarasota, Fla., 1951-52. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., March 9, 1999 (age 102 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.

David Milton Easley (b. 1875) — also known as D. M. Easley — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., March 10, 1875. Son of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October 16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45. Baptist. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; American Bar Association; Rotary. Burial location unknown.

Herman Peter Eberharter (1892-1958) — also known as Herman P. Eberharter — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., April 29, 1892. Son of Jacob Eberharter and Louisa (Ramer) Eberharter; married, January 13, 1934, to Emma A. Naughton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-36; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-58 (32nd District 1937-43, 31st District 1943-45, 32nd District 1945-53, 28th District 1953-58); died in office 1958. Catholic. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 9, 1958 (age 66 years, 133 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Echols (1823-1896) — of Monroe County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born May 20, 1823. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died May 24, 1896 (age 73 years, 4 days). Interment at Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

John Saul Edwards (b. 1943) — also known as John S. Edwards — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., October 6, 1943. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1980-81; member of Virginia state senate 21st District, 1996-; candidate in primary for Virginia state attorney general, 2001. Lutheran. Still living as of 2011.

See also Wikipedia article

John William Eggleston (1886-1976) — also known as John W. Eggleston — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Va., June 18, 1886. Son of David Quinn Eggleston and Sue (Daniel) Eggleston; married, October 15, 1912, to Ella Watkins Carrington (1889-1983). Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1932-35; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons. Died in 1976 (age about 90 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Edward Clayton Eicher (1878-1944) — also known as Edward C. Eicher — of Washington, Washington County, Iowa; Alexandria, Va. Born in Noble, Washington County, Iowa, December 16, 1878. Son of Benjamin Eicher and Lydia (Sommer) Eicher; married, August 19, 1908, to Hazel Mount. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1933-39; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938-42; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1941-42; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1942. Mennonite. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Alexandria, Va., November 30, 1944 (age 65 years, 350 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.

Tazewell Ellett (1856-1914) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., January 1, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1895-97. Died in Summerville, Dorchester County, S.C., May 19, 1914 (age 58 years, 138 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

Clyde Taylor Ellis (1908-1980) — also known as Clyde T. Ellis — of Bentonville, Benton County, Ark. Born near Garfield, Benton County, Ark., December 21, 1908. Son of Cecil Oscar Ellis and Minerva Jane (Taylor) Ellis; married, December 20, 1931, to Izella Baker. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Arkansas state senate, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Tau Kappa Alpha; Blue Key; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James Taylor Ellyson (1847-1919) — also known as J. Taylor Ellyson — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., May 20, 1847. Son of Elizabeth Pinkney (Barnes) Ellyson (1813-1886) and Henry Keeling Ellyson; married, December 2, 1869, to Lora Effie Hotchkiss (1848-1935; grandniece of Gideon Hotchkiss). Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1885-88; mayor of Richmond, Va., 1888-94; Virginia Democratic state chair, 1891-1916; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1906-16; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1912-16. Baptist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Richmond, Va., March 18, 1919 (age 71 years, 302 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

		See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Thomas Evans (d. 1815) — of Virginia. Born in Accomack County, Va. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1780-81, 1794-96, 1805-06; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1797-1801. Died in 1815. Burial location unknown.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Fahy (1892-1979) — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Washington, D.C. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., August 27, 1892. Son of Thomas Fahy and Sarah (Jonas) Fahy; married, June 26, 1929, to Mary Agnes Lane. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935; U.S. Solicitor General, 1941-45; legal advisor to the military government of Germany, 1945-46; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-67. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1979 (age 87 years, 21 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

See also Wikipedia article

Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) — also known as Joseph S. Farland — of West Virginia. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., August 11, 1914. Son of Richard Farland and Grace (Simpson) Farland; married 1939 to Virgina Christopher (1919-1978; died from self-inflicted gunshot). Lawyer; FBI special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1957-60; Panama, 1960-63; Pakistan, 1969-72; Iran, 1972-73. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Chesterfield County, Va., January 28, 2007 (age 92 years, 170 days). Burial location unknown.

See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

Guy Farmer (1912-1995) — of West Virginia; Washington, D.C. Born in Wythe County, Va., September 13, 1912. Republican. Miner; Rhodes scholar; lawyer; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1953-55; chair, National Labor Relations Board, 1953-55. Died October 4, 1995 (age 83 years, 21 days). Burial location unknown.

Samuel Farrow (1759-1824) — of South Carolina. Born in Virginia, 1759. Granduncle of Hosea Jefferson Dean. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; planter; Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1810-12; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1813-15; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-19, 1822-23. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., November 18, 1824 (age about 65 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Spartanburg County, S.C.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) — also known as Charles R. Fenwick — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va., August 11, 1900. Son of Edward Taylor Fenwick and Clara (Gulagher) Fenwick; married, December 10, 1929, to Eleanor Russell Eastman (1906-1987). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1940-46; member of Virginia state senate, 1948-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952; member of Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1964. Baptist. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Rotary; Farm Bureau. Died February 22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Joseph Wilson Fifer (1840-1938) — also known as Joseph W. Fifer; "Private Joe" — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Staunton, Va., October 28, 1840. Son of John Fifer and Mary (Daniels) Fifer; married to Gertrude Lewis; father of Florence Fifer Bohrer. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; McLean County State's Attorney, 1872-80; member of Illinois state senate, 1881-84; Governor of Illinois, 1889-93; defeated, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896 (speaker); member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1899-1905; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 26th District, 1920-22. Unitarian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., August 6, 1938 (age 97 years, 282 days). Interment at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.

Robert Clayton Fitzgerald (c.1921-2001) — also known as Robert Fitzgerald — of Fairfax County, Va. Born about 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney; member of Virginia state senate, 1964-71; candidate for nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1971. Baptist. Member, Delta Theta Phi. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Bedford, Va., October 10, 2001 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.

James Winright Flanagan (1805-1887) — of Texas. Born in Albemarle County, Va., September 7, 1805. Son of Charles Flanagan and Elizabeth (Saunders) Flanagan. Lawyer; farmer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1851-52; member of Texas state senate, 1856-58; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1856; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866, 1868-69; Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1869-70; resigned 1870; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1869-75. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died near Longview, Gregg County, Tex., September 19, 1887 (age 82 years, 12 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Rusk County, Tex.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John P. Flannery (b. 1946) — of Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., May 15, 1946. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2008; chair of Loudoun County Democratic Party, 1995. Still living as of 2008.

John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863) — also known as John B. Floyd — of Virginia. Born in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Va., June 1, 1806. Nephew of James Patton Preston; son of John Floyd; cousin of James McDowell; adoptive father of Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes). Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1847-48; Governor of Virginia, 1849-52; U.S. Secretary of War, 1857-60; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., August 26, 1863 (age 57 years, 86 days). Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Va.

		See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article

Bushrod W. Foley — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Virginia. Lawyer; mayor of Covington, Ky., 1845-60. Burial location unknown.

J. Randy Forbes (b. 1952) — of Chesapeake, Va. Born in Chesapeake, Va., February 17, 1952. Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1989-97; Virginia Republican state chair, 1996-2001; member of Virginia state senate 14th District, 1997-2001; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 2001-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Baptist. Still living as of 2009.

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

Thomas H. Ford (1814-1868) — of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Rockingham County, Va., August 23, 1814. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1856-58; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Washington, D.C., February 29, 1868 (age 53 years, 190 days). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.

William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known as William D. Ford — of Taylor, Wayne County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927. Son of Robert Ford and Jean (McGhee) Ford; married to Corinne Helene Sletten. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1963-64; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93, 13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984. United Church of Christ. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; Moose; Eagles. Died in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 14, 2004 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

John Forsyth (1780-1841) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., October 22, 1780. Father of John Forsyth (1812-1877). Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia state attorney general, 1808; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1813-18, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-18, 1823-25, 2nd District 1825-27, at-large 1827); resigned 1827; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1818-19, 1829-34; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1819-23; Governor of Georgia, 1827-29; U.S. Secretary of State, 1834-41. Died in Washington, D.C., October 21, 1841 (age 60 years, 364 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

		Forsyth County, Ga. is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

Robert Coleman Foster (1769-1844) — also known as Robert C. Foster — of Tennessee. Born in Virginia, July 8, 1769. Father of Ephraim Hubbard Foster and Robert Coleman Foster, Jr.. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1803-07; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1805-07; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809-15, 1825-27; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1813-15, 1825-27; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1815, 1817. Christian. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 27, 1844 (age 75 years, 81 days). Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

See also Cheatham-Foster family of Tennessee

Henry Hammill Fowler (1908-2000) — also known as Henry H. Fowler; Joe Fowler — of Alexandria, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., September 5, 1908. Son of Mack Johnson Fowler and Bertha (Browning) Fowler; married, October 19, 1938, to Trudye Pamela Hathcote (1910-2008). Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1956, 1960 (alternate); U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-69. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of pneumonia, in a nursing home at Falls Church, Va., January 3, 2000 (age 91 years, 120 days). Interment at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.

Paul D. Fraim — of Norfolk, Va. Married to Elizabeth Peer. Lawyer; mayor of Norfolk, Va., 1994-. Still living as of 2009.

Joe S. Frank (b. 1942) — of Newport News, Va. Born in Newport News, Va., November 14, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Newport News, Va., 1996-. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Still living as of 2002.

Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known as Lake J. Frazier — of Winchester, Va.; Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born near Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 11, 1898. Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948; mayor of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.

James Archibald Frear (1861-1939) — also known as James A. Frear — of Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis. Born in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., October 24, 1861. Son of Aaron H. Frear and Margaret Jane (Rickard) Frear; married 1889 to Harriet E. Wood. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from St. Croix County, 1903-04; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1905-06; secretary of state of Wisconsin, 1907-13; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1913-35 (10th District 1913-33, 9th District 1933-35). Died in Washington, D.C., May 28, 1939 (age 77 years, 216 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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