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Thomas Granville Burch (1869-1951) —
also known as Thomas G. Burch —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in Henry
County, Va., July 3,
1869.
Son of John W. Burch and Sarah Fannie Burch.
Democrat. Banker;
director, American Furniture
Co.; director, The Henry (hotel);
mayor
of Martinsville, Va., 1912; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1931-46 (5th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-46); U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., March 20,
1951 (age 81 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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John Robert Brown (1842-1927) —
also known as John R. Brown —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born near Snow Creek, Franklin
County, Va., January
14, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Martinsville, Va., 1884; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1887-89; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912
(alternate).
Died in Martinsville,
Va., August 4,
1927 (age 85 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Willey Richard Broaddus, Jr. (1895-1982) —
also known as W. R. Broaddus, Jr. —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Born in West Point, King William
County, Va., December
30, 1895.
Son of Willey Richard Broaddus and Hauzie Temple (Tuck) Broaddus.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Henry
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1929-46; director, First National
Bank of
Martinsville; director, Bassett Furniture
Industries, Inc.; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1947-53; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., September
14, 1982 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890-1970) —
also known as Thomas B. Stanley —
of Stanleytown, Henry
County, Va.
Born near Spencer, Henry
County, Va., July 16,
1890.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-46; Speaker of
the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1942-46; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1946-53; resigned
1953; Governor of
Virginia, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Martinsville,
Va., July 10,
1970 (age 79 years, 359
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Roselawn Burial Park.
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Albert Lee Philpott (1919-1991) —
also known as A. L. Philpott —
Born in Philpott, Henry
County, Va., July 29,
1919.
Son of John Elkanah Philpott and Mary Gertrude (Prillaman) Philpott.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Henry
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1952-57; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1959-91; Speaker of
the Virginia State House of Delegates.
Died, of cancer, in
Philpott, Henry
County, Va., September
28, 1991 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Roselawn Burial Park.
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Married to Katherine Addison. |
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