Fauquier County, USA
1. Simon Kenton (1755)
American Explorer
Remembered for his service during the American Revolution, the American Indian Wars, and the War of 1812, he is also famous for surviving torture by members of the Shawnee tribe...
2. Presley O'Bannon (1776)
American Politician
Presley Neville O’Bannon was an officer in the United States Marine Corps famous for his exploits in the First Barbary War. In recognition of his bravery he was presented a...
3. Richard Winn (Unknow)
American Politician
Richard Winn was an American merchant surveyor and politician from Winnsboro South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the...
4. Samuel Chilton (1805)
American Politician
Samuel Chilton was a 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Born in Warrenton Virginia Chilton moved to Missouri with his family as a child and attended private school there. He...
5. Branch T. Archer (1790)
American Politician
Branch Tanner Archer was a Texan who served as Commissioner to the United States and Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives and Secretary of...
6. Samuel Price (1805)
American Politician
Samuel Price was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Fauquier County Virginia he moved with his parents to Preston County in 1815. He received a preparatory training...
7. Richard Aylett Buckner (1763)
American Politician
Richard Aylett Buckner was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the father of Aylette Buckner who was also a Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Fauquier County Virginia...
8. Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky) (1780)
American Politician
Thomas Metcalfe also known as Thomas Metcalf or as Stonehammer was a U. S. Representative Senator and the tenth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first gubernatorial candidate in the...
9. Henry H. Downing (1853)
Member Of The Senate Of Virginia
Henry Hawkins Downing was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate representing the state's 12th district.
10. Henry S. Foote (1804)
American Politician
Henry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and elected on a Unionist ticket as Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His strong...
11. Elias Florence (1797)
American Politician
Elias Florence was a U. S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Fauquier County Virginia Florence attended the public schools and studied agriculture. He later moved to Ohio and settled in...
