Powhatan County, USA
1. John Singleton Mosby (1833)
Politician
Skillful Confederate colonel who was nicknamed The Gray Ghost. He commanded the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry and his unit was known for their ability to elude the Union Army...
2. William Giles Jones (1808)
United States Federal Judge
Giles Jones was a United States federal judge. Born in Powhatan County Virginia Jones attended Hampden–Sydney College and the University of Virginia before reading law to enter the bar in...
3. George William Crump (1786)
American Politician
George William Crump was a member of the United States House of Representatives in the 19th United States Congress.
4. John Netherland (1808)
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John Netherland was an American attorney and politician active primarily in mid-19th century Tennessee. A leader of the state's Whigs he served in both the Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House...
5. Archibald Bryant (1803)
American Politician
Archibald Bryant was a member of the Iowa Legislature from Council Bluffs Iowa. A native of Virginia he moved in his late 20s to Kentucky where he married. In 1852...
6. Thomas S. Hening (1871)
Member Of The Senate Of Virginia
Thomas Scott Hening was an American medical doctor and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate. There he represented the state's 16th district from 1916 to...
7. Green Clay (1757)
American Politician
Green Clay was a United States businessman planter and politician from Kentucky; he served in both the American Revolutionary War and was commissioned as a general to lead the Kentucky...
8. James Pleasants (1769)
Governor Of Virginia 1822-1825
James Pleasants Jr. was an American politician who served in the U. S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825.
