16 Nov 2018 Andrew Jackson Montague ANDREW JACKSON MONTAGUE was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from Richmond College in 1882, after which he was a private tutor in Orange County, Virginia before entering the University… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Henry Carter Stuart HENRY CARTER STUART was born in Wytheville, Virginia. He received an A.B. degree from Emory and Henry College and studied law for one year at the University of Virginia, after… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 John Rutherfoord Born in Richmond, Virginia JOHN RUTHERFOORD was educated at Princeton and studied law. After performing military service, he became President of the Mutual Assurance Society, the first insurance company in… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 John Munford Gregory Born in Charles-City County, Virginia, JOHN MUNFORD GREGORY graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in 1830. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, serving… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 William Smith WILLIAM SMITH was born in Marengo in King George County, Virginia. He attended an old-field school near home, studied privately in Fredericksburg, Virginia, attended the Plainfield Academy in Plainfield, Connecticut,… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 John Buchanan Floyd Jr. JOHN BUCHANAN FLOYD was born at Smithfield in Blacksburg, Virginia. He graduated from the College of South Carolina in 1826 and began to practice law in 1828. He lived for… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Joseph Johnson JOSEPH JOHNSON was born in Orange County, New York. A farmer in early life, he served as Captain of a company of Virginia rifleman during the War of 1812. He… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Henry Alexander Wise Born in Drummondtown, Virginia, HENRY ALEXANDER WISE was orphaned at a young age and raised by his uncle, Major John Custis. After graduating in 1825 from Washington College in Pennsylvania,… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 John Letcher JOHN LETCHER was born in Lexington, Virginia. He studied briefly at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), and went on to become a lawyer. An activist in the Democratic… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Henry Horatio Wells HENRY HORATIO WELLS was born in Rochester, New York. Educated in Michigan, he studied law and served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856.… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Gilbert Carlton Walker Born near Binghamton, New York, GILBERT CARLTON WALKER attended Williams College briefly and graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1854. After studying and practicing law in New… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 James Lawson Kemper JAMES LAWSON KEMPER was born in Madison County, Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington College in 1842, and went on to study law. He was elected… National Governors Association