16 Nov 2018 Frederick William Mackey Holliday FREDERICK WILLIAM MACKEY HOLLIDAY was born in Winchester, Virginia. He graduated from Yale in 1847 and went on to study at the University of Virginia School of Law. He was… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 William E. Cameron WILLIAM E. CAMERON was born in Petersburg, Virginia. In 1857 he moved to Hillsboro, North Carolina and attended the North Carolina Military Institute. Three years later, he enrolled at Washington… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Fitzhugh Lee A nephew of Robert E. Lee and grandson of Lighthorse Harry Lee, FITZHUGH LEE was born in Clermont, Fairfax County, Virginia. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Philip Watkins McKinney PHILIP WATKINS MC KINNEY was born in New Store, Buckingham County, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1851, receiving a special medal for debating. He went on to study… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Charles Triplett O’Ferrall CHARLES TRIPLETT O'FERRALL was born near Brucetown in Frederick County, Virginia, the son of a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Clerk of the County and Circuit Courts.… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 James Hoge Tyler JAMES HOGE TYLER was born in Blenheim, Caroline County, Virginia. His mother died when he was born, and he was raised in Pulaski County by his maternal grandparents, rejoining his… National Governors Association
16 Nov 2018 Claude Augustus Swanson CLAUDE AUGUSTUS SWANSON was born in Swansonville, Virginia. He attended Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg and received his A.B. degree from Randolph-Macon College and an LL.B. degree from… National Governors Association
15 Nov 2018 William Hodges Mann Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, WILLIAM HODGES MANN attended Brownsburg Academy and became Deputy Clerk of Nottoway County, Virginia. He left his position to serve in the 12th Virginia Infantry of… National Governors Association
13 Nov 2018 Westmoreland Davis WESTMORELAND DAVIS was born on board a ship bound for Liverpool, England from Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1877, and completed a year of post-graduate study… National Governors Association
13 Nov 2018 Elbert Lee Trinkle ELBERT LEE TRINKLE was born in Wytheville, Virginia. He attended Wytheville Military Academy and received both A.B. and B.S. degrees from Hampden-Sydney College in 1895, winning medals for oratory and… National Governors Association
13 Nov 2018 George Campbell Peery GEORGE CAMPBELL PEERY was born in Cedar Bluff, Virginia. After receiving a bachelor of science degree from Emory and Henry College, he was the principal of Tazewell (Virginia) High School… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 Harry Flood Byrd HARRY FLOOD BYRD was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He attended Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester, Virginia, after which he became manager of the Winchester Evening Star in 1902 and later its… National Governors Association