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He helped found Fairfax Academy in Culpeper in 1844. [7] Three years later his son John S. Barbour Jr. was elected to represent Culpeper County in the Virginia House of Delegates, continuing his father's tradition. [8] Barbour Sr. was chairman of the Democratic National Convention in 1852 and afterward resumed practicing law
In the decade before the American Civil War, Culpeper county's voters elected James Barbour to the Virginia House of Delegates for the 1852–1853 session (where he succeeded his brother John S. Barbour, Jr. to the part-time position). However, voters selected Perry J. Eggborn in the next two elections. Barbour resumed the seat during the 1857 ...
Susan Cummings (born July 21, 1962, in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is an American heiress, best known for killing her boyfriend in 1997. She had been charged with homicide, but subsequently convicted of voluntary manslaughter only. She was released after serving 57 days. Biography Cummings and her fraternal twin sister, Diana, are the only children of billionaire arms dealer Samuel Cummings. After ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, and may be seen in an online map.
Farley, previously named Sans Souci, is a historic home located near Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia.It was built before 1800, purchased from Robert Beverly in 1801 by William Champe Carter and renamed Farley in honour of his wife, Maria Byrd Farley. [3]
Catalpa was an 18th-century plantation near Culpeper in Culpeper County, Virginia. [1] Catalpa is best known as the birthplace of John Strode Barbour, Jr. (29 December 1820 – 14 May 1892), a United States House Representative and United States Senator from Virginia. [1] Catalpa is also known as the scene of the first encampment of the ...
Singers Glen Historic District is a national historic district located at Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Virginia.The district encompasses 65 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the village of Singers Glen.
It is located in the Culpeper Historic District. References This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 21:43 (UTC). Text is available under the ...