The Political Graveyard: Accomack County, Va.

Accomack County
Virginia

Accomack County information:

Population: 38,305 (2000); 31,703 (1990)
Land area 455 square miles.
County seat: Accomac
Accomack County official web site.
Capital Impact: Accomack County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Accomack County VAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Neighboring areas:

North: Somerset County, Md.; Worcester County, Md.
East: North Atlantic Ocean
South: Northampton County
West: Chesapeake Bay

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Accomack County
Politicians who were born in Accomack County
Politicians who lived in Accomack County
Politicians who died in Accomack County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Accomack County

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Selected officials of Accomack County

(not intended to be complete)

Thomas H. B. Browne (Commonwealth Attorney) E. Almer Ames, Jr. (Commonwealth Attorney, 1943-55)

Private or family graveyard
Accomack County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

William Henry Bagwell Custis (1814-1889) — also known as William H. B. Custis — of Accomack County, Va. Born December 28, 1814. Delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861. Died October 7, 1889. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.

Edge Hill Cemetery
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Tankard Garrison (1835-1889) — of Virginia. Born in Accomack County, Va., January 14, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1861-63; member of Virginia state senate, 1863-65; circuit judge in Virginia; elected 1870; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1881-83, 1884-85. Died in Accomac, Accomack County, Va., November 14, 1889. Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Custis Cemetery
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Henry Bayly (1810-1856) — of Virginia. Born in Accomack County, Va., December 11, 1810. Son of Thomas Monteagle Bayly. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1836-42; superior court judge in Virginia, 1842-44; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1844-56 (7th District 1844-53, 1st District 1853-56); died in office 1856. Died in Accomack County, Va., June 23, 1856. Interment at Mt. Custis Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Monteagle Bayly (1775-1834) — of Virginia. Born in Accomack County, Va., March 25, 1775. Father of Thomas Henry Bayly. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1798-1801, 1819-20, 1826-31; member of Virginia state senate, 1801-09; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1813-15; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30. Died in Accomack County, Va., January 7, 1834. Interment at Mt. Custis Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Henry Bayly Browne (1844-1892) — also known as Thomas H. B. Browne — of Accomac, Accomack County, Va. Born in Accomac Court House, Accomack County, Va., February 8, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Accomack County Commonwealth Attorney; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1887-91. Died in Accomac, Accomack County, Va., August 27, 1892. Interment at Mt. Custis Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fairview Lawn Cemetery
Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

Ernest Ruediger (1890-1953) — of Virginia. Born in Accomac, Accomack County, Va., 1890. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920. Died in 1953. Interment at Fairview Lawn Cemetery.

Quinby Cemetery
Quinby, Accomack County, Virginia

Politicians buried here:

George Walter Mapp (1873-1941) — also known as G. Walter Mapp — of Accomac, Accomack County, Va. Born May 25, 1873. Son of John E. Mapp and Margaret LeCato Mapp; married to Mildred Aydelotte. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920, 1928. Died February 2, 1941. Interment at Quinby Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Accomack County

Politicians who were born in Accomack County

Politicians who lived in Accomack County

Politicians who died in Accomack County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Accomack County