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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: U.S. District Court in Virginia</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Mason</a> 1841-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halstad-hamill.html#201.02.86">James Dandridge Halyburton</a> 1844-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#929.71.59">Robert William Hughes</a> 1874-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/w-waddy.html#982.30.90">Edmund Waddill, Jr.</a> 1908-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#825.40.22">D. Lawrence Groner</a> 1921-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#185.05.23">Luther B. Way</a> 1931-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#716.61.97">Robert Nelson Pollard</a> 1936-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#406.87.50">Sterling Hutcheson</a> 1944-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#934.84.58">Albert V. Bryan</a> 1947-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#818.06.39">John D. Butzner, Jr.</a> 1962-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#147.39.36">Richard Boykin Kellam</a> 1967-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mackenzie-macksey.html#363.61.96">John Ashton MacKenzie</a> 1967-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mereness-merola.html#667.51.58">Robert Reynold Merhige, Jr.</a> 1967-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#094.14.64">Albert V. Bryan, Jr.</a> 1971-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#026.19.12">D. Dortch Warriner</a> 1974-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#068.05.87">J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr.</a> 1974-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html#263.39.49">Richard Leroy Williams</a> 1980-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#549.81.21">James Chris Cacheris</a> 1981-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#375.35.37">James Randolph Spencer</a> 1986-2014 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#079.12.19">Thomas Selby Ellis III</a> 1987-2007 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#038.21.97">Rebecca Beach Smith</a> 1989- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#096.57.94">Henry Coke Morgan, Jr.</a> 1992-2004 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#380.14.57">Leonie M. Brinkema</a> 1993- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#549.81.21">James Chris Cacheris</a> 1998- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#835.27.18">Mark Steven Davis</a> 2008- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen1.html#389.80.32">Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen</a> 2011- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1825 Jun 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#477.21.49">St. George Tucker</a>, resigned. <li> 1844 Mar 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mason.html#991.02.19">John Y. Mason</a>, resigned. <li> 1861 Apr 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halstad-hamill.html#201.02.86">James Dandridge Halyburton</a>, resigned. <li> 1898 Feb 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#929.71.59">Robert William Hughes</a>, retired. <li> 1943 Oct 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#185.05.23">Luther B. Way</a>, died in office. <li> 1947 Apr 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#716.61.97">Robert Nelson Pollard</a>, took senior status. <li> 1959 Sep 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#406.87.50">Sterling Hutcheson</a>, took senior status. <li> 1981 May 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#147.39.36">Richard Boykin Kellam</a>, took senior status. <li> 1985 Nov 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mackenzie-macksey.html#363.61.96">John Ashton MacKenzie</a>, took senior status. <li> 1986 Mar 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#026.19.12">D. Dortch Warriner</a>, died in office. <li> 1986 Nov 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mereness-merola.html#667.51.58">Robert Reynold Merhige, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1991 Jul 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#068.05.87">J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1991 Dec 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#094.14.64">Albert V. Bryan, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 1992 May 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html#263.39.49">Richard Leroy Williams</a>, took senior status. <li> 2004 Feb 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#096.57.94">Henry Coke Morgan, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 2007 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#079.12.19">Thomas Selby Ellis III</a>, took senior status. <li> 2014 Mar 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#375.35.37">James Randolph Spencer</a>, took senior status. <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Northern District of Virginia, 1901-05</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#809.39.43">John Jay Jackson, Jr.</a> 1901-05 <p> <b>U.S. District Judges for the Western District of Virginia, 1819-2017</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#275.41.20">John G. Jackson</a> 1819-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendleton.html#617.96.54">Philip C. Pendleton</a> 1825 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#704.56.12">Alexander Caldwell</a> 1825-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockenbrough-brockmeyer.html#240.17.94">John White Brockenbrough</a> 1846-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#809.39.43">John Jay Jackson, Jr.</a> 1861-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rives-rizzo.html#200.04.70">Alexander Rives</a> 1871-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#625.18.67">John Paul</a> 1883-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#289.63.13">Henry Clay McDowell</a> 1901-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts3.html#377.02.57">Floyd H. Roberts</a> 1938-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barkett-barlett.html#994.71.62">Alfred Dickinson Barksdale</a> 1939-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#222.34.22">Ted Dalton</a> 1959-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/micheau-middleswarth.html#071.86.55">Thomas Johnson Michie</a> 1961-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/widdis-wiggin.html#993.99.61">Hiram Emory Widener, Jr.</a> 1969-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#581.98.96">James C. Turk</a> 1972-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meyering-michalski.html#522.26.24">J. Harry Michael, Jr.</a> 1980-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mooers-mooradian.html#574.24.19">Norman K. Moon</a> 1997-2010 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrad.html#247.40.46">Glen Edward Conrad</a> 2003- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilas-dills.html#512.75.82">Elizabeth Kay Dillon</a> 2014- <p> <b>Officeholding Events</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1825 Mar 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#275.41.20">John G. Jackson</a>, died in office. <li> 1825 Jul 29: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendleton.html#617.96.54">Philip C. Pendleton</a>, resigned. <li> 1839 Apr 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#704.56.12">Alexander Caldwell</a>, died in office. <li> 1861 May 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockenbrough-brockmeyer.html#240.17.94">John White Brockenbrough</a>, resigned. <li> 1882 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rives-rizzo.html#200.04.70">Alexander Rives</a>, retired. <li> 1931 Sep 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#289.63.13">Henry Clay McDowell</a>, took senior status. <li> 1957 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barkett-barlett.html#994.71.62">Alfred Dickinson Barksdale</a>, took senior status. <li> 1973 Apr 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/micheau-middleswarth.html#071.86.55">Thomas Johnson Michie</a>, died in office. <li> 1995 Oct 31: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meyering-michalski.html#522.26.24">J. Harry Michael, Jr.</a>, took senior status. <li> 2002 Nov 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#581.98.96">James C. Turk</a>, took senior status. <li> 2010 Jul 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mooers-mooradian.html#574.24.19">Norman K. Moon</a>, took senior status. </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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