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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Norfolk, Virginia</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 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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Boush</a> 1736 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#341.32.45">George Newton</a> 1736-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#966.19.05">John Hutchings</a> 1737-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#057.85.46">Robert Tucker</a> 1738-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#368.31.32">John Taylor</a> 1739-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith8.html#035.08.76">Samuel Smith</a> 1740-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#043.55.81">Josiah Smith</a> 1741-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#341.32.45">George Newton</a> 1742-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#966.19.05">John Hutchings</a> 1743-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#368.31.32">John Taylor</a> 1744 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillipson-picket.html#046.57.97">John Phripp</a> 1744-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pugh.html#068.02.75">Edward Pugh</a> 1746-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#190.74.42">Thomas Newton</a> 1747-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#626.50.94">John Tucker</a> 1748-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#057.85.46">Robert Tucker</a> 1749-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall2.html#538.31.67">Durham Hall</a> 1750-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#776.84.81">Wilson Newton</a> 1751-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#943.52.95">Christopher Perkins</a> 1752-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#043.55.81">Josiah Smith</a> 1753-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#324.13.76">George Abyvon</a> 1754-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hurn-hutchin.html#966.19.05">John Hutchings</a> 1755 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#263.78.82">Richard Kelsick</a> 1755-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#043.55.81">Josiah Smith</a> 1756-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillipson-picket.html#046.57.97">John Phripp</a> 1757-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#626.50.94">John Tucker</a> 1758-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#057.85.46">Robert Tucker</a> 1759-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#776.84.81">Wilson Newton</a> 1760-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#943.52.95">Christopher Perkins</a> 1761-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowther-lubinski.html#183.20.53">Paul Loyall</a> 1762-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell1.html#069.34.04">Archibald Campbell</a> 1763-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#336.25.53">Lewis Hansford</a> 1764-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#442.16.02">Maximilian Calvert</a> 1765-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#371.44.57">James Taylor</a> 1766-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#324.13.76">George Abyvon</a> 1767-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#346.03.51">Cornelius Calvert</a> 1768-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#442.16.02">Maximilian Calvert</a> 1769-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas2.html#444.23.09">Charles Thomas</a> 1770-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#324.13.76">George Abyvon</a> 1771-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowther-lubinski.html#183.20.53">Paul Loyall</a> 1772-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas2.html#444.23.09">Charles Thomas</a> 1773-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#324.13.76">George Abyvon</a> 1774-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowther-lubinski.html#183.20.53">Paul Loyall</a> 1775-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#371.44.57">James Taylor</a> 1777-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#346.03.51">Cornelius Calvert</a> 1778-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#324.13.76">George Abyvon</a> 1779-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#653.42.63">Thomas Newton, Jr.</a> 1780-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowther-lubinski.html#183.20.53">Paul Loyall</a> 1781-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#371.44.57">James Taylor</a> 1782-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly4.html#346.01.49">George Kelly</a> 1783-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#415.21.31">Robert Taylor</a> 1784-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#366.65.50">Cary H. Hansford</a> 1785-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#653.42.63">Thomas Newton, Jr.</a> 1786-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#930.56.53">Benjamin Pollard</a> 1787-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly4.html#346.01.49">George Kelly</a> 1788-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#415.21.31">Robert Taylor</a> 1789-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#371.44.57">James Taylor</a> 1790-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#692.72.59">John Boush</a> 1791 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#366.65.50">Cary H. Hansford</a> 1791-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#653.42.63">Thomas Newton, Jr.</a> 1792-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#415.21.31">Robert Taylor</a> 1793-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newton.html#653.42.63">Thomas Newton, Jr.</a> 1794 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramsay-randal.html#523.92.75">John Ramsay</a> 1794-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#477.73.43">Seth Foster</a> 1795-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#491.40.59">Samuel Moseley</a> 1796-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowther-lubinski.html#191.25.51">George Loyall</a> 1797-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill1.html#224.73.85">Baylor Hill</a> 1798-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/read.html#926.16.70">John K. Read</a> 1799-1800 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#477.73.43">Seth Foster</a> 1800-01 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowart-cowpland.html#790.51.33">John Cowper</a> 1801-02 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaughan.html#532.45.16">William Vaughan</a> 1802-03 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker8.html#318.09.13">Thomas H. Parker</a> 1803-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#340.53.54">Miles King, Sr.</a> 1804-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#792.35.68">Luke Wheeler</a> 1805-06 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker8.html#318.09.13">Thomas H. Parker</a> 1806-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee7.html#461.93.60">Richard E. Lee</a> 1807-08 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1808-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#340.53.54">Miles King, Sr.</a> 1809-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#625.40.43">William Boswell Lamb</a> 1810-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#340.53.54">Miles King, Sr.</a> 1811-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#625.40.43">William Boswell Lamb</a> 1812-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#340.53.54">Miles King, Sr.</a> 1813-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#625.40.43">William Boswell Lamb</a> 1814-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1815-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#625.40.43">William Boswell Lamb</a> 1816-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1817 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#671.79.72">James Taylor</a> 1817 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1817-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#979.97.98">John Tabb</a> 1818 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1818-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#090.06.21">Wright Southgate</a> 1819 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1819-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#090.06.21">Wright Southgate</a> 1820 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1820-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/camiel-campau.html#602.91.75">George W. Camp</a> 1821 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1821-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#979.97.98">John Tabb</a> 1822 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1822-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#625.40.43">William Boswell Lamb</a> 1823 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1823-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archibald-armstead.html#324.61.85">William A. Armistead</a> 1824 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1824-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#979.97.98">John Tabb</a> 1825 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1825-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/talbot.html#459.93.66">Isaac Talbot</a> 1826 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1826-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnhardt-barratt.html#153.27.10">Daniel C. Barraud</a> 1827 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1827-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#433.41.32">George T. Kennon</a> 1828 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1828-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#392.56.86">Thomas Williamson</a> 1829 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1829-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook4.html#775.50.08">Giles B. Cook</a> 1830 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1830-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#090.06.21">Wright Southgate</a> 1831 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a> 1831-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#213.25.55">Miles King, Jr.</a> 1832-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delaney.html#111.33.81">W. D. Delaney</a> 1843-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#700.09.70">Simon S. Stubbs</a> 1851-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodcock-woodley.html#816.60.04">Hunter Woodis</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#700.09.70">Simon S. Stubbs</a> 1854-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodcock-woodley.html#816.60.04">Hunter Woodis</a> 1855 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivant-summit.html#197.09.17">Ezra T. Summers</a> 1855-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#463.58.54">Finlay F. Ferguson</a> 1856-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#300.92.01">William Wilson Lamb</a> 1858-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#986.65.48">William H. Brooks</a> 1863-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#149.65.88">James L. Belote</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#426.88.99">Thomas C. Tabb</a> 1865-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#300.92.01">William Wilson Lamb</a> 1866 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludlow.html#196.43.04">John R. Ludlow</a> 1866-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#519.94.71">Francis DeCordy</a> 1868-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whiteaker-whitehoss.html#031.58.08">John B. Whitehead</a> 1870-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludlow.html#196.43.04">John R. Ludlow</a> 1872-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whiteaker-whitehoss.html#031.58.08">John B. Whitehead</a> 1874-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#632.89.48">John S. Tucker</a> 1876-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#210.18.41">William Lamb</a> 1880-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#855.43.82">Barton Myers</a> 1886-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/banks.html#741.45.97">Richard G. Banks</a> 1888-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henry.html#357.17.87">E. M. Henry</a> 1890 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#369.85.07">Frank Morris</a> 1890-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marwood-masloff.html#299.99.59">S. Marx</a> 1892 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooke.html#037.23.40">A. B. Cooke</a> 1892-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettit.html#347.48.59">Charles William Pettit</a> 1894-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html#039.24.00">Wyndham R. Mayo</a> 1896-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#376.20.07">C. Brooks Johnston</a> 1898-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beals-bearce.html#948.49.31">Nathaniel Beaman</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#670.55.12">James G. Riddick</a> 1901-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html#039.24.00">Wyndham R. Mayo</a> 1912-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#432.05.47">Albert L. Roper</a> 1918-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tyler.html#907.53.58">S. Heith Tyler</a> 1924-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#799.93.67">E. Jeff Robertson</a> 1932 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mason.html#194.55.85">Phillip H. Mason</a> 1932-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sloane-slusarev.html#232.58.58">S. L. Slover</a> 1933 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#462.05.52">W. R. L. Taylor</a> 1934-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#504.18.87">John A. Gurkin</a> 1938-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood5.html#704.00.95">Joseph D. Wood</a> 1940-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#397.86.41">James W. Reed</a> 1944-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooke.html#650.34.64">R. D. Cooke</a> 1946-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#783.89.12">J. Pretlow Darden</a> 1949-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/duane-dudkin.html#748.76.23">W. Fred Duckworth</a> 1950-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin7.html#024.62.24">Roy Butler Martin, Jr.</a> 1962-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill4.html#819.48.44">Irvine Hill</a> 1974-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#932.29.21">Vincent J. Thomas</a> 1976-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leader-leak.html#310.07.22">Joseph A. Leafe</a> 1984-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andrews.html#986.74.36">Mason C. Andrews</a> 1992-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#670.80.67">Paul D. Fraim</a> 1994-2016 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#177.78.87">Kenny Alexander</a> 2016- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1736: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#270.31.75">Samuel Boush</a>, died in office. <li> 1744 Oct 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#368.31.32">John Taylor</a>, died in office. <li> 1814: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king6.html#340.53.54">Miles King, Sr.</a>, died in office. <li> 1832 Oct 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#583.11.11">John E. Holt</a>, died in office. <li> 1855: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodcock-woodley.html#816.60.04">Hunter Woodis</a>, died in office. <li> 1863: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lamb.html#300.92.01">William Wilson Lamb</a>, removed. <li> 1892 Jan 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#369.85.07">Frank Morris</a>, died in office. <li> 1901 May 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#376.20.07">C. Brooks Johnston</a>, resigned. <li> 2016 May 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#177.78.87">Kenny Alexander</a>, elected. <a name=2><hr></a> Postmasters at Norfolk, 1785-1975 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams3.html#053.53.92">Frederick Williams</a> 1785-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/archer.html#500.48.24">Edward Archer</a> 1789-1804 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#480.87.91">William Newsum</a> 1804-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#483.28.55">Andrew J. McConnico</a> 1819-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#625.96.77">Buller Cocke</a> 1821 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#483.28.55">Andrew J. McConnico</a> 1821-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#655.73.91">Walter F. Jones</a> 1830-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallo-gambino.html#401.11.36">Alexander Galt</a> 1839-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohen.html#830.71.44">Philip J. Cohen</a> 1852 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#338.51.89">John P. Leigh</a> 1852-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallo-gambino.html#401.11.36">Alexander Galt</a> 1853-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaughan.html#713.32.59">Augustus M. Vaughan</a> 1855-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wing.html#941.53.69">Warren W. Wing</a> 1863-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whipple.html#298.95.52">Elijah W. Whipple</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wing.html#941.53.69">Warren W. Wing</a> 1865-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nichols.html#406.36.86">Henry B. Nichols</a> 1869-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruble-ruggero.html#584.76.13">Matthew P. Rue</a> 1882-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#555.93.96">James W. Long</a> 1883-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenni-glotzbach.html#393.55.74">Michael Glennan</a> 1885-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#552.36.38">Frank L. Slade</a> 1889-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/declouet-degrow.html#768.36.97">William W. Degge</a> 1894-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson9.html#401.39.55">William G. Anderson</a> 1897-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/w-waddy.html#412.72.97">John R. Waddy</a> 1898-1903 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nichols.html#406.36.86">Henry B. Nichols</a> 1903-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carney.html#750.35.54">Stephen B. Carney</a> 1907-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright2.html#367.46.56">Clinton L. Wright</a> 1911-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonardo-lessler.html#990.97.23">John A. Lesner</a> 1915-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright2.html#367.46.56">Clinton L. Wright</a> 1922 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright2.html#367.46.56">Clinton L. Wright</a> 1922-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#752.16.82">Benjamin J. Jordan</a> 1931 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/page.html#249.72.23">Lawrence C. Page</a> 1931-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shuldberg-shuttleworth.html#461.31.42">Robert W. Shultice</a> 1934-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/midkiff-milen.html#579.60.46">John E. Milan</a> 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/midkiff-milen.html#579.60.46">John E. Milan</a> 1943-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham1.html#248.36.89">Aubrey G. Graham</a> 1944-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham1.html#248.36.89">Aubrey G. Graham</a> 1945-75 <a name=3><hr></a> Collectors of Customs at Norfolk, 1853-1951 (may be incomplete!) <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#689.64.36">Moses Myers</a> 1820 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyer.html#435.19.41">Samuel Tredwell Sawyer</a> 1853-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brant-braxton.html#029.58.95">John S. Braxton</a> 1877-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#908.49.67">George E. Bowden</a> as of 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/banks.html#741.45.97">Richard G. Banks</a> as of 1891 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#843.57.56">Floyd Hughes</a> as of 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#478.22.99">Norman R. Hamilton</a> 1914-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html#924.24.84">Joseph L. Crupper</a> as of 1927-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heath.html#122.63.55">James E. Heath</a> as of 1941 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#775.56.06">Alec H. Bell</a> as of 1946-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#474.89.38">James M. Robertson</a> as of 1951 </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. 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