John S Barbour Jr
John Strode Barbour
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John Strode Barbour Jr was a notable American politician from Virginia and the son of politician John Strode Barbour Sr. - AsNotedIn
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- Father John S Barbour Sr
John Strode Barbour Jr was a notable American politician from Virginia and the son of politician John Strode Barbour Sr. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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1820/12/29 | John S Barbour is born in Culpeper County, the son of John S Barbour and Eliza A Byrne Barbour. | Born | Fleetwood Hill, Brandy Station Battlefield Park | Brandy Station, VA | |||
1842/00/00 | John S Barbour studies law at the University of Virginia, 1838-1842. | Eduction | University Of Virginia Historic District | Charlottesville, VA | |||
1847/00/00 | John S Barbour, a Democrat, is elected to the House of Delegates. | Work | |||||
1849/00/00 | John S Barbour becomes the state's representative on the board of directors of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. | Work | |||||
1851/00/00 | John S Barbour practices law in Culpeper County, c 1842 to 1851. | Work | |||||
1851/10/00 | John S Barbour is elected president of the board of directors of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. | Work | |||||
1865/10/07 | Susan Daingerfield marries John S Barbour Jr. They lived most of the time in Washington (home still stands on Maryland Ave), using Poplar Hill as their country home. Susan's sister, Ellen, never married and retained her ownership rights in Poplar Hill. | Groom | His Lordship's Kindness | Clinton | |||
1880/00/00 | John S Barbour wins election to Congress from the Eighth Congressional District as a member of the Funder Party. | Work | |||||
1882/00/00 | John S Barbour, a Funder, wins reelection to Congress from the Eighth Congressional District. | Work | |||||
1883/00/00 | Virginia's Conservative Party changes its name to the Democratic Party and chooses a new leader, John S Barbour Jr, who organizes the party down to the precinct level. Barbour's leadership marks the beginning of a long era of Democratic domination. | Work | |||||
1883/07/00 | State Democratic convention unanimously elects John S Barbour chairman. He accepts on the condition that the party will accept as final the settlement of the antebellum state debt that has led to Readjuster victories. | Work | |||||
1883/11/03 | Racial and political tensions erupt in an election eve street fight in Danville that leaves at least one white and four black men dead. | Work | |||||
1884/00/00 | John S Barbour, a Funder, wins reelection to Congress from the Eighth Congressional District. | Work | |||||
1884/00/00 | John S Barbour is elected to the Democratic National Committee, a position he retains until his death. | Work | |||||
1884/12/00 | John S Barbour resigns as president of the board of directors of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. | Work | |||||
1885/12/00 | General Assembly elects John Warwick Daniel to succeed William Mahone in the US Senate. Daniel remains a senator until his death. | Work | |||||
1886/00/00 | John S Barbour retires from Congress and travels in Europe. During his absence, Virginia Democrats lose five of their eight seats in Congress. | Work | |||||
1887/00/00 | John S Barbour is reelected chairman of the state Democratic Party. | Work | |||||
1887/12/20 | General Assembly elects John S Barbour for the US Senate. John Barbour lives at the Sewall home in the late 1880s. | Work | Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site | Washington, DC | |||
1889/03/04 | John S Barbour starts his term as US Senator. He resigns his chairmanship of the state Democratic Party but resumes the job when his successor falls ill. | Work | |||||
1892/05/14 | Sitting US Senator, John S Barbour dies of heart failure in Washington, DC. | Died | Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site | Washington, DC | |||
1892/05/16 | A Catholic funeral is held in the US Senate for John S Barbour. Probably the first time a Catholic priest officiated in the Senate chamber. | In Memoriam | US Senate Chamber | United States Capitol | |||
1892/05/16 | After a funeral procession to Poplar Hill, Barbour casket is carried into the central hall on the first floor. Barbour joined his wife, Susan, who had died in 1886, in the family burial plot. Ellen Daingerfield became the sole owner of Poplar Hill. | In Memoriam | His Lordship's Kindness | Clinton |