William Fitzhugh was an American planter,legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779,as well as many terms in the House of Burgesses and both houses of the Virginia General Assembly following the Commonwealth's formation. His Stafford County home,Chatham Manor,is on the National Register for Historic Places and serves as the National Park Service Headquarters for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.
William Meade was an American Episcopal bishop,the third Bishop of Virginia.
Archibald Campbell Colquhoun was a Scottish politician and lawyer from Glasgow. He served as Lord Advocate the highest position in the Scottish legal system.
Darlington Borough Council elections are held every four years. Darlington Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Darlington in County Durham,England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Rippon Lodge is one of the oldest houses remaining in Prince William County,Virginia,and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971. Built around 1747 by Richard Blackburn (1705-1757) as the main residence and headquarters of his plantation,it lies on high ground overlooking Neabsco Creek at the south end of what is now the unincorporated town of Woodbridge at 15520 Blackburn Road. The house takes its name from Richard Blackburn's birthplace,the small city of Ripon in North Yorkshire,England.
Cople is a village and civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire. The name Cople is derived from the phrase Cock Pool,a place where chickens were kept,that was mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Thomas Sandford was an American soldier and politician.
Archibald Stuart was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart,who was the seventh of eleven children.
Architect John Ariss (1725–1799) was born in Westmoreland County,Virginia to a family long settled in the Old Dominion. Two of his works have been classified as National Historic Landmarks. A rare surviving,documented example of his work is Traveller's Rest in Kearneysville,West Virginia,which he designed as a farmstead home for American Revolutionary War General Horatio Gates. He is also believed to have designed the Neo-Palladian estate Mount Airy,located in Richmond County,Virginia on Virginia's Northern Neck.
Christ Church —known also as Christ Church,Washington Parish or Christ Church on Capitol Hill —is a historic Episcopal church located at 620 G Street SE in Washington,D.C.,USA. The church is also called Christ Church,Navy Yard,because of its proximity to the Washington Navy Yard and the nearby U.S. Marine Barracks.
Yeocomico Church is a historic Episcopal church in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The original wooden structure was built in 1655,but replaced in 1706 by a structure built of locally fired bricks. It is now the main church of historic Cople parish,which also includes the older Nomini Church,and St. James Church in Tidwells,Virginia The parish hall is in Hague,Virginia. Yeocomico Church,the fourth oldest in the state,was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
Walter Dulany Addison was an Episcopal clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate (1810–1811).
Christ Church Glendower is the oldest of the historic Episcopal church buildings in St. Anne's Parish,Albemarle County,Virginia near Scottsville. Christ Church Glendower is located in Keene,built of brick in 1831 in the Roman Revival style. It features a full Doric order entablature with pediments at each end containing lunette windows,and is surrounded by a contributing cemetery. The remaining two historic churches in St. Anne's parish are also discussed below.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at the junction of VA 3 and VA 205 in historic Oak Grove,Westmoreland County,Virginia. Although the surrounding parish was created in the 17th century,the current brick structure,which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004,was consecrated in 1849,and planned to celebrate its 175th anniversary on May 31,2024. Fire severely damaged the historic church on December 19,2023.
William Holland Wilmer was an Episcopal priest,teacher and writer in Maryland and Virginia who served briefly as the eleventh president of the College of William and Mary.
John Poyntz Tyler,described "as a great preacher and pastor to people" was the fourth Episcopal Bishop of North Dakota and served from 1914 until weeks before his death.
Abingdon Church is a historic Episcopal church located near White Marsh,Gloucester County,Virginia. It and its glebe house are among the oldest buildings in Virginia and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Wickliffe Church is a historic Episcopal church building located in Berryville,Clarke County,Virginia. The church has not been in active use since 1918,except for an annual homecoming service held in August and occasional special events.
Panorama is a historic estate in Montross,Virginia. The 2+1⁄2-story brick Colonial Revival house,located on an estate of over 130 acres (53 ha),was built in 1932 to a design by Joseph Evans Sperry for local politician and attorney Charles E. Stuart,and has been virtually unaltered since its construction. The building is sited between the two branches of Chandler's Mill Pond,and has two main facades,one facing the long drive from the road,and the other facing south toward the lake. The house is prominently visible from the Kings Highway,which crosses the Chandler's Mill Pond Dam.
Christ Church,or Christ Episcopal Church,is an Anglican church in Winchester,Frederick County,Virginia. The church was founded in 1738,with its first vestry elected in 1742. It is the seat of Frederick Parish,Diocese of Virginia,which once covered half of the Shenandoah valley and western Virginia,including what became West Virginia. The current church building,the parish's third,was designed by Robert Mills - it was completed in 1828,and is the oldest church building continuously used for religious purposes in the county. It is a contributing building in the local Historic District which predates the National Register of Historic Places,and which has been expanded three times since 1980.
