Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census,the population was 50,948. The county seat is usually identified as Martinsville;however,the administration building,county courthouse,and Henry County Sheriff's Office are located on Kings Mountain Road in Collinsville.The Henry County Adult Detention Center is located on DuPont Road in Henry County,just south of Martinsville.
Kingwood is a city in and the county seat of Preston County,West Virginia,United States. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census. The city sits within the Allegheny Mountains above the Cheat River valley. It is the home of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival,a county fair known for making buckwheat pancakes,as well as Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo.
Francis Preston Blair Sr. was an American journalist,newspaper editor,and influential figure in national politics advising several U.S. presidents across party lines.
James Patton Preston was a U.S. political figure who served as the 20th Governor of Virginia.
William Ballard Preston was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Virginia from February 18,1862,until his death in November. He previously served as the 19th United States Secretary of the Navy from 1849 to 1850. He is also the cousin of William Campbell Preston and William Preston.
The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society is the oldest continuously existing collegiate debating society in North America. The society was founded on July 14,1825,in Room Seven,West Lawn at the University of Virginia. Named for the founder of the university,Thomas Jefferson,the society regularly meets on Friday evenings at "The Hall" in the Lawn.
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district consists of the northern half of the state. It contains Barbour,Berkeley,Brooke,Doddridge,Grant,Hampshire,Hancock,Hardy,Harrison,Jefferson,Lewis,Marion,Marshall,Mineral,Monongalia,Morgan,Ohio,Pleasants,Preston,Randolph,Ritchie,Taylor,Tucker,Tyler,Upshur,Wetzel,and Wood counties.
William Gay Brown Sr. was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia,who was twice elected to the Virginia General Assembly and thrice to the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served at the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and later opposed secession at the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861. A leading Unionist during the American Civil War,he became one of the founders of West Virginia.
McGuireWoods LLP is a US-based international law firm headquartered in Richmond,Virginia. Initially founded in 1834,the firm has grown into the largest law firm in the state of Virginia,and has 21 offices across the country. Along with its Richmond headquarters,the firm's largest offices are located in Chicago,Illinois and Charlotte,North Carolina.
The Bryant Park Project was a short-lived morning radio newsmagazine from National Public Radio that ran for 10 months in 2007 and 2008. The show's name was derived from Bryant Park in Manhattan,which NPR's New York studios overlook. While the Bryant Park Project was originally a working title,the show debuted with the name intact on October 1,2007. The multi-platform show was broadcast live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern time,Monday through Friday and,at its height,was carried by 13 NPR member stations,mostly in small markets. The Sirius Satellite Radio station NPR Now repeated the show from 10 a.m. to noon Eastern,7 to 9 a.m. Pacific.
William Gay Brown Jr. was a lawyer,and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative. Congressman Brown was born in Kingwood,West Virginia in Preston County on April 7,1856. He served as a member of the 62nd,63rd,and 64th United States Congresses. He died in office on March 9,1916.
The Breckinridge family is a family of public figures from the United States. The family has included six members of the United States House of Representatives,two United States Senators,a cabinet member,two ambassadors,one United States Vice President,and one unsuccessful candidate for United States President. Breckinridges have served as college presidents,prominent ministers,soldiers,and theologians and in important positions at state and local levels. The family was most notable in Kentucky and most prominent during the 19th century,during nearly one third of which a member of the family served in the United States Congress.
Samuel McDowell was a soldier in three wars and political leader in Virginia and Kentucky. He served under George Washington in the French and Indian War,as an aide-de-camp to Isaac Shelby in Lord Dunmore's War,and under Nathanael Greene during the Revolutionary War. He then relocated to Kentucky and became a surveyor. Later,he was appointed one of the first district court judges in what would become the state of Kentucky. He became a leader of the movement to separate Kentucky from Virginia,and presided over nine of the state's ten constitutional conventions. He was the father of Dr. Ephraim McDowell.
Events from the year 1794 in the United States.
Preston D. Miller,Jr. is a periodontist.
The Southern Governors' Association(SGA),formerly the Southern Governors Conference,was a United States association of governors founded in 1934 and dissolved in 2016. It was the oldest and historically the largest of the regional governors associations. Since its first meeting 90 years ago to discuss the repeal of discriminatory rates for transporting goods by rail,the SGA had represented the common interests of Southern chief executives and provided a vehicle for promoting them. SGA was a nonpartisan enterprise where shareholders could exchange views and access data,information and expertise on issues of general importance in order to augment the deliberations of public,private and non-profit decision-makers in the American South. SGA operated as an instrumentality of the states.
John Preston Buchanan was an American politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate,representing the state's 1st district.
The secretary of natural and historic resources is a member of the Virginia Governor's Cabinet. It was established in 1986 after splitting from the state secretary of commerce.
Jamonda Roshawn Bryant Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Psychiko of the Greek A2 Basket League.
