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Brockenbrough Family (Virginia)
Brockenbrough is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *John Brockenbrough John Brockenbrough (1775–1852) was a business man and civic leader in Richmond, Virginia. He was an "intimate friend" and frequent correspondent of John Randolph of Roanoke. He was president of the Bank of Virginia. His home in Richmond's Cour ... (1775–1852), business man and civic leader in Richmond, Virginia * John M. Brockenbrough (1830–1892), farmer and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War * John White Brockenbrough (1806–1877), Virginia lawyer, federal judge, and educator * Judith Brockenbrough (1784–1854), intimate of Dolley Madison, wife of U.S. President James Madison * Martha Brockenbrough, American author of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults * William Brockenbrough (jurist) (1778–1838), born in Tappahannock in Essex County, Virginia, USA * William Henry Brockenbrough (1812–1850), US Representative from Florida See also * Brackenber * Brackenbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brockenbrough
John Brockenbrough (1775–1852) was a business man and civic leader in Richmond, Virginia. He was an "intimate friend" and frequent correspondent of John Randolph of Roanoke. He was president of the Bank of Virginia. His home in Richmond's Court End District later served as the White House of the Confederacy. Career Brockenbrough received his M.D. from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1795. He returned to his native Virginia in April 1797 and married Gabriella Harvie Randolph, the widow of Thomas Mann Randolph Sr. Brockenbrough did not actively practice medicine but was involved in civic and business enterprises. Correspondence between Brockenbrough and Thomas Jefferson, largely on business matters, has been preserved by the National Archives in the Jefferson Papers. In 1835, Brockenbrough was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society. Brockenbrough House, White House of the Confederacy In 1818, John Brockenbrough commissioned the building of a large res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John White Brockenbrough
John White Brockenbrough (December 23, 1806 – February 20, 1877) was a Virginia attorney, law professor, U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and Confederate States congressman and district judge.Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), Vol 3, p. 39 Early life and education Born on December 23, 1806, in Hanover County, Virginia to Judith and William Brockenbrough, both descended from the First Families of Virginia. Brockenbrough attended He attended the College of William & Mary from 1824-1825. He then traveled to the Winchester Law School, in Winchester, Virginia, studying under Henry St. George Tucker Sr. Others studying with Tucker at that time included William L. Goggin and Henry A. Wise. His sister Judith White Brockenbrough McGuire would later write ''Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War, By a Lady of Virginia''. He was a first cousin of William Henry Brockenbrough. Career Brock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Brockenbrough
William Brockenbrough (July 10, 1778 – December 10, 1838) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and judge, including on what became the Supreme Court of Virginia.Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), Vol 2, pp. 64-65 Early life and education Brockenbrough was born in Tappahannock in Essex County, Virginia, United States, the son of Dr. John Brockenbaugh and his wife Sarah Roane, the daughter of Co. William Roane. He attended the College of William and Mary in 1798. He studied law. Career Brockenbrough had a private legal practice in Essex and surrounding counties, and before the state's highest court in Richmond. During much of his adult life, Brockenbrough would be considered a key member of the "Richmond Junto", alongside his brother John, as well as Judge Spencer Roane and journalist Thomas Ritchie—all from Essex County, so the group was also sometimes known as the "Essex Junto". He became a noted advocate of state's rights, and also pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Brockenbrough
Martha Brockenbrough is an American author of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. Her first book, ''It Could Happen To You: Diary Of A Pregnancy and Beyond'', was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing in 2002. She is the founder of The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG) and of National Grammar Day (observed in the United States since 2008).McIntyre, John"Prepare yourself for National Grammar Day"'' The Baltimore Sun'', February 27, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015. Life Brockenbrough was born in Seattle, Washington, and graduated in 1992 from Stanford University, where she studied Classics and English. She was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, the ''Stanford Daily''. Career Brockenbrough was editor of MSN.com and was an educational humor columnist for Encarta.com before its demise in 2009. She founded National Grammar Day in 2008. Writing awards Brockenbrough's young adult novel ''The Game of Love and Death'', published 2015, was a finalist f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brockenbrough (jurist)
William Brockenbrough (July 10, 1778 – December 10, 1838) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and judge, including on what became the Supreme Court of Virginia.Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), Vol 2, pp. 64-65 Early life and education Brockenbrough was born in Tappahannock in Essex County, Virginia, United States, the son of Dr. John Brockenbaugh and his wife Sarah Roane, the daughter of Co. William Roane. He attended the College of William and Mary in 1798. He studied law. Career Brockenbrough had a private legal practice in Essex and surrounding counties, and before the state's highest court in Richmond. During much of his adult life, Brockenbrough would be considered a key member of the "Richmond Junto", alongside his brother John, as well as Judge Spencer Roane and journalist Thomas Ritchie—all from Essex County, so the group was also sometimes known as the "Essex Junto". He became a noted advocate of state's rights, and also pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Brockenbrough
William Henry Brockenbrough (February 23, 1812 – January 28, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1846 to 1847, and a United States District attorney from 1841 to 1843.The People of Florida Lawmaking He served in the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida representing Mosquito County in 1838, 1841, and in 1842 as its president. Born in Virginia, Brockenbrough studied law, was admitted to the bar and settled in Tallahassee, Florida. In 1837 he became a member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida sitting as president in 1842. He became a United States district attorney 1841–1843; upon the admission of Florida as a State into the Union successfully contested as a Democrat the election of Edward C. Cabell to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress The 29th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackenber
Brackenber is a hamlet in the civil parish of Murton in Cumbria, England. It is near the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland and the village of Hilton, Cumbria. See also *Listed buildings in Murton, Cumbria Murton is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It contains eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, ... External links Brackenber Lodge Holiday Cottage - Lake District- A 3 bedroom cottage converted from part of the Victorian Workhouse at Brackenber Lodge Hamlets in Cumbria Murton, Cumbria {{Cumbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackenbury
Brackenbury is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charles Booth Brackenbury (1831–1890), British major general and military correspondent (nephew of Edward Brackenbury) *Curt Brackenbury (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player * Edward Brackenbury (1785–1864), British soldier *Georgina Brackenbury (1865–1949), British painter and suffragette (daughter of Charles Booth Brackenbury) * Hannah Brackenbury (1795–1873), British philanthropist, benefactress of Balliol College, Oxford *Henry Brackenbury (1837–1914), British soldier (brother of Charles Booth Brackenbury) *Henry Langton Brackenbury (1868–1920), British politician * Joseph Brackenbury (1788–1864), English poet *Marie Brackenbury (1866–1950), British painter and suffragette (daughter of Charles Booth Brackenbury) *Robert Brackenbury (died 1485), English courtier and soldier *Sammy Thurman Brackenbury (1933–2024), American hall of fame barrel racer See also *Brackenbury Village, a residential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brokenborough
Brokenborough is a village and civil parish about northwest of Malmesbury, Wiltshire in England. The course of the Fosse Way Roman road forms the northwest boundary of the parish, and also the county boundary with neighbouring Gloucestershire. The Tetbury Avon, also called the Ingleburn, flows through the parish west of the village. The 2021 Census recorded the parish's population as 186. The village forms part of the ecclesiastical parish of Malmesbury and Brokenborough, in the Diocese of Bristol. History The name of Brokenborough may derive from a geographic descriptor meaning "broken hill" (Old English ''brocen'' = broken, uneven + Anglian ''berg'' = hill, barrow). Alternatively it could mean "ruined fort", from Old English ''brocen'' = broken + ''burg'' = fort. The early history of Brokenborough is based on unreliable sources. The antiquarian John Leland (1503–1552) relates that Máel Dub (d. 675) came as a hermit to the area and started his monastic school in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
