1. Famous Virginian Study Book 2014
Born:
May 4, 1843
Famous Virginian
Study Book
Fourth Grade
Wax Museum
2014
Known for:
Confederate spy in the Civil War. Informant for Stonewall Jackson.
boyd
Belle Boyd
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Born:
Nov. 19, 1752
Born:
May 9, 1800
Known for:
Led raid on U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry. Tried to lead slave rebellion.
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Helped U.S. capture the northwest territories.
John Brown
George Rogers Clark
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2. Henry Box Brown Arthur Ashe William Clark Harry F. Byrd
Born: 1816
Born:
July 10, 1943
Known for:
Slave who escaped to freedom by arranging to mail himself to Philadelphia in a box.
Known for:
First African American to win a major tennis championship.
Henry Box Brown
Arthur Ashe
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Born:
Aug. 1, 1770
Born:
Jun. 10, 1887
Known for:
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Known for:
“Pay-as-you-go Policy”
William Clark
Harry F. Byrd
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3. Patsy Cline Ulysses S. Grant Patrick Henry A. Linwood Holton
Born:
Sept. 8, 1932
Born:
Apr. 27, 1822
Known for:
Singer
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Union general during the Civil War.
Patsy Cline
Ulysses S. Grant
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Born:
Sept. 21, 1923
Born:
May 29, 1736
Known for:
Virginia governor who worked hard to promote racial equality.
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Inspired patriots to fight against taxation without representation.
Patrick Henry
A. Linwood Holton
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4. William Henry Harrison
Born:
Feb. 9, 1773
Born:
Apr. 25, 1917
Known for:
9th President
Known for:
Singer
Ella Fitzgerald
William Henry Harrison
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Born:
Jan. 21, 1824
Born:
May 1, 1907
Known for:
General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Lee’s “right arm man”.
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Fought for civil rights. Helped to win Brown vs. Board of Education.
Thomas “Stonewall”
Jackson
Oliver W. Hill
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5. Thomas Jefferson John Paul Jones Dolley Madison Robert E. Lee
Born:
Apr. 13, 1734
Born:
Jul. 6, 1747
Known for:
Naval commander of the ship Bonhomme Richard. Said, “I have not yet begun to fight.
Known for:
3rd President. Author of Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. Declaration Of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
John Paul Jones
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Born:
May 20, 1768
Born:
Jan. 19, 1807
Known for:
General of Army of Northern Virginia who surrendered to Grant during the Civil War.
Leader of the Confederate Army.
Known for:
One of the best known first ladies. Saved portrait from a fire in the White House.
Dolley Madison
Robert E. Lee
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6. James Armistead Lafayette
Born:
Dec. 10, 1760
Born:
Dec. 7, 1754
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Enslaved African American spy in the Continental Army. Won his freedom after the war.
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Rode on horseback, through Virginia, to warn Jefferson that the British were coming. Known as “Paul Revere of the South”.
James Armistead Lafayette
Jack Jouett
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Born:
Mar. 16, 1751
Born:
Aug. 18, 1774
Known for:
4th President. Father of the Constitution
Known for:
Lewis and Clark Expedition
James Madison
Meriwether Lewis
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7. George Marshall James Monroe Edmund Randolph Pocahontas
Born:
Dec. 31, 1880
Born:
Apr. 28, 1758
Known for:
Brought peace to Europe after WWII. The Marshall Plan.
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5th President. Governor of Virginia.
George Marshall
James Monroe
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Born: 1595
Born:
Aug. 10, 1753
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Daughter of Chief Powhatan.
Her friendship helped the colonists survive. Married to John Rolfe.
Known for:
Governor of Virginia. Secretary of State.
Edmund Randolph
Pocahontas
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8. George Mason Christopher Newport John Rolfe Chief Powhatan
Born:
Dec., 1561
Born:
Dec. 11, 1725
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Captain of Jamestown Expedition.
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Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
George Mason
Christopher Newport
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Born:
June 17, 1545
Born: 1585
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Married to Pocahontas. Introduced a new tobacco which became a cash crop for the colony.
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Chief of the Powhatan tribe. Father of Pocahontas.
John Rolfe
Chief Powhatan
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9. Nat Turner John Smith George Washington Maggie Lena Walker
Born: 1580
Born:
Oct. 2, 1800
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Leader in Jamestown. Started trading with Powhatan tribe. “He who does not work shall not eat”.
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Led revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.
Nat Turner
John Smith
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Born:
Feb. 22, 1732
Born:
July 15, 1864
Known for:
1st President. “Father of our Country”. Commanded American Forces in the Revolutionary War.
Known for:
First African American Bank president in the U.S..
George Washington
Maggie Lena Walker
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10. JEB Stuart John Tyler L. Douglas Wilder Booker T. Washington
Born:
Mar. 29, 1790
Born:
Feb. 6, 1833
Known for:
10th President
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Commanded cavalry in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
JEB Stuart
John Tyler
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Born:
Jan. 17, 1931
Born:
Apr. 5, 1856
Known for:
First African American to be elected state governor.
Known for:
Founder of Tuskegee University.
L. Douglas Wilder
Booker T. Washington
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11. George Wythe Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson George Wythe
Born:
Dec. 28, 1856
Born:
1726
Known for:
First signature on the Declaration of Independence. Opposed slavery.
Known for:
28th President. Was President during WW I.
George Wythe
Woodrow Wilson
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Born:
Dec. 28,1852
Born:
1726
Known for:
First signature on the Declaration of Independence. Opposed slavery.
Known for:
28th President. Was President during WW II.
Woodrow Wilson
George Wythe
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12. George Wythe Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson George Wythe
Born:
Dec. 28,1852
Born:
1726
Known for:
First signature on the Declaration of Independence. Opposed slavery.
Known for:
28th President. Was President during WW I.
George Wythe
Woodrow Wilson
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Born:
Dec. 28,1852
Born:
1726
Known for:
First signature on the Declaration of Independence. Opposed slavery.
Known for:
28th President. Was President during WW II.
Woodrow Wilson
George Wythe
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