Faulkner, Charles James b. July 6, 1806 d. November 1, 1884 US Congressman, Diplomat. He was the father of US Senator Charles James Faulkner (1847-1929). He graduated from Georgetown University in 1822 and became a lawyer in 1829. West Virginia was then part of Virginia and he served in the Virginia House from 1829 to 1834, as a State Senator from 1838 to 1842, and again in the House from 1848 to 1849. In 1850 he was elected to the US House as a Whig and served four terms, 1851 to 1859. In 1859 he was appointed Minister to France. When he returned...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Norbourne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Faulkner Jr., Charles James b. September 21, 1847 d. January 13, 1929 Senator. Charles was born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) at Boydville, the family estate. He received the best education a child could imagine, attending private schools in Ellicott City, Maryland, Paris, France and Switzerland. All before the age of fifteen. In 1862 he entered the Virginia Military Institute and served in the Cadet Corps at the Battle of New Market. Later in the war he was assigned to the staff of General Breckenridge and ultimately to the staff of General Henry...[Read More] (Bio by: Jon Coulter) Norbourne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Hoge, John Blair b. February 2, 1825 d. March 1, 1896 US Congressman. He studied law and became an attorney in Martinsburg in 1845. In 1853 he became President of the Bank of Berkeley. Martinsburg was part of Virginia before the creation of West Virginia during the Civil War, and Hoge served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1855 to 1859. He was a Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in Charleston, South Carolina and Baltimore in 1860. At the start of the Civil War he joined the Confederate Army and served as both a line and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Norbourne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
b. July 6, 1806 d. November 1, 1884