John Franklin Rixey
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John Franklin Rixey was a Democratic
U.S. Congressman
from Virginia
's 8th congressional district
from 1897 to 1907.
The younger brother of Presley Marion Rixey
, John Franklin Rixey was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, and studied law at the University of Virginia
. He was elected to the 55th
and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, February 8, 1907, before the close of the 59th Congress
. He had been re-elected to the 60th Congress
before his death. Rixey married Ella B. Barbour, daughter of James Barbour
and his wife Fanny Thomas Beckham and granddaughter of John S. Barbour
, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district
. He is interred in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
U.S. Congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
's 8th congressional district
Virginia's 8th congressional district
Virginia's Eighth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 8th District are currently represented by Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, first elected to the 8th's seat in the U.S...
from 1897 to 1907.
The younger brother of Presley Marion Rixey
Presley Marion Rixey
Rear Admiral Presley Marion Rixey was a Surgeon General of the United States Navy and personal physician to Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.-Biography:...
, John Franklin Rixey was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, and studied law at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. He was elected to the 55th
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, February 8, 1907, before the close of the 59th Congress
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
. He had been re-elected to the 60th Congress
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
before his death. Rixey married Ella B. Barbour, daughter of James Barbour
James Barbour (1828–1895)
James Barbour was a prominent American lawyer, planter, delegate from Virginia to the 1860 Democratic National Convention, delegate to the 1861 Virginia secession convention, and a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and education:Barbour was born on...
and his wife Fanny Thomas Beckham and granddaughter of John S. Barbour
John S. Barbour
John Strode Barbour, Sr. was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of John Strode Barbour, Jr...
, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district
Virginia's 15th congressional district
Virginia Congressional District 15 is an obsolete congressional district. It was eliminated in 1853 after the 1850 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Sherrard Clemens.-List of representatives:-References:*...
. He is interred in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper.
External links
- John Franklin Rixey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress