1875 - 1947 (72 years)
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Name |
DREWRY Patrick Henry |
Birth |
24 May 1875 |
Southampton Co., VA. [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Education |
1896 |
Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia |
- Drewry graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1896 and taught at Centenery College in Missouri before returning to Virginia and attending the University of Virginia Law School from 1897 to 1899
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Death |
21 Dec 1947 |
Petersburg, VA [2] |
- Deceased: PATRICK DREWRY
Deceased Information
Last Name: DREWRY
First Name: PATRICK
Middle Name: H.
Identifiers
Birthdate:
Date of Death: 12/21/1947
Interment Date: 12/23/1947
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Age: 72
Other InformationParentage: ROBERT & ALTA DREWRY
Birthplace: PETERSBURG VIRGINIA
Place of Death:
Residence At Time of Grave PurchaseAddress:
Apartment:
City:
State:
Zip:
AttendingDoctor: J. D. OSBORNE
Funeral Home/Crematory J. T. MORRIS
GraveId: 6448
Ward: K
Section #: 10
Square: 4
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Political Office |
1920-1957 |
Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA [3] |
Congressman |
- STATE SENATOR OF VIRGINIA FROM 1912 TO 1920. CONGRESSMAN FROM 1920 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1957
He began practicing law in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1900. In 1911, Drewry won election to the Virginia Senate as Senator for the Petersburg/Dinwiddie County district. Drewry was elected United States Congressman for the Fourth District and held his seat until his death.
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Burial |
Petersburg, VA [2] |
- Plot K, right side of Virginia Av, large 4 sided pyramid ??
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Notes |
- STATE SENATOR OF VIRGINIA FROM 1912 TO 1920. CONGRESSMAN FROM 1920 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1957. ONE OF HIS THREE SONS DIED IN HIS TEENS.
Plot K, right side of Virginia Av, large 4 sided pyramid ??
Birth: May 24, 1875
Petersburg
Petersburg City
Virginia, USA Death: Dec. 21, 1947
Petersburg
Petersburg City
Virginia, USA
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 4th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1920 until his death in 1947. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Legislature.
all Number 50331
Author Link Drewry, Patrick Henry, 1875-1947
Title LinkPatrick Henry Drewry papers, 1927-1947.
Acc. Restrictions There are no access restrictions.
Material .225 cu. ft.
Summary Papers, 1927-1947, of Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947) of Petersburg, Virginia, containing bibliographies, biographies, clippings, correspondences, extracts, notes, and other material containing research Drewry conducted on John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833).
Cite As Patrick Henry Drewry papers, 1927-1947. Accession 50331. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Biog./Hist. Note Patrick Henry Drewry was born 24 May 1875 in Southampton County, Virginia, to Emmett Arrington Drewry and Altayera Laughton Booth Drewry. Drewry graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1896 and taught at Centenery College in Missouri before returning to Virginia and attending the University of Virginia Law School from 1897 to 1899. He began practicing law in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1900. In 1911, Drewry won election to the Virginia Senate as Senator for the Petersburg/Dinwiddie County district. Drewry was elected United States Congressman for the Fourth District and held his seat until his death. Drewry died in Petersburg 21 December 1947 and was buried in Blandford
Cemetery.
LVA:
Call Number 50331
Author Link Drewry, Patrick Henry, 1875-1947
Title Link Patrick Henry Drewry papers, 1927-1947.
Acc. Restrictions There are no access restrictions.
Material .225 cu. ft.
Summary Papers, 1927-1947, of Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947) of Petersburg, Virginia, containing bibliographies, biographies, clippings, correspondences, extracts, notes, and other material containing research Drewry conducted on John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833).
Cite As Patrick Henry Drewry papers, 1927-1947. Accession 50331. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
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Person ID |
I3493 |
Booth Family |
Last Modified |
15 Feb 2016 |
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Sources |
- [S344] Info from Mary Ramey Spain, Info from Mary Ramey Spain.
- [S343] Tombstone.
- [S194] Talmadge Booth (Reliability: 2).
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