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J. Marshall Hanger
James Marshall Hanger (November 12, 1833 – August 26, 1912) was a Virginia politician. He represented Augusta County, Virginia, Augusta County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates, Speaker from 1871 until 1877. He was elected over C. P. Ramsdell. In 1881 Isaac C. Fowler was elected speaker over him. The Hanger family established itself in Augusta County in 1750 with Peter Hanger's arrival from Pennsylvania. References External links * 1833 births 1912 deaths Consuls General of the United States in Bermuda Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Augusta County, Virginia 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Virginia politicians {{Virginia-delegate-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waynesboro, Virginia
Waynesboro (formerly Flack) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley and is surrounded by Augusta County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,196. History Located in the British Colony of Virginia, even after the American Revolution and independence and statehood for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the areas west of the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains were known as the frontier. Travel by wagon over the mountains was considered to be nearly impossible except where nature afforded some gap between them. Until after the Civil War, Jarmans Gap, only some six miles northeast of Waynesboro, was the major crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains in that area, making Waynesboro a convenient location for a stop for many who sought to travel west. In the mid-18th century, the Waynesboro area was commonly referred to as Teasville (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |