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Barboursville is the ruin of the mansion of James Barbour, located in Barboursville, Virginia. He was the former U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, and Virginia Governor. It is now within the property of Barboursville Vineyards. The house was designed by Thomas Jefferson, president
He studied law and was elected to the House of Delegates in 1798 and served until 1804. He was elected to the House of Delegates again from 1807 until 1812. Barbour also became Speaker of the House from 1809 until January 1812. He succeeded George William Smith for governor of Virginia in 1812. [12] James Madison was born in Port Conway, Virginia.
James C. Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia , in the Virginia General Assembly and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates .
[1] [2] Clover Hill was home to James Barbour (26 February 1828 – 29 October 1895), 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. [3] [4]
James Barbour (February 26, 1828 – October 29, 1895) [1] [2] was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and Confederate officer. He represented Culpeper County, Virginia , in the Virginia General Assembly , as well as in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and the Virginia secession convention of 1861 .
His successor, James Barbour, was the first governor to live in the mansion. The term "mansion" was not used in the law authorizing it to be built, but it has been used ever since. The gardens were redesigned in the 1950s, at the request of Governor Thomas B. Stanley, by noted landscape architect Charles Gillette. [5]
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Madison–Barbour Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia.It encompasses 775 contributing buildings, 233 contributing sites, 111 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object.