John Strode Barbour (1866-1952)
| John Strode Barbour | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 10, 1866 Beauregard, Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Died | May 6, 1952 (aged 85) Doctors Hospital, Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | newspaper editor, lawyer, mayor, politician |
| Known for | member of Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1902 |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary B. Grimsley |
| Parent(s) |
James Barbour Fanny Thomas Beckham |
| Relatives | nephew of John S. Barbour, Jr. second cousin of James Barbour and Philip Pendleton Barbour |
John Strode Barbour (August 10, 1866 – May 6, 1952) was a Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician.
Barbour was born on August 10, 1866 at Beauregard in Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia. The Barbour political family, was one of the First Families of Virginia. His lawyer father James Barbour, had continued the family's political involvement, as well as served as a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His mother was Fanny Thomas Beckham, and also bore daughter, Mrs. C.B. Wallace of Nashville, Tennessee.
Barbour's private education included William Hartman Kable's Charles Town Male Academy in Charles Town, West Virginia. In 1884, Barbour began reading law at John Franklin Rixey's law office in Culpeper, Virginia. Two years later, Barbour started a weekly newspaper, the Piedmont Advance, which operated for approximately two years. In 1887 Barbour began attending law school at the University of Virginia and graduated in 1888.
Barbour married Mary B. Grimsley, daughter of Culpeper judge Daniel A. Grimsley on April 4, 1894. They had no children.
After admission to the Virginia bar, the 21 year old, Barbour returned to Culpeper and joined Rixey's law practice as Rixey was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 8th congressional district.
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