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'''John Franklin Rixey''' (August 1, 1854 &ndash; February 8, 1907) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[Virginia]]'s [[Virginia's 8th congressional district|8th congressional district]] from 1897 to 1907.
'''John Franklin Rixey''' (August 1, 1854 – February 8, 1907) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[Virginia]]'s [[Virginia's 8th congressional district|8th congressional district]] from 1897 to 1907.<ref>* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000287 John Franklin Rixey] at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</ref>


==Early and family life==
==Biography==
John Franklin Rixey was born on August 1, 1854, in the [[Catalpa (Culpeper, Virginia)|Catalpa]] district of [[Culpeper County]], Virginia, to farmer Presley Morehead Rixey and his wife the former Mary Frances Jones. His older brothers included Charles J. Rixey (1849–) and [[Presley Marion Rixey]]. The son of his younger brother, the banker Eppa Rixey (1857–1917) would become a major league baseball player, [[Eppa Rixey|Eppa Rixey Jr.]] This John Rixey attended local schools and Bethel Academy, then studied law at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915)</ref>
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 United States Congress|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 United States Congress|59th Congress]]. He had been re-elected to the [[60th United States Congress|60th Congress]] before his death. Rixey married Ella B. Barbour, daughter of [[James Barbour (1828–1895)|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]].<ref name=FG>{{cite web | url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8684957 | title=Maj James Barbour | date=Apr 26, 2004 | accessdate=2009-04-05 | publisher=[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave] | author=[[Find A Grave]]}}</ref><ref name=BFT>{{cite web | url=http://beckhamfamily.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php?personID=I7016&tree=T1 | title=(Major) James BARBOUR | date=Mar 22, 2005 | accessdate=2009-04-05 | publisher=[http://beckhamfamily.familytreeguide.com/ Beckham Family Tree] | author=Beckham Family Tree}}</ref> He is interred in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper.

Rixey married Ella B. Barbour (1859–1946), daughter of [[James Barbour (1828–1895)|James Barbour]] and his wife Fanny Thomas Beckham and granddaughter of [[John S. Barbour]], who had likewise been a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia's 15th congressional district]]. Their children included Mary Barbour Compton (b. 1884), John Strode Rixey (b. 1891), James B. Rixey (b. 1895) and Edith Presley Rixey Moore (b. 1897).<ref>1900 U.S. Federal Census for Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia</ref>

==Career==
After admission to the Virginia bar in 1875, Rixey had a private legal practice in [[Culpeper, Virginia]]. He was elected the county's Commonwealth Attorney (prosecutor) in 1879 and served in that position until 1891.<ref>Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915)</ref>

In 1896, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Congressman [[Elisha E. Meredith]] retired to his legal practice, and voters in [[Virginia's 8th congressional district]] elected Rixey to the [[55th United States Congress|55th]] Congress. Re-elected five times, Rixey served from March 4, 1897, until his death in [[Washington, D.C.]], on February 8, 1907 (before the close of the [[59th United States Congress|59th Congress]]). Although he had been re-elected to the [[60th United States Congress|60th Congress]], he died before beginning that term.

Beginning in his third Congressional term, Rixey proposed to place all Civil War veterans in the same class with respect to federal and state soldiers' homes. He also hosted President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] at Beauregard during his visit to Culpeper county and [[Battle of Cedar Mountain|Cedar Run battlefield]] in 1902. Furthermore, a troop of Culpeper County veterans from the Spanish–American War marched at Roosevelt's inauguration.<ref>Scheel at pp. 260, 313</ref> Rixey also introduced bills to create [[Manassas Battlefield Park]], as advocated by constituents Edmund Berkeley and [[George Carr Round]], although none passed until decades after his unexpectedly early death.<ref>Joan Zenzen, Battling for Manassas: The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas (Pennsylvania State University Press 2010) p. 9</ref>

==Death and legacy==
Rixey died in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1907, and was survived by his wife and daughter Edith Presley Moore. He is interred at Culpeper's [[Fairview Cemetery (Culpeper, Virginia)|Fairview Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8684957 | title=Maj James Barbour | date=Apr 26, 2004 | accessdate=2009-04-05 | publisher=[[Find A Grave]]}}</ref> His portrait was placed at the courthouse in 1917.<ref>Eugene M. Scheel, Culpeper: A Virginia County's History through 1920 (Green Publishers for the Culpeper Historical Society, 1982) p. 323</ref>

After a contested [[Democratic party (United States)|Democratic]] primary, [[Charles Creighton Carlin]] of [[Alexandria, Virginia]], succeeded him in the U.S. House.

==See also==
*[[List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)]]


==References==
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*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004873461;view=1up;seq=10 John Franklin Rixey, late a representative from Virginia, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1907]

==External links==
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000287 John Franklin Rixey] at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress


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Latest revision as of 06:57, 16 December 2024

John Franklin Rixey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1897 – February 8, 1907
Preceded byElisha E. Meredith
Succeeded byCharles C. Carlin
Personal details
Born(1854-08-01)August 1, 1854
Culpeper County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1907(1907-02-08) (aged 52)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeFairview Cemetery
Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElla B. Barbour
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
OccupationLawyer

John Franklin Rixey (August 1, 1854 – February 8, 1907) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Virginia's 8th congressional district from 1897 to 1907.[1]

Early and family life

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John Franklin Rixey was born on August 1, 1854, in the Catalpa district of Culpeper County, Virginia, to farmer Presley Morehead Rixey and his wife the former Mary Frances Jones. His older brothers included Charles J. Rixey (1849–) and Presley Marion Rixey. The son of his younger brother, the banker Eppa Rixey (1857–1917) would become a major league baseball player, Eppa Rixey Jr. This John Rixey attended local schools and Bethel Academy, then studied law at the University of Virginia.[2]

Rixey married Ella B. Barbour (1859–1946), daughter of James Barbour and his wife Fanny Thomas Beckham and granddaughter of John S. Barbour, who had likewise been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district. Their children included Mary Barbour Compton (b. 1884), John Strode Rixey (b. 1891), James B. Rixey (b. 1895) and Edith Presley Rixey Moore (b. 1897).[3]

Career

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After admission to the Virginia bar in 1875, Rixey had a private legal practice in Culpeper, Virginia. He was elected the county's Commonwealth Attorney (prosecutor) in 1879 and served in that position until 1891.[4]

In 1896, Democratic Congressman Elisha E. Meredith retired to his legal practice, and voters in Virginia's 8th congressional district elected Rixey to the 55th Congress. Re-elected five times, Rixey served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1907 (before the close of the 59th Congress). Although he had been re-elected to the 60th Congress, he died before beginning that term.

Beginning in his third Congressional term, Rixey proposed to place all Civil War veterans in the same class with respect to federal and state soldiers' homes. He also hosted President Theodore Roosevelt at Beauregard during his visit to Culpeper county and Cedar Run battlefield in 1902. Furthermore, a troop of Culpeper County veterans from the Spanish–American War marched at Roosevelt's inauguration.[5] Rixey also introduced bills to create Manassas Battlefield Park, as advocated by constituents Edmund Berkeley and George Carr Round, although none passed until decades after his unexpectedly early death.[6]

Death and legacy

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Rixey died in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1907, and was survived by his wife and daughter Edith Presley Moore. He is interred at Culpeper's Fairview Cemetery.[7] His portrait was placed at the courthouse in 1917.[8]

After a contested Democratic primary, Charles Creighton Carlin of Alexandria, Virginia, succeeded him in the U.S. House.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ * John Franklin Rixey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915)
  3. ^ 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915)
  5. ^ Scheel at pp. 260, 313
  6. ^ Joan Zenzen, Battling for Manassas: The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas (Pennsylvania State University Press 2010) p. 9
  7. ^ "Maj James Barbour". Find A Grave. Apr 26, 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  8. ^ Eugene M. Scheel, Culpeper: A Virginia County's History through 1920 (Green Publishers for the Culpeper Historical Society, 1982) p. 323
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