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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
DiedFebruary 8, 1907(1907-02-08) (aged 52)
Washington, DC
Resting placeFairview Cemetery in Culpeper
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElla B. Barbour
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.

Biography

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 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 Congress. He had been re-elected to the 60th Congress before his death. Rixey married Ella B. Barbour, daughter of 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.[1][2] He is interred in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper.

References

  1. ^ Find A Grave (Apr 26, 2004). "Maj James Barbour". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2009-04-05. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Beckham Family Tree (Mar 22, 2005). "(Major) James BARBOUR". Beckham Family Tree. Retrieved 2009-04-05. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 8th congressional district
1897–1907 		Succeeded by

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