Finding aid to the Address of the Executive Committee
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1883)
Following Democratic convention in Lynchburg, Va., in July, 1883, the chairman of the
executive committee, John S. Barbour, presented platform of principles, including settlement of
the State debt, encouraging the common school system, lighten the burdens of taxation, and “to
resist all usurpation of power by the few at the expense of the many.”
JOHN STRODE BARBOUR, JR. (1820-1892)
John Strode Barbour, Jr., was born 29 December 1820, in Catalpa, Culpeper County,
Virginia. He was the son of John Strode Barbour and Elizabeth Byrne. A lawyer, politician, and
conservative Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives 1881-1886 and
in the United States Senate 1889-1892.
John Strode Barbour, Jr., died May 14, 1892, in Washington, D.C., and was buried at
Poplar Hill, Prince Georges County, Maryland.
MS1198
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1883)
Following Democratic convention in Lynchburg, Va., in July, 1883, the chairman of the
executive committee, John S. Barbour, presented platform of principles, including settlement of
the State debt, encouraging the common school system, lighten the burdens of taxation, and “to
resist all usurpation of power by the few at the expense of the many.”
JOHN STRODE BARBOUR, JR. (1820-1892)
John Strode Barbour, Jr., was born 29 December 1820, in Catalpa, Culpeper County,
Virginia. He was the son of John Strode Barbour and Elizabeth Byrne. A lawyer, politician, and
conservative Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives 1881-1886 and
in the United States Senate 1889-1892.
John Strode Barbour, Jr., died May 14, 1892, in Washington, D.C., and was buried at
Poplar Hill, Prince Georges County, Maryland.
MS1198
Dublin Core
Title
Finding aid to the Address of the Executive Committee
Subject
Finding aids
Barbour, John Strode, 1820-1892
Description
Finding aid to the Address of the Executive Committee at the Democratic Convention in July 1883 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1198FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding aid to the Address of the Executive Committee,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/221.