Notes for: James McDOWELL III

Nephew of James Patton Preston and John Floyd; father-in-law of Francis Thomas; cousin of John Buchanan Floyd. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., October 13, 1795. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1831-35, 1838; Governor of Virginia, 1843-46; U.S. Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1846-51. Died in Rockbridge County, Va., August 24, 1851. Interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.