Notable burials · Government
Governors buried in Virginia
Wikidata records 64 governors as buried in 21 of the cemeteries we list in Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington holds the most, with 29. Virginia has the highest count of any state, out of 1,297 nationally.
People recorded as having held a governor's office, such as governor of a US state or territory.
64
governors
21
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Virginia
1930s
the decade with the most deaths (6)
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In order of death
Governors buried in Virginia
- Beverley Randolph1765-1797American politicianWestview Cemetery, Farmville, VA
- Robert Brooke1761-1800American politicianMasonic Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA
- John Page1743-1808American politicianSaint Johns Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Edmund Randolph1753-1813American attorneyOld Chapel Cemetery, Berryville, VA
- Wilson Cary Nicholas1761-1820American politicianJefferson Tomb, Charlottesville, VA
- Thomas Jefferson1743-1826Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809Jefferson Tomb, Charlottesville, VA
- Thomas Mann Randolph1768-1828American politician, son-in-law of Thomas JeffersonJefferson Tomb, Charlottesville, VA
- James Monroe1758-1831President of the United States from 1817 to 1825Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- David Holmes1769-1832American politician (1769-1832), first governor of the State of MississippiCentenary Reformed UCC Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- James McDowell1795-1851American politicianStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA
- William H. Cabell1772-1853American politicianShockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- John M. Patton1797-1858American politicianShockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- David Campbell1779-1859Governor of VirginiaSinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, VA
- Littleton Waller Tazewell1774-1860American politicianElmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
- John Tyler1790-1862President of the United States from 1841 to 1845Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- John B. Floyd1806-1863American politicianSinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, VA
- Henry A. Wise1806-1876United States Congressman and governor of VirginiaHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- John Letcher1813-1884American politicianStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA
- John Munford Gregory1804-1884American politicianShockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- William Smith1796-1887Lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of VirginiaHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Philip W. McKinney1832-1899American politicianWestview Cemetery, Farmville, VA
- Frederick W. M. Holliday1828-1899American politicianMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis1838-1900American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Wager Swayne1834-1902United States Army Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Fitzhugh Lee1835-1905American politician (1835-1905); 40th governor of VirginiaHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Charles Triplett O'Ferrall1840-1905American politicianHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Powell Clayton1833-1914American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- George Whitefield Davis1839-1918United States Army general, military Governor of Puerto Rico, first military Governor of the Panama Canal ZoneArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William Pitt Kellogg1830-1918United States Senator and Governor of LouisianaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James Hoge Tyler1846-1925Confederate Army soldier and politicianWest View Cemetery, Radford, VA
- George Earle Chamberlain1854-1928American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harry Burgess1872-1933Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1928-1932Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Carolyn B. Shelton1876-1936PoliticianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Chester Harding1866-1936Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1917 to 1921Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Garland Pollard1871-1937American politicianHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Elbert Lee Trinkle1876-1939American politicianEast End Cemetery, Wytheville, VA
- Claude A. Swanson1862-1939American lawyer and politicianHollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
- Frank White1856-1940American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James Hubert Price1878-1943American politicianThornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA
- George C. Peery1873-1952American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, VA
- Paul V. McNutt1891-1955Governor of Indiana from 1933 to 1937Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Hiram Bingham III1875-1956American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Joseph Cowles Mehaffey1889-1963American military officialArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Julian Larcombe Schley1880-1965American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harry F. Byrd1887-1966American politician and newspaper publisherMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA
- Francis Kosier Newcomer1889-1967Brigadier general, Governor of the Panama Canal ZoneArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Wilber M. Brucker1894-1968Governor of Michigan, United States Secretary of the ArmyArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John W. Bonner1902-1970American judgeArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Earl Warren1891-1974Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1953 to 1969Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Glen Edgar Edgerton1887-1976Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1940 to 1944Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Otto Kerner, Jr.1908-197633rd Governor of IllinoisArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Luther Youngdahl1896-1978American judgeArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John States Seybold1897-1982American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- William M. Tuck1896-1983American politicianOak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, VA
- Robert John Fleming1907-1984American military officer (1907-1984); Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1962-1967Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- John Davis Lodge1903-1985American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- James Lindsay Almond, Jr.1898-1986United States federal judgeEvergreen Cemetery, Roanoke, VA
- David Stuart Parker1919-1990Governor of the Panama Canal ZoneArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Albertis Harrison1907-1995American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Lawrenceville, VA
- Edmund Muskie1914-1996American politicianArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Mills E. Godwin1914-1999American politicianCedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA
- Joe Foss1915-2003United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Harold Parfitt1921-2006United States generalArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
- Paul Laxalt1922-201822nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from NevadaArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1790s1
- 1800s2
- 1810s1
- 1820s3
- 1830s2
- 1850s4
- 1860s3
- 1870s1
- 1880s3
- 1890s2
- 1900s4
- 1910s3
- 1920s2
- 1930s6
- 1940s2
- 1950s3
- 1960s5
- 1970s5
- 1980s5
- 1990s4
- 2000s2
- 2010s1
By recorded year of death, for the 64 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Arlington National Cemetery · Arlington, VA29
- Hollywood Cemetery · Richmond, VA8
- Jefferson Tomb · Charlottesville, VA3
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery · Richmond, VA3
- Mount Hebron Cemetery · Winchester, VA2
- Sinking Spring Cemetery · Abingdon, VA2
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery · Lexington, VA2
- Westview Cemetery · Farmville, VA2
- Saint Johns Cemetery · Richmond, VA1
- Oakwood Cemetery · Lawrenceville, VA1
- Maplewood Cemetery · Tazewell, VA1
- East End Cemetery · Wytheville, VA1
- Elmwood Cemetery · Norfolk, VA1
- Evergreen Cemetery · Roanoke, VA1
- Old Chapel Cemetery · Berryville, VA1
- Masonic Cemetery · Fredericksburg, VA1
- Cedar Hill Cemetery · Suffolk, VA1
- Centenary Reformed UCC Cemetery · Winchester, VA1
- Oak Ridge Cemetery · South Boston, VA1
- West View Cemetery · Radford, VA1
- Thornrose Cemetery · Staunton, VA1
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Other notable burials in Virginia
World War II veterans1,175World War I veterans815American Civil War veterans444Medal of Honor recipients401Spanish-American War veterans353Korean War veterans314United States representatives305Writers and poets279Vietnam War veterans213Aviators and astronauts171Journalists125Inventors and engineers113Painters, sculptors and photographers95Business leaders92Physicians86Scientists86United States senators85American football players81Mexican-American War veterans53Actors50Musicians and singers45Baseball players43Architects23Supreme Court justices19Basketball players18
Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.