OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John Buchanan Floyd

BORN:
June 1, 1806;
Blacksburg, Virginia

DIED:
August 26, 1863 (age 57);
Abingdon, Virginia

EDUCATION:
Georgetown University;
University of South Carolina, Columbia (BA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1847-1848:
Member, Virginia House of Delegates
1849-1852:
Governor of Virginia
1857-1860:
U.S. Secretary of War
1861-1863:
Confederate States Army

RESOURCES:
Encyclopedia Virginia
Library of Virginia 
U.S. Army
Wikipedia

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