Famous Virginian's

I was a governor of Virginia during the twentieth century. In fact, I was the first African American to be elected governor in Virginia.

• L Douglas Wilder

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Oliver W. Hill

I served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. I was later elected as the first president.

• L Douglas Wilder

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Oliver W. Hill

As governor of Virginia, I modernized the state government. I am known for "pay as you go". I am also known for Massive Resistance against the desegregation of public schools.

• L Douglas Wilder

• Harriet Tubman

• Harry Byrd

• Oliver W. Hill

I am Powhatan's daughter, I served as a contact between native people and the English settlers.

• Pocahontas

• Harriet Tubman

• Harry Byrd

• Oliver W. Hill

I was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. I believe that all Virginians have many rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of the press.

• L Douglas Wilder

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Mason

After I was elected president in 1860, some southern states seceded from the Union.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• George Washington

• Oliver W. Hill

I was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank. I supported equal rights for women.

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Tubman

• George Washington

• Maggie Walker

I served as the king of England. As king, I granted charters to the Virginia Company of London to establish a settlement in Northern Virginia.

• John Smith

• King James I

• George Washington

• Maggie Walker

I was enslaved during the first part of my life. I served as a spy for the continental army. I fought for my freedom after the war and won it with the help of the Marquis de Lafayette

• L Douglas Wilder

• James Lafayette

• Robert Smalls

• Oliver W. Hill

I was governor of Virginia during the twentieth century. In fact, I was the first African American to be elected as state governor in Virginia.

• L Douglas Wilder

• James Lafayette

• Robert Smalls

• Oliver W. Hill