CITY

Population:
19279 (2000 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Mary Washington	1908

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alice Adams	Novelist	14-Aug-1926	27-May-1999	Superior Women
W. B. Botts	Attorney	7-Sep-1835	7-Mar-1893	Baker Botts
John Forsyth	Politician	22-Oct-1780	21-Oct-1841	US Secretary of State, 1834-41
Matthew Fontaine Maury	Military	14-Jan-1806	1-Feb-1873	Father of modern oceanography
Hugh D. Scott, Jr.	Politician	11-Nov-1900	21-Jul-1994	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Farmer	Activist	12-Jan-1920	9-Jul-1999	Co-Founder, CORE
Stonewall Jackson	Military	21-Jan-1824	10-May-1863	Robert E. Lee's "right arm"
Matthew G. Martinez	Politician	14-Feb-1929	15-Oct-2011	Congressman from California, 1982-2001
Samuel L. Southard	Politician	9-Jun-1787	26-Jun-1842	US Senator from New Jersey, 1833-42

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