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Benjamin Rush Floyd
Birthdate:	December 10, 1811
Birthplace:	Smithfield Plantation, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Death:	February 15, 1860 (48) Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Place of Burial:	Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of John Floyd, 25th U.S. Governor of Virginia and Letitia Floyd Husband of Nancy Smith Floyd (Mathews) Father of Malvina Otey Brother of Savanna Smith Floyd; Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, (CSA), U.S. Secretary of War; George Rogers Clark Floyd; Dr. William Preston Floyd; Col. George Rogers Clark Floyd and 7 others
Occupation:	Prominent political opponent of the Know-Nothings

Managed by:	Thomas Martin Harrigan
Last Updated:	September 6, 2021

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Nancy Smith Floyd (Mathews)

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Malvina Otey

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John Floyd, 25th U.S. Governor o...

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Letitia Floyd

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Savanna Smith Floyd

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Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, (CSA),...

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George Rogers Clark Floyd

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Dr. William Preston Floyd

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Col. George Rogers Clark Floyd

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Letitia Preston Lewis

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Eliza Lavalette Holmes

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Nanette Buchanan Floyd

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About Hon. Benjamin Rush Floyd

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Benjamin Rush Floyd (December 10, 1811 – February 15, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician.

Floyd was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, His brother was John B. Floyd, Governor of Virginia. Floyd went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and practiced law in Wytheville, Virginia. Floyd served in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1847 and 1848 and in the Virginia Senate in 1857 and 1858. Floyd served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850-1851. Floyd died suddenly from a heart attack in Washington, D. C. Floyd was packing at the time. He was to leave for Richmond, Virginia to go to the Democratic Party Convention.

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1811	December 10, 1811	Birth of Hon. Benjamin Rush Floyd Smithfield Plantation, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
1844	July 15, 1844	Birth of Malvina Otey Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States
1860	February 15, 1860 Age 48	Death of Hon. Benjamin Rush Floyd Washington, District of Columbia, United States
????		Burial of Hon. Benjamin Rush Floyd St. Mary's Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States

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