Birthplace of Roger Atkinson Pryor

Birthplace of Roger Atkinson Pryor (HMHTQ)

Location: McKenney, VA 23872 Dinwiddie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 59.642', W 77° 46.228'

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Nearby is Montrose, the birthplace of Roger Atkinson Pryor, born 19 July 1828. Pryor practiced law before becoming a journalist and briefly owned newspapers in Richmond and Washington, D.C., in the 1850s. He served his Virginia district in the U.S. House of Representatives (1859-1861). During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Congress and was a Confederate brigadier general and scout. He moved to New York City after the war and became a prominent lawyer. In 1890 he was appointed to the New York Court of Common Pleas and served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court (1896-1899). Pryor died on 14 Mar. 1919 in New York City.
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Marker NumberK 321
Year Placed2004
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 5:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 253448 N 4097798
Decimal Degrees36.99403333, -77.77046667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 59.642', W 77° 46.228'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 59' 38.52" N, 77° 46' 13.68" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7000-7082 McKenney Hwy, McKenney VA 23872, US
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