John S. Barbour Jr. Politician
John Strode Barbour, Jr. (December 29, 1820 – May 14, 1892) was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia. He is best remembered for taking power in Virginia from the short-lived Readjuster Party in the late 1880s, forming the first political machine of "Conservative Democrats", whose power was to last 80 years until the demise of the Byrd Organization in the late 1960s.
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Office holder
| office | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives United States Senator from Virginia from Virginia's 8th district |
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