John S. Barbour Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John S. Barbour Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1820

Place of Birth: Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 14-May-1892

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John Strode Barbour Jr.
(December 29, 1820 – May 14, 1892) was a U.S.
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.