History of Morgantown, (Fauquier County) Virginia United States of America

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Walter Hough, ethnologist, was born at Morgantown, Va., April 23, 1859; son of Lycurgus Stephen and Annie (Fairchild) Hough; grandson of Dr. Robert Robinson and Sarah (Donehoe) Hough and of the Rev. Ashbel Green and Eliza (McDougall) Fairchild; and a descendant of Richard Hough, of Macclesfield, Cheshire county, England, who came to Pennsylvania in 1688 and was a counsellor of William Penn; and also a descendant of Abner Fairchild, of Morris county, N.J., who served in the Revolution. He was prepared for college at Monongalia academy and at West Virginia Agricultural college; was graduated from West Virginia university in 1883, and received from there diplomas for special work in geology and chemistry in 1884, also the degrees of A.M. and Ph.D. He became connected with the Smithsonian Instiution as assistant curator of the department of ethnology in the U.S. National museum in 1886. He accompanied the U.S. commission to the Columbian historical exposition at Madrid, 1892-93, where he was made Knight of the Order of Isabella, "for distinguished services;" and also went with Dr. J. Walter Fewkes on archaeological expeditions to Arizona in 1896-97. He was elected a membre correspondant ?tranger of the Soci?t? d'Anthropologie of Paris, and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the Anthropological, the Geological and the Philosophical societies of Washington, D.C. He is the author of numerous scientific papers relating to ethnology.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Marion Cannon, representative, was born near Morgantown, Va., Oct. 30, 1834; son of James and Lucinda Cannon. After acquiring a district-school education he learned the trade of blacksmith, and in 1852 he started for California, driving an ox-team across the continent. He settled in Nevada county and mined until 1874, when he removed to Ventura county and purchased a farm. From 1869 to 1871 he was recorder of Nevada county. He was elected first state president of the Farmers' alliance, Nov. 20, 1890, and was re-elected in Oct. 1891. On Oct. 20, 1891, he organized the People's party of California, and was chosen a representative to the supreme council at Indianapolis in November. He was selected by that body to represent California in the industrial conference at St. Louis, Feb. 22, 1892, and was chosen temporary chairman of the conference. On July 4, 1892, he was made chairman of the California delegation to the national convention of the People's party at Omaha, and the same year was elected a representative to the 53rd congress as a Democrat.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor