Suh...... you have pre-empted my suggestion..... It must be Robert E. Lee. I'll give some thought, though to also-rans. How did the 20th century turn out? Who got the most 'votes'/mentions? Was it Colgate W. Darden for affecting Virginia? George C. Marshall for affecting the world? Randy Cabell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Tarter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:02 AM Subject: Great/Important Virginians, 19th Century > Last week we had some interesting suggestions and comments about > greatest or most important 20th century Virginians. > > This week, let's hear from folks about greatest or most important 19th > century Virginians. > > NB: One of my colleagues suggested that I should phrase that, "greatest > or most important 19th century Virginians not named Robert E. Lee." > > Brent Tarter > The Library of Virginia > [log in to unmask] > > Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html