Born in England in 1703, Lt. Governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1758 until his death in 1768.
Son of Dr. John Francis Fauquier who relocated from France to Britain to work with Sir Isaac Newton.
Friend to Thomas Jefferson, Francis Fauquier was considered a "Renaissance Man" with expertise in both science and industry, and interests in the arts and charity.
A sympathizer with the colonists, Lt. Governor Fauquier was one of the most popular of the royal governors.
John Marshall, born in Fauquier County in 1755, was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835, helped shape American constitutional law and make the Supreme Court a center of power.
Turner Ashby, born in Fauquier County in 1828, was a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War. He achieved prominence as Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander in the Shenandoah Valley. + Learn More
James Markham Marshall Ambler, born in Fauquier County in 1848, was a soldier in the Confederate Army, and a physician on the Arctic exploring ship, the U.S.S. Jeanette, which sailed from San Francisco, California. + Learn More
Colonel John Singleton Mosby, known as the "Gray Ghost," was a Colonel in the Civil War, and lived for a time in Fauquier County in what is now the Town of Warrenton. He was noted for his lightning quick... + Learn More
