John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as Governor of Virginia. During his career in the House of Representatives, Floyd was an advocate of settling the Oregon Territory, unsuccessfully arguing on its behalf from 1820 until he left Congress in 1829. The area would not become a territory of the United States until 1848. Wikipedia
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Just over the state line in West Virginia is the grave of physician and politician John Floyd. He was born in Jefferson County, Virginia (now Kentucky), on 24 Apr. 1783. He married Laetitia Preston in 1804 and received his medical degree from the Univer photos.historical-markers.org/v/virginia/va-alleghany/196...
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