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Henry Alexander Wise was born here. He served as Governor of Virginia from 1856 to 1860 and as a general in the Confederate States Army. A talented orator and debator in an age of great orators, he was elected to six terms in Congress. He also served as a delegate at the Virginia Conventions of 1850 and 1861 and as United States Minister to Brazil from 1844 to 1847.
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Accomac, Virginia · United States
