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Peter Johnston Otey

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Peter Johnston Otey

Birth
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
4 May 1902 (aged 61)
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
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Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1859, engaged in civil engineering, joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and served throughout the Civil War. After the war, he organized and built the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad, became president of the company, engaged in banking plus was general manager of the Rivermont Land Company. In 1895, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 61.
US Congressman. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1859, engaged in civil engineering, joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and served throughout the Civil War. After the war, he organized and built the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad, became president of the company, engaged in banking plus was general manager of the Rivermont Land Company. In 1895, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 61.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6862585/peter_johnston-otey: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Johnston Otey (22 Dec 1840–4 May 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6862585, citing Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.