Barbour family


The Barbour family is a prominent American political family of Scottish origin from Virginia. The progenitor of the Barbour family was James Barbour, who emigrated to Virginia from Scotland in the middle of the 17th-century.

Notable members

The Barbour family's more notable members included James Barbour, United States Senator, 18th Governor of Virginia, and 11th United States Secretary of War; John Strode Barbour, Sr., Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district; John Strode Barbour, Jr., Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district and United States Senator; and Philip Pendleton Barbour, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.