The Chinns and Withers
- Thomas Withers Chinn (1791–1852), U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1839-1841. Cousin of Robert E. Withers.
- Robert E. Withers (1821–1907), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1875-1881, U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, China 1885-1889. Cousin of Thomas Withers Chinn.
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“Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)