Philip Pendleton Nalle
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Postmaster
Philip Pendleton Nalle | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1816 Stevensburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 1907 (aged 91) Greenville Estate, Culpeper, Virginia, U.S. |
| Known for | Justice of the Peace of Culpeper County Postmaster |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Wallace (m. 1843) |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Thomas Barbour (grandfather) Philip P. Barbour (uncle) James Barbour (uncle) |
Philip Pendleton "P.P." Nalle (May 27, 1816–November 17, 1907) was a businessman, farmer, and politician in 19th-century Virginia.
Born on May 27, 1816, in Stevensburg, Virginia,[1] he was the son of Martin Nalle and Eleanor Madison Barbour Nalle, and grandson of Virginia burgess Thomas Barbour.[2][3][4] He was named for his uncle, Philip Pendleton Barbour, and he was also the nephew of Virginia governor James Barbour.[1][4][5]
Nalle married Elizabeth Wallace in 1843, and together they had several children, including Gustavus Brown "G.B." Wallace Nalle and William Nalle, who served as adjutant general of Virginia.[6][7]
Adulthood
By the mid 1840s,[8] Nalle was engaged in business and served as the postmaster for Racoon Ford in Culpeper County, a role he held for several decades.[9][10][11]
In 1854, Nalle moved to the newly built Greenville estate which was designed for him by Jeremiah Morton.[3][12][13] Nalle was a prominent businessman and farmer in Virginia,[14] and operated a thriving mercantile in the Raccoon Ford area of Culpeper County.[13][15][16] Nalle owned over one hundred cattle and operated 388 acres of farmland at his estate.[17]
He also served as a founder, trustee, and senior warden of St. Paul's Church, Ridley Parish.[18] Beginning in the 1850s, he served as a deputy to the diocesan council of the Episcopal Church in Virginia.[2][19] Nalle served for many years as a justice of the peace in Culpeper County, and was a member of the Magistrates' Court of Culpeper County. In 1856, the Virginia General Assembly appointed Nalle as a corporate officer of the newly formed Brandy Station Turnpike Company.[20][21] Nalle was an elected delegate to the 1859 Whig Convention.[22]
In the 1880s, Nalle was elected as a Democratic delegate representing Culpeper County. He was also a delegate to the Episcopal council held in Fredericksburg for several years, serving from 1846 to his death, including a term as treasurer.[21][23][24]
Nalle was a slaveowner and one of the individuals his family enslaved, Charles Nalle, escaped to freedom with the help of the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman.[25]