Bushrod Lynn (1842-1917)

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Bushrod Lynn was born in Loudoun County in 1842 and lived here at East Lynn. From 1891 to 1897, Lynn served as superintendent of the Virginia Penitentiary. During a period characterized by harsh prison conditions, Lynn instituted prison reforms that abolished work camps, known for their high mortality rates, on the railroads. He advocated for establishment of the State Farm in Goochland County to relieve prison overcrowding and provide fresh air for tubercular prisoners. In 1905, Lynn was elected to the Senate of Virginia, representing Loudoun and Fauquier counties. Lynn died in 1917 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

Confederate Military History Extended Edition, volume IV: Virginia, published by Confederate Pubilshing Company (1899) and Broadfoot Publishing Company (1987); Richmond Times Dispatch, “Major Bushrod W. Lynn dies in Los Angeles”, 3 Oct. 1919; “Lynn, Bushrod Washington”, 1st Virginia Cavalry, 1st Edition, by Robert J. Driver; The Confederate Veteran Magazine, 1918, p.219; Index of the General Assembly, House Journals 1885-1918; The History of Corrections in Virginia, by Paul W. Keeve, UVA Press; 1900 US Federal Census; 1910 US Federal Census; Loudoun County Deed Books; Personal Papers of Bushrod Lynn, Library of Virginia Online Catalogue, Call Number 31473 (Lot106-108); East Lynn, DHR Archives File 053-5906