Famous People with Name Roane

Spencer Roane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Spencer Roane: was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and as a judge of the state's highest court.Spencer Roane was named for Col. Nicholas Spencer, acting Governor of the state of Virginia in 1683-1684, although Roane wasn't

William Henry Roane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Henry Roane: was a politician from Virginia. He was the son of Judge Spencer Roane and the grandson of founding father Patrick Henry. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1812 to 1815 and was later elected a Democratic-Republican to the United State

John Roane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Roane: was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the father of congressman John J. Roane. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1788 to 1790 and again in 1792 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Con

John Jones Roane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Jones Roane: was a nineteenth century clerk and congressman from Virginia. He was the son of congressman John Roane. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as a private in the Fourth Regiment of the Virginia Militia during the War of 1812. He was a member of t

John Selden Roane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Selden Roane: was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He also served as the fourth Governor of the State of Arkansas. From 1840 to 1842 he was Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial District of Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House