People

Son of William Ramsay and one of Alexandria's most active civic leaders during and after the Revolution. Served as Alexandria's first mayor under its 1779 incorporation charter. Helped organize the farewell address given to Washington in 1789 when the general departed Alexandria for his first inauguration.

Scottish-born Alexandria merchant who built Carlyle House in 1753, which served as Braddock's headquarters in 1755 and a Patriot meeting place in 1775. One of Alexandria's original proprietors and a leading figure in the town's merchant community during the Revolutionary period.

Fairfax County planter and constitutional thinker who authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) and the Virginia Constitution. Closely associated with Alexandria's Patriot networks and a regular presence at Carlyle House and town meetings. Refused to sign the federal Constitution over the absence of a bill of rights.

Virginia planter and Continental Army commander-in-chief who owned and managed Mount Vernon's enslaved workforce. Absent from his estate for most of the war, he directed Lund Washington's management by correspondence and returned to find the plantation's human community shaped by eight years of wartime disruption.

Scottish-born merchant and one of Alexandria's earliest trustees. Active in Patriot organizing, served on the Fairfax County Committee of Safety, and helped coordinate the supply networks that linked Alexandria's commercial infrastructure to Continental Army logistics in the northern theater.

Alexandria physician who served as Physician General of the Middle Department of the Continental Army. Author of the first American pharmacopoeia (1778), a practical formulary for treating Continental soldiers without access to British-supplied medicines. His medical work in Alexandria and the Continental Army represents the town's contribution to Revolutionary-era science.

Scottish merchant and tobacco factor based in Alexandria whose commercial operations linked Northern Neck planters to Atlantic markets. Active in Patriot committee work and a figure in the merchant community that helped sustain Alexandria's commercial function during the trade disruptions of the war years.

Alexandria cabinetmaker and merchant who served on the Fairfax County Committee and participated in Patriot organizing in the town. Representative of the artisan and craft class that provided practical support for the Revolution's military mobilization through manufacturing, supply, and committee service.