History of Ararat Virginia
["Gentleman Justices From The Ararat Area That Ran Patrick County Virginia Before And Just After The Civil War.]
Peter Scales (1798-1803)
Munford Smith (1793-1821)
Jesse Mankins (1821-1828)
Martin Cloud (1821-1864)
Harden Moore (1835-1841)
James Soyars (1849-1860)
Fowlkes George Smith (1849-1852)
Ewell Smith (1850-1851)
Dr. Jonathan R. Brown (1852-1855)
William McMillian (1852-1856)
Nathaniel H. Scales (1856-1860)
John W. Gates (1864-1865)
Henry J. Moore (1867-1869)
[After The Civil War Virginia's Constitution Changed To Create The Supervisors Office]
Jonathan Large
Darryl Cockerham
Kathy Clements
Ewell Harold
Roscoe Epperson
Burton Slate
Alvis Thompson
[These people from the western part of the county were chosen by students at Patrick County as Distinguished Patrick Countians.]
Dr. Eric Jarrell
Harry Epperson
Fred Brim
[The father of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart lived in Ararat, Virginia and represented Patrick County in the following political offices.]
Commonwealth Attorney 1823-1837, 1847-1851
Virginia House of Delegates 1830
U. S. House of Representatives March 1837-February 1839
Virginia Senate 1852-1854
[The following served in political offices from Ararat, Virginia.]
Nathaniel Scales, Superintendent of County Schools 1873.
Munford Smith, Sheriff 1813-1815.