John Minor III

John Minor Jr. (May 13, 1761 – June 8, 1816) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Early life John Minor Jr. was born on May 13, 1761, at Topping Castle in Caroline County, Virginia, to John Minor. His grandfather John Minor was justice of the peace in Spotsylvania County. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates. In the 1770s or 1780s, he proposed a bill in the Virginia General Assembly for the emancipation of slaves. He was a presidential elector during James Monroe's election. He was a slave owner.

Personal life Minor married Mary Berkeley, daughter of Nelson Berkeley, of Airwell, Hanover County, Virginia, in February 1786. His wife died in 1787. He married Lucy Landon Carter, daughter of Landon Carter, of Cleve, King George County, Virginia, on December 12, 1793. They had seven children, including Lucian, Mary Berkeley, Lancelot Byrd and John. He was friends with James Monroe. He was interred at the family burial ground at Hazel Hill (Sligo). He was reinterred at the Masonic Cemetery in Fredericksburg on December 29, 1855.