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whitmell legislator and founder of richmond and danville railroad pugh tunstall of chatham , virginia ; virginia dead 19 february 1854 pittsylvania county , virginia 15 april 1810 whitmell tunstall.jpg whitmell p. tunstall
 whitmell pugh tunstall
whitmell p. tunstall

whitmell pugh tunstall -lrb- april 15 , 1810 -- february 19 , 1854 -rrb- was a lawyer and state legislator in chatham , virginia .
he was the long-time advocate most responsible for the creation of the richmond and danville railroad which was completed in 1856 .
