his sister S. Janie and her husband John W. Newman and several servants. With Janie's help, Slemp established the Southwest Virginia Museum, and after his death, the Commonwealth accepted many pieces bequeathed to it. Death and legacy Slemp often maintained a local residence with siblings, and remained a prominent member of the southwest Virginia community and political scene until his death. He died at St. Mary's hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 7, 1943, aged 73, of long-standing heart disease, He was later buried in the family cemetery at Turkey Cove. As a philanthropist, Slemp continues to touch many young lives through the Slemp Foundation, established in his will and which provides gifts to libraries, schools and colleges in Southwestern Virginia. The "Lonesome Pine Regional Library" (which serves Lee, Dickenson, and Wise Counties, Virginia) has received support from the foundation, and its branch in Big Stone Gap is named in Slemp's honor. The Slemp Scholarship, named in honor of the late congressman, is awarded to outstanding college students who graduated from schools in Lee, Scott, and Wise Counties, Virginia. In October 2003, the long-planned C. Bascom Slemp Student Center was opened on the campus of the University of Virginia's College at Wise. This $10.9 million, structure was funded by student fees as well as $2.5 million from the Slemp Foundation. Slemp was a cousin three times removed of the American film star George C. Scott. The Slemp family remained active in political life throughout Southwestern Virginia. Current Slemp family members elected to office include Lee County, Virginia Board of Supervisors member Charles Herbert Slemp, Jr. and Commonwealth's Attorney for Wise County & the City of Norton, Virginia, Charles Herbert "Chuck" Slemp, III. The United States Post Office and Courthouse at Big Stone Gap, Virginia, is named the C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building. A historical marker in Seminary, Virginia, about 6 miles southwest of Big Stone Gap on Alt. Route 58, also honors three Congressmen born within a mile of the marker: Slemp (61st-67th Congresses), his father Campbell Slemp (58th through 60th Congresses) and Congressman James B. Richmond (46th Congress). See also Guy B. Haroth, The Political Career of C. Bascom Slemp, (Duke University PhD Dissertation 1950) Slemp, Campbell Bascom (ed.) Addresses of Famous Southwest Virginians (Bristol: The King Printing Company 1939) References External links 1870 births 1943 deaths People from Lee County, Virginia Commandants of Marion Military Institute Secretaries Personal