Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1865, Sept. 2 | Born, Appomattox County, Va. |
| circa 1885 | Educated at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. |
| 1886 | LL.B.; admitted to the bar |
| 1887-1891 | Member, Virginia house of delegates |
| 1891-1903 | Member, Virginia senate |
| 1891 | Elected prosecuting attorney for Appomattox County, Va. (also in 1895 and 1899) |
| 1892 | Presidential elector, 10th Congressional District, Va. |
| 1901-1902 | Member, Virginia Constitutional Convention |
| 1901-1921 | U.S. representative from Virginia; chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, 62nd-65th Congresses |
| 1904-1914 | Member, Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. |
| 1921, Dec. 8 | Died, Washington, D.C. |