William Wirt Henry

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William Wirt Henry
9th President of the Virginia Bar Association
In office
July 16, 1896 – August 5, 1897
Preceded byRobert M. Hughes
Succeeded byWilliam B. Pettit
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 35th district
In office
December 3, 1879 – December 7, 1881
Succeeded byWilliam Lovenstein
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond City
In office
December 5, 1877 – December 3, 1879
Preceded byW. S. Gilman
Succeeded byS. B. Witt
Personal details
Born
William Wirt Henry

(1831-02-14)February 14, 1831
Charlotte, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1900(1900-12-05) (aged 69)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Lucy Gray Marshall
​
(m. 1854)​
EducationUniversity of Virginia
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

William Wirt Henry (February 14, 1831 – December 5, 1900) was a Virginia lawyer and politician, historian and writer, a biographer of Patrick Henry, his grandfather, and who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, and was president of The Virginia Bar Association and the American Historical Association.

Biography

Born at

Senate of Virginia.[1] He was a charter member of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as its first president from 1890 to 1897.[2]

Henry served as president of the

Captain John Smith[7] and Sir Walter Raleigh. Henry was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1893.[8]

Henry served as president of The

Washington & Lee University.[12]

He died at his home in Richmond on December 5, 1900.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The Orator of the Day.; Character and Tastes of William Wirt Henry of Virginia" (PDF). The New York Times. September 19, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Official Handbook of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution" (PDF). Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution, vol. 1, p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Presidential address of William Wirt Henry, 1891". The American Historical Association. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
  4. ^ "Annual Report, 2006" (PDF). Virginia Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4286-3115-1
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  6. ISBN 978-1-4286-5761-8
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  7. ^ "Was John Smith a Liar?". American Heritage, October 1958 (citing Wirt). Retrieved March 7, 2008.
  8. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  9. ^ "VBA History and Heritage". The Virginia Bar Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Report of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. Philadelphia: Dando Printing and Publishing Company. 1900. pp. 632–634. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Honorary degree recipients" (PDF). Swem Library, College of William & Mary. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
  12. ^ "Honorary degrees conferred". Washington & Lee University. Retrieved March 7, 2008.

External links

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