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thirteen years he emigrated to Kentucky, in which state he spent the remainder of his days ; received a classical education in Tran- sylvania University, and then pursued a course of study in law, was admitted to the bar, and began his practice in Winchester, Kentucky ; was a member of the legislature in 1S28-29-36, and in the latter year was elected to congress as a Whig, serving until 1841 ; subsequently he became a staunch ad- herent of the Democratic party, advocated the southern cause during the civil war, and left Kentucky with Breckinridge and others in 1861 ; on the death of George W. John- son, at Shiloh, he was elected to succeed him in the nominal office of "provisional" or Confederate governor of Kentucky ; when Bragg entered the state, Richard Hawes went with him to Frankfort, and w^as in- stalled governor, October 4, 1862, but was compelled to retire immediately, in conse- quence of the advance of a division of Buell's army ; after the close of the war he returned to Kentucky, locating in Paris, where he was appointed county judge in 1866, which office he held until his death, which occurred in Bourbon county, Ken- tucky, May 25, 1877.

Graham, William Montrose, was born in Prince William county, Virginia, in 1798; died in Mexico, September 8, 1847. He was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1817, and entered the army as lieutenant of artillery. He was promoted through the various grades to be lieutenant- colonel of the Eleventh Infantry in April, 1847. He served on recruiting duty, con- structing military roads in Mississippi and in Florida, and in garrison until 1835. He took part in the campaigns against the Semi-

nole Indians in 1835-38 and in 1841-42, being twice severely wounded. In the Mexican war he was engaged in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Con- treras, Cherubusco and Molino del Rey, where he was killed while leading an as- sault on the enemy's works.

Camm, John, was born in England in 1718, son of Thomas Camm, of Hornsea. He matriculated at Trinity College, Cam- bridge, June 6, 1738, as a "subsizator." On August 24, 1749, he qualified as professor of divinity in William and Mary College, and was also elected minister of York-Hampton parish. He was the last of the colonial presidents 01 William and Mary, succeed- ing Horrocks as head of the college, and head of the Established church in \'irginia. He was a man of inflexible courage, and led the clergy in the "parsons* causes" against the people and Patrick Henry. He acted as treasurer of the college ; and in the proceedings of the clergy who met in con- vention at William and Mar>' College in 1754, he took a leading part, and was ap- pointed their agent to solicit the repeal of the act of the colonial house of burgesses, making the salaries of the clergy payable ir money instead of tobacco. Mr. Camm went to England in behalf of the clergy, and secured from the privy council there a disallowance of the act. But the juries in Virginia, influenced by the eloquence of Patrick Henry and the countenance of Gov. Dinwiddie, gave nominal damages, and President Camm again appealed to the privy council. But in 1767 Lord North dismissed the appeal on the ground that the action had been wrongly laid. This closed a con- troversy of thirteen years' duration. In

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