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tor on the Democratic ticket in 1888 and in 1892 a delegate to the Democratic Na- tional Convention in Chicago ; served as a member of the Democratic state executive committee ; presented credentials as a Demo- cratic member-elect to the fifty-fourth con- gress ancj served from March 4, 1895, until May 2, 1896, when he was succeeded by Robert T. Thorp, who successfully contested his election ; resumed the practice of law in Petersburg, Virginia, where he still resides.

McKenzie, Lewis, born at Alexandria, Virginia, October 7, 1810; pursued an aca- demic course ; prominently engaged in ship- ping and mercantile pursuits ; city council- man for a number of years ; elected as a Unionist to the thirty-seventh congress to fill vacancy caused by the unseating of Charles H. Upton, and served from Febru- ary 16, 1863, to March 3, 1863, and as a Union Conservative to the forty-first con- gress, and served from January 31, 1870, to March 3, 1871 ; president of the Washington &; Ohio Railroad Company ; appointed post- master of Alexandria, Virginia, in 1878; died at Alexandria, Virginia. June 28, 1895.

McMullen, Fayette, (q. v.).

Marshall, James William, born in Augusta county, Virginia, March 31, 1844, son of Mansfield Marshall and Sarah A. Parsons, his wife. He attended the common schools, and was at Mossy Creek Academy when war broke out in 1861. On July i6th he joined the army at Staunton, Virginia, and served faithfully until the surrender at Ap- pomattox Court House. He was wounded in the leg at the "Bloody Angle," May 12, 1864. After the war he attended Roanoke College, in 1870 receiving the medal for

oratory. He then read law, both at home and in a lawyer's otifice, was admitted to the bar in 1872, and began practice. He was commonwealth attorney for Craig county, 1870-1875 ; in the latter year he was elected to the state senate, and served four years ; was a member of the house of delegates, 1882-83; again elected commonwealth at- torney for Craig county, and served four years. He was a presidential elector on the Cleveland and Thurman ticket in 1888. He again served in the state senate, 1891-92, and was elected to the fifty-third congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895). I" 1902 he was a member of the constitutional conven- tion. In 1893 ^^ became local counsel for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and in 1901 an attorney for the Low Moore Iron Company. He married, February 29, 1872. Virginia, daughter of Dr. H. M. Grant. His address is New Castle, Craig county, Vir- ginia.

Maynard, Harry Lee, born at Portsmouth. New Hampshire, June 8, i86i-; attended the common schools of Norfolk county ; was graduated from the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1880; member of the \'irginia house of delegates in 1890; elected to the Virginia state senate in 1894 and 1898; elected as a Democrat to the fifty-seventh, and to the four succeeding congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911); interested in irrigated lands in Yakima, \\'ashington ; a resident of Portsmouth, Vir- ginia.

Mayo, Robert M., presented credentials as a member-elect to the forty-eighth congress, and served from March 4, 1884, to March 20. 1884. when he was succeeded by George T. Garrison, who contested his election.