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L'nited States as minister to that country. He was a student at the Virginia Military Institute, and with the cadets from that in- stitution participated in the battle of New Market, \'irginia, May 15, 1864. He entered the Confederate army, serving with the rank of lieutenant. He was a student at the university ; read law, and was admitted to the bar. Inheriting the talents of his father as an orator and debater, he took an active part in politics and aspired as a Dem- ocrat to the gubernatorial office but failing in this ambition joined the Readjuster party and was made United States district attor- rey for the eastern district of Virginia. 1882-1883, and member of congress (March 4. 1883-March 3, 1885). He was defeated as the Republican candidate for governor in 1885, after which he removed to New York, where he engaged successfully in the practice of the law and was made United States district attorney for the city of New York. He died May 12, 1913. His remains were brought to Richmond and interred in HollvAvood Cemetery. He was the author C'f several v/ell-known books "Diomed." 1898; "The End of an Era," 1899; "The Lion's Skin," 1905 ; a treatise on American citizenship.

Wise, Richard Alsop, born in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1843, son of Gov. Henry A. Wise ; attended private schools in Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Gess- ner Harrison's university school, and Wil- liam anil Mary College for two years: served in the Confederate army as a private in Stuart's cavalry and as assistant inspec- tor-general of Wise's brigade. .Army of Northern Virginia; was graduated in medi- cine from the Medical College of Virginia in 1867, and practiced ; professor in the Col- Uge of William and Mary in 1869-1880;

superintendent of the Eastern Lunatic Asy- lum of \'irginia, 1882-1884; member of the state legislature, 1885-1887; clerk of the cir- cuit and county courts of the city of Wil- liamsburg and county of James City, 1887- 1893; elected as a Republican to the fifty- fifth congress and was seated after a con- test with William A. Young, April 26, 1898, and served until March 3, 1899; re-elected tc the fifty-sixth congress and was seated after a second contest with William A. Young, April 26, 1900, and served until March 3, 1901 ; died at Williamsburg, Vir- ginia, December 21, 1901.

Yost, Jacob, born at Staunton, \'irginia. April I. 1853; received a primary schooling; learned the trade of a printer ; followed civil engineering; candidate for Republican elector in 1880; Republican nominee for congress in 1884; elected mayor of the city of Staunton in May, 1886; elected as a Re- publican to the fiftieth congress (March 4, 1887-March 3. 1889) ; re-elected to the fifty- fifth congress (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1899).

Young, William A., born in Virginia, May 17. i860; attended the schools of Norfolk, and began the study of law ; entered mer- cantile pursuits ; clerk of the circuit and cor- poration courts of the city of Norfolk ; dele- gate in the national Democratic convention in Chicago in 1892; presented credentials as member-elect to the fifty-fifth congress, and served from March 4, 1897, to April 26, 1898. when he was succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election ; again ]iiesented credentials as a member-elect to the fifty-sixth congress, and served from March 4, 1899, to March 12, 1900, when he was again succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election.