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ply of \\'arrenton. He was for forty-five years an elder of the Presbyterian church, and many times a delegate to the general assembly ; for two years acceptably filled the pulpit in the absence of the pastor ; and was for twenty-five years superintendent of the Sunday school. He died October 9, 1898.

Holladay, Lewis L., born in Spottsyl- \'ania county, Virginia, February 23, 1832. He was graduated with honor from Hamp- den-Sidney College in 1853, and was at once appointed a tutor. In 1854-55 he attended the University of Virginia, and in the latter year returned to Hampden-Sidney as profes- sor of physical science, and occupied this chair until his sudden death, July 23, 1891. P'or a time he was president f>ro tcin. of the college.

Newton, William Brockenbrough, born in Richmond, Virginia, April 15. 1832, son of Hon. Willoughby Newton, of Westmore- land county, Virginia, who served as a dele- gate to the legislature, and a grandson of Judge William Brockenbrough ; educated by private tutors, attended the Episcopal High School near Alexandria, which he en- tered in 1848, remained for two years, and received the medal ; entered the University c'f Virginia, in 1850, graduated with degree of Bachelor of Law in 1852, and delivered the valedictory address before the Wash- ington Literary Society in same year; set- tled in Hanover county, Virginia, and soon established himself as a lawyer of ability ; was elected to the legislature upon the Democratic ticket, without opposition, in 1859 ; upon the formation of a military company, he was elected lieutenant, this com- pany becoming famous as the Hanover Troop, which constituted a part of the

I'ourth \'irginia Regiment of Cavalry, and in all its actions he bore a conspicuous part; he was killed in the fight at Morton's Ford, I'car Raccoon Ford, October 11, 1863, in the charge made by the Fourth Regiment; his death was the occasion of a special message to the legislature by Gov. Letcher, which concluded with these words, "When such men die it is proper that their names and services should be held in grateful remem- brance ;" he married Mary Mann Page, who survived him with two children : Willough- by Newton. Esq., and Mrs. Walter Chris- tian, of Richmond. Virginia.

Conway, Moncure Daniel, born in Stafford county. Virginia, March 17, 1832. His father was a member of the Virginia legis- lature, and for thirty-five years presiding justice of Stafford county. His mother was a daughter of John Moncure Daniel, sur- geon-general, U. S. A., in the war of 1812, and granddaughter of Thomas Stone, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Conway passed from the Fredericksburg (Virginia) Academy to Dickinson College, from which he received B. A. (1849) and A. M. (1852). He studied law at Warrenton. Virginia, and wrote for the "Richmond Examiner." edited by his cousin, John Mon- cure Daniel. He also wrote a pamphlet, "Free Schools in Virginia" (1850), of which T. Davidson, in his "Eminent Radicals out of Parliament," says: "I have read this plan for free schools, and can only wonder that a lad of eighteen should have the ability or patience to produce so masterly an ap- peal." He abandoned the law for the min- istry, and was appointed by the Baltimore Methodist conference to a circuit in Mont- gomery county, Maryland, where he made