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of Dr. ^^'illiam Cabell, a surgeon in the Eng- lish navy, who emigrated to Virginia from Warminster, England, abotit 1720, and from whom has descended the now very exten- sive Cabell family residing in Virginia, Ken- tucky and other southern and western states ; educated at private schools in Rich- mond, and at the University of Virginia,

honorary degree of Doctor of Laws ; Dr. Cabell resigned his professorship in the Uni- versity of Virginia in 1889; he died August 13, 1889.

Smith, Francis Henney, was born in Norfolk. \'irginia, Octol.)er 18. 1812; son of Francis Henney and Anne (Marsden) graduating from the latter named in 1833, Smith; grandson of James and Mary (Cal- v-'ith the degree of Master of Arts, then re- \ crt I Marsden. and great-grandson of Cor- mained for a year to study for his profes- r.clius and Mary (Saunders) Calvert, who Mon ; then entered the medical department were married in Princess Anne county, Vir- o'" the University of Maryland, Baltimore, ginia. July 29. 1719. His father, Francis from which he graduated in 1834; pursued Henney Smith, was born in England and special professional studies in Baltimore, v.as commission merchant in Norfolk, Vir- Philadelphia, Paris, France, until the winter ginia. I'-rancis H. Smith, Jr., was graduated session of 1837, when he was called home to from the United States Military Academy take the chair of anatomy and surgery in the and assigned to the First Artillery, July i, L niversity of Virginia, and for more than 1833 : was commissioned second lieutenant, fifty years he continued in distinguished November 30, 1S33 ; was assistant professor service to the university, and from 1849 held of geography, history and ethics at the Mili- tlie position of professor of comparative tary Academy, 1834-35, and served on ord- physiology and surgery: in 1846 was at the nance duty until May I. 1836, when he re- head of the university as chairman of the signed his commission. He was married faculty ; he was in the service of the Con- June 9, 1835, ^t West Point, New York, to federate government during the civil war, Sara, daughter of Dr. Thomas (U. S. A.) having charge of the military hospitals ; was and Anna (Truxtun) Henderson, of Dum- chairman of the National Sanitary Confer- fries, Virginia. He was professor of mathe- e:-ce in Washington City during the yellow matics at Hampden-Sidney College, 1837- fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee, and 39, and superintendent (with rank of colo- again as president of the National Board of iiel and professor of mathematics at Vir- Health, an office which he held for several ginia Military Institute, Lexington, Vir- ycars in his later life ; was an original mem- ginia, 1839-89). He was president of the her of the American Aledical Association, board of visitors at the United States Mili- and in 1876 was president of the Medical tary Academy in 1856. In 1861 he was made Society of Virginia ; he contributed fre- colonel of a regiment of Virginia volunteers quently articles to professional and scien- stationed at Norfolk, and in 1864 with his tific journals, and in 1858 published a corps of cadets he aided in the defense of volume, "The Testimony of Modern Science Richmond and later opposed Gen. Hunter to the Unity of Mankind ;" in 1873. Hamp- before Lynchburg. In 1865 he rebuilt the den-Sidney College conferred upon him the military institute and continued as its su-