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and Mary College and chairman of the state library board of Virginia ; also a member of the New Spalding Club of Aberdeen Univer- sity. Scotland. Though actively engaged ii; his profession, he was always a devoted student of literature, and contributed largely to the literature of the time in the way of books, magazine articles and addresses. Among these may be mentioned a book of Confederate poems entitled "For Truth and Freedom," a volume of ballads which he has edited called "The Gay Gordons," and a volume of stories privately printed, "Envion and Other Tales." In connection with Thomas Nelson Page he published a volume of dialect poems "Befo" the War." He also published a volume on finance, "Congres- sional Currency." He delivered addresses before the Scotch-Irish Society of America, the West Virginia State Bar Association, the Phi Beta Kappa Society of William and Mary College, of which society he was a member, and other societies. On October 17, 1883, he married Alaria Breckinridge Catlett, of Staunton. \'irginia.

C. Tip, Beverley Tucker, born in Rich- mond \irginia, June 10, 1854, son of the kite Ji; ^e William W. Crump. His early educatio was obtained at Professor Charles Morris' private school in Hanover county, and at the school of Mr. John M. Strother in the city of Richmond. In 1870 he entered tlie \'irginia Military Institute at Lexing- ton, \irginia, and graduated at the head (jf his class in July, 1873. In 1874 he went tn Europe, and attended the University of Ber- lin three semesters, and the University of Goettingen two semesters. Having taken full course of Roman law in the above uni- versities he matriculated as a law student in

University of \'irginia in 1877, and graduated in June, 1878. He began the practice of his profession in the city of Richmond in the fall of 1878, being associated with his father, under the style of W. W. & B. T. Crump, which partnershiji continued until the death of Judge Crump in February, 1897, after v.-hich time he practiced alone. He was en- gaged largely in corporation practice. In July, 1902, he was elected by the legislature or Virginia to the judgeship of the tenth ju- dicial circuit, to succeed Judge Beverly R. Wellford, and in the fall of the same year, before takmg office, he was appointed by the governor of Virginia one of the three members of the state corporation commis- sion, created under the new constitution, ard upon the organization of the commis- sion was made chairman. He has been a member of the board of aldermen of the city of Richmond, and also of the legislature of \^irginia, from 1892 to 1894. On October 15, 1884. he married Henrietta O. Tayloe. of Mt. Airy, Richmond county, Virginia, and had four children. His address is Rich- niond. \'irginia.

Page, Thomas Jefferson, born at Shelby, Gloucester county, \'irginia, January 4, 1808, son of Mann Page, who was the eldest son of John Page, member of Congress and three times governor of Virginia. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Nelson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In recognition of the services of Gen. Nel- son to the United States, his daughter, the widowed Mrs. Page, was oflfered appoint- ments to the Military Academy for her two .sons. Her youngest son, Thomas, preferred the navy, and was appointed midshijiman on the school-ship at Norfolk, there being no