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ant surgeon in the United States Marine Hospital service. In 1894 he became a teacher in the Medical College of Virginia, department of anatomy, and in 1905-06 was a member of the faculty as professor of an- atomy. In the latter year he began spe- cializing and until 1912 was professor of diseases of the nose and throat in the same college, his alma mater. In the latter year, after the union of the Medical College of Virginia and the University College of Medicine. Dr. Miller was elected associate professor of otology and rhinology, and is visiting opthalmologist, otologist and rhi- nologist to the City Home Hospital, also rhinologist and laryngologist to the Mem- orial Hospital. Richmond, Virginia. Learned, earnest and progressive, Dr. Miller has the confidence of the student body and through them he gives to the public the results of his special study and investigation in laboratory, dissecting room and sick ward.

He is a member of the Masonic order and the college fraternities. Omega Upsilon Phi, Theta Nu Epsilon and Phi Delta Theta. and is president of the Richmond Alumni Chap- ter. Politically a Democrat. Dr. Miller ser\ed his party as member of the Rich- mond City Democratic Committee in 1906- 10, and in 1910-12 represented his ward in the Richmond city council. Pie was in the military service of the state 1898-1910, serv- ing as captain and surgeon of the "Blues Battalion," Richmond Light Infantry. His clubs are the Westmoreland. Country of Virginia, and the Automobile.

Dr. Miller married, in Wilmington, Vir- ginia. September 2, 1903. Mary Ashley Bell, born in Richmond. December 3, 1878, daughter of Adolphus Orlando and Blanche (Eliett) Ikdl. She was the eldest of four children : Mary Ashley, Evelyn Gray, Erank Eliett. Horace Orlando. Susie E. Children of Dr. and Mrs. Miller: Clifton Meredith, born January 24. 1905; Mary Bell, born September 4. 1906; Ashley Lewis, born Oc- tober 19. 191 1.

Josiah Staunton Moore. Erom the year 1 86 1, when but a lad of eighteen years Mr. Moore left school to enter the Confederate army, until his retirement from business in 1903. his life was one of unceasing activity. Indeed, after his retirement there was but little abatement ; the cares of business gone.

other avenues of usefulness were followed with greater zeal, until death released him from earthly ol)ligations. May 3, 1913. The literature of his state particularly has been enriched by contributions from his facile pen. There was nothing equivocal or uncer- tain about his character ; what he did he did with his might, this trait pervading his every interest in life. As a soldier boy he bravely fought and suffered in defence of his state; in business he strove for and attained a competence ; in literature he gave to his writings the best of his thought, travel and experience ; in public life he rose to posi- tions of honor ; in the Masonic order he ably filled executive chairs ; in short, he achieved honorable distinction in every field he en- tered.

Josiah Staunton Moore was born in Rich- mond. Virginia, June 18. 1843. son of James Robert Moore, born in James City county, Virginia, in 181 2. and grandson of James ^loorc. a farmer of James City county. P'amily papers and the Bible w'ith all records were burned during the war, but the belief is warranted that the branch descends from Robert Moore who came from England to Virginia early in the seventeenth century, settling in Elizabeth City county, where he owned the "Russell Tract" or "Halfway House." near Bethel Church. James Moore married Elizabeth, sister of Turner Rich- ardson, of James City county. He died when his son James Robert was a child, the latter being his only son. James Robert Moore was a carpenter and later a manufacturer of Richmond. During the war he served on various occasions with the troops around Richmond. In religious faith he was an Episcopalian, as was his father, and in poli- tics a Democrat. He married, in 1840, Maria Louisa Higgins, born in New Kent county, Virginia, in 181 3, daughter of Josiah Higgins. a soldier of the war of 1812, his widow receiving a government pension in consideration of his services. He married Elizabeth Hewlett Pollard, daughter of Robert Pollard, wdio was a soldier in the Continental line, and a revolutionary pen- sioner until his death, after which payments were continued to his widow, whose maideiT name was Ann (Nancy) Talman. She was a daughter of Captain Henry Talman and granddaughter of William Talman, comp- troller of Great Britain, and owner of the manor Felmingham, Norfolk county, Eng-