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named institution for one year. In 1901 he matriculated at the University of North Carolina, and was graduated B. S. in the class of 1905. in that year enrolling in the legal department of the University of \'ir- ginia. receiving his LL. B. in 1907. In the }-ear of his final graduation Mr. Lewis was admitted to practice in Virginia courts, and that same year began his active professional work, locating in Suffolk, V^irginia. Steady, determined application to professional work has brought desired ends in legal prominence and a steadily increasing clien- tele. Splendidly prepsLved for his calling by a broad education and specialized study in the institution that has admittedly one of the best law courses in the South, the Uni- versity of Virginia, Mr. Lewis is now gath- ering the fruits of his complete preparation, and is recognized by his professional asso- ciates as an advocate of talent, ambition, and ability.

He is a member of the \"irginia Bar As- sociation ; politically he is a Democrat, and is a communicant of the Protestant Episco- pal church.

Alexander H. Sands. Son of a distin- guished lawyer of the A^irginia bar, Air Sands in his own right has won honorable distinction at the same bar. The Sands family (the name being spent Sandys) dates from an early period of Virginia his- tory. On the maternal side Mr. Sands de- scends from Captain John Goddin, a soldier of the revolution, his son. Captain John Goddin, of the war of 1812. The grandfather of Mr. Sands was Thomas Sands, of \\\\- liamsburg, A'irginia.

Thomas Sands was born in 1767, died in 1842. In 1806 he married Mary Gilliatt. Issue : William Gilliatt, clerk of the super- ior court of law and chancery of Richmond, A'irginia, died in Richmond in 1844; John- son, who died in \\'ashington. D. C., in 1889; Leroy, died in AX'illiamsburg, Vir- ginia, in 1856: daughter, married Sidney Burnham, of Warwick county, Virginia ; daughter married Hamilton Matthews, of West A^irginia ; Alexander H., of further mention.

Alexander Hamilton Sands, lawyer, min- ister and author, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, May 8, 1828, died in Richmond, \"irginia, December 22, 1887. He entered William and Mary College at ten years 01

age, remaining there until his fourteenth year, when he went to Richmond, subse- quently entered the profession of law, prac- ticed in the city of Richmtjnd from the date of his admission to the jjar in 1850 until his death in 1887. I-ate in life he entered the ministry and was a regularly ordained minister of the liaptist church, of great usefulnes.-;. He served as judge-advocate under the Confederacy during the entire period of the war between the states. He was recognized early as an authority on certain branches of the law. and was the author of some standard works. Two of these, "Sand's Suit in l-lquity" and ■" Legal Forms," for a half-century have had a j^hice in the library of nearly every lawyer in Vir- ginia. He also wrote and published '"Recre- ations of a Southern Barrister." and contri- buted occasionally essays for the "'Southern Literary Magazine." In ])olitics he was a lifelong Democrat.

He married Ella V. Goddin, born in Rich- mond, \'irginia, October 4, 1835, daughter of Wellington and Eliza Povall (Winst(jn) Goddin. Wellington Goddin was a promi- nent business man of Richmond during his life: he died in 1886. Children of Alexander H. Sands: William Hamilton, of whom fur- ther; Conway R., lawyer. Richmond, served eleven vears in senate of Wrginia and two terms commonwealth attorney of Henrico county; Tucker K.. banker. Washington. D. C. ; Alexander H., of whom further; daughter, married L. N. Fox; daughter, married R. L. Bawcock, of .\nniston, Ala- bama ; daughter, married J. M. Ilurnett. nresident of Carson and Newman College. Tennessee, died 1895. survived by son. Plamilton S. Burnett; daughter, married C. M. Ragland. of Texas ; daughter, married Frank W. Woodruff, of Anniston. Alabama.

Willirm Hamilton Sands, eldest son of Alexander Hamilton and Ella V. (Goddni) Sands, was born in Richmond, \'irginia. Mav 2(], 1857. He was educated under pri- vate tutors and at Bethel Military Academy. pre[)aring for the practice of law under the preceptorship of Judge E. C. Redd, and his honored father. Alexander H. Sands. He was admitted to the bar in Richmond in 1879. and has been in continuous practice in that city until the present date. He is a Democrat in politics and for some years has been examiner of records for the tenth judicial district of \'irginia. F"or ten years