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Excerpt from Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. 2 As the aim of the first volume of this work was to present the biographies of all those who had any connection with the founding of the Colony of Virginia down to the American Revolution, so the aim of this second volume is to present the biog raphies of the leading figures in the history of the State approximately down to the War for Southern Independence, 1861. For this purpose the book, like the first volume, is divided into eight parts, under the following headings: I. The Fathers of the Revo lution; II. Governors of the State; III. Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals; IV. Presidents of the United States; V. Judges of the United States Supreme Court; VI. United States Senators; VII. House of Representatives; VIII. Prominent Persons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.