He died at his home in Richmond on December 5, 1900.[10]
Referencesedit
^"The Orator of the Day.; Character and Tastes of William Wirt Henry of Virginia" (PDF). The New York Times. September 19, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^"Official Handbook of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution" (PDF). Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution, vol. 1, p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
^"Presidential address of William Wirt Henry, 1891". The American Historical Association. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^"Annual Report, 2006" (PDF). Virginia Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^Henry, William Wirt (2006). Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondence and Speeches, vol. 1. ISBN978-1-4286-3115-1.
^Henry, William Wirt; et al. (2006). The Trial of Aaron Burr and the Trials of Jefferson Davis. ISBN978-1-4286-5761-8.
^"Was John Smith a Liar?". American Heritage, October 1958 (citing Wirt). Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^. The Virginia Bar Association. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^ abReport of the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. Philadelphia: Dando Printing and Publishing Company. 1900. pp. 632–634. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Google Books.
^"Honorary degree recipients" (PDF). Swem Library, College of William & Mary. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^"Honorary degrees conferred". Washington & Lee University. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
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william, wirt, henry, union, army, general, from, vermont, william, henry, february, 1831, december, 1900, virginia, lawyer, politician, historian, writer, biographer, patrick, henry, grandfather, served, both, houses, virginia, general, assembly, president, v. For the Union Army General from Vermont see William W Henry William Wirt Henry February 14 1831 December 5 1900 was a Virginia lawyer and politician historian and writer a biographer of Patrick Henry his grandfather and who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and was president of The Virginia Bar Association and the American Historical Association William Wirt Henry9th President of the Virginia Bar AssociationIn office July 16 1896 August 5 1897Preceded byRobert M HughesSucceeded byWilliam B PettitMember of the Virginia Senate from the 35th districtIn office December 3 1879 December 7 1881Succeeded byWilliam LovensteinMember of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond CityIn office December 5 1877 December 3 1879Preceded byW S GilmanSucceeded byS B WittPersonal detailsBornWilliam Wirt Henry 1831 02 14 February 14 1831Charlotte Virginia U S DiedDecember 5 1900 1900 12 05 aged 69 Richmond Virginia U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseLucy Gray Marshall m 1854 wbr EducationUniversity of VirginiaSignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance Confederate StatesBranch serviceConfederate States ArmyBattles warsAmerican Civil WarBiography editBorn at Red Hill in Charlotte County Virginia Henry graduated from the University of Virginia and was admitted to the bar in 1853 He served in the Confederate Army After the War he moved his practice to Richmond in 1873 and specialized in appellate advocacy and was elected two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and a term in the Senate of Virginia 1 He was a charter member of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as its first president from 1890 to 1897 2 Henry served as president of the American Historical Association in 1891 3 and was president of the Virginia Historical Society for 1891 1892 4 Henry collected and wrote a three volume work Patrick Henry Life Correspondence and Speeches 5 of which the first volume was first published in 1891 Henry also wrote on the trials of Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis 6 He also wrote widely cited articles about Captain John Smith 7 and Sir Walter Raleigh Henry was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1893 8 Henry served as president of The Virginia Bar Association in 1896 1897 9 and was a vice president of the American Bar Association which included his obituary in its annual report for 1900 10 Henry received honorary law degrees from both the College of William amp Mary 11 and Washington amp Lee University 12 He died at his home in Richmond on December 5 1900 10 References edit The Orator of the Day Character and Tastes of William Wirt Henry of Virginia PDF The New York Times September 19 1893 p 2 Retrieved April 20 2022 Official Handbook of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution PDF Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution vol 1 p 3 Retrieved December 4 2016 Presidential address of William Wirt Henry 1891 The American Historical Association Retrieved March 7 2008 Annual Report 2006 PDF Virginia Historical Society Retrieved March 7 2008 Henry William Wirt 2006 Patrick Henry Life Correspondence and Speeches vol 1 ISBN 978 1 4286 3115 1 Henry William Wirt et al 2006 The Trial of Aaron Burr and the Trials of Jefferson Davis ISBN 978 1 4286 5761 8 Was John Smith a Liar American Heritage October 1958 citing Wirt Retrieved March 7 2008 American Antiquarian Society Members Directory VBA History and Heritage The Virginia Bar Association Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved March 7 2008 a b Report of the Twenty Third Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association Philadelphia Dando Printing and Publishing Company 1900 pp 632 634 Retrieved April 20 2022 via Google Books Honorary degree recipients PDF Swem Library College of William amp Mary Retrieved March 7 2008 Honorary degrees conferred Washington amp Lee University Retrieved March 7 2008 External links edit nbsp Works by or about William Wirt Henry at Wikisource Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wirt Henry amp oldid 1219513935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
