Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-22
.fHE STATE ALLIANCE.
JUDGE Asa D. DICKINSON.
His suassn Dcafh on she Bask or the Rapi-
dan While Bathing.

| lCorrespondeHce OF me Richmond Dispstcb.I
ORANGE COURTHOUSE. vA.,l
July 81, 1894.
Judge A. ID. Dickinson, Of the Third in.
| dicial circuit, who had been holding a spe-
| cial term Of our Circuit Court in place OF
Judge Hughes. died suddenly here on Sat.
urday. After the adjournment OF the court
| lie accompanied Ex-Governor Kemper TO
his residence, and almost immediately pro-
| cccGed TO the Ropidan river, in company
| with others, for the purpose Of bathing.
He had been in the water only few mo-
gents when he returned to the bank, COM
p'alning Of severe pains, and, before medical
rtter dance could be summoned, he died on
tue brink oi the river, OF apopIexy.
BURIED AT HANPDES.sIDNEY.
A letter from Hampden.Sidney. Prince
Edward county, dated yesterday morning,
saws:
The body OF Judge A. ID. Dickinson. who
died az Orange Courthouse SATURDAY. night
| 81 aroplexy, Il to be buried here to-day ut
III O'Clock. His remains win be brought
from Orange through Lynchburg TO Farm
vile, and thence to College church grave
ward. at this place. The funeral service
viii be conducted in College church by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. White.
Mr. Thomas II. Dickinson, son. has
gone. with Mcssrs. Gushing Irving, e. G.
Taliaferro. aud Robert Berkeley to meet
the remains OF Lynchburg. The whole
community. as well as the family, has been
greatly shocked by this sudden calamity.
The judges health OF late has been better
than for some years past. On Friday last
he wrote TO IS family Of his perfect health
and the great enjoyment he was having In
the hospitality OF kind friends in Orange.
and OF heavy Judicial work on hand for the
next day. That letter reached his home
Saturday evening about the time he died.
There is the greatest sympathy throughout
this entire community for the family in
this great bereavement.
SKETCH or HIS CAREER.
Judge a. d. Dickinson was born in Not
toway county, Va, In 1917. His father,
Robert Dickinson, was prominent farmer
and citizen, and his mother, Mary Purnnl
Dupuy, sprang from the lluCuenot family
OF that name. Her brothers, Colonies Asa
aud Joseph Dupuy, were for many years
representatives OF Prince Edward county
in the Virginia Legislature. and were gen
tlemcn OF cultivated tastes, and large prop
erty-holdcrs. She (Judge Dickinson's
mother) was a niece OF General William
Purnal. who was also leading citizen OF
that section OF the State.
Judge Dickinson received bis collegiate
education ut Hampden-Sidney College.
where he graduated in 1886. He afterwards
studied law at William and Mary College.
and commenced the practice about the
year 1910. His first wife was Miss Nj
chcauX, Of Prince Edward, by whom he
has two sons now living-R. NJ. Dickinson,
attornty-at.law in Prince Edward county.
and Purnal Dickinson. OF this city. His
second wife was Miss Irvine. OF Campbell
county. by whom he has four daughters. all
unmarried. and three sons-one l. a lawyer,
another prominent educator in the South
west. and the third has charge OF the farm In
Prince Edward. Judge Dickinson entered
public lie as State senator in the year
1860, succeeding his brother-in-law, Colo
mel w. G. Knight, and served until the
close Of Me war. The iudgcship OF the
Third judicial circuit was for long term
OF years filed by Judge William Leigh.
who was succeeded by Judge Hunter II.
Marshall. soon after that Judge Dickin-
son was elected to it, and continued to I'LL
ii until his death.
judge Dickinson was man Of fine legal
attainments and great personal popularity.
At the Reorganization OF the Supreme
Court OF Appeals Of Virginia he came
within few votes Of being nominee for
position on that bench.l