Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-10

Death of a WelI-Known Citizen of West
POint-His Career.


Thomas Pollard Baeby died al his home I'm
West Poin. sunday morning after an illness Of
three weeks. Mr.. Baguy was born IN King and
Queen county on 'he 5in Of April. 1854, and was
a SOL Of Rev. Alfred Bagby and his wife, Sarah
Jane, sister Of Rev. John Pollard, D. D., ond
Hon. A. r. Pollard both of your city. He was
Engu arly fortunate In his ancestry end pa
rentag-. Ilis father, sjill surviving, ~ a we'll
educated and devoted minister OF tho Gospel
His mother. who two years before him went 10
the spirit world, Possessed almost every TRAIT
that could a1orn WOmans character. ms
grandfather or he paierIai side was MT. Johh
Baeby, and hi- maternal grandfather was Colo
mel John Pollard. two prominent clulens
Of King and Queen, whose sterling quail
ties Ola very much Ia tho ReheIAllon
Just passed towards winning Tor mar
county iis widespread reputation Tor hospitality,
piety and culture. Thus indOmitable energy,
sound Judgment incorrupuOlo integrity and
unusual business capacities seem 70 nave come
down 10 Nr. Bagby by double Inheritance
AMBITION.
Blu, he was not man TO be- satisfied with what
his fathers were. la early yOu.n his soul was
fired by lRudable Ambitions. In the face OF dii-
hcutios that would have damaged a soul less
courageous than hi-, ne set himself seriously 10
the work OF preparing Tor lic lie studied AT
Richmond College aud chose The law as his pro-
fes-iOn. lie opened an Office al West Point al
time when that railroad terminus was giving
ouiy dim promise Of what u has since becoIne.
The Young lawyer and the town grew together.
He Identified himself most closely win the new
community ana sought in every way u promote
tho common weal. while the people IN their turn
encouraged him with an cver-increasing patron
are aud honOroi him with an eyer-incTeasing
confidence.
his PRACTICE.
Mr. Harby had n remuneratife practice In the
counties Of King Wilium. king ans Queen. auQ
New Kent, aud Was sometimes called 10 Mldilo-
sex aud Gloucester Ills Efforts at the bar we're
marked by careful preparation clear statement,
and the happy use OF that valuable knowledge
with which his mind was htored. Mr.. Bagpy had
given 10 journalism attention only enough 70
show that he might have 0Xceied In that depart
ment OF labor lie WIS for short time editor
OF the West Point Siaf aud sometimes corre-
sponded ior tho Richmond Dispatch.
RELIGIOUS CHARACTER.
ANY sketch Of MIR. Bagby that left out bis reli-
gious character would be very incomplete. He
Was 4 Christian by heartfelt conviction and pub
lie profession H0 was member and al officer
ia tie Baptist church Of hls town and regular
teacher IN its Sunday school But no denOmiGa-
tlonal limits could bind his religious sympaihies.
He believed In the Fundamental principles OF
the Gospel as the hope OF tho world ana was
ready to aid every effort 20 extend their benign
Influence among men. Mr.. B0gby's happy mar
rage very much assisted his endeaVOr ana as
pirauonS. His widow Is "a daughter Ol Rev. a. :.
Sect OF Essex county. To her sitting beside
the bier and looking through her tears into the
faces Of nye iatheriess children, some OF whom
ars too young 70 know their loss, the sympathy
OF many hearts Il extended