The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-01

The TINES presents this morning q
short biographical sketch of each of the
newly elected municipal officers:
HON. HENRY S. TROUT,
who was elected mayor by 90 majority
and will enter upon the duties of the
office on July l, was born near Big Lick
on October Is, lS4l. He was educated
at Roanoke College, and on April II,
1861, when only nineteen years of age,
volunteered as a member of the first
military company organized in Roanoke
county, serving throughout the war and
receiving several slight wounds.
Mr.. Trout has held office several
times, beginning as road overseer and
enjoys the distinction OF never having
been defeated by an opponent. In 1879
he was elected TO the house of delegates
on the Democratic ticket and in 1883 to
the State senate, receiving $50 majority.
lie declined reelection and was sue
ceeded by the late Col. D. L. Houston,
who beat his Democratic opponent by H.
On returning home from the war he
was worse than penniless, having con-
tracted a debt of SIS while in United
States prison. He began work on a
farm, and when Roanoke was incorpo-
rated as city began the business ca
reer which has been marked. by SPLEEN
did success. He was elected president
OF tho First National Bank in 1882 and
reelected every year since. Besides
this position he is vice-president of the
Roanoke Trust, Loan and Deposit Com.
pany, tho Roanoke Land and Improve
ment Company and the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad Company. At the
death of Colonel Houston he was elected
president of the latter company and re-
tanned 1t until the road was completed
lie is director in numerous comp anics
and gives his personal attention TO every
duty devolving upon him.
Mr.. Trout thoroughly understands the
needs of tho CITY, having repeatedly
served in the City Council, and may be
depended upon to give the people a
clean, business administration as long
as he is mayor Of Roanoke.
w. o. HARDAwAY,
Roanoke's newly elected common
wealth's attorney, and one of tho lead
ing Democrats and politicians of the
CITY, was born in Amelia county. Va,
and was edu lated at Richm ond College.
lie started to practice his profession in
Henry county, where he remained until
1890, when he came to Roanoke, where
he is now practicing. Mr.. Hardaway
has had much practice as q criminal
lawyer and is looked on by the bar of
the city as one of the best criminal
lawyers in this section of the country
j. Il. TRAYNHAM,
reelected city sergeant, was born in
Halifax county about fifty years ago.
He commenced life as farmer and on
the completion of the Shenandoah Val
ley railroad came to this city. For q
time he was a member of the police
force, rose to the position of chief and
subsequently, was deputy city sergeant.
He is widower and a strong Democrat
F. f. CRAWFORD
was born in Augusta county. Va, about
twelve miles south OF Stanton, in 1859,
and at an early age started out in the
grocery business which, he continued to
follow until; the year 1882, when he
came to Roanoke and secured posi-
ton on the police force. He continued
on this until four years ago when he
was elected constable to which position
he was reelected on 26th instant. He
is Democrat,
HON. w. p. DUPUY,
for whom G64 First ward people voted,
was born in Charlotte county in 1s45,
but removed, when very young, to Prince
Edward county. He attended Hampden-
Sydney College until the war broke out
when he enlisted in the Third Virginia
Cavalry. Mr.. Dupuy commenced life as
farmer, but abandoned it for the mer-
camille business few years later. In
1885 he was elected to the Virginia
house of delegates and was reelected in
1887 and 1889 for Prince Edward county.
AT present he is member of the firm
of Dupuy 4 Talliaferro and is president
OF the Roanoke Real Estate Exchange,
and secretary, treasurer and president
of many other companies. He is NOM
Der of the Presby Church and was
married in 1860 to Miss Nelia Booker,
of Richmond. The First ward will
have a good Councilman in him.
G. h. MoOMAw,
one of the new Councilmen from the
First ward, was born in Botetourt
county in 1s4o. He was educated in the
old field schools and in 1882 was
admitted to the bar Of Botetourt. He
is secretary OF the Exchange Building
and Investment Company, of which he
is also a stockholder. He also holds
secretary, treasurer and president of
about ten. In 1873 he was married to
Miss Sarah e. Manges. Mr.. Moomaw is
member of the Knights Of Pythias.
G. C. PAYNE,
a new Councilman from the First
ward. was born February Is, 1861, in
Stokes county. N. C. He was married
in October, 1887. Mr.. Payne is at present
in the lumber business, but his first
work was that of farmer. He has
been in this State for over thirty years
and resident OF Roanoke ever since its
formation, but previous to that he re-
sided in Floyd county. Mr.. Payne has
| never held public Office before