Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-10
Ni.JOR LEIGH R. PAGE.
oeaTH or THIS WELl-kNowN RICH
vOND LAWYER IN CHICAGO.
-. v.r,v life Residence in Mississirpi.
career Itsre-isis Family
Connections.

v.sor Iech r. Page, Of this city. one of
t,s,k known members OF the Virginia
.1.c8 m Chicago Thursday night. The
,otclliccnco Of tho sad event was re-
here in a telegram from Mr.. Rose
PAGE TO Mr. Lightfoot Wormeley.
.t.teieeram read as follows;
Va,or Leigh X. Page died here last
l, oct Mr. Mason to tell his family.
80 s-r,vo with his remains Sunday
.-.o- ria Chesapeake and Ohio"
'r.,'t,ate efforts were made bv the
.i. ~ tho deceased 20 fnd MI Mason
.r thaf he might break the news TO
&C.. PAGE. but u spread through the city
II, and tho vito heard /. IN Fourqu-
Pace & Co.'S store, where she was
'....,l ~ making some purchases. She
.aplctcly crushed by the blow and
s af.l 10 was some time hcfore she
r. hrougbt 70 and taken home. In
e. moan time NJ. Leigh Psgo, Jr.. had
t.-i ,.i q tho death of bis father By Mr..
o. Waller
MAJOR rAGE's FAIRLY rTFE.
Nor Page was born in Amherst coun.
", and was son Of Rev. Charles H.
vs.. ~ Clarke county. His mother was
MIS- crawford. of Amherst. The father
-, \Ccst as chaplain in the United States
"a t,le latter was educated in Kentucky.
:. -cal law IN Cincinnati in the same
1,. with cx-rresident Harrison. From
,,,ckv Young Page removed to Mis-
Inn and after teaching school for
.'ls commenced the practice of
''n I'D Lexington. At ono time he
-. m partnership with the Hon.
s. p George. the present United States
...,fDr from Mississippi. He took high
,.,I 4 the bar Of that State. and IN pur-
...rcc Of bis profession had many exciting
,1,.ucncos.
Men the war broke out no returned 10
y.--Iris and accepted place on the staff
.,.Dcral WindcT. subsequently he was
.sut-ceneral on the staff of General
Asa RICHMOND LAWYER.
.f.r- thu war Major Page resumed tho
--.-t-ce q law III this city. forming q part
SIN with Mr.. William A. Maury, which
.ruei until Mr. Msury removed To
Washington.
u..or Pages ability a. o lawyer was
r..rllv recognized Az advisory cOun-
ia. commanded largo fees and had an
.iallv fine practice IN the United States
~,-cme Court. lie was counsel for the
mean Tobacco Company. and secured
q. chlrtor for that concern from the New
,-.y Legislature.
v.,or Tngc married Miss Louise Page
N.!rr. Of this city. He leaves two daugh-
.-- Misses Mary and Gabriells-and four
SIMS Messrs Charles, Waller, Leigh r.,
1-. and 8. Brooke Page,
Va,or Page left here about week ago 20
....ni the wedding of DR.. Thomas Nelson
f.s- aud Mrs. Field al Elmhurst on Tues
.,s last and 20 visit his sister, Mrs
mas T.. BRYAN, who resides IN that
tttr4ro suburb. Another OF his sisters
r..reA Professor Shaler. Of Harvard Col
... ard a third and unmarried sister
ts m Chicago He has brother re-
siding IN Portland, Ore.
LAD HK,LIH FoB SEVERAL YEARS.
yc-ai wears ago Major Page was 10 very
f.f health. hut recently bus friends bad
...i.ad most certifying Improvement III
f.. condition. Before leaving the city,
..,.g,r. DO had d conversation with Major
.t-..cf,llOw. who generally attended 10
t. ...,-- ~ hls absence. In the course OF
Gin. conversation the su idcn death Of
r.l'1ql Trend Of 'he two eminent LAWYERS
,.n. discussed. aud MAJOR Page expressed
itas his wish that hc should pass away
.-flruly. He said further that he would,
D.. felt sure. die suddenly some time.
Manor Pace was not only thoroughly
y.r-el ~ trc law. but was great reader
% ccurral literature and owned one of The
finest p-Ivato miscellaneous libraries IN
inrl, rare he VAS BIS wears OF age; HIS
nie was insured Tor 100000. as follows
<i5OA ia toe Mutual. Of New York,
U1uAr) SYXpioT) Il SIN, 9goDt5. Sl2.lDO
lat.c Washington, of New York, Y. y.
Affrcud. agent. and $500 IH the Equita-
d.. Jshl IT, Vest. agent.
The arrangements for the funeral have
10Y brsu mnd- ,c'. hut II Is probably that
.. ,N.i tAAc Vlace from st. James church
tuldar.
FNTIlVLlRS w MS DEATH.
Lost night the DISPATCH received the
t.Io0iue special giving the particulars of
g., death.
Major Leigh II. Page died suddenly at
tlrclock last night at the Grand Pacific
tl.fei OF heart failure. He WAS taken SICK
10 the cxposItiOn-g grounds and brought
hack 10 the city by DR.. Lewis Wheat, OF
E. hmoud. H. went about O'Clock from
t.. home Of lls brOtLeT-ln-law. thomas
Brtnn. To see the exposition with
..rtr Of Young people. and seemed well
..I cheerful. ihos" who reached HIM
..I i,'ped to DO the last sad offices for
l... we're ms kiusmen Winfield y. Jones.
Dr.. -,r CAte,bv Jones, Roosevelt Page and
ST. Eruc. HIS remains leave Chicago
.,t-it ~ $40 for Richmond
MAJOR Page served the CITY as CITY At
t.-r.v. and was succeeded IN that office
.. Oh. Hon. 4. VI. Kelley. He was also be-
.. the Icgisloture for seat on the Su-
....4e Court bench. and received large