The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01
srrrCH OF HIS rrFE.


ity.
sFErcH or HIS rIFE.
Mr.. Dabney was born at "Dunlora," In
tlis county. forty-two years ago. His IA
thcr was q successful planter and man ot
affairs. His brother, Or. William 6. Dan
nov. was Professor of Medicine IN the
University OF Virginia from 1886 20 ls't.
,Iis death last year was felt 10 bee q ca
la,nitv. Another brother Or. Gor1on
Dabnev. is a member OF the medical FAC
ulty of a Kentucky college. and a sis
ter is the wife of the Hon. Jonn b.
Moon, Of Albemarle, so long a distih-
ouishod and valuable member Of the
House of Delegates. Mr.. Dabney was ed
ucated at the University of Virginia. ana
for a time thereafter was a teacher I'm
Major Hilary JOnes's classical school. lie
ncNt entered upon the practice OF law nj
the hltemarle bar where he continued,
with such Interruptions as his duties as
member Of the Legislature made neees-
sary, until he was called 10 Washington
IN connection with the offices 1 have mem
toned while a member OF the Legisla-
ture he was. in addition 10 the chairman
shin OF the Committee on Railroads. chair
man OF the Committee on Finance, ana
as such was member of the debt COM
mission which settled the veSed question
pubic debt Of Virginia. I'm lsS MI DAD
new married a daughter of the late Ar
chibald y. Douglas.
PROF. RALEIGH C. MINOR.
prof Raleigh G. Minor the gifted young
adjunct Professor Of Common and statute
Law was born January a, 1859, went TO
school for two years at the school 1T
Charlottesville conducted by Mr.. Armi-
stead 4. Gordon, now Of stanton. ana
Mr. Edward Massey. He was also taught
nv students at the University for four
wears. among them Messrs. Jas. i. Har-
risou. now OF Danyille. Va, and Gessner
Harrison Smith, the son Of Prof. Smlth'
of the University He entered the unlFer-
sity at the age of fourteen, In lsS5-Sf' TOOK
tho B. 4. degree I'm 1861, the NJ. 4. de-
gree in lsSl-'SS. graduating In mat year
also IN AnglO-SaXon and constitutional
and international law. The following year
he entered upon the study of the law
al the age oil nineteen, stood ana passed
all the examinations In the whole course
except the B. L. examination. which MS
father would not allow him 10 stand.
The following year he went over -le
course once more and graduated In lsoj-
go al twenty-unc, with the degree or Il. Il.
Tho following October he located IN
Richmond, and in April entered into part
nc rship with Capt. EuWin IS. IhoHidsoh'
lie practiced there for nearly three Yeas.
In the spring OF 1893 he was summoned
H. the University by the alarming Illness
~ his father. who was desperately Ill
with uneum0nia for several weeks. NJ an
"a bile mis- brother, Mr.. Jno. II. Minor. Jr.,
who was Prof Minors assistant, was un-
able 10 conduct the classes, owing 10
some facial neuralgia, 10 which he was
ar that time continuously subject and 10
nreveut the decentralization OF the class
Mr.. Raleigh c. Minor was asked to take
charge. This he did for three weeks. Al
the end OF that tine his brother grew
hetter and relieved him OF the respol-
sihilitv of the lectures. though he stlli
assisted him in the correction OF exami-
nation papers. The summer or 1893. the
neuralgia coming on again with renewed
force II became necessary fer Mr.. Minor
10 take his brothers place as assistant
10 his father, while he took Mr.. Minors
in Richmond. entering into the same firm.
since that time until lS5. Prof. Raleigh q.
Minor mas been Assistant Professor OF
Common and Statute Law, the work as
signed to him being half OF MS fatner
lectures. giving him two lectures weeA'
the making out OF examinations ana tne
correction OF the papers. besides presld-