The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
His Death Occurred Yesterday at Sunny
Side His Country Home.
WIDELY KNOWN AND PROMINENT
A Brave Soldier, Ex-Congrcssman and
Fine Lawyer Gone 10 His Rest-H's
Funeral 20 Take Place at Char
lottesVille To-Day.

morning. after an illness OF nve months
duration. Colonel Duke was "ioc'y
known and Was one of the a0iest lawyers
nj the Charlottesville bar
His funerai VIII take place from tne
Presbyterian church this city to-ihortO"
afternoon at o clock.
Dr. George l.. Petrie VIII conduct the
fuItral services .and the inteiment VIII
be in Maplcwood cemetery beside MS
wife. who died three years ago.
The pail bearers are;
Hctive-Bryan Gordon, George W. Nor
ris. Reuben Maury. II. Clay Niche L. l.
Hanckel and Walter ID. Daeney.
Honorary -1'he Miller board. H. w.
uoaos. Judge John NJ. White. Georso
Perkins. John b. Moon, G. =. Nawter and
members OF the Bar. Members Of Com
pany g. Nineteenth Regiment and OF the
Battalion of Reserves VIII also attend IN
"a oo0y.
SKETCH or COLONEL DUKE.
Richard Thomas Walker Duke was
born at Mil Brook, Albemarle county
Va, on the 9th day of June, lSZ2. Ills
father. Richard Duke, was the son OF
Clivaers Duke. of Hanover county, who
was the son OF Clivaers Duke ST., who
moved 10 Hanover from James Cily
county and who was a son or colonel
Henry Duke. q member Of Governor
Nicholson's council and of the House
Elizabeth Duke. the wife Of Nathaniel
Bacon. the rebel Of the family Of
Dukes long settled I'm Suffolk county
England. Elizabeth Duke was the daugh-
ter OF Sir Edward Duke, OF Benhall IN
Suffolk
Richard Duke was born in III and died
in August 1S49. He was for many years
presiding justice Of the county Of Abe
marie and high sheriff. In politics he
was Federalist and voted for John
Quincy Adams Richard Dukes wife,
the mother Of r. y. w. Duke was Ma
ria Walker the daughter Of Captain
Thomas Walker. who was son OF Dr.
Thomas Walker. Of Castle Hill Abe
marie county. DR. Thomas Walker was
one OF Albemarle's distinguished citizens.
being a member Of the House Of Bur
gesses on the Committee Of Safety dur
sng the revolution and was Commissary-
General 81 the Virginia troops under
Washington at Bradd0cks defeat. He
rVas The guardian OF Thomas JEFFERSON
and his wife Mildred Merriweather was
a cousin Of George Washington, Aer
maiden name being Thornton
Maria, wife Of Richard Duke. died In
January. 1862 The children II Richard
and Maria Duke We're William j.. died
in 1878: Lucy. wife II David Wood. and
after his death wife OF John n. BIS.
Of Bolivar Tenn; Mary j., wife OF ".
". II.
ed States 70 the Republic Of Texas, Eliz-
abeth Barley, wife of Robert Rodes,
Mildred Writ widow Of George q. Gil
mer. brother Of he late Thomas w.
Gnmer. Secretary Of the Navy. etc; r.
-. w. Duke (the subject Of this sketch;
saule. wife OF Hon Harvie Diskins, de-
ceased: Martha r. Duke end Charles
Carroll Duke. OF Texas. OF these ten
children only Mildred and c. c. Duke
survive.
ATTENDED THE V. VI. T.
r. T. W. Duke attended private
schools until 1872 when he entered the
Virginia Military Institute at Lexington,
Va, from whence he graduated IN 1913;
second in a class Of twenty. During his
last two years was cadet professor or
mathematics and i'm conjunction with the
late General Francis Smith, prepared an
arithmetic which IS sti used In that
Institution Amongst his classmates
were the late General K. Lindsay Walk
e. q first cousin and subsequently
hrother-in-law; Major Wheelwright, Dr.
Dan. Langhorne. Tucker. Leigh and 9th
ers. After graduating, he taught In the
Richmond Academy with Colonel Claude
Crozet during the sessions of 45-6, and
then taught three years in Lewisburg,
Greenbrier county, near West Virginia. In
1si9. being recalled to AlhemaTle county
by the death OF his father, he entered
the University OF Virginia and Eradu
ated IN the law school, with the degree
Of b. L.. I'm one session. lie then
located at Charlottesville. Va. and COM
menced the practice OF law, and has
practiced there ever since. and was re-
earded as one of the ablest lawyers at
the bar I'm 1888 he was elected Com
monwealth's Attorney for Albemarie
county and held that Office until elected
80 the Forty-nrst Congress Of the United
states in 1870. In 1883, just after the
John Brown raid he organized the Al
bemarle Rides" a volunteer company or
rlfemen, which in 1861. was mustered I'm
IS Company g. Nineteenth Virginia Reg
iment. c. s. A., he being captain of the
company up 10 the reorganization OF
the army IN 1862 At the re-Organiza-
tion. he was elected colonel OF the
Forty-slxth Regiment, Wise's Brigade.
and from May. 1862 10 March. 1864 was
Colonel of that regiment. spending the
winter lS63-'ff On South Carolina with the
brigade In March 1864. Colonel Duke
resigned his commission as colonel Of
the Forty-s xth Virginia but remained
out OF service only thirty days, IN the
meantime organizing the reserve forces.
taking command Of a battalion OF re-
serves at Richmond in 1864. At frst
the reserves were employed in guarding
prisoners at Belle Isle, but the fan Of
1854 and winter OF rs. they were under
Colonel Duke in the trenches az Fort
Harrison At the evacuation Colonel
Duke was placed IN command OF the
brigade Of reserves. He was with Cen
eral Custis Lees division. captured al
Sailors creek lie was taken 10 Wash
ineton and was In the old Capitol Pris-
on the night President Lincoln was as
sassinated He and five hundred other
prisoners were threatened with burning
fy the washington roughs but the mob
was dispersed and Colonel Duke taken
20 Johnson Island Prison where about
$50 Confederate officers were irnprlson-
ed Colonel Duke remained a prisoner
OF war until July o. 1867 when he was
released Colonel Duke was In the en-
gaeemeut AZ First Manassas. Malvern
I'm and many other important engage
ments Whilst I'm the army, and at the
front. he was regularly elected attorney
for the Commonwealth. but the duties Of
the Office were performed by Judge p.
Y. watson. who kindly volunteered his
services. Colonel Duke remaining In the
army.
In 1870 Colonel Duke was nominated
again for the ONCE OF Commonwealth
ATTORNEY. out before the election. was
nominated for Congress, his Republican
opponent being the late Judge Alexander
Rives. Whilst the canvass was in pro-
gross. Hon. Robert Ridgway, the sitting
member died. and Colonel Duke and
Judge Rives were nominated for the va
oancy Colonel Duke was elected and
served ont Ridgwey's term In the Forty
FRS, Congress and the full term OF the
Forty-second Congress. He was not a
candidate for reelection. but returned
a. Chayioftcsvfile and continued the