The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-22
THE STORY OF
JOHN SEHON
D0DDRIDGE.
his Sometime sebppiwASteF, Prof, Z
N. Hammond, Sketches Il in
a Graphic Style
INCIDENTS OF hts SCHOOL DAYS
In nold Unioa6 in the Eighties,
his Career In the NavyLThe
Battla. Of Manila Bay,

II does not require extensive argu-
ment to prove the proposition that
modesty is one of the most important
characteristics Of tho hero. He is es-
seatially an unassumiug pant and
boasting is not part of his stock in
trade. We can scarcely conceive Of
heroIsm without the accompaniment OF
modestv, and the history Of almost all
great men Is doubtless what causes us
to couple these two admirable quail
ties. The hero lives in deeds. not
words. When the time for action
comes he d TO be found in the place
where he Is most needed, while he who
is given to much talking may usually
be looked for in the rear.
MOI pniy;'is- this proposition true OF
the battlefield. where herolsm Is likely
TO be estimated more nearly gt Its true
worth, but millions Of homes, humble,
scanty. unpretontigus though they
may be, are silent witnesses Of this
fact. THE hero accepts the severity of
his lot with a eomplaeency that marks
him of a different mould from his fell
lowgman, and the llonors that may be
heaped upon him are received with a
modcsty as charming as It is rare. How
could we imagine washington, Lin
coin. a Grant, a Dewey to be an ar
rogant bruggarta In each of these
noble men, and in scores Of others less
noted. we observe the same retiring
spirit, the same horror of unnecessary
display. Not often do we hear OF
talking general. Many of them could
NOT make a speech II their lives de-
pended upon 1t, and, they seldom get
into Congress. although they OCCASION
ally by will Of the people attain to the
highest office in the land,
If the foregoing brief analysis OF the
relation that exists between heroism
and modesty be true, then surely the
subject Of this sketch is of the mater
ial from which heroes are moulded, AS
a hoy ne was retiring. although we'll
able to stand. up for his rights as
man the same qualities sway his life
and actions; and his conduct at Manila
where he received his baptism Of fire,
is ample proof that he was willing to
serve his country at any risk or sacri-
fee, no matter how great.
Born in Wheeling.
John sehon Doddridge was born in
wheeling on the 2sd Of August, 1872
and is, therefore, in the twenty-elghth
year Of his age. He comes OF excellent
narentage, as the following brief ac-
count WIN show. His father, Major
John II. Doddridge, was born in
Charleston, Kauawha county, in 1885
He received part of his education at
sydney college, Virginia, and after
ward studied law, receiving his diploma
Just at the commencement of the civil
var. He served in the Confederate
army during the entire conflict, and
was frequently offered promotion, but
never accepted 1t. AT the close Of the
war he came to Wheeling, taught
school for a time, practiced law for
about a year, and then entered the in
surance business. This was his occu-
patton at the time Of his death, which
occurred In 1894 He had two children.
John and Elizabeth, the latter of whom
was graduated from the Wheeling high
school last June, His wife was Sarah
MoAiechen. daughter OF the Rev. Jas.
H. McMechen, well known in educa-
tlonal and religious circles and de-
,,o,,,Ioy,t ~ ona of the early settlers of
Ohio county.
lieutenant DOddrIdgeis grandfather
was John n. Doddrldge, He was born
In Lancaster, Pa, and at n very early
age was brought by his parents to
WellSburg. There he began his educa-
ton and afterward took a course at
the Winchester law school. While still
a young man he removed to Charles
ton and engaged in the banking bus
iness, for years serving as cashier Of
the Merchants bank OF that city. On
the breaking out OF the civil war he
entered the Union army as major and
paymaater for West Virginia. When
the war ended he removed TO Wheel
ing, and here he remained until his
death, which occurred in 1892.
The Hon. Philip Doddridge was the
Ereat-grandfather of Lieut. Doddridge.
He was n distinguished lawyer and
was a member of Congress from VIr-
ElnIa. He was also member OF the
Virginia, state constitutional conven-
tIon OF 1925 His death occurred in
washington City In 1892,
Further research into his lineage re-
veaIs the fact that John S. Doddridge
10 the 9th John In the direct line OF de-
Seshdants from his great-great-great-
qFeat-grandfather, John Doddrldge.
who settled in the colony OF New Jer-
sey. and was the first American an
cestor of the family. And, by the way.
the Washington, Pa, papers have been
lately Inclined to claim John for
washington county. becauHe hts great
great grandfather settled within It's
limits when It was yet part Of Vir-
gini9
1t may be added that Lieutenant
poddrldge has number Of relatives
who make Wheeling their home, among
them being Mrs. DR.. W. $, Hutchlns
and the Misses Doddridge, Of tho Dodd-
ridge art school. lie has likewise fam
fly connections in Charleston. OF tbis
state.
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