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Petersburg, Va, Nov. 31.--Colonei
James d. Brady. collector of Internal
revenue, died ut his home in this city
this morning. He had been in i'll health
for Il long time. The colonel had been
unable to give his personal attention
to the duties of his office for more than
q year. Heart disease was the cause
OF his death.
The colonel leaves q widow and three
single daughters and son. MIR. Joseph
z. Brady, deputy clerk OF the United
States district court. Arrangements
for the funeral have not been made
Colonel Brady's old friend, George
w. Wilson, the commissioners of inter-
nal revenue, died only a few days ago.
When the former was clerk of the
court at Portsmouth, soon after the
war, MIR. Wilson WAS gauger in the in
ternal revenue department there Mr.
Wilson was from West Virginia, and
when Hon. y. Il. Scott was elected to
the senate lie was made commissioner.
POPULAR OFFICIAL.
The news of Colonel Brady's death.
while not unexpected, was great
shock to the people In the custom
house. lie was very popular with all
those who served under him.
Colonel Brady was born in Ports
mouth Va. on April 3, 1S43. He went
TO New York TO reside few years he
fore the war. When hostillties began
he enlisted as private in the Twenty
seventh New York infantry. His war
record was splendid one. At Gettys-
burg, while serving on General Han
cocks staff, he was painfully wounded.
and when carried off the field it was
thought he could not long survive. On
account OF this wound the colonel
could never get any Insurance on his
life The colonel was wounded In four
other battles. Before the war ended
young Brady was made colonel of his
regiment. He declined brevet briga-
dier generalship. When the Spanish
american war came on General Miles
offered Colonel Brady hrigadier gem
eralship, cut he declined 1t on account
OF i'll health.
Colonel Brady returned to Ports
mouth soon after the war and resided
Tor some time in that city, where he
served as general storekeeper at the
navy yard. In 1870 he was elected clerk
OF the court of that city. President
Hayes made him collector of internal
revenue. In 1870 he removed to Peters
burg and during the eighties he served
one term rs the representative of the
fourth district in congress. He was
appointed collector of internal revenue
ny Harrison and was honored by Pres
ton which he filed at the time of his
death.
Colonel Brady married Miss Marga
ret Campbell, OF Petersburg. who with
i've children survive him. He leaves
a sister-in-law and two nephews-
Messrs. Frank and James McLaughlin.
who reside in Portsmouth,
ACTIVE IN POLITICS.
Colonel Brady has been an active
RonnhlipDn nnlitfcian l.,
delegate to every national convention
OF his party since the war. He has
served as chairman, secretary and
member of the executive committee OF
the state Republican committee.
The colonel was II man of many adj
mirable traits OF character. Even
those who did not agree with him in
politics were always willing to admit
that he was a man OF unusual abili-
~, He had bright, sunny disposition
and great big heart beat within his
bosom His works of charity will be
remembered by hundreds OF people
whom he has befriended.
Colonel Brady was man of tina
highest sense of honor When he made
promise he kent It If it was Within
his power TO do so.
The colonel was Il Catholic. and he
will be missed by the church OF his
faith in Petersburg.
II IL presumed tnat captain Asa
Rogers, who has conducted the office
for q year, win succeed Colonel Brady.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
THE WOUNDED COLLECTORS.
United States Deputy Collector
Charles Gee, who with Collector John
III. Chapman were shot yesterday while
making raid on an Illicit still In
Brunswick county. arrived here this
afternoon. Captain Gee says they wero
not shot by moonshiners as had been
reported, but by revenue officers from
North Carolina. His statement In re-
gard to the shooting is that Collector
Chapman. United States Marshal Rem.
dit and himself drove to the land OF
Valentine, In Brunswick county, on tho
border line or Virginia and North Car
DINA, to make search for the Illicit
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