The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

i one OF Tia. most Important agricultural,
/ sections III the Seate. In every position
/ of trust With which MS constituents have
| hohorcd him h.r. RyaE has shown him
| self worthy of their confidence.
! GEORGE. Z. FORD.
/ George 4. Ford, VINO succeeds Senator
/ Henry, Fairfax. though not so we'll known
/ in public life as Air. Ryan, lis :, gentle
! man OF fine business attainrncats, sober
thought and good judgement.
Mr.. Ford was born III Fairfa, county,
nsar Clifton Station. or July :. 1855. Ills
| father was L. NJ. Ford, of that cUiiIity,
and his mother was Il descendant OF orc
/ CO the Oldest families of Virginia, being
| Ntisz Margaret Tylzr, of Prince William
| Mr.. Ford received his education, in pri-
| vato schools, and ct the carly age OF
/ seventeen entered the mercantile bust
ness. II 1877 he came 10 Round Hill and
| engaged in this business witt, eminent
/ success.
AIR. Fo-d vas the frs man 10 be elect
!: eli Mayor Of Round tiill, and has since
| held the important position of secretary
| OF the County Democratic Committee. II
1880 Mr.. Ford married Miss Nioltie L.
James. daughter of the late Mason
Chi t;re1a. their eldest. q. son. now being III
| attendance at Richmond College
J. c. FEArE1EESTON-
| Captain j. Tcatnecstor. who has
| been reelected member of the House of
Delegates from Campbell county, las al
| ready served rwo terms Il, tie L2Sisi l.
/ ture Captain Featherston received MS
early edvcaticn at the kentucky Military
| Institute. While yet 4 boy he enter2u
| the Confederate army, with the Ninth
| Ala,lG,n;1 Regiment, IN 1851. serving until
! the close OF the war. During MS initltafy
service he wa2 for q time or the staI or
Atalor-Gencral Anderson, ard also on tiA3
! staff CT General Wilcox. Ills army record
| was doub!y Creditable, III vicE OF the
fact that at the close OF the war. Mr.
Featherstcn had Just ce;ich2L MS MAJOR
lt.-. as ii,iica,ed by his parole which isa
! now i.as III his posscssto.. guaranteeing
with the last organized BODY OF troops
cast or the Mississippi river
| Immediately after the war CAPTAIN
| Fcathesstou engaged in tie pursuit or
! agriculture which he has successfully
! followed UP to the present time. He has
beer hcncred wish several hish!y-lmpor-
| tant agricultural positions. both STATE
/ ana raticral. Among them nc w%s a2-
| r.oi,tsd hv Cleveland under each OF his
administrations as United States Asrs-
| cultural St;.tistician fcr Virgit.i&
In 1864 Captain Featherston rra-risd
Miss Laettia Preston Floyd. q member.
| Of one of the most extensively connected
! families in Virginia
Upton D. JENNINGS.
Mr. Upton D. Jennings, who has iuSt
been elected to the House Il delegates
| FOR the third tcrn. was bor1 iia Lined
| burg. He received both a schoci AID col
Iere education and served for fnIr years
in the Confederate army He was t"ice
wounded
Mr.. jennings was one of the organizers
| of 1arand-Rodes Camp. Confederate
Veterans. of which he has been for years
| the adjutant He was married to MISS
81 TtT
Seay.
For wears he was in the wholesale gro
cer{- business. and for Il term OF -FOUR
years was postmaster of Lynchourg- AS
a bank director and cashier Mr.. Jennings
made a splendid reputation ana III De
Molay Commandery. Knights Iempiar.
of which he is q member, he is held III
! high esteem He is Il past master OF
Marshall Lodge of Masons one OIL the
/ oldest lodges in the country.
Mr. Jennings IS also connected with the
official body o. court-Street Methodist
Church lie is very popular IN Lynch.
burg and possesses the confidence Oh al
who know him.
". A. Garrett. who was elected to the
Senate from the Twenty-third Senatorial
District is a Democrat and Cltizen OF
Ridgeway Henry county lie was eject
ed to the House four years ago put ian
ed to get the nomination two years ago.
He is about fifty Years OF age ana mas
been in the mercantile business lor many
years.
s. S. SIA1AIERMAN.
Step:1en s. Sinmerlnan, who was eiecs-
cd to tL;, Legislature from Nythe county
is a successful farmer and propaplE one
OF the Wealthiest aSriculturatStS OIL nus
county. He is about forty-hVe years Oh
age ana: is enc OF the five sons OF the
= 9 Il
pioneer in the iron-IriHiHS interests ot
this; section 1t his death he left large
estate, the division CT which laid the
Foundation of MI Sirln! erpIans property
and Il, has greatly irc-c2seG six ohll-
,n.rraar was educated :: icrac-Z ana
Henry CC:lcgc. Several Gears ago u
sy;,,.I.ieri,.s:i ,,ar: led Miss io;:ta Painter,
d.; t,ht..r CT Captain Wii,Gn Painter, c:
Iv.;rl:oe. a.;G. they have TWO cAildreil-ts
! I.,r and q G!rl. E,S homc, or cripple
Greet. is ine estabiisiT ent, irnIE'
which he dispeJlses bounttfuI hospitality.
E {. JORDAN.
Edward; Clarence .EordaE, who was re-
! ciecteGI TO the House from: W incteStes
/ and Frederick county without oppcsi-
! ton. was born about fcrty-two years aSo
/ at Jordan White Sulphur springs, III
| Frederick county. Va, ivc miles north
east OF Winchester. He wss educ@atsa -
the famous old Shenandoah f2iley tAc.tH.-
envy, at Winchester, ana at ''aSli'''S ~, -
and Lee University, at Lexington re
! has been proprietor OF JORDAN SpTlitss
for twelve yeas. having succeeded nus
father, the late e c. Jordan
| His :,rlndfathers were both conIaiS-
stoned officers III tie, :~ar O. ISL. TIC
founder o. the family came 70 this Sots .a-
try with John Smith, and the descendants
! have she'd their blood on every field OF
battle since that. time for America ana
FOR virginia.
While always 8 Democrat, and iciiEe
/ in ire ;artv. he never lieid 4 political Oh
flee until 1897, when, without opposition.
he was elected; 10 repre- sent WincAeseet
and Frederick county in the Virginia
House OF Delegates. beinS twice asaiti
! elected without opposition
A. y. BOWMAN
! An. Rnrmal, who was elected TO rep
4 resent Roanoke city anu county IN ,As
i House. is.a native Of Augusta county ana
about fisty-scvcn years OF age.
ne ma always been prominently con-
.lected with agricultural matters, WIS
nc principal promoter OF Roano.e sFust
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