The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
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ever, never held at Farmville. The fol.
lowing was a list Of his students:

Mr.. Jas. T. Morehead, OF Rockingham
| N. c.; Mr. Joseph w. Chinn, OF Rich.
inond county, Va. Mr.. Peter Guerrant. Of
Goochlnnd county, Va; Mr.. Robert r
Heudiy, OF Richmond county, vaE MI.
l-John y. Leland, of Northumberland
county. Va; Mi. Richard 6. Pegram OF
n nw1dt11e, W.; Mr. James Fontalne
Of Hanover, Va; MIR. Phil A. Bramhani,
! OF Richmond county.lVa.; MIR. JOHN b.
Sam a. Myers Of Richmond clty;' Mr..
William Cunlitfe or CheetsrfIeld Mr..
Pride, of Amelia Mr.. P. G. Camden, OF
amherst; Mr.. William b. Telrall. . OF Cul-
pepper; Mr. John H Fulton, OF Washing
ton county, Va, Mr.. William I'll. Roy,
of Matthews county, Va: Mr.. james
,rayloe, OF Manchester; Mr.. Addison
Hail. OF Lancaster, Va: Mr.. Edmond j.
Elliott, of Charlotte; Mr.. Jacob Nollwen,
Of Petersburg 4t#t.
Ittnrpears that Holden Rhodes, Harvey
Mitchell, and William S. Crawford were
members OF the echool afterwards.
AS toathe career Of these students, your
writer ls unacquainted with the students
from the Northern Neck Of Virginia,
from which six students came, with the
exception OF Addison Hall, OF Lancaster,
whose course was somewhat remarkable.
He became. without relinQuishang any OF
the Duties OF the legal profession, n
minister OF the Baptist Church, in which
calling he showed great ability, energy,
and devolonSto the Masters cause.
Holden Rhodes attained. of all the
students. totthe highest rank as a lrlsyer.
He came to Virginia from Vermont. a
poor fr1endless hoy. How he WIS abe9to
attend this school OF law 81 we do not
know. FIe settled in Mar cilester,s, and at
first was too poor to attend Powhatan
court III the stage TOR put up at the
tavern. He walked fifty miles to Powha-
tan court which no attended all his life.
being CONFERENCE.-The Attorney for
many years, and accepted the hospitals
lty OF The old-fashoned large-hearted
igentlelnen of the neighborhood- For most
tof.shis life he had q most commanding
practice In Chest terrified, Powhatan and
the cities of Richmond and Petersburg
and. though In the latter part Of his
life he had his office In Richmond, in
OF Appeals. he still continued to live in &
Manchester and attend the courts or
Chesterfield and Powhatan. He amass-
ed a large estate, and having late in
life married, he left no children to In
herit IT. His mind was occupied with
his profession alone He Believed, win
Lord Coke, that the law was jealous
Mistress. In q strong Democratic coun-i
ty, he was an old line Whlis in politics. /,
The only public speech the writer ever,
heard him make was in the Harrison
when he was with John Wins
Ton Jones and Benjamin 1Vatk'ils Leigh, /;
discussed the tariff the Unified States
bank aid the old buried Issues of tho
day at a grand barbecue at Powhatan
In those days, It wns a rare treat to
see Holden Rhodes and old Mr.. Samuel
Taylor (nephew OF the Chancellor) cn-sl.
counter each other at the bar. They were
always p:tte1 against each other III tho
most Important cases. Taylor strong,
massive, and imperious. welded the maui
IL a. crusader. Rhodes, active. 1.-the, and
lcxirous. handled the sctn,eter OF Sa
adm. Mr.. Rhodes eminent charActelJs-@
1lcs as a lawyer was his transparent
,learness and his condensa ton and brew
~. He made tho MOTT obs tllse questions !,
IL law as clear as glass event to the
most ordinary comprehension. He used
no word that was not pregnant with an
dea, arla never exceeded In his longest
speech thirty minutes, and was the most
Effective speaker either before the bench
Or Jury ever known in this region Of the
state. The other students Of tho Inv
school OF Judge Taylor are not so well.
tnown by the wrNor, who hopes that
some one bchter acquainted with them
nay give some account of them Chan
cellor Taylor had a Moot Court connect