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ties. He returned to culpeper fror

ties. He returned to Culpeper from
the army. and engaged in farming,
and has followed that occupation ever
since. He has been an active member
OF the board during the administra-
ton of three sGoyernors--Tyler Mon
tague and Swanson-being appointed
yb the first named and reappointed
by each of tide others. He has served
several termsfSon the executive COM
lnittee. of which he is now a member,
counting committee. Mr.. Eggborn Is
in his county. and enjoys the conf
dence of many Of the most promi-
nent men in that section of the State
Mr.. Goodwin, OF GiIes.sn2a .ssss
Hon. James r. Goodwin Of the
county, October Z. 1864, and moved
with his parents to Giles. in 1858. In
which county he now resides. He has
been engaged in the mercantile bus
mess and farming for the past thirty
years. At one time he was prominent
In the milling business In Southwest
Virginia, but retired from that some
he has owned and conducted the New
River White Sulphur Springs. better
known as Eggleston's Springs. an es-
and popular summer resort. Mr.. Good
win has been member of the board
about two years.
Mr.. Churchmnn, of Augusta.
Hon. ]. w. Councilman. of Augusta.
member of the board from the Tenth
forty nine years ago. His father was
John S. 'Churchman, a member of Com
pany A. Tenth Virginia Cavalry, and
his mother was Fannie NJ. daughter Of
'nIf or1 0P Cto,,v
training at Hampden-S Sidney College.
and is an "A, b. graduate of that In
stitution. Mr.. Churchman served as q
magistrate for eighteen years. In 1897
he was elected to the House OF Dele
gates, of whichh has been a member
during every session since.
as For ebarsn q mas
Roads and internal Navigation. Dur
ing his long membership in the Legis-
llature, he has been instrumental IN
books among them the railroad rate
bill OF which he is tho author and
which recently caused SO much dis
lcussion.
Mr.. Churchman has been engaged in
farming and cattle. raising nearly all his
life, and lives on his farm in Augusta
county. Flo Will be candidate for
fesahsf Was a spasG q upoa
1.-THE board last March by Governor
Swanson. He; lisa member Of the In
Emigration Committee.
DIR. NIcBrSde, of v. II. 1.
DIR. j. NJ. AIcRryde. president of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, who is
a member OF the board by virtue OF
that Office, retlres on the 1st of Sep
Itember, and Will he succeeded by Dr.
vice of DR.. McBryde has been much
appreciated by the board. and at Its
last meeting resolutions We're adopted
eXpressing regret that, he y. was soon 60
| DR. McBryde was horn In Abbeville
I S. Co.. In lSll,aandT was educated at the
| South Carolina college at Columbia
| and then at Che University of Virginia
| He served in the Cnnfederate army
| from the very beginning of tho war
traeted in 1859, incapacitated him from
| further active service. and he was mady
| chief in the war tax office IN Richmond
which office he held until the close
Of tho war After the war, DR.. Nc
1 Brydc engaged in farming near Char.
dsyo1iInfg cem,stry a .nt
botany. He published many articles
which attracted much attention.
In tho fallsof 1879 heRwas elected
professor OF agriculture and botany Y
1.-The University OF Tennessee. ln.lss3
| ,caroiina college and upon golngFtliere
found that, the president having re;
signed, he had been elected as Mnhair'
| man or the faculty. So we'll did hi
serve that the board at their Decemhel
meeting declined to elect a preslden T
In. 1855 DE DR.. McBryde declined this
9erNof tho dlrestorsh4ip e ISL 1hs Tex a,
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