The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
CAPT. GEO, D. WISE
DIES les IN HOSPITAL
Eminent I awyer and
Public NJ an Passes Away
After Long Sickness.
SERVED CITY
IN CONGRESS
Occupied Prominent Place in Ma
tional Legislature, and Was
Leading Membero Richmond
Bar-Went Through
Many Hot Cam
paigns.

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After an acute illness which had
la sted since last December. Captain
George D. Wise, soldier, statesman and
jurist. one OF the best-known charac-
ters In recent Virginia history, died
at the william Byrd Hospital shortly
before / o'clock this morning. He had
been In bad health for more than a
year, and death was expected at any
time. He had grown gradually weaker
aud weaker. aud heart failure set in
late last night. finally bringing the
end.
In the passing of Captain Wise Ylr-
ginia and Richmond have lost a man
who was unique in point OF the many
services he hao rendered his State.
First a lawyer. then a solder. then
lawyer again. and finally becoming
renowned statesman. he made hirn-
self felt in all the recent political his
tory OF the Commonwealth. He was
widely known as an eminent criminal
lawyer. He was a member of the last
Constitutional Convention. and for
many years q member OF Congress.
BE was unmarried. He leaves two
brothers--John II. Wise. of San Fran
sisco. and Louis Warrington Wise. Of
this city. and one nephew. James D..
"tse' = sketci. osa Of HI. Life.
George DOugias VASE was born In
Accornac county i'll 1895. His father,
Tully Wise. also native Of Accomac
practiced that profession. but was
prominent in politics, sat IN the Legis-
Treasury Department of the United
States.
axe g Of tweve he
position OF pa ge In the House. He sub.
diana. where he was graduated ,t,s IN
lssa sE aasn was sskas sAaasatea @ paetessonay pro
BY william ans. a.ary soiseg gs.i is..: |, ~;
Returning to Washington. ne contin-
ued his studies and was odmltted, a., 20 lie
hs abandoned his professional career
and returned to Richmond. Thence
he proceeded to Montgomery. Ala, tnen
the capital OF the Confederaten Der svaees "a :
commission as lieutenant in the regu-
Service During War.
Reporting. to General r. =. Lee, Lee q =.
! Rich hinond. he was sent to General y.
e. Johnston, at Harper,s Ferry. ,alo,. ahu
BY him assigned to the First hentuckS
Infantry. with which he served IN Lhe
Virginia campaigns ;Hs of nns laWns rilS ats
tached to the command OF Genera y. -.
A. Wise. on the James River near
Drewry's Bluff. where ne serve6 "a, until III
mainder OF his military career was IN
the Western army. upon the stan or
Major-General Carter L. stevenson. be-
ing promoted from lieutenant 70 cap =
the division. He participated in the
Virginia battles Of Dranesville and
Malvern Hill; In the Vicksburg cam
Creek and all the engagements at and
General johnston the last DISPATCHES
sent out by General p pembsrton. sns leay-
After this ne Joined tho army be-
sieglng Chattanooga and served in the
subsequent engagements OF Lookout
Mountain; Missionary Ridge. Pa palten. to
ter severe action he fell with gun"
shot wound that disabled him for
about three months. Upon his recov-
yerer he found nnn e the army snes aGsa
and IN this he participated nshttng
al Columbia Franklin. Nashville. and
all the actions on the, retreat to co,
lumbia, Tenn; Al the las last here ne renaa1GSa e,e +S
cred under General Johnston, and
| fought at Bentonville, n. c., March
1921, 1865, afterward Joining III Tue
capitulation at Greensboro.
Returned to Richmond.
Then returning to Richmond lie be. 9.
gan the prac3ice Of i law, ~ an har q. once
By successive re-electlnns he, 1lllea
| the office Of commonwsalth's AttTrney Tnns
I from 1870 to 1850. Elected 70 Gon- Iel..
gress from the Third District OF VIZ
ginia in 1880. he was returned by hIn ~
1 Constituents without Interruption until
1881.
During this service he held member
| ship In the most important committees,
such as those on Naval Affairs, F,rr- |
eign Affairs. Rivers and Harbors, M,
FISHERIES. and in the Forty -ninthg Cen
gress was chairman Of the Comm'ttee
on Manufact-res. During the Fifty-
second n and Flftv-third congresses he
was chair,rar OF the Committee on ~ n
terstata and Foreign Commerce. Ca p. p
| tain Wise cherished his conrad eship
with the survivors of the Conff derate e
armies and mairtained memb bershtp n
|1tha r. r. Lee and George 2. Pickett
/ Camps. of this city. s
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