The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-08
COLONEL BUfORD
IS LAID TO REST
FUNERAL OF RICHMoND's HIGHLY
ESTEEMED CITIZEN HELD FROM
BROAD STREET CHURCH
DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE
ONCE MENTIONED FOR GOVERNOR
AND WAS FORMERLY PRESI-
DENT OF THE II. AND ID.
RAILROAD.

Funeral services Tor ColonGi NJ
sernon Sidney Buford. a@ho passed
away Saturday night Il this home at
Adams and jefferson OF the age Of
eighty-six years were hela Monday
at noon from Broad Street Method
list church, of which he was an active
and consistent member for many
years. Following the services, which
were conducted by the Rev. :. G
Hatcher. pastor of the church, inter
ment was made IN Hollywood.
Active pail bearers were: Thomas
Is. McAdams, J. Jordan Leake, Geo.
{ Bidgood L. A. Barber Jr., NJ. Dec.
1tobson. 4. Heirne Blair, L. s. Camp
i'cll and John n. Branch.
Those serving as honorary pail
bearers were. Robert 5. Crump and
clyde II. Hatcliffc. representing Joppa
Lodge No. 4 James Il. Pace, John
A. Coke, Charles =. Sringfelloe, John
H. Montague, John Glenn, ]. Stew
ART Bryan. nr J. Allison Hodges,
John T. Branch, Dr. G. w. +. Brock,
James y. Patton, Colonel Archer An
dersou. Colonel Miles Cary, l.. {.
Younger. John G. Freeman, Thomas
Il. Scott. Or. II. f. Blackwell. Colonel
r. NJ r. TAicott and the board OF
stewards of Broad Street Methodist
church, composed of John n Briggs
5. II. Bowman, l.. T. Christian, 5. +.
Bishop, w. +. Richardson \. l.
l.umsdon. z II. Courtney, David NJ
White, W. r. Richardson. Jr., u. l..
Buchanan. j IA. Crowder, George Nj
smithdeai w W Brock, ]. II, John
son and w. l.. wills.
r. T. Lee Camp. Ne. !. 6, ",
we're represented by delegation OF
eight OF It's members,
Followed the Piow.
Born In ls2e. Colonel luIord show
ed decided strength OF character and
Indications OF exceptional ability as Ii
boy. Though spending much Of his
time between the piow handles IA
sauthsEde Virginia as youth, ne
managed to OBTAIN fairly good pr
mary education. snich was followed
later by a course at the nlNefsitS
Of Virginia, where he graduated IN
Is4s with the bachelor OF laws
He began the practice ut his pro
lie ssIan In his mothers nanNe eouh >
~. pittsylvania; bur his professional
circuit Included the nfighborIng eonh-
ttts and while he was stitG very
young lawyer ne was called IT, cross
swords ia legal combat with some 81
the leading men Of the Virginia bar.
Widening acQHalntance and hroadca-
ing experience led to the wish Tor
better opportunities for winning fame
and fortune in more pepnious cont
nluuity, and he removed 10 DanN ille.
Va.
Ilsre his laeile pen aud his fluent
and tlfpughtfu spesch asifetF
brought him prominently INTO notice,
and In addition h his professional
work he became owner and editor 81
the hanEiiie Register
ENLISTED H. Private,
After the passing ~ the ordinance
ii secession, in the spring III 1861. he
enlisted in the Confederate states
army AS private soldier from Pitt
sylxanfa county lie scrNed in the
Army of North Virginia until the fall
OF 1851, when the people of Pittsyl-
xania again elected him 70 the House
oil Delegates; and i'll this official pc
sision he was continued untu the end
Of the war,
AT the close of the war ne returned
10 Danville, and In October, 1865. he
WAS elected president Of the Richmond
and nauVi!!e Railroad. When he as
sufned ffsis ofreea|stfat rasffuasss ssssi'
hat lao miles Of trackage. To its de-
sesopment he devoted that executive
talent with which he was So largeiy
which always characterized his ltfe
work.
- In iegs, he removed freaH naHxilIe
TO Richmond. tle represented Rich
moud In the Legislature of Virginia
In 1877.
Eor many Years. rs Mas an actiye
member OF the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical Society. and he was
lis president for four years, establish
ing Ii upon a safe and sound basis.
in 1893 he was appointed by the gov
ffflXr OF fhta state af thr hRaff s5f the.
Virginia board OF managers OF the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
Ran for Governor.
In May. 1898. "a persistent and most
plifnentary call from many parts
Of the State demanded from him an
announcement OF his candidacy for
the office of governor of Virginia.
and although the long existing organi-
zation Of the political powers of the
State led to the choice Of this office
Of Colonel Charles T. O'Ferraii. Col
enel Buford in the contest proved
himself most worthy foeman
Colonel Bufofd tn 1854 married
Miss Emily ". Towues, Of Pittsvi-
Nania county, Va, aud Their daughter.
Emily. is now Mrs Clement Manly.
Of Winston Salem, n. G. In 1869 he
married Miss Kate A. Wor,han. ~
Richmond. They had one daughter.
Miss Kate r. Buford. Some Years
later Colonel Buford married his pres
ent wife. Mrs. Marx Cameron Stro-
Their tnec Rossl. by whom he has
three children. .Algernon Sidney Bu-
ford. Jr.. Mary Ross fnow Mrs. Fred
erick f. Noting, Of Riehmond,, and
William Erskine Buford. Mrs stro-
Their had one daughter Miss Elise
Strother. now Mrs. Frederick w.
Scott