The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
HE HAD ATTAINED
HIGH POSITION
Former Member of Virginia SUI
preme Court of Appeals and
State Senate, He Was One OF
Leading Lawyers OF the
South - Funeral in
Christiansburg.
,s,sc,al 20 The Times Dispatch. !

R-,stol Va. December 22.-Judse
Arcner A Phlegar. distinguished Viz
sa,sa LAWYER and turist. died at his
- here 224 Solar street, at 1919
o,cIocls This morning He had been III
- -, weed death r. su.tlnS from d.
ac,+a Rrigh.s disease. following an
attack Of grip II was Judge IHlssa.
oft-expressed wish that he might Of
-, barness" and this wish was VII
fuallv fulflled. for he had just cor
Guided the argument In an import TAI.
civil suit in the Corporation cou.s
$50 when ne became III ana ned 10
hasten to his home.
Had distinguished Career.
-. pb1ee-a-'s rather sudden deatn
-.-oovo. one O. the most distinguished
LAWYERS and jurists, not alone OF ni'
oan STAT but OF the entire SCUM /
lie was An authority upon ali ihpo'
tan. questions OF law. and during man
cars Of active work made Tor h'tlse..
a reputation which only nigh heiit
.o.,,d nossibly have attained lie was
never placed "a any pos .tloA U -
a. resno, sibility during his long career
a. lawver and jurist that he did not
-. The demands OF the occasion WIN f
-,.s,erIv ability. ard his success was
ernobasized by the extensive cHeH'e11
-, re rad represented for so many /
- :, recent years he had been Al
tba head OF the law firm OF Phieeat' ,
powell Price & She;-on. o. TINS c-tS'
witch e-rl has had an important clIeH-
rele extending over portions OF
st,ta tennessee and West virginia 4
"a embracing. clients among impo'- /
80 financial and corporate interests
~ Eew York City ARD other hnancial
md commercial centres Judge PniesaI
continued his activities with MS Won
"a ,,seror until seized with his fatai
t,lnsss n week ago. and up TO that tillie
m man IN virginia had been more
Jealous in his attention 70 'nporlan'
duties r,,s,si
T1urinr ,ha last fifteen years Juage
pn1eva- he'd rot only represented va
-,,,,s important corporations In the
~anacftv Of legal adviser. but asine
49, his service in tnis capacity 70 the
So-.olk and Western Railway 'oH-
- ne virginia and Southwestern
psfiwav COMPANY the Carolina. Clinch-
old and Ohio Railway Company. ana
kindred corporations. he nao scINeu
as receiver for the virginia. iron, Co1i
and Coke Company. which, mas capi- /
tai stock OF SO, 100000. ana ate .is
ing bv his wise business methods
4.-o-s-b. mis- company out 81 state
- financial embarrassment by adding
1a--eIv 10 its earnings. he was made
general counsel for the company RMS !
compliment to his energy ard aoih-y
had not been long thrust upon MN
until he received the appointment al
the hands o. Governor J. Hoge Tyler
10 a position on the state supreme
Court bench He was named 20 I'll
ON, tn unexpired term OF the late
Judse John ". Rely. His desire 20 /
serve his state was such that he i'm !
rned.atelv resigned as general counsel
fo- the virginia Iron. Coal and Coke /
Company. thus surrendering hand
so.,,e income that he might be OF direct !
service to the people OF HIS state
served In Confederate Army
Judge Phlegar was son OF Eli ana
Ann g Phlegar- He was born AT
s-hristiansburg. in MONTGOMERY Coun-
". Va, February p. 1876 and was
therefore In his sixty-seventh year ;
t4is early education was received at I
the Montgomery Male Academy at ,
c.b-fstiansburE He later took the
course at Washington and Lee Uni
versity He left the university 10 en-
e. the Confederate Army He served
as a soldier in the Fiftn-fourth VII .
rinfa Regiment. OF which his uncie- !
Robert C. TrigH. was colonel Al t"s
close Of the Civil War. he stuie1
ta-~ under the late Judge Waller X
rnit.ed to the bar at CEristiansburg in .
Tess lie rapidly attained to eminence j
"a his profession One OF the nrst po- I
sitions held by him after being ad- 4
-,ftted TO the bar was that OF Com !
-,o,v~eaith-s attorney for Montgomery D
County He served as a member OF
The virginia state senate in ISL ana
VS. again elected TO that body In
1sos and between that year and 1863
f- cHrnf-av the
hesitation necessary TO make the code
- virginia conform to the new state
Constitution
fy5~e PhIesar was rendered an ap- 4
-,.fnf-oorf on the Corporation Com I
mission Of virginia by Governor \ J.
Non-asue. but declined this honor.
Iydce Phicsar's death - not only 4
"a distinct loss 20 the profession which /
b. honorcd through 80 many years OF
|. successful practice. but 20 the state ana
| 1,-,r,urif., and to the Presbyterian
csurrh. OF which he had been a MEM
~ since he was a young man lie
-. the teacher Of the Mems Bible ,
J gi.ss Of the Central Presbyterian
church. Of this city. and the class
-. shie afternoon % DO honor TO his
,-cr,o-v lie took special pride IN
sunday school work. and - an in
strucfor on Bible topics was cistin-
aufshcd for bis aptness am AMY
Al the time Of his death judge
phlcrar was general counsel TOT th'
x-i-vfria ana Southwestern Railway !
conoaov HAVING succeeded Judge Jo-
s.rh r, Kelly in that Position upon
tre promotion Of the later TO the Cor
-.oration Court judEeship ~ October
fsfa We had also served as hrst vice
ent and q director ir the caro-
--afcid and ohio Railway
,-.s.,..nv. fut resigned those positions
some time ago re was president %