The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-27
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Judge OIL iEilnoiS, Archibald Stuart,
for many years a member of congress.
and who was Mr.. Stuarts grandfather;
General j. f. b Stuart. the famous
Confederate cavalry leader who was
n 8 uncle, and Alexander Fl. H Stuart
nc mber of congress and former sec
rctarS of the interior, a near relative
On the maternal side he is descended
from Captain Thomas Carter, who
came to Virginia in Is4a
After receiving his preparatory ed
tIcation in public and private schools
Mr., Stuart entered Emory and Henry
college. at Emory, Virginia. in 1870.
and was graduated in 1874 with the
degree OF A. b: later receiving the
degree of Ii. p. He then studied law
for one year tfs74-5) at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia
He began his business career in
1875, assisting his father In the man
agement of his extensive cattle breed
ing and grazing farms in Southwest
ern Virginia Upon the Incorporation
Of the business in 1881. as the Stuart
Land and Cattle company. Mr Stuart
took charge as general manager and
later became president and treasurer.
continuing until the estates passed
out of his fathers hands, MT Stuart
had become interested in large tim
Der and mineral tracts and achieved
remarkable success in developing
these properties. With capital ac-
quired largely in his coal and timber
enterprises he bought back in 1899
the grazing lands which he had for
merly managed for his father, and
under his efficient management these
vast ranches have proved an exceed
irSly 10 10 {s,x-
constitute the largest live stock es-
adjustment cast of the Mississippi
Mr., Stuart has long been active in
'hr State and national councils of the
democratic party. He was n men,
i'cr of the Virginia State constitutional
convention in 1901; was a delegate
70 the national Democratic convention
In 1922. was appointed by Governor
Montague as corporation commission
or in 1903 and served until 1908: and
IN November. 1913. he was elected
governor of Virginia. All appoint
ments and nominations for office. ex-
cept that of governor, have come to
him without solicitation. and indeed
contrary to his expressed wishes
He acted as one Of the board of
visitors of the University OF Virginia
from 1902 to 1905.
Mr. Stuart is member OF the
Westmoreland club. the Common
wealth club and the Country Club of
Virginia. in Richmond: and or the
Shenandoah club OF Roanoke. vir-
ginia- He was married February rs.
1896, to Miss Margaret Bruce Car
ter. They have one daughter.
The Graham Banner. one OF the
SouthWest's newspapers, speaks Of
him as follows:
With perfect accord the daily
newspapers of the State have regis
tered the opinion that Henry c. Stuasrt
is superbly equipped for the COVER
norships from the Kentucky line to
the ocean the people have unboundei
faith in his ability and integrity uni
versally he Is hailed by Virginians as
the man of the hour; and prophecy
Is rife that the beginning of his adj
ministration marks the birth OF an
era of uplift and advancement unpar-
alleled in the history of the Mother
State. All Of which we believe. But
In the hour Of our governors triumph,
out here in the Southwest mountains
which produced him. we like best To
think of the qualities OF heart which
have endeared him TO his neighbors
his simplicity. loyalty and courage.
The hill people don't take to jellyfish.
AN Hosea BsgelOw sayn Of old BUCK
mum. by Time. saws he. Z du like e
f4lieF that ANITA Fe1re0.A