The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
News From All Sections Of Virginia
MAJOR HOLMES CONRAD
NOTED LAWYER DEAD
Nt~tor of Winchester Bar Was So
Iitjtor- General Under Prsssi-
dent Cleveland.

Winchester. Va, Sept. 5.--Major
Holmes Conrad. the noted constitu-
tional lawyer of Vire MA. who was one
of the few remaining old-time Vir-
ginis counselors, died at his residence
Tn Winchester yesterday afternoon, in
the seventy-sixfh year OF his age, from
hardening OF the arteries He was
born in Winchester in ls4o
Major Conrad was solicitor general
OF the United States during the sec
ond administration Of the late Frest-
dent Grover Cleveland from 1894 to
1891 and from that time gntil early
last spring. q IL said. no practitioner
in Washington was "A more familiar
figure IN the room of the United States
Supreme Court.
Only "a few years ago Major Con-
rad, who had been urging final set
Element Of the old Virginia West Viz
gtnia debt question. being chief coun-
sci fer Brown Bros Il Co. bankers.
Of New York. sought to impress upon
the court fhe ACCESSIBILITY OF Fastening
"A solution of the case. IL had already
been referred 10 Charles f.. T.ittlefield.
OF Maine. designated by the court to
act as master omuissioner. and the
commissioner. it will he recalled, died
in New York city only a short time
after fling his volnminous report. AL
though Commissioners Littiefieid's re-
port favored the mother state. the
question of interest was left open, and
the attorneys and debt commissioners
OF both States. upon finding 1t irpos-
sihle to agree upon the amount OF in
terest West Virginia should pay in ad-
dition to llauidating the principal Of
the old State debt had the interest
question referred 10 the Supreme
~S Trty 4
.udication.
Major Conrad was III Of heart dis
ca Sc Al his home here when the court
spnouneed, through Chief Justice
White. that il would hear final arsu-
ments IN the interest matter late in
Aprii Of this year
Major Conrad's father. the late Rob-
Iert Y. Conrad, who was a lawyer of
distinction, was educated for the army
AT West Point, but resigned before
graduating
Major Conrad has been the Nestor
OF the Winchester bar for many years.
He had spent much Of his time dur
ing the past twenty-five or thirty
years IN Washington, practieing his
profession.
Educated ar the old winchester
Academy, the Virginia Military Insti-
-tute at Lexington and at the Tntver-
sty of Virginia. upon the outbreak
OF the Civil War he enlisted as n pri-
waite IN Company A. First Virginia
Cavalry and in 1862 he was made first
sergeant He was transferred later on
10 the Eleventh Virginia Cavalry be-
coming adutant. and in 1864 he was
made major and inspector general Of
the cavalry division commai ded by
the late General Thomas Lafay ette
RpSser pf Chariot tesNiila Va
He was president of the board OF
trustees OF the Handley fund. which
amounts TO considerably over $1,000
900: member of the public school
board many years and was for twelve
years "A member of the board of Wis
itors to the University of Virginia He
was a member of the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly from Winchester and
Frederick County from 1878 to 1882
and again In 1882
Major Conrad was the last mem
Der Of the family OF his parents, and
he was one Of five brothers who saw
,actlve service in the cause OF the
iConfederacy
( He was married twice. His first
write. who was Miss Mary Magruder
OF Woodstock Va. died early in Au.
gust 1885. only short time after her
husband returned from the war, HI:
| second wife. who survives was Tor
merly Miss George Bryan. of Georgia
The surviving children are Captain
BRYAN Conrad, OF the Fifteenth United
States Infantry; Holmes Conrad Jr.
Of Washington; Robert Y. Conrad, OF
Winchester; Mrs, Edward Hamlin. o.
Boston, Mass. sister-in-law Of Gov
ernor Charles Hamlin, OF the Cnitet
States Federal reserve board; Miss
Carter Conrad and Miss Augusta Con
rad, the latter two at home.