The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-06
FIER LONG ILLNESS
JUDGE GREGORY DEAD
Jur1St and Hubltc1st
Passes Away ut Home ut Forrest
Hfl-Funcrnl This Afternoon.
WAS MANY TIMES WOUNDED
Vas Tor Moro Than Forty Years In
Actave Practice Of Law in Chester
neAd County-Nine Years Attorney
fnr Commonwealth.

Judge James Marcus Gregory. after
long illness. died at 1880 yesterday
norning at his residence at Forest
1lu This announcement brings sor-
row to the people of Chesterfield
county ana to hundreds in Richmond
md vicinity. for he was widely known
Ind beloved. Judge Gregory was
porn At lockwood" the home of
Pc father. Rev. James Gregory, Ches-
'srneld County. November Il. 1s41.
IL youth and early manhood were
psnt 1t Redwood" He was at
lleshAny College, Greenbrier County,
men the war between the States be-
pan and. drsd with patriotic fervor.
~ college ana joined the Confed-
rate army. reaching homo May %,
ISL, and enltsttng four days later in
captain Joseph T. Mason's company
hat was stationed at ''Craney Island"
fntil the fight between the Merrimac
nd Monitor took place. Subsequent
Captain Mason's company became
Company c. Ninth Regiment, Virginia
yolunteers. ArmiStead Brigade. Pick
Ct Dtvtsion, Longstreet Corps OF Gem
~ three times wounded. receiving
bullet In each leg and a severe
POUND in the body, which rendered
I'm unfit for military service for six
nonths ana from which he was des-
>srately Ill and underwent a most
orfous operation. The ball was never
xtracted, but during the long inter-
oning years has been a painful re-
binder OF the cause he so ardently
attended After recovering he again
injured tho service and re3oined his
ompany. then stationed below Rich
bond. and was at Gettysburg during
ooorA Pioketts famous charge. In
- battle Of tho yellow House."
9haoAsr0sad County, he was again
Poun6ed, but recovered and was able
, rotuSn again 10 his company. In
Fo4o0sr, ls13. he wAs appointed ma
~ - aDEvU on the stA.6 OF Hrigadier-
Ponesal ". b Freeman. commander
X7rue Brigade. Virginia Division.
b WAs e1Do . member of the w. B
os3dFAdge and the Joseph e. john
- Camps Of Confederate Veterans
PAAntaced Law Forty Yeaxs.
Jud0s Gregory gained distinction
DkA n military and oAsn LIE. After
nd Tor moro than forty PEARS was
q adetv> practittoner. IN 1880 he
~ elected Judge Of the County Of
haGtsrash and served for stx years.
1854 he wa appointed by Cover
OF Cameron to MI an unexpired term
Judge OF Dtnwiddie County. He
vaa q member OF tho House OF Dole
ntAs. session Of 1924. representing
he counties OF hssterneld. Powha-
In and the city OF Manchester. On
lay /, 1908. the late Judge William
Clopton appointed him Common
tealth's attorney and In November.
eo3. and again IN 1907 he WINS elect
a by the people to that ofnce, serv-
r. in this capacity for nine years.
ke was q delegate from Virginia to
he Democratic Convention IN Den
er, Colorado, in 1905, which noni-
ated Mr.. WiilAam jennings Bryan for
PRESIDENT For more than nfty years
. took a leading part IN the affairs
Chesterfield and had an intimate
acquaintance with the people Of that
punty. While no was man Of
Pong convictions and maintained
hem most earnestly. there was q
tarmxh Of gentality about him which
ION him many close friends
Member of Baptist Church
He was . member OF the Baptist
huruh, ~ were his paternai ances-
brs for several generations before
In, and in the affairs OF his church
= took great interest
Judee Gregory - survived by his
IN Mrs. Lille ". Gregory, who Is
ouz3nsnt IN thu affairs Of the Daugh-
= Of the Confederacy. and BY FIVE
- and ono daughter: Ollyn w.
Vo9osy, Percy q. Gregory. Curry w
09ory. q. Caritsle Gregory, Thur
- a 0eeoy and Miss Imosens
Nnersl services WIFI be hetd AT
u home IN Forest Hill at O'Clock
II evening and intarment Will be In
Hollywood
Tho eeyviuss will be conducted by
=. oeo. W. MCDANIEL and Rev. Mr.
d whfta.
rhs following win 40. as pail
oayeRU:
Honorarv~Judge D. c. Richardson.
ndge Geo. l. Christian. Hon. John
amh. Gen. W. B. Freeman and staff,
81. ). =. Bidgood. J. Preston Carson.
q. A. r. Bowles, W. +. Allen, Lewis
3edsu, r. W. winfree ana p. v. Cog
in-
Aceive-Ben. p. Owen. r. Stanley
3obertson, Willis c. Pulliam. Samuel
Moore. d. L Mann, NJ l. Willis,
=. Pettisrew and G. r. Sands.
HAWrTON BUHNESE