The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-13
FUNERAL Of FAIRFAX
Will Be TOMORROW
'Weu-Known vfrgtmtau VEIL De Buried
From His HoIno In
I.ondewn tconfy.
FILLED MANY HIGH rosfr1oNs
Scrve IN Stntc Senate, the COnstitu-
tAoual Convention and Was Member
Of State Corporation Commission I'm
the Early Years Of Its Existence.

the Eariy Years OF lts Existcho.
The funeral of Henry Fairfax. who
passed away at late hour Tuesday
might in Leesburg hospital. will take
place from his home in Loudoun
County tomorrow at IL o'clock A. NJ.
A large number of friends and rela-
tives from Richmond will attend.
Mr.. Fairfax is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Eugenia Tenant, and
by one child. a daughter. Eugenia-
Three brothers ana one sister also
survive: Hamilton Fairfax. Merrick.
1. L.; John w. Fairfax, Disputanta.
Va; Lindsay Fairfax. Lenox. Mass;
Mrs Charles @. Ayers. New York
City.
Illness Quite Brief.
Mr.. Fairfax was stricken with APP
pendicitis last week. He had been in
4 critical condition throughout the
day Tuesday. and the end was not un-
expected.
His death has come as a great shock
TO the entire State. for there were few
better known men than Henry Fair
fax. He was 4 man of retiring dis
position. but his splendid attachments
| IN taxation and financial matters had
marked him as one whom Virginia
could rely upon in matters of this
kind Besides serving as State Sen
Ator. he was a member OF the COM
mittce on taxation and finance of the
Virginia Constitutional Convention In
10000. becoming chairman OF this
important body on the resignation of
vi slnius> Newton of Richmond. He
was selected by Governor Montague
As member os the State Corpora
ton Commission, serving as one Of
| the original members of that body
with Governor Henry Carter Stuart
and Judge Beverly r crame-Ee re-
signed from this position and was sue
ceeded by Colonel Joseph T. Willard.
now ambassador to Spain. Mr.. Fair
fax succeeded Governor Stuart as
y&president of the Virginia State Fair
! Associate
Born In Alexandria.
Mr.. F&l4&x was born in Alexandria,
va. Ma s,ss 1854 being s+heas son. OF
Colonel John ". Fairfax. a farmer of
Loudoun County. and later a member
OF the staff Of General Lonstreet, Of
The Confederate army. and Mary Jane
| Rogers. daughter of Colonel Harnil-
ton Rogers
His edsation began in a private
school in Londoun, hut during tho
Civil War he was forced to stay home
with his mother. During this period
no worked on the farm In 1897 he at
Irended the Virginia Military Institste
where he graduated four years later.
adopting the profession OF civil eug1-
neer. Starting as chairman with a
corps In Pennsylvania. he worked In
New York New Jersey. Colorado and
Ohio. finally taking up railroad con-
tracts In Tennessee in 1879. His oper-
alton extended into both Virginia and
West Virginia until 1887.
In the early eighties Mr.. Fairfax
had his headquarters IN Roanoke. Va
In the town council OF that city he
rendered valuable service on the
finance committee. In 1885 he bought
The Oak Hin estate. in L>oudoun, which
had belonsed TO his father. but later
had passed out of the family. Hs
went there to live and made It one
of the most famous thomesssads In
Virginia .-.~
u ENTERS State scrsaeo.
In .1ssp Mr, Falrfax wa. induced TO
|nntar pubic life The death OF Henry
Heaton left the senatorial district
romposed OF the counties Of Fauquier
and Loudoun without representation,
and Mr.. Fairfax accepted the seat
For eleven years he represented the
district in the State Senate. AS chair
man Of the Committee on Finance and
hanks he was influential. In the mat
tar OF making improvements to the
STATE Capitol he was q pioneer.
After his services IN the Constitu-
tional Convention and his retirement
from tho State Corporation Commits
sion IN 1905. he returned to his home
ut Oak Hill. retiring completely from
public life
Devoted to Horse Breeding.
IL was perhaps In the breeding OF
nne horses that Mr.. Fairfax received
his greatest distinction as farmer,
He imported Matchlese OF Londesboro,
Of International fame. With this
great horce won every prize in
america, and finally sold him for the
largest price ever given for hackney
stallion.
Mr.. Fairfax did as much as any
man in America TO popuiarize and de-
velop the hackney horse. Had he
been spared. doubtless Mr. Fairfax
would have been quite as successful
IN the development Of some other
species OF fine animal
Flag at Half Mast.
Governor Stuart will act as an hon
orary pallhearer at the funeral of
Henry Fairfax, whose funeral will
take place in Leesburg tomorrow
norning. The Governor 10 At present
IL his home. Elk Garden.
The nag on the Capitol was held at
aAR-mAst yesterday In honor to Mr..
Fa1r<Ax and will be continued in that
Dcsition untl after the funeral,
Uaxwiddie Boy for Chdetship.
(By GEORGE h. MANNING,
Warrington, D. c., July l2-Con-
greoomAn Walter Watson today rec