Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
GOVERNOR
MAKES GOOD RECORD
Stuart Gives Virginia Business Administrations Pro-
gram of Tax Reform Is Meeting With APP
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| sess In the large. His perspective is moi
limited by personal interests. Honors
have come to him unsought. because
his native capacity was coupled with
exceptional business end educat iona'
training. Born At Wythcville, ia lui y
IL, 1885. he bears his sixty-three years
easily. His father was william Alex
andcr. and his mother Mary Taylor
(Carter) Stuart. His pnternal ancestry
was Scotch. and ,he American branui
OF tho family was founded -: yaare
ago. when Archibald Stuart landed or
these shores.
Among the stuarts who have
achieved fame was Major Alexander
Stuart. who fought In the war for in
dependence: Archibald Stuart. the Gov.
ernor's grandfather, who served mum
her OF years In Congress; Alexander II
II. Stuart. member OF Congress and
Secretary OF the interior. near rela.
tive. and General j. L. II. Stuart. :he
great Confederate cavalry leader. who
was an uncle OF the Governor.
The Governor Is = graduate Of Emory
and Henry College of the claRs Of 1874
at which time the degree OF a. r. was
conferred upon HIN. ne receiving the
degree OF LII. n. later from the same
institution. For one year. ls7t-T5. he
studied law at the University Of Viz
gina.
Nv EN- lehJb1 DI.tt.iOFS
GREAT STOCK FAItAi
lie entered upon his 3usineRs career
IN 1875, assisting In The management
OF his fathers larEa cattle breeding
and grazing farms In Southwest Eir-
ginin. The business WAS incorporated
III 1884. as the Stuart Land and Cattle
Company. Henry c. Stuart taking
charge as general Ina ,aEur and thei.
az president ,nd treasurer continu;rg
ANft TN
passed out Of HIS ,tther's hands.
The future Govern achieved large
mans in the deve,cpmen, Of ,argv
timber and minc-Il tracts. and with
such means In 1919 bought back tho
grazing lands With had formerly b..
lcnged to his father.
In the management OF these proper
ties he has mot vita marked success.
his estate In Russell County forming
tho largest live stock farm cart of the
M!se!ssippi, with IN annual output 20
large AZ to make II exceedingly profit
able.
Henry C. stuart has long been promI-
nent in political and agricultural cir
clea He WAS member OF the Consti-
tu,ional convention OF 1901; a delegate
TO the Democratic national convention
OF iha2; was named as one OF the mem
bers OF the first Corporation Commits
sion Of Virginia by Governor A. J.
hontaRue IN iccS. serving thereon Tor
five years. In November. 1913, ne was
elected Governor OF Virginin. having
in the meantime waRcd one Of the most
vigorous congressional campo igns in the
history Of the State for the redemption
Of the "Tighting Ninth" falling by only
few hundred votes in an effort TO Gus,
Bsscomo SlenI as the only Ropubl can
member OF Congress from Virginia.
The Governor has long taken active
Interest In agricultural matters. and
was one Of the origInators OF the pres
ent State Fair Association. and was it's
first president.
The Governor IS member OF the
Wcstmoreland Club, the Common we IN
Club and the Country Club of Virginia.
OF Richmond. and the Shenandoah Club.
of Roanoke.
He was married February % 1886,
to Miss Margaret Bruce Carter. They
have one daughter.