The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
FORMER ENVOY. Js:;'' ITALY AND AUfdOR
 DIES AT OLD HOME
Thomas Nelson Page Suc- eumbs-Served As Ambas- sador During War-Was
 Noted Writer
By Associated Press

Richmond. November 1.-Thomas Nelson Page, former ambassador to Italy and noted author. died today of heart disease at his ancestral home, oakland" where he was born, near Beaver Dam in Sanover county. He was walking in the garden with his sister n-law. Mrs. Roswell Page, when he suddenly collapsed. He was carried into the house and medical aid was summoned. but he died within few minutes. He was 6s years of age.
 MT. Page apparently had been in excellent health and only last week had been in Washington and Mary land where he participated in the political campaign speaking in ad- vocacy of the candidacy for the United States Senate of his cousin. William Cabell Bruce. He had gone to the ancestral home, now occupied by his brother, to spend the winter, except for occasional visits to Wash ington, and had announced he would soon begin the preparation of a book dealing with his experiences as am- bassador to Italy
 MT. Page was appointed ambassa- dor to Italy in June, 1913, and con tinued in that capacity until August, 1919. his service covering critical period Tn Americana European rela- tiops. More than one of the important diplomatic notes passing between the United States and the allied govern ments went through his hands.
 Student and Writer
 In the summer of 1919, he returned to Washington to confer with of ficials concerning details of peace dicated that because of advancing years he would be glad to lay down the official burden he had carried throughout the war. He placed be- fore President Wilson a final report on conditions in Europe and soon thereafter left the service of the government.
 Much of his time thereafter was spent in study and occasional writ ing. He made his home in Washing ton but recently sold his house with the intention of spending most of his time in Virginia.
 Although the services he performed as ambassador at Rome in the trying war years was of great value to the government, Mr Page was perhaps best known for his literary produc- tiops, which had won for him name both at home and abroad long before he accepted the diplomatic appoint ment from President Wilson. It was In fact this literary talent which especially endeared him to the Italian people.
 Wrote Southern Books
 He was the author of a number of books on southern life and as result of his experience in Italy wrote two which won for him the especial at tention of that country ,one beng, Italy and the World War;" and the ether, "A Life of Thomas Jefferson in Italian.
 In his books on southern life he se- 1ected eastern Virginia as his especial field, and in number of short stories and tales faithfully portrayed south ern life before, during and after the Civil war. His dialect stores of the negro of ante-bellum days are re- garded as among his best. Those which attracted much attention in- cluded "Marse Cham Two Little Confederates," and Gordon Keith
 Noted Ancestors
 MT. Page was born at oakland April 24, 1858. both his mother be- ing descendants of Gen. Thomas Nell son, one of the signers of the Dec laration of Independence. He was educated at Washington and Lee uni versity. from which he graduated in
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