Evening star., 1947-08-15
n. B. Early, Jr., 81,
Revenue Collector
For Virginia, Dies
BY tbs Associated Pres,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Aug
15.-N. B. Early, jr., 8l-year-ole
collector of internal revenue fol
Virginia, died at the University
of Virginia Hospital shortly aftel
8 am. today.
Mr.. Early had been a patient a
the hospital for about month anc
only recently had undergone ar
operation.
He had been in the Internal Reve.
nue Service for the last IA years anC
represented his district at the Vir.
ginia State Capital for SO years
prior to that.
He represented Greene and Madi-
son Counties in the House of Dele
gates for 10 years and after that
was elected to the State Senate.
Famed for His Oratory.
Mr.. Early was born at Earlysville
in Albemarle County, July 80, 1866
He was famed for his oratory of
the "old school" type, but his nick
name Of Bull" stemmed from the
days when as a lad from Greene
County he played center rush" on
University of Virginia football teams
of 1892 and 1893. Teams on which
he played defeated Navy and
Georgetown, among others. and laid
claim to the championship of the
South"
Mr.. Early liked to talk about
those football days and as late as
his 18TH birthday recalled that 1.-The
big play then was the flying wedge
and it was mean" The PLAYERS
wore no helmets, nothing but long
hair"
He owned a farm near Ruckers-
Vile, engaging in farming and
stock-raising. His family, which
could trace itself back to John
Early whose name appeared ,on the
register Of Christ Church, Middle
sex, in 1705, was scattered through
Madison, Greene and Orange coun-
ties.
Attended Military Schools.
He attended Fishburne Military
School at Waynesboro and Virginia
Military Institute before going to
Charlottesville to study law at the
university.
He always took a deep interest
IN the affairs of the university. He
led a fight to prevent the transfer
OF its medical school to Richmond
and opposed co-education there.
From d sentimental standpoint he
always took pride in his legislative
work which helped keep the medi-
cal school at Charlottesville and
helped defeat the O'Shea report
which Mr.. Early said would have
meant the death of v. M. l."
A steady broadening of taxes I'D
to and into the second World War
threw more and more work on the
collectors Office. He noted when 76
that Federal revenues collected
through his Office increased from
$99, ,000, 900 in the fiscal year before
he took Office to $398, 100000 in the
fiscal year of 1912.
Sought House Seat.
Mr.. Early made at least three
moves to obtain a seat in the House
of Representatives, but never re-
allied that hope.
He was candidate in 1916 when
Judge Thomas w. Harrison of Win
chester was nominated. In Feb
ruary, 1880, he announced again but
withdrew in favor OF Judge John w.
Fishburne Of Charlottesville.
Mr.. Early was a strong opponent
of prohibition.
He was married in 1894 to Miss
Sudie Brent Brown and they had
four children. two sons and two
daughters. The two sons, N. B. B.
Early, Sd. and r. N. Early each fol-
lowed their father into the law and
each was Commemorative attorney
OF Green County. The daughters
were Mrs. A. N. Fray of Advance
Mills, Albemarle County, and Mrs.
B. b. Parrott. of Ruckersville