Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 15 |
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Page 54
His conduct throughout the war is known to have been that of a brave and fearless soldier . ... John Paul , then in his twenty - sixth year , entered the law class , conducted by John B. Minor , that greatest of teachers and best of men ...
His conduct throughout the war is known to have been that of a brave and fearless soldier . ... John Paul , then in his twenty - sixth year , entered the law class , conducted by John B. Minor , that greatest of teachers and best of men ...
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... with the Republican party , accepted the nomination for Congress at the hands of the Democratic Convention , but was defeated by Judge Paul by a majority exceeding 700 , after an exceedingly hard fought and ably conducted canvass .
... with the Republican party , accepted the nomination for Congress at the hands of the Democratic Convention , but was defeated by Judge Paul by a majority exceeding 700 , after an exceedingly hard fought and ably conducted canvass .
Page 66
The war over , he resumed the practice of the law in Currituck county , N. C. , until December , 1867 , when he returned to Norfolk , Va . , and conducted a successful and lucrative practice until the time of his death .
The war over , he resumed the practice of the law in Currituck county , N. C. , until December , 1867 , when he returned to Norfolk , Va . , and conducted a successful and lucrative practice until the time of his death .
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... at the Bar he had the respect of the judges before whom he practiced , and the love and admiration of his fellowmembers of the Bar . He was one of those lawyers , of whom there have not been a few in Virginia , whose conduct ...
... at the Bar he had the respect of the judges before whom he practiced , and the love and admiration of his fellowmembers of the Bar . He was one of those lawyers , of whom there have not been a few in Virginia , whose conduct ...
Page 85
... and sometimes sarcastic , remarks about the conduct or ideas of others , but they were devoid of malice or a purpose to wound the feelings of anyone , and served only , as they were intended , to amuse his hearers , whether a victim ...
... and sometimes sarcastic , remarks about the conduct or ideas of others , but they were devoid of malice or a purpose to wound the feelings of anyone , and served only , as they were intended , to amuse his hearers , whether a victim ...
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