University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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CCDQKS ana C21-112,145 he returned to the home, which was now in Russell County, and entered at once upon what has been his vocation-agriculture in the blue grass region of Southwest Virginia. The farmer, like the poet, is born, not made, and for farming, Henry Stuart has a facility which borders upon genius. Of thorough-bred stock, he is a connoisseur, on land im- provement he is an authority, and his management of the large interests of the Stuart Land and Cattle Corrpany has revealed executive ability of the highest order, combined with a determination to secure the cooperation of his subordinates by generous dealings and not by arbitrary control. l-le owes to his own energy and sagacity the right and title to this ample domain in Russell, and the enjoyment of it should come as a benediction upon labors and sacrifices of which few know the full extent. He was married in IS96 to Miss Margaret Carter, of Smyth County, and has one child, a daughter born in l898. Naturally the quiet triumphs he has won as friend or citizen yield in importance to his public achievements as a servant of the people and a guardian of their welfare. He was elected to the Constitutional Convention of l904 by almost the unanimous vote of Russell County. Two of the salient results of that Convention were the creation of a Corporation Commission and the enactment of a new suffrage clause. Both measures enlisted the hearty support of Mr. Stuart, and he consented to his appointment on the first Corporation Commission because he discerned the vast opportunities presented to the Commission and was anxious that the judicial and executive functions conferred upon it should be exercised in a manner to indicate the extent and value of its jurisdiction. For five years he brought to bear upon the questions before the Commission the resources of wide experience, intense application and impartial judgment. The universal recognition of the ability and integrity with which he discharged the duties of Commissioner com- pensated for the arduous work during this initiative period. Meanwhile he had been brought in contact with all sorts and conditions of men in his official capacity and as President of the State Fair, and wherever he became known his fearless leadership and fine ideals attracted to him the stamp of men whose approval is the best reward of public service, and he was urged to be a candidate for Governor of Virginia. The critical illness of Mrs. Stuart in France necessitated his withdrawal on February lst, l909, and compelled his presence across the ocean for many months. The next claim upon him was made soon after his return, when the Democrats of the Ninth District summoned him by acclamation to take the nomination for Congress. l-le accepted the call in the spirit of a soldier leading a forlorn hope, but stimulated by the joy of battle and his belief in the righteousness of Democratic principles, he in- augurated a magnificent canvass, infused new life into the Democracy of the Ninth District, and reduced the Republican majority of 4,165 votes to a small margin of 217. A complete victory could not have elevated him more than did his magnanimous acqui- 6