Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Bugle Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

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To ilye popular reclor of our Woara' of 'U1'silors, p JOHN THOMPSON CBR O WN, genzal ana' large-lzeariea' zrz privafe life, a publle-splriled and proaressioe cifzken, an able legislalor ana' wise coun- selor, ilze sfeadfasl and devo led friend of our Inslilzzllolvg llyis publicallon is a'ea'z2:aied as an evzklence A of our affeclzorzafe N regard. ' love mania 759:31 PNY 3

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The Bucu: 19010 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC lNSTITUTE Published by Gabe C O R P S CADETS

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John Thompson Drown. KN OHN THGMPSON BROWN, the subject of this sketch, is if ,Q descended long from every side. The sterling worth of his Y ancestors has been a stimulus to him for patriotic effort on behalf of ' his people and State, which has made his citizenship of the most useful character. He was born February 19th, 1861, near Old Church, Hanover County, Virginia, at Stanley, the residence of his grandmother, Mrs. St. George Tucker Coalter, and is the only son of Anne Frances Bland CCoalterQ and Henry Peronneau Brown. His parents lived in Bedford County, Virginia, although they spent the winters from 1868 to 1877 in Petersburg. His maternal great-grandfather was john Coalter, of Augusta County, Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and, through him, he is related to many of the Scotch-Irish families of America. His maternal great-grand- mother was Anne Frances Bland Tucker, the half-sister of john Randolph of Roanoke, and his maternal grandparents were Judy Harrison QTomlinj and St. George Tucker Coalter. His great-grandfather, on the paternal side, was Henry Brofwn, of Bedford County, Virginia, whose brother, Samuel, was a distin- guished Presbyterian minister in Rockbridge County and married Mary Moore tof Abb's Valley famej, daughter of James Moore. His grandfather, Io-hn Thomp- son Brown, was born in 18o2, at '5 Ivy Clifff' Bedford County, Virginia, the old homestead, which has been continuously in the family since 1755. His abilities were of such a high order as to entitle him to more than a passing notice. After graduating with highest honors at Princeton, he commenced the practice of law at Clarksburg, Harrison County, at that time in this State, which county he represented in the General Assembly, and, while aimember, married Mary Fdloe Vfillcox, daughter of John Vaughan VVillcoX, of Petersburg, and, moving there, was immediately elected to represent that city in the General Assembly. He was especially prominent in the great slavery debate of 1832, and was a man of the highest culture and brilliant prospects, but died of typho-id fever in 1836. Those who had the pleasure of visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Peron- neau Brown at lvy Cliff, will bear willing testimony to their cultivation and hospitality. There, at their beautiful home, grew up the present john Thompson Brown. He was educated at the school of Captain W. Gordon McCabe, in Peters- burg, Virginia, and afterwards at the University of Virginia and was a favorite at both institutions. As a student he was noted, not only for his good sense and judgment, but was likewise distinguished for his prowess in all athletic games, 3 ,.lum..-.iQi:-.::l. .... ...-