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John Wickham

WICKHAM, John, lawyer, born in Southold, Long Island, New York, 6 June, 1763; died in Richmond, Virginia, 17 January, 1839. He was intended for the army, but after studying at the military academy of Arras, France, returned to this country, settled in Williamsburg, Virginia, and in 1785 began to practise law. He removed to Richmond in 1790, and for many years occupied a high place at the bar of that city, engaging, among other important cases, in the trial of Aaron Burr for treason against the United States government, in which he was counsel for the defendant. Of his and his associate counsel's efforts in this celebrated trial, the chief justice said: "The subject has been argued in a manner worthy of its importance. A degree of eloquence seldom displayed on any occasion has embellished solidity of argument and depth of research." Mr. Wickham continued in active practice until his death, and, although he declined political office, it is said ha could have obtained any post in the gift of the people. John Randolph of Roanoke refers to him in his will as "My best of friends, without making any profession of friendship for me, and the wisest, and best man I ever knew." Mr. Wickham was noted for his fine presence and courtly manners, which obtained for him the encomium of the poet Moore that "he was the only gentleman he had found in America, and would have graced any court in Europe."--His grandson, Williams Carter, soldier, born in Richmond, Virginia, 21 September. 1820; died there, 23 July, 1888, was educated at the University of Virginia, adopted the profession of law, served in the state senate, and was an active member of the" old-line" Whig party. At the beginning of the civil war he entered the Confederate army as captain, and became colonel of the 4th Virginia regiment, rising to the rank of brigadier-general. He served in most of the important battles of the Army of Northern Virginia, and was wounded three times, severely at Williamsburg. In 1864 he was a member of the Confederate congress. After the war he joined the Republican party, attaching himself to the conservative branch of that body. He was an admirer and advocate of General Grant, supported him for the presidency, and exerted a pacific influence in the reconstruction of the state. From the first he opposed the adjustment of the state debt as proposed by the followers of William Mahone, and engaged in many controversies with that senator. He was chosen to the state senate in 1882-'3, and in the next election he was returned without opposition. At the time of his death he was a vice-president, general manager, and receiver of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.

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