Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia)

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Various. Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia)

PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EULOGIES

Address of Mr. Meredith, of Virginia

Address of Mr. Edmunds, of Virginia

Address of Mr. Tucker, of Virginia

Address of Mr. O'Ferrall, of Virginia

Address of Mr. Wise, of Virginia

Address of Mr. Herbert, of Alabama

Address of Mr. Hermann, of Oregon

Address of Mr. Washington, of Tennessee

Address of Mr. Henderson, of Illinois

Address of Mr. Chipman, of Michigan

Address of Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia

Address of Mr. Cummings, of New York

Address of Mr. Cowles, of North Carolina

Address of Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky

PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. EULOGIES

Address of Mr. Barbour, of Virginia

Address of Mr. Pasco, of Florida

Address of Mr. Stewart, of Nevada

Address of Mr. Colquitt, of Georgia

Address of Mr. Butler, of South Carolina

Address of Mr. Dolph, of Oregon

Address of Mr. Daniel, of Virginia

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Mr. Meredith, of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I rise to make the painful announcement to the House of the death of Hon. William H.F. Lee, a Representative in the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses of the United States and a Representative-elect to the Fifty-second Congress.

He died at his home, in Fairfax County, Va., on the 15th day of October last, after a lingering illness. Later in the session I shall ask this House to fix a day when his colleagues and friends can do justice to his memory and express their appreciation of his high character.

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Mr. Speaker: I shall leave to others the task of portraying the life of Gen. Lee in its diversified pursuits, and shall content myself with the effort of giving to the House my conception of some of the characteristics of our deceased friend which made him throughout his life, wherever placed, a conspicuous actor in private and public affairs.

In the early period of Virginia's history lived William Randolph, of Turkey Island (a plantation some 15 or 20 miles from the city of Richmond, near the scene of the terrific battle of Malvern Hill). He was the ancestor of all of that name in Virginia, and from him was descended in direct line Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and Robert E. Lee; the last-named the father of our departed friend. How could he have manifested in his life less patriotism, justice, and courage with such exemplars of these virtues ever before him?

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