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Richardson Leonard Henley

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Richardson Leonard Henley

Birth
James City County, Virginia, USA
Death
23 May 1897 (aged 60)
Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA
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Was born in James City County, Virginia .
He graduated from Bethany College in West Virginia in 1854, and received his law degree from Washington College.
When the Civil War began,he enlisted in Company C, 32nd Virginia Infantry. In 1862, he was promoted to captain, and was wounded three times at the battle of Antietam. After the war,he practiced law in Williamsburg, Virginia.
In 1870, he was elected judge of York and James City Counties and Williamsburg.
In 1880, he was elected to finish an unexpired term for the Warwick and Elizabeth City Counties, Virginia, courts.
In 1883, Henley was elected a judge for the 8th judicial circuit. In 1892, he was appointed to the State Board of Agriculture. Henley married Ida Dudley Spencer on December 11, 1867, and they had ten or eleven children.

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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.) May 25, 1897 page 2Judge R.L. Henley died at his home in Williamsburg on Saturday, aged sixty-one years. He was one of the most prominent lawyers and business men of that section, president of the Peninsula Bank, and a large farmer and land owner. He was a circuit judge for several terms.
Was born in James City County, Virginia .
He graduated from Bethany College in West Virginia in 1854, and received his law degree from Washington College.
When the Civil War began,he enlisted in Company C, 32nd Virginia Infantry. In 1862, he was promoted to captain, and was wounded three times at the battle of Antietam. After the war,he practiced law in Williamsburg, Virginia.
In 1870, he was elected judge of York and James City Counties and Williamsburg.
In 1880, he was elected to finish an unexpired term for the Warwick and Elizabeth City Counties, Virginia, courts.
In 1883, Henley was elected a judge for the 8th judicial circuit. In 1892, he was appointed to the State Board of Agriculture. Henley married Ida Dudley Spencer on December 11, 1867, and they had ten or eleven children.

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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.) May 25, 1897 page 2Judge R.L. Henley died at his home in Williamsburg on Saturday, aged sixty-one years. He was one of the most prominent lawyers and business men of that section, president of the Peninsula Bank, and a large farmer and land owner. He was a circuit judge for several terms.

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