- Frederick W. M. Holliday
Frederick William Mackey Holliday (
February 22 ,1828 ndashMay 29 ,1899 ) was a member of theConfederate Congress during theAmerican Civil War and theGovernor of Virginia from1878 to1882 .Born in
Winchester, Virginia , Holliday was the son of Dr. R.J. and Mary Catherine Taylor Holliday. He attended Winchester Academy andYale University before earning degrees in philosophy, political economy, and law from theUniversity of Virginia . He was the Commonwealth's Attorney forFrederick County, Virginia from 1861–65.During the Civil War, he served in the
Stonewall Brigade in theArmy of Northern Virginia . He began the war as the first captain of Company D, Mountain Rangers, of Winchester, which was part of the 33rd Virginia Regiment. During theBattle of Cedar Mountain , Holliday was wounded in his right arm, which then had to be amputated. He resigned from the military as a colonel onMarch 1 ,1864 , and was elected to theSecond Confederate Congress .Holliday won the election for Governor of Virginia in
1877 . Holliday began his term by breaking the established tradition of small inauguration ceremonies for Virginia governors. His ceremony included parades, bands, cannons, and an inaugural speech given to some 10,000 people.Holliday traveled the world after his term as Governor. He died in 1899 and was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.
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