Henry Read McIlwaine (1864–1934) was an American editor and librarian. He served as the third State Librarian for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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| Born | July 12, 1864 Farmville, Virginia |
| Died | March 16, 1934 (aged 69) Richmond, Virginia |
| Occupation | State Librarian of Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
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Biography edit
Henry Read McIlwaine was born in Farmville, Virginia on July 12, 1864.[1]
McIlwaine graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1885 and earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1893. He returned to Hampden–Sydney in 1893 to serve as professor of English and history until 1907, when he was appointed State Librarian for Virginia, a position he held until his death in Richmond on March 16, 1934.[2][3]
He was a prolific editor of historical volumes relating to the early governance of the Commonwealth including:[4]
- Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia
- Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia
- Legislative journals of the Council of colonial Virginia
- Official letters of the governors of the State of Virginia
- The struggle of Protestant dissenters for religious toleration in Virginia
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Porter, Duval (1920). "State Officers". Official Virginia: A Composition of Sketches of the Public Men of Virginia at the Present Time. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ General Catalogue of Officers and Students of Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, 1908)
- ^ "Dr. H. R. McIlwaine". The Knoxville Journal. March 17, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Online Books by H. R. McIlwaine". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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