Herbert Bailey Gregory (April 10, 1884 – March 9, 1951) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia from 1930 until his death in 1951.
Herbert B. Gregory | |
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| Born | Hebert Bailey Gregory April 10, 1884 |
| Died | March 9, 1951 (aged 66) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University (LLB) |
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| Spouse | Margaret Kossen |
| Children | 3, including Kossen |
Early life
editHerbert Bailey Gregory was born on April 10, 1884, in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Sallie James (née Payne) and Werter Hancock Gregory. His father was a Methodist Episcopal minister. He was raised in Eastern Virginia and received his early education in private schools, later attending Randolph Macon Academy at Bedford, Virginia and Pungoteague Academy in Accomack County, Virginia.[1][2][3] In 1909, he entered Washington and Lee University where he graduated in 1911 with a Bachelor of Laws.[1][4] He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.[1]
Career
editAfter graduation, he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Roanoke, Virginia.[1] In 1923, he was appointed judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, succeeding W. W. Moffett. In 1926, he became judge of the Court of Law and Chancery of the City of Roanoke.[1][4] Judge Gregory served on that court until he was elected, in 1930, to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, where he remained until his death.[1] He was succeeded on the court by Kennon C. Whittle.[5]
Personal life
editGregory married Margaret Kossen. They had two sons and a daughter, Kossen, James B. and Mrs. Albert Eagler.[3] His son Kossen was a Virginia state delegate.[6]
Gregory died of coronary thrombosis on March 9, 1951, at his home in Roanoke.[3] He was buried in Fairview Cemetery.[7]
Awards
editGregory received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Washington and Lee.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography (1967), p. 183.
- ^ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Vol. 62 (1951), p. 153.
- ^ a b c "Judge Herbert B. Gregory of State Supreme Court Passes After Illness". The Roanoke Times. 1951-03-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Judge Herbert Gregory Succumbs After Illness". The Roanoke Times. 1951-03-09. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Monocle", Virginia Chronicle (April 5, 1951, p. 2.
- ^ "Gregory Kossen". The Roanoke Times. 2019-07-01. p. C4. Retrieved 2024-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Justice Gregory, 66, Dies; Rites in Roanoke Tomorrow". Richmond News Leader. 1951-03-09. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
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