William Wirt Henry
After the War, he moved his practice to Richmond in 1873, and specialized in appellate advocacy, and was elected two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and a term in the Senate of Virginia.[1] He was a charter member of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as its first president from 1890 to 1897.Henry also wrote on the trials of Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis.[6] He also wrote widely cited articles about Captain John Smith[7] and Sir Walter Raleigh.[10] Henry received honorary law degrees from both the College of William & Mary[11] and Washington & Lee University.