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author and editor he has already distin-
guished himself, writing upon a variety of
themes and editing a number of select
works, among which may be noted : "Teu-
tonic Antiquities in Andreas and Elene"
(1887) ; Cynewulf's "Elene" (in "Library of
Anglo-Saxon Poetry," 1888) ; "The Use of
the Negative by Chaucer" (1889) ; "A Study
of Lanier's Poems" (1891), Addresses be-
fore the Modern Language Association of
America ; "Outlook for Literature in the
South" (1892); "Literature and Life"
(1893); "Shakespeare Note Book" (1897).
In 1901 appeared "Poems from Burns," Ten-
nyson's "Princess," and the "Poe Memorial
Volume ;" in 1902, "Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities," and "Poe's Poems," in the
Virginia edition. In 1903, "Poe's Poems."
He is engaged at present on Tennyson's "In
Memoriam," and "A Study of Poetry." Dr.
Kent has shown himself to be a very earnest
and sympathetic student of Edgar Allan
Poe. It is largely due to his interest and
activity as president of the Poe Memorial
Association that the Zolnay bust of Poe is
now in the University Library. The late
Virginia edition of Poe's complete works,
edited by Harrison and Kent, elicits hearty
])raise from literary critics. He was a mem-
ber of the State Board of Education, 1903-11.
On June 4, 1895, he married Mrs. Eleanor
A. Miles, daughter of Professor Francis H.
Smith.
Sutherlin, William T., born on his father's estate, near Danville, Virginia, April 7. 1822, son of George S. Sutherlin and Polly S. Norman, his wife. He went from a home school to a male academy in Danville, where he was a student for three years, and then attended Joseph Godfrey's school in Frank-
lin county. He remained at home until he
was twenty-one, and then until the begin-
ning of the war, was a tobacco manufacturer
in Danville. He was mayor of that city
ivom 1855 to 1861, and was a delegate to
the secession convention. He entered the
Confederate army, but his health would not
admit of his doing field duty, and he was at
different times commandant and quarter-
master at Danville. Early in war days, he
became a member of the Danville board of
public works ; and after the war he served
two years in the house of delegates. He
was a leader in all community affairs. He
built two railroads — the Milton & Sutherlin,
and the Danville & New River, and estab-
lished the Danville Bank, and aided largely
in establishing the Border Grange Bank.
He aided in reorganizing the Virginia State
Agricultural Society. He liberally aided
Randolph-Macon College and the Danville
College for Young Ladies. He married
Jane E. Patrick.
Snead, Thomas Lowndes, born in Henrico C(junty, Virginia, January 10, 1828; gradu- ated at Richmond College in 1846, and at the University of Virginia in 1848; was ad- mitted to the bar, and removed to St. Louis, Missouri, where he was editor and pro- prietor of the "Bulletin" in 1860-61. He v«as aide-de-camp to Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson, and adjutant-general of the Mis- souri state guard in 1861, and took part in the battles of Booneville, Carthage, Wil- son's Creek and Lexington. He was a com- missioner from Missouri to negotiate a mili- tary convention with the Confederate States ii' October, 1861. ' He became an assistant adjutant-general in the Confederate army, cind served with Price in Arkansas, Mis-
