Henry C. McDowell, Jr.
| Henry McDowell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1861 Louisville, Kentucky United States |
| Died | October 8, 1933 (aged 72) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Residence | Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Education |
Yale University University of Virginia School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer, jurist |
| Spouse(s) | Elsie Clay |
| Parent(s) |
Henry Clay McDowell (1832–1899) & Anne Clay (1837–1917) |
Henry Clay McDowell Jr. (August 24, 1861 – October 8, 1933) was a Virginia lawyer and federal judge.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky as the first son of Henry Clay McDowell, and Anne Clay, daughter of Henry Clay, Jr., Henry McDowell Jr. had an elder sister Nanette (1859–1948) and four younger siblings. His father, Henry C. McDowell Sr., was one of the first Kentuckians to volunteer for the Union army in the American Civil War and became a successful businessman. In 1883, after this Henry had left home, the family moved to Ashland, Kentucky, where Henry McDowell Sr. bought a son of the noted horse Hambletonian and became proprietor of Ashland Farm. Others in the family who achieved distinction were social reformer, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge(1872-1920) and Thomas Clay McDowell (1866-1935), Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder and trainer who won the 1902 Kentucky Derby.
Henry McDowell Jr. graduated from Yale University in 1881, and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1887. He married Elsie Clay (1866-1939) of Hallston Spring in Scott County, Virginia on July 5, 1893. His wife was the daughter of Capt. Henry B. Clay of Lexington, Kentucky and Nannie Bradley of Tennessee, but they had no children.
McDowell began practicing law in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, setting up a partnership with Joshua Fry Bullitt Jr. that continued until 1894. McDowell and Bullitt organized the "Police Guard" of Big Stone Gap. From 1887-1901, McDowell concentrated his private legal practice in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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