VIRGINIA r.lOCRAr'IIY
and is a man hii^hly regarded in financial
circles. He is a member of Christ Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, an Independent in
politics and finds relaxation from business
care.s at the Country Club, of which he is
a member.
Mr. Tilghman married, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, April 29. 1903, Florence, daugh- ter of Robert \\ iley AIillig"an, of the United States navy. Robert W. Milligan was made third assistant engineer, August 3, 1863, second assistant engineer. July 2^. 1866, past assistant engineer, March 25, 1874. chief engineer, [May 16, 1892, and on March 3. 1899, his rank was changed to commander. Pie was chief engineer of the battleshi}) "Oregon," when that ship made her memorable run from the Pacific to the West Indies during the S})anish war in 1898. LOmmander Milligan married Sarah A. Dubois. Child of Tench r>ancis and Florence (Milligan) Tilghman : Tench Francis (6), born in Norfolk. March 17. 1904.
Edward Carrington Stanard Taliaferro, M. D. The Taliaferro family early settled in Virginia, where they were land and slave owners. The will of Charles Taliaferro of .St. Mary's parish. Caroline county, \'irginia, dated March 2. 1734. gives to wife Mary, tliree hundred acres of the tract on which they lived, with seven slaves, household goods and live stock. To granddaughters he also bequeathed lands and slaves. Rich- ard Taliaferro was an early settler of Glou- cester county, where his daughter Martha married, in 1711. Thomas Turner, the first of this line in A'irginia. Taliaferros served with distinction in the revolution and the family ha\-e ever been prominent in Vir- ginia, and eminent in the professions. Ed- ward C. S. Taliaferro was l)orn in Glouces- ter. \'irginia, December 17. 1874, son of General William liooth and Sally (Lyons) Taliaferro.
General William Booth Taliaferro, was born in Belleville, Gloucester county. \'ir- ginia. December 28. 1822. son of Warner T. and Fanny (Booth) Taliaferro, and a de- scendant of Robert Taliaferro, gent., first of the name in \'irginia. in 1655. "^vho married a daughter of Rev. Charles (irymes.
William Booth Taliaferro was liberally educated, being a student at Harvard Uni- versitv, then at the college of William and
Mary, from which he was graduated in 1841.
He studied law, but was soon drawn to a
military career. On April 9, 1847, I'^c '^^^^
appointed captain in the Eleventh Regiment
L'nited States Infantry, for service during
the Mexican war. On August 12, same year,
he was promoted to major and assigned to
the Ninth Infantry. On August 26, 1848,
he was mustered out of service, the war
being over, and resumed the practice of
his profession, in wdiich he was successfully
engaged until again drawn to military life.
In Alay, 1861, within a few days after the
beginning of the war between the states,
he was commissioned colonel in the pro-
visional army of \'irginia. and was placed
m command of the troops at Gknicester
Point, N'irginia. He took jiart in the battle
of Carrick's b'ord, X'irginia, July 13, 1861.
On March 4. i8fj2, he was promoted to brig-
adier-general, and served in the army of
northern A'irginia until March. 1863, when
he was placed in command (jf the district
of Saxannah, (ieorgia. He was among the
most acti\e of the defenders of Charles-
ton and its dei)endencies, commanding the
first division, first militar\- district, during
the siege; commanding the garrison of
Morris Island in July. 1863. and the garrison
on James Island in the following month.
In Feljruary, 1864, he commanded a division
in h'lorida ; the seventh military district of
South Carolina in May. i8()4. and the entire
district of South Carolina, Decem1)er, 1864.
He was promoted to major-general, January
I. 1865, and commanded a di\ision until
peace was restored.
After this brilliant militarv career. Gen- eral Taliaferro resumed his law practice. He was acti\e in j)olitical and educational afi^airs and wielded a potent influence throughout the state. He was an efficient member of the state assembly and a presi- dential elector, elected to l)oth positions as a Democrat. In 1892 he was chosen judge of Gloucester county, and until his death displayed, signal ability as a jurist. He was president of the board of visitors of \\'il- liam and Mary College, president of b^air- view Normal School, and also a member of the board of directors of the A'irginia Mili- tary Institute. In 1876-1877 he was grand- master of the Grand Lodge. Free and Ac- cepted Alasons. of \'irginia. General Talia- ferro died in BelleA'ille. \'irginia, Februarv 2y. T89R.
