Beverley B. Munford

Beverley Bland Munford (September 10, 1856 – May 31, 1910) was an American lawyer, politician, social reformer, speaker, and author in Richmond, Virginia. He served six years in the Virginia House of Delegates and four years in the Virginia Senate.[1] He wrote a book about the causes of the American Civil War.[2]

Beverley B. Munford
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 35th district
In office
December 1, 1897 – December 4, 1901
Serving with Conway R. Sands
Preceded byWilliam Lovenstein
Succeeded byGeorge Wayne Anderson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond City
In office
December 2, 1891 – December 6, 1893
Preceded byThomas Byrne
Succeeded byThomas Byrne
Personal details
Born
Beverley Bland Munford

(1856-09-10)September 10, 1856
DiedMay 31, 1910(1910-05-31) (aged 53)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mary-Cooke Branch
Alma materCollege of William & Mary

He graduated from College of William and Mary in 1877.[1]

Mumford married Mary-Cooke Branch Munford on November 22, 1893. They had a daughter Mary Safford, born 1895 and a son, Beverly Bland Munford Jr born 1899.[3]

Beverly Munford was a member of the Richmond Education Association.[4]

He was a partner with Waller Redd Staples at the law firm Staples & Munford. At the time of his death he was with Munford, Hunton, Williams and Anderson.[1]

Extant documents include a letter he wrote to John Allen Watts June 18, 1874 about his commencement speaking engagements and activities at Fincastle.[5] James Branch Cabell's From the Hidden Way was dedicated to Munford.[6]

His grandson, B. B. Munford III, was an executive at the Richmond investment firm Davenport & Co..[7]

Bibliography
  • Virginia's attitude toward slavery and secession by Beverley B. Munford, 50 editions published between 1909 and 2013.
  • Random recollections by Beverly B. Munford (1905)
  • Address of B.B. Munford before the Euzelian and Euepian Societies at Hollins Institute, June 16, 1886 by Beverley B Munford
  • "Our times and the men for the times"; address of Beverley B. Munford before the Association of the Alumni of the College of William and Mary, on the occasion of the one hundred and ninety-fifth commencement exercises, July 4th, 1889 by Beverley B Munford[8]

References
  1. http://www.pikearchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PKA_SD_1910_JUN.pdf
  2. "New Light on Civil War". Webb City Register. Webb City, Jasper, Missouri. 15 Oct 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 9 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Leonard, John William (February 28, 1914). "Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada". American Commonwealth Company – via Google Books.
  4. Cutler, William W. (May 1, 2015). Parents and Schools: The 150-Year Struggle for Control in American Education. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226307930 – via Google Books.
  5. "Letter from Beverly Bland Mumford to John Allen Watts - June 18, 1874". hswv.pastperfectonline.com.
  6. "FHW-A1". www.silverstallion.karkeeweb.com.
  7. Ramsey, John (Jun 4, 2016). "Beverley "B.B" Munford III, retired executive VP at Davenport & Co., dies at 89". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  8. "Munford, Beverley B. 1856-1910 (Beverley Bland) [WorldCat Identities]".
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