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Alexander Q. Holladay
Alexander Quarles Holladay LL.D. (8 May 1839 – 13 March 1909) was an American lawyer, state senator and college administrator. During the American Civil War, Civil War, Holladay was an officer of the Confederate States Army, rising to the rank of colonel. For the remainder of his life he was commonly called "Colonel Holladay". Life The son of Alexander Holladay, Alexander Richmond Holladay (1811–1877), a lawyer and former United States House of Representatives, U. S. Representative, by his marriage to Patsy Quarles Poindexter,Bruce Harrison, ''The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort'', p. 1868 Holladay was born in Cherry Grove, West Virginia, Cherry Grove, Virginia. He was educated, like his father, at the University of Virginia (1857–1859) and then at the University of Berlin (1859–1861) where he specialized in Latin, Greek, moral philosophy, and law. While at Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternities and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Q
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
