The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . humanity,and George Frederick Holmes,professor of history, politicaleconomy, and national law. was the son of RobertSaunders, whom Bishop Meaderepresents in his Old F
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . humanity,and George Frederick Holmes,professor of history, politicaleconomy, and national law. was the son of RobertSaunders, whom Bishop Meaderepresents in his Old Familiesand Churches as a lawyer ofdistinction, and highly esteemedfor his religious character. Hisfather left Wilham and Mary col-lege with other students, to jointhe Continenta) army in the revo-lution, and was with Gen. Greenein the South. A personal friend-ship grew up between them, whichextended into the next genera-tion. Robert Saunders, the son,traveled in Europe with daughter, in Paris metand was entertained by Lafaj-ette, and became the fortunatepossessor of mementos of Lafayette and of family. The of Prof. Saun-ders, however, was brief. Dissensions arose in thefaculty, and it was deemed expedient at the end ofthe for all the members of the faculty to re-sign their offices. Mr. Saunders never held anyfurther connection with the college, but his career. f/r^ ^?xMoa/z. Wo/. of usefulness did not end here. For a long time hewas at the head of the affairs of the Eastern luna-tic asylum, and just before the late war was presi-dent of the York River railroad. Throughout hislife, until disfranchised by the U. S. government,he was variously a member of the legislature, mayor,magistrate, city councilman of Williamsburg, andvestryman of Bruton parish. In the late war hewas offered a regiment, but did not feel equal to thehardships of active service, and took the position ofcaptain in the quartermasters department of theConfederate
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