. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . Gen. William Enos Lewis. SKEtCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 167. Philemon Hawkins, Jr., of Warren County, both active patriots^of the Revolu-tion. Major George Little of Hertford County was a son of Chief JusticeWilliam Little, whose wife was a daughter of Chief Justice Christopher Gale, and a grand-daughter of Judge Ben-jamin leaker. The three latter per-sonages were aU men of note in theearly days of the colony of NorthCarolina. George Little, of whom thissketch treats, was prepared for collegeby an English tutor and e
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . Gen. William Enos Lewis. SKEtCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 167. Philemon Hawkins, Jr., of Warren County, both active patriots^of the Revolu-tion. Major George Little of Hertford County was a son of Chief JusticeWilliam Little, whose wife was a daughter of Chief Justice Christopher Gale, and a grand-daughter of Judge Ben-jamin leaker. The three latter per-sonages were aU men of note in theearly days of the colony of NorthCarolina. George Little, of whom thissketch treats, was prepared for collegeby an English tutor and entered theAcademy in 1827, and graduatedin 1830. He studied law in Raleigh, N. C,wider the Hon. George E. Badger,upwards Secretary of the Navy inthe cabinets of Presidents Harrisonand Tyler. After completing hislegal studies,. Mr. Little was admittedto the bar, but decided not to practice,as he preferred the quiet life of aplanter to the contentions and strifeof the court-room. This action wasa suri^rise to his friends, as he gavepromise of attaining distinction asCol. George Little. a lawyer. In 1832, he located in Raleigh, where h
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