James Waddell Gordon

 

James Waddell Gordon, 1869-1952

James Waddell Gordon, 83, Richmond lawyer, died Jan 11, 1952, at his home  at nearby Bon Air.

Gordon was one of the few survivors of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-02.

He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Union Theological Seminary.

A graduate of the University of Richmond, he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by Hampden-Sydney College in 1942.