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Littleton Waller Tazewell | |
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Born | Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford July 16, 1848
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | July 15, 1918
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 69)
Burial place | Elmwood Cemetery (Norfolk, Virginia) |
Education |
Virginia Military Institute University of Virginia |
Known for | Founder of Pi Kappa Alpha |
Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford (July 16, 1848 – July 15, 1918) was a Virginia politician and was a co-founder of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. [1]
Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1848 [2] to Anne Elizabeth (née Tazewell) and Edmund Bradford. His father was a veteran and graduate of the United States Military Academy, originally from Philadelphia. [2] [3] Bradford grew up on his parents' estate in Princess Anne County. [2] On his paternal side, he was a descendant of William Bradford. On his maternal side, he was a descedant of Henry Tazewell. His maternal grandfather was Littleton Waller Tazewell, former Governor of Virginia and former president pro tempore of the United States Senate. [2]
Bradford was educated first at Norfolk Academy. He enrolled as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.) on February 6, 1865, and was assigned to the class of 1868. [3] At the time, V.M.I.'s cades were headquartered in Richmond, Virginia where they supported the defense of the Confederacy's capital. [3] His cadetship lasted until April 1865, when the corps was disbanded as Federal troops moved on Richmond. [3] The cadets were directed to escape the best way possible; Bradford escaped in a canal boat, taking refuge with relatives further up the James River.[ citation needed]
After the war, Bradford attended the University of Virginia. [3] He studied medicine and shared 47 West Range with his cousin, Frederick Southgate Taylor. [4] Bradford and Taylor joined four others in founding the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity on March 1, 1868. [5] All six founders had been friends at V.M.I. [5] However, he dropped out of college and entered business in Norfolk.
Bradford legally changed his surname to Tazewell, adopting the name of his maternal grandfather who had no male heir. [6] [2] This change was made after the death of his uncle John Tazewell in 1869.[ citation needed]
Bradford, now known by the surname Tazewell, was active in business and civic life in Norfolk. [3] For twenty years, he was on the Norfolk Common Council from the Third Ward. [7] [8] He served as its vice-president, chairman of the street committee, and as a member of the public parks committee. [7] [9] [10] [11] He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce, serving on its fire committee which worked to lower insurance rates in Norfolk. [12]
Tazewell married Mary Louise Walker on November 6, 1883. [3] They had three children, Littleton Waller Tazewell Jr., Calvert Walke Tazewell, and Edmund Bradford Tazewell. [3] They lived on Duke Street in Norfolk. [13]
He was a founder and member of the Chesapeake Boat Club, where he assembled an all-Pi Kappa Alpha crew.[ citation needed] He was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church in Norfolk and served on its vestry. [14]
He died on July 15, 1918. [3] He is interred in Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, near his cousin Frederick Southgate Taylor. [4]