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William Munford (1775-1825), legislator and court reporter, was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to Colonel Robert and Anne Munford.<ref>Theodore S. Cox, "Munford, William" in vol. VII, part 1 of ''Dictionary of American Biography'' ed. Dumas Malone(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1962),326.</ref> He began his education at the grammar school of the College of William & Mary, eventually entering the college itself.<ref>Ibid.</ref> After his father’s death, George Wythe provided for his continued education.<ref>Ibid</ref> Without Wythe’s aid, Munford likely would not have been able to continue his studies at the college.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Under Wythe, Munford developed his life-long appreciation for both the classics and the law.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Munford considered Wythe his “great resource” and believed that “such a man as he casts light upon all around him.”<ref>Lyon G. Tyler, “Glimpses of Old College Life,” ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 8, no. 3 (Jan. 1900), 153-154.</ref>  Munford completed his legal education under St. George Tucker.<ref>Ibid., 156</ref>However his remained close to George Wythe; at Wythe’s funeral, Munford gave a eulogy considered by those present to be an effective tribute.<ref>Oscar Lane Shewmake, “The Honorable George Wythe: Teacher, Lawyer, Jurist, Statesman” (Speech, Williamsburg, Virginia, December 18, 1921), William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository, http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2420&context=facpubs , 22.</ref><br />
 
William Munford (1775-1825), legislator and court reporter, was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to Colonel Robert and Anne Munford.<ref>Theodore S. Cox, "Munford, William" in vol. VII, part 1 of ''Dictionary of American Biography'' ed. Dumas Malone(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1962),326.</ref> He began his education at the grammar school of the College of William & Mary, eventually entering the college itself.<ref>Ibid.</ref> After his father’s death, George Wythe provided for his continued education.<ref>Ibid</ref> Without Wythe’s aid, Munford likely would not have been able to continue his studies at the college.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Under Wythe, Munford developed his life-long appreciation for both the classics and the law.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Munford considered Wythe his “great resource” and believed that “such a man as he casts light upon all around him.”<ref>Lyon G. Tyler, “Glimpses of Old College Life,” ''William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'' 8, no. 3 (Jan. 1900), 153-154.</ref>  Munford completed his legal education under St. George Tucker.<ref>Ibid., 156</ref>However his remained close to George Wythe; at Wythe’s funeral, Munford gave a eulogy considered by those present to be an effective tribute.<ref>Oscar Lane Shewmake, “The Honorable George Wythe: Teacher, Lawyer, Jurist, Statesman” (Speech, Williamsburg, Virginia, December 18, 1921), William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository, http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2420&context=facpubs , 22.</ref><br />
 
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William Munford (1775-1825), legislator and court reporter, was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia to Colonel Robert and Anne Munford.[1] He began his education at the grammar school of the College of William & Mary, eventually entering the college itself.[2] After his father’s death, George Wythe provided for his continued education.[3] Without Wythe’s aid, Munford likely would not have been able to continue his studies at the college.[4] Under Wythe, Munford developed his life-long appreciation for both the classics and the law.[5] Munford considered Wythe his “great resource” and believed that “such a man as he casts light upon all around him.”[6] Munford completed his legal education under St. George Tucker.[7]However his remained close to George Wythe; at Wythe’s funeral, Munford gave a eulogy considered by those present to be an effective tribute.[8]

After completing his legal studies, Munford entered politics, representing Mecklenburg County from 1797-98.[9] In 1800, he was elected to the state senate.[10] In 1811, Munford was made Clerk of the House of Delegates, a position he held until death.[11] In addition to his political activities, Munford compiled reports of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.[12] His efforts began at first in collaboration with William W. Hening covering the years 1806-10 and later as a solitary enterprise for the years 1810-21. [13]

Munford is best known for his contributions to the classics rather than the law.[14] In 1798 he published a compilation of poems and translated classical writings and tragedies.[15] Throughout his life, he worked on crafting a definitive translation of Homer’s Illiad because he believed that existing English translations did not capture the magnificence of the original.[16] In 1846, twenty-one years after his death, his translation was published and was considered a significant achievement in American scholarship.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Theodore S. Cox, "Munford, William" in vol. VII, part 1 of Dictionary of American Biography ed. Dumas Malone(New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1962),326.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ Ibid
  4. ↑ Ibid.
  5. ↑ Ibid.
  6. ↑ Lyon G. Tyler, “Glimpses of Old College Life,” William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine 8, no. 3 (Jan. 1900), 153-154.
  7. ↑ Ibid., 156
  8. ↑ Oscar Lane Shewmake, “The Honorable George Wythe: Teacher, Lawyer, Jurist, Statesman” (Speech, Williamsburg, Virginia, December 18, 1921), William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository, http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2420&context=facpubs , 22.
  9. ↑ Theodore S. Cox, "Munford, William," 326.
  10. ↑ Ibid.
  11. ↑ Ibid.
  12. ↑ Ibid.
  13. ↑ Ibid.
  14. ↑ Ibid.
  15. ↑ Ibid., 326-27
  16. ↑ Ibid., 327
  17. ↑ Ibid.
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