Mcbroom, James W
soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born April 10, 1835, in Prince George county, Va. He served four years in the confederate army; was first lieutenant in 1862, in company C, sixth Virginia battalion; was subsequently elected captain of a battery; and served in placing torpedoes in James river, below Richmond. In 1864 he was put in charge of scouts, and continued in that capacity until the close of the war. He then entered educational work; was subsequently admitted to the bar, and elected commonwealth attorney for several counties. He served with distinction as judge of Russell county, Va.; and subsequently was appointed judge of Washington county.