10 Facts About Holmes Conrad

Holmes Conrad was an American politician, lawyer and military officer.

Holmes Conrad was the son of Robert Young Conrad, a prominent lawyer of Winchester, and state attorney general from 1857 to 1862; his mother was Elizabeth Whiting, daughter of Burr Powell.

Holmes Conrad was commissioned a lieutenant and was appointed adjutant in August 1862.

In 1865 Holmes Conrad commenced the study of law in his father's office in Winchester, and on his admission to the Virginia bar in January 1866, joined his father's practice.

In 1890, Holmes Conrad was a charter member of The Virginia Bar Association.

When he left the position of Solicitor General in 1897, Conrad was retained by President William McKinley on behalf of the Federal government in Morris v US In October 1901 he joined the law faculty of Georgetown University as lecturer on the history of English law.

In 1904 Holmes Conrad was again retained on behalf of the Federal government as a special prosecutor in the Postal Fraud Cases.

Holmes Conrad achieved his greatest success in the last case he was engaged on, Commonwealth of Virginia v State of West Virginia, involving the amount of the contributive share that the latter state should pay toward the public debt of the former.

Holmes Conrad was of striking appearance, tall of stature with an erect military bearing.

Holmes Conrad had an extreme distaste for routine office work.