James B. Sclater Jr. | |
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Born | James Benjamin Sclater Jr. July 19, 1847 |
Died | April 5, 1882 | (aged 34)
Burial place | Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) |
Alma mater |
Virginia Military Institute University of Virginia |
Occupation(s) | Commercial broker and druggist |
Employer(s) | Brockenbrough & Sclater J. B. Sclater & Son |
Known for | Founder of Pi Kappa Alpha |
James Benjamin Sclater Jr. (July 19, 1847 – April 5, 1882) was an American commercial broker and druggist. He was a founder of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Virginia in 1868.
Sclater was born in Orange County, Virginia, on July 19, 1847. [1] He was the son of Harriet (née Wharton) of Louisa County and James Benjamin Sclater Sr. of Fluvanna County. [1] [2] Soon after his birth, his family moved to Richmond. [3] In Richmond, his father was a produce and merchandise broker and agent for Williams & Brothers. [1] [4] [5] [6] His father was also a director of Citizens Bank of Richmond. [7]
Sclater briefly attended the Cabell School in the Virginia. [3] In March 1864, he started studies at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) when the college was temporarily relocated from Lexington to Richmond. [8] [9] [3] Schater and the other VMI cadets served the Confederacy in the defense of Richmond. [10] [11] [9] In April 1865 after General Robert E. Lee's army left Richmond, Sclater was paroled from the Cadet Battalion by order of Union Army officers. [3]
Sclater enrolled in the University of Virginia in 1867, where he remained for two academic years. [12] [13] While there, he was one of the founders of Pi Kappa Alpha in 1868, along with other students he met while attending VMI. [14] [10] He lived in Room 47 with Robertson Howard, another Pi Kappa Alpha founder. [9] [3] Although he was later known to his friends as "Doc", Sclater did not receive a medical degree. [1] [3] He did, however, take two years of classes in anatomy and materia medica, chemistry and pharmacy, physiology and surgery, and medicine before leaving the university after the 1868–1869 academic year. [1] [12] [13]
After leaving college, Sclater worked for his father in Richmond. [1] He then started Brockenbrough & Sclater, a drug business in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] [15] In 1870, he was a clerk in a drug store in Essex, New Jersey. [16]
He returned to Richmond in 1870 and lived with his father. [1] [17] [18] [19] By March 1873, Sclater and his father had formed a business, J. B. Sclater & Son located at 5 South 14th Street. [20] The Richmond City Directory listed his occupation as a commercial broker in 1873. [19] However, the firm dissolved by mutual agreement on April 1, 1874. [21]
The 1877 Richmond City Directory listed him as a clerk working for his father. [22]
Sclater never married. [9] [3] His health declined in the 1870s. [3] On April 5, 1882, he died of heart disease at the age of 35 at his uncle's Richmond home. [1] [23] He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. [14] [24] His grave was marked by an ornamental urn placed there by his sweetheart. [3] On August 27, 1958, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity dedicated a marker for Schater's grave. [24]
James B. Sclater Jr. | |
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Born | James Benjamin Sclater Jr. July 19, 1847 |
Died | April 5, 1882 | (aged 34)
Burial place | Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) |
Alma mater |
Virginia Military Institute University of Virginia |
Occupation(s) | Commercial broker and druggist |
Employer(s) | Brockenbrough & Sclater J. B. Sclater & Son |
Known for | Founder of Pi Kappa Alpha |
James Benjamin Sclater Jr. (July 19, 1847 – April 5, 1882) was an American commercial broker and druggist. He was a founder of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Virginia in 1868.
Sclater was born in Orange County, Virginia, on July 19, 1847. [1] He was the son of Harriet (née Wharton) of Louisa County and James Benjamin Sclater Sr. of Fluvanna County. [1] [2] Soon after his birth, his family moved to Richmond. [3] In Richmond, his father was a produce and merchandise broker and agent for Williams & Brothers. [1] [4] [5] [6] His father was also a director of Citizens Bank of Richmond. [7]
Sclater briefly attended the Cabell School in the Virginia. [3] In March 1864, he started studies at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) when the college was temporarily relocated from Lexington to Richmond. [8] [9] [3] Schater and the other VMI cadets served the Confederacy in the defense of Richmond. [10] [11] [9] In April 1865 after General Robert E. Lee's army left Richmond, Sclater was paroled from the Cadet Battalion by order of Union Army officers. [3]
Sclater enrolled in the University of Virginia in 1867, where he remained for two academic years. [12] [13] While there, he was one of the founders of Pi Kappa Alpha in 1868, along with other students he met while attending VMI. [14] [10] He lived in Room 47 with Robertson Howard, another Pi Kappa Alpha founder. [9] [3] Although he was later known to his friends as "Doc", Sclater did not receive a medical degree. [1] [3] He did, however, take two years of classes in anatomy and materia medica, chemistry and pharmacy, physiology and surgery, and medicine before leaving the university after the 1868–1869 academic year. [1] [12] [13]
After leaving college, Sclater worked for his father in Richmond. [1] He then started Brockenbrough & Sclater, a drug business in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] [15] In 1870, he was a clerk in a drug store in Essex, New Jersey. [16]
He returned to Richmond in 1870 and lived with his father. [1] [17] [18] [19] By March 1873, Sclater and his father had formed a business, J. B. Sclater & Son located at 5 South 14th Street. [20] The Richmond City Directory listed his occupation as a commercial broker in 1873. [19] However, the firm dissolved by mutual agreement on April 1, 1874. [21]
The 1877 Richmond City Directory listed him as a clerk working for his father. [22]
Sclater never married. [9] [3] His health declined in the 1870s. [3] On April 5, 1882, he died of heart disease at the age of 35 at his uncle's Richmond home. [1] [23] He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. [14] [24] His grave was marked by an ornamental urn placed there by his sweetheart. [3] On August 27, 1958, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity dedicated a marker for Schater's grave. [24]