W. O. Fife
William Ormond Fife (October 3, 1884-December 31, 1950) was a member of the Albemarle Bar for 42 years and county prosecutor for 16 years.
He served as police justice (1917-1920) and city attorney of Charlottesville (1920-1922). In 1930 he was appointed by Judge Lemuel F. Smith as Commonweath’s attorney for the county, a post he held until his death except for the period 1940-1944. He was elected to the office in 1932 and 1936, but was not a candidate in 1950. He successfully sought the office again in 1944 and was re-elected in 1948 with the term to expire in 1952.[1]
Fife was a candidate in the August 3, 1943 election for Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney. [2]
Fife was born in Charlottesville, son of Robert Herndon Fife, Confederate veteran, and Sarah Strickler Fife, and with the exception of two years spent in travel in Europe and South African, he had spent his entire life in Charlottesville and in nearby Albemarle.
He attended local public schools and preparatory school conducted by Major Horace Jones.
After spending two years in the academic department of the University of Virginia, he matriculated in the law school, from which he graduated with the class of 1908.
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References
- ↑ Web. [1], Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Monday January 1, 1951, retrieved Feb. 12, 2023.
- ↑ Web. Political Advertisement, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, August 2, 1943, retrieved August 2, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. August 2, 1943 page 7.
- ↑ Web. GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Thursday February 16, 1922, retrieved February 11, 1922.