BENJAMIN B. TEMPLE, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon, now of Danville, was born in Middlesex county
Virginia, on March 22, 1839. He is a son of Benjamin Temple, who
was born in Chesterfield county, Virginia, and died in 1873, aged seventy-three
years, and Lucy L. Robinson, born in Middlesex county, Virginia,
died in 1884, aged seventy-eight years. It is worthy of record
that this couple gave to the Confederate States government the service
of seven sons in the field, their record briefly stated as follows Benjamin
B. entered service in 1861, private in the 2d Virginia Howitzers,
later two years in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, he was wounded at Hagerstown,
Maryland, was four months a scout with Frank Stringfellow.
Major R. H., another son, served in the engineer's corps, C. W. was
wounded and captured in battle of second Manassas, and held until
exchanged at Washington, D. C.; John T. (now deceased), was a lieutenant
in the 30th Virginia Infantry, William S., sergeant in Pegram's
battery, was seven times wounded, and served till the surrender at
Appomattox; Bernard M., also in Pegram's battery, was wounded at
second Manassas, and captured at Richmond in 1865, Ludwell R.
(now deceased), served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry.
Dr. Temple was graduated in medical course from a school in Richmond,
Virginia, after which he studied in Paris, France. After the war
he practiced in Middlesex county, Virginia, two years; in 1867 went to
St. Charles, Missouri, as surgeon for the Baltimore Bridge Company,
and remained with them until, in 1871, he returned to Virginia. In
1872 he went to Reidsville, North Carolina, and in 1874 returned again
to his native State and settled in Danville, where he has since been in
practice. He has been serving as health officer of Danville, for the past
two years. While in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 5, 1866, he
married Mary E. Glidden, and they have one son, George G. Mrs.
Temple was born in New Orleans, the daughter of George Glidden, who
was born in the State of Maine, and has been many years a resident of
New Orleans. Her mother, whose maiden name was Mary E. Clark,
died in 1850, aged twenty-three years.
