PHILIP HAXALL,
President of the Grain and Cotton Exchange of Richmond, Virginia,
since July 1, 1881, and President of the Haxall-Crenshaw Company of
Richmond since July 1, 1880, was born in the city of Richmond, on January
1, 1840. He married in Richmond, April 14, 1874, Mary Jenifer
Triplett, of that city. He is a son of Richard Barton Haxall, born in
Petersburg, Virginia, and Octavia Robinson, his wife, born in Richmond.
Richard Barton Haxall, born in 1805, died in 1881, was a son of Philip
Haxall, who was born in England (youngest son of William and Catharine
Newton Haxall), came to Virginia, in 1786, settled at Petersburg,
married Clara Walker, of Dinwiddie county, in 1801, moved to Richmond
in 1808, founded the "Haxall Mills" in 1809, and died in 1831.
The wife of Mr. Haxall is a daughter of Wm. S. Triplett, born at Richmond,
president of the "Old Dominion Nail Works." Her mother is
Nannie, daughter of Hon. Daniel Jenifer, of Maryland, minister to Austria,
administration of James K. Polk.
Mr. Haxall was in service through the late war, C. S. A., first as private
in 4th Virginia Cavalry; then as volunteer aide to Gen. J. R.
Anderson; then as cavalry drill master; then adjutant of Robertson's
brigade; then adjutant "Fitz Lee's" division. He is a member of the
college fraternity of Beta Theta Pi.
