First historian of Buncombe County, North Carolina.
During the period of his legal practice, he assisted George Vanderbilt in purchasing large tracts of land in the mountains of western North Carolina.
After his death, his large personal library of more than 30,000 volumes was bequeathed to to the city of Asheville as the Pack Memorial Library's Sondley Reference Library.
During the period of his legal practice, he assisted George Vanderbilt in purchasing large tracts of land in the mountains of western North Carolina.
After his death, his large personal library of more than 30,000 volumes was bequeathed to to the city of Asheville as the Pack Memorial Library's Sondley Reference Library.
First historian of Buncombe County, North Carolina.
During the period of his legal practice, he assisted George Vanderbilt in purchasing large tracts of land in the mountains of western North Carolina.
After his death, his large personal library of more than 30,000 volumes was bequeathed to to the city of Asheville as the Pack Memorial Library's Sondley Reference Library.
During the period of his legal practice, he assisted George Vanderbilt in purchasing large tracts of land in the mountains of western North Carolina.
After his death, his large personal library of more than 30,000 volumes was bequeathed to to the city of Asheville as the Pack Memorial Library's Sondley Reference Library.
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Foster Alexander Sondley
L.L.D. Wofford College
University of North Carolina
Only son of Richard and Harriet E. Sondley
Born Alexander, North Carolina
August 13, 1857
Died Asheville, North Carolina
April 17, 1931
Lawyer - Historian - Naturalist
Scholar - Gentleman
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