Bolen, D. W. (David Winton), 1850-1932
Biographical Note
David Winton Bolen (1850-1932) was born in Carroll County, Virginia. He worked as a laborer before becoming a local teacher in 1869 and, briefly, a land surveyor. Bolen began studying law under a Hillsville, Virginia, judge around that same time and was admitted to the bar in 1875. He was soon elected to the General Assembly in 1879 as the Judge of Carroll County. After this, Bolen ran as a Democrat and won election into the House of Delegates (1883-1887). He dabbled in politics on and off until 1904. D. W. Bolen is noted as the attorney for Floyd Allen in the Carroll County Courthouse tragedy that occurred in 1912.
External Source:
James Tice Moore, "David Winton Bolen (1850–1932)," Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Library of Virginia (1998– ), published 2001 (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.php?b=Bolen_David_Winton, accessed August 28, 2024).