Benjamin W. Lacy

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Benjamin W. Lacy (January 27, 1839, New Kent County, Virginia - May 15, 1895) was a Virginia jurist. He received his early education from his mother, after which he attended Pike Powers Academy in Staunton and Brown and Tebbs Academy in Albemarle. Completing his formal education at the University of Virginia, he then studied law with his father. The Civil War intervened and he served for the duration. After the war, he reviewed his studies, was admitted to the bar and practiced with his father. He was appointed to the county court of Charles City and New Kent County in 1870 and remained there for three years. He was then elected to the Virginia House of Delegates where he served for three terms. While still a delegate, he was elected, in 1880, to the Eighth Circuit Court. In 1883, he resigned when he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals where he remained until January 1895.