Hening, William Waller, 1768-1828

found: The American pleader and lawyer's guide, 1811-1826:volume 1, title page (William W. Hening, Esq., of Virginia) volume 2, title page (William Waller Hening, counsellor at law, author of the Virginia justice, etc., and editor of the Statutes at large of Virginia)

found: Statutes at large, being a collection of all the laws of Virginia, from the first session of the legislature, in the year 1619, 1809-1823:title pages (William Waller Hening)

found: Virginiahistoryseries.org website, December 28, 2015(William Waller Hening, 1769-1828; in 1789 Hening was admitted to the practice of law in the city of Fredericksburg; after practicing law for a short time in Fredericksburg, Hening removed to Albemarle County; he became a member of the House of Delegates from Albemarle County in 1804 and from that date until his death in 1828 he continuously held public office; Hening wrote and edited a number of legal works including the well known Virginia Justice, Hening and Munford's Reports, and he assisted Benjamin Watkins Leigh in the 1st edition of the Code of 1819; his most outstanding work, however, was the important Statutes at Large, Being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia which he published in thirteen volumes)