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E. L. (Edward Lloyd) Lomax
1852–1916
Best known for compiling a detailed history of the Lomax family in Virginia, this early-20th-century writer preserved names, dates, and family stories that might otherwise have disappeared. His surviving works also suggest a broader interest in travel and popular historical publishing.
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Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist
by E. L. (Edward Lloyd) Lomax
About the author
Edward Lloyd Lomax (1852–1916) is chiefly remembered as the author of Genealogy of the Virginia Family of Lomax, published in 1913. That book gathered together family records and historical material on the Lomax line in Virginia, making him an important source for readers interested in genealogy and local history.
Library and archive records also connect him with other printed works, including The Girdle Book (1897) and Sights and Scenes from the Car Windows of the World's Pictorial Line, Union Pacific, the Overland Route, Kansas City to San Francisco (1902). Taken together, these works suggest a writer comfortable with both family history and travel-themed publishing.
Although not a widely documented literary figure today, Lomax's work has lasted because it preserves information later historians and descendants continue to use. For readers of older nonfiction, he offers a glimpse into a time when careful compilation and print publication were essential tools for saving the past.