The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-25
Obituary.
DEATH OF THE HON WALTER FORWARD, OF PENN

Death OF THE HON WALTER FORWARD, OF Penn
SYLvAEIA.
The telegraph announces the death Of the Hon Walte
Forward Of Pitsburg Pennsylvania at that place o,
the evening Of the 23d instant Mr. Forward nearly
sixty i've years Of age and some time since elected
Judge tf the Court in Allegheny county He hiss filled
many important stations during his long public career
and has At times possessed great influence in the affairs
bis State and Of the nation.
We net familiar with the eary life Of Judge yor
ward our first knowledge Of him having been a. mem
Der Of Congress from 1922 to 1885, when ne
the Allegheny district Of Pennsylvania in the House Of
Representatives We knew his brother Oliver Forward
Of Buffalo, sbeut the same time The latter was con
spcuous in the canal policy Of this State decided friend
Of De Witt Clinton and connected with the fortunes OF
Buffalo a village and city.
The subject Of this notice co-opersted with the late
Judge Henry Baldwin OF Pittsburg aud others in their
early movements in favor of protective tariff which
the yore policy Of the leaders OF both parties In
Western Pennsy Mr. Forward also took decided
part in the Of the internal improvements
Pennsylvania in which the interests of the West
much concerned Our impressions that he fire.
queny elected to the Legislature of the State and that
he member Of the convention which revised the
constitution In 1887.
On the rupture of the Harrison Cabinet in 1S4l, Mr.
Forward received from John Tyler the appointment Of
Secretary Of the Treasury and held that responsible sta
ton from September 1S4l, to june 1874. During this
time the tariff Of 1912 passed. and much Of It's arrange
ments in detail effected under the auspices Of Mr.
Forward as head Of the Treasury Department He did
much. also to restore the national finances to sound
state and retired to private life with the general appro
baton Of the public for his conduct in office As poll
tician he always acted with the wings but enjoyed the
aspect, also, Of his political opponents.
In 1s49 Mr.. Forward was appointed by President Fill
more charge dafarss to Denmark and after about
years residence at the Danish court he prepared to
turn home and elected by the people Of Allegheny
county Judge Of Of the courts Of that section Of the
State.
Judge Forward was eminent as a lawyer, and well
qualified for the judicial well the other stations he
had filed He of large and vigorous Frame and his
manners plain and unassuming, although not
markably prepossessing.
He was ON the bench on Monday morning last but
complained Of indisposition, and withdrew promising
himself and his colleague Judge Williams to be able to
his seat next day; but he seized with
spasmodc attacks and rapidly sunk until death followed
Tuesday evening. He adds another to the list Of emil
nent Of the days Of Clay, Webster Calhoun, and
Sergeant who at time filed the first places in the
public estimation.
DEATH OF JOHN SERGEANT.
From the Philadelphia North American Nov. "a
Philadelphia mourns one Of her most eminent citizens
Mr. Sergeant died his residence in this city ut nine
S al
sion Of his mental faculties meeting the summons Of his
Maker in the humble spirit Of Christian, and with the
copsolipg consciousDefs Of long life spent in doing
good to his family his friends, his immediate fellow.
citizens and in varied functions to his country ct large
His death will strike painfully tho chords Of many
hesr in eyen fanil cir
that now mourns his loss His memory will be aflec-
tionately cherished hero His is associated with
that generation Of iustrious professional men-amost
passed away Of which philadelpha has so much
to b proud
geaDt may be described having been contemporary
with Edward Tilghman and William Lewis, and Jared
Ingersoi and Alexander James Dallas and the elder
Rawe and Of having earned the first fruits Of his pro-
fssoIal fame in competition with the lawyers OF the
olden and the better times. Beyond the sphere Of
local community be known before the Judicial tribu
mails Of The nation as fellow lsborer honored by their
confidence competition with Clay. Writ Pinskney
Talcott and Webster Amidst all this professional rival
homage lie always paid to genius, Mr. Sergeant al
know TO high distinction OF all those ct home
abroad with whom in point of age he was contemporary,
but few now survive.
Mr. Sergeants fame belonged to Phsdelphia especial
y 1t the city Of his bu n and education the home
OF his bert affections His father himself distinguished
lawyer patriot OF the Revolution, and the rst At
torney General OF the State having been appointed by
President Wharton in I77 He died in 1898 victim to
the peence which he OF the auittee Of citi-
who remained to watch the sufferers In vain en-
manned to combat John Sergeant was born at Pha-
delpba the 9TH OF December 1779 and therefore
the time of bis death, within few days Of seventy
three After acad tmical education at the schools AZ
tached to the University he entered Princeton College,
and graduated as Bachelor Of Arts in September,
1855
On leaving college after brief apprenticeship in tbs
nsrcant lie house of Eiston and John Perot he began
and completed the elementary study OF the law in the
Office Of the late Jsrsd IDgsrs II We mistake not Mr..
Binney was OF his fellow students In July 1899.
II. Sergeant
admitted TO the kar At once-in this retpsct unlike
OF his contemporarefhe embarked In large and
lucrative practice and in the earliest years Of this
tury his name lie found in the reports mentioned with
mere than ordinary distinction From that ii me till
within the last few his bright essional
known to OIL In lso0 and for several years afterwards
he conducted Deputy Attorney General tbs prosecu
tions in this on Chester County.
Mr. Strgeant's public life commenced early. In 1901
he appointed Com missioner Of Bankruptcy by Mr.
Jefferson In 1906 and 1907 he represented this city in
the legislature and in the latter session the
and successful advocate Of what may be described the
first internal improvement law appropa,ing the then
large sum Of $lt0Coo for the construction Of turnpike
roads 1906 be appointed Recorder OF tho City,
but declined the post In 1915 Mr. Sergeant was elected
Congress from the district composed of the city and
county of Philadelphia and Delaware county, in the
room Of General Jonathan Williams recently deceased.
His rst speech in the Houe OF Representatives on
the Military Academy bill He was elected 20 the three
following the last time in 1920 without oppo
sol his popularity resting his conceded services TO
bic constituents and their OF the high position
which especially in the heated conflicts arising out oil
the Missouri restriction Of which Mr. Sergeant the
leading and most distinguished sdvocate-he had won
In 1928 he President Of the Board of Canal Com mis-
soners Of Pennsylvania. In November 1876 he was
pointed by mr. Adams one of the Ministers penipo-
tenry to represent this country in the proposed Anne
rican Congress, to meet at Panama and passed the
Of year the city Of Mexico in vain waiting
the reass.mbpg Of that body On his return, he was
again elected 10 Congress- and in the following year. the
year Of General Jsek.on election, nominated and
defeated by Judge Hemphill
In 1882 Mr. setgcant the wi ig candidate for the
Vice Presidency, on the ticket with Mr. Clay lie retarn
ed to Congress for the last time in lS04l and during
his term Of service Immediately after aards the mis-
sion to England offered to him by Mr. Tyler bus de
clned In 1888 he served President of the conven
on TO alter the State constitution His last public
fun elton arbitrator Apo nted by the Secretary
War Nj Marcy. to determine the long pending and
vexous controversy between the United States and this
State Of New Jersey His decree settled the questor
finally. Nj. sergesnts last appearance In puDic WA
PRESIDENT Of the great Union meeting which assembled
in This city the adoption OF the compromise measures