Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-12-07
TIE LATE JUDGE WILLIAMS.

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SUPREkE o0gRE
TsIsCrE OF REsrEor TO rnE MEMORY OF THE Hos. !
THoMAs L. WILLIAMS, p.
At meeting Of the Court on Friday morning,
F. B. Foee, Esq, addressed the Court as follows:
"Ths members of the bar now in attendance !
upon this Court have assigned to me the meIan-
choly task of announcing the death Of Hon. THo's
L. WILLIAMS, Of Knoxville, which took place in
this vicinity on the night Of the Sd inst; and of
presenting series of resolutions adopted by them
IN public meeting this morning, expressive of their
deep regret at an event by which the State has
been bereit of one of It's most valuable citizens
More than thirty years ago the deceased was a
Judge of the Supreme Court of this State, and for
more than twenty years be held the position of
Chancellor for the Eastern division Of this Stat e.
Throughout bis long career as practitioner and
Judge, be maintained character for great ability
and learning, and possessed in an eminent degree
the public admiration and esteem, for the sterling
qualities which adorned bis personal character. /
am requested to ask that these resolutions be en-
tered upon the minutes of the Court, and to move
that this Court do now adjourn, that the members
of the bar may attend the funeral obsequiss of the
deceased this day at IL O'Clock"
The resolutions were then read as follows:
Alta meeting of the members of the bar attend
ing the Supreme Court 10 session at the Capitol in
Nashville, on the 9th of December, 1856, the fol.
lowing proceedings were had touching the death
of Hon. THOMAS L. WILLIAMS, late one of the
Chancellors of this State and formerly Judge
of the Supreme Court:
Francis B. Fogg, Esq, was called to the chair,
and Ssm1 NJ. Fite, ESQ.,, appointed secretary. The
chairman appointed Thomas Washington, John
Trimbe and Return J. Meigs, Esq, committee
to prepare resolutions expressive of the feelings
Of the meeting on the occasion. The committee
reported the following:
Resolved, That the members of the bar and off,
GERS of the court wear the usual badge of mourn.
ing during the remainder OF the present term of
the court in testimony of respect for the deceased
who was most learned and able lawyer, and ex-
cellent useful and honorable citizen.
Resolved That we offer our sincere sympathy to
the family of the deceased in their bereavement.
RESOLVED, That the chairman request the court
to cause these proceedings to be spread upon the
minutes of the court, and to adjourn for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral to-day.
Resolved, That the secretary communicate q
| copy Of their proceedings to the family of the
| deceased. s, hra
| Upon the reading Of the resolutions, Judge Mo.
KINNEY responded from the bench as follows -
Z" The court has heard with emotions of the deep
~ aorrou M .ha announcement f.,r, .h. h.r cf AZ
| death of the Hon. Thomas L Williams Few men
have lived or died in Tennessee or elsewhere
| whose private or public virtues more richly de.
serve the tribute of respectful and afectionate
| remembrance by his fellow citizens. He was dis.
tnguished as lawyer and advocate, distinguished
as 6 Judge, and what is brighter than all, dstin.
guished as an honorable, pure minded christian
gentleman. he lived the life of the righteous
man, and those of US wh6 know his virtues, fee
assured that his last end was that the righteous
and that he has exchanged the theatre of an hon.
orsble and useful career in this world but to rear
rich reward in the world to come The memo.
fies of an ancient friendship and a long and init
mate association at the bar, in which had oppor
tunities to test his sterling merit as msn, ant
appreciate his worth as a citizen, fill me at thi:
moment with emotions of regret ct his loss which
have no power of language to utter. The pro
cesdings of the bar will be entered upon the min
utes of the court, and the court will now adjourn
al of the deceased. '''e''>' '' nv ''D'
Thereupon, the court adjourned and the member
Of the bench and bar proceeded in body to at
tend the funeral obsequies.