The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-12-08
DEATH or JUDGE NASH.


DEATH or JUDGE NASH.
Died, at his residence in this town. on
Saturday the 4th instant, the Honorable
FREpERicK NASH, Chief Justice Of the SUI
preme Court Of North Carolina, in the 18th
year Of his age.
The conspicuous official position Of this
gentlemen. and the Large space be so long
occupied in the public estimation and con-
iidence, no less than the virtues which en- /
deared him to this community, Of which he
was almost the Oldest citizen, demand 81 US
some fitting notice Of his life and character
Descended Of a family which was early Is,
tablished in the province Of North Carolina,
and which numbered among is members dis
tingnished writer's, speakers. aud soldiers u
/ the cause &c the Revolution, educated IN the
light Of their f,me and example himseli-j
not unfreqnentsy a member Of the Leglsia.
ture of the State, aL intervals TOR period Oi
\ FIVE and twenty wears, an associate and rival
tof her ablest LAWYERS. a reslSer u her STAT
ntes. dispenser of justice % the Circlit,
and supreme Court ienc}, in all for near
the third Of a century, and always VITA Ia
yor and appreciation. there = much ~ ms
history which belongs 10 his country.
His father, Abner Nash, Esq, q New
bern, a lawyer BY profession, was one o. me
| most effective leaders OF the Revolutionary
movement in North Carolina, succeeded
Caswell as the second Republican Governor,
. in 1890. and died member Of the Ioati-
J mental Congress from North Carolina az
{ Philadelphia ii 1884 or 5. An uncle y the
, deceased, Francis Nash, Of Hlllsborongi, 2
! Rrieadier General in tie Continental me,
! who received his death wound IN tie bsstle
Of Germantown, Pennsylvania, under the I'm.
mediate COMMAND pf Washington. y we'll
: iknown as one 81 lie martyrs If the state
| in the greet cause Of National Independence.
] Frederick Nash, On MhoiH tAe craze mas
] recently closed, was bofn al Pembroke, near
: Neuhern, il the year Esi, vas graduated
], AT Nassau Hall, Princeton, early ~ tue pre-
: sent century, pursued his legal studies IN
e der the supervision Of his bfBther II. taW.
Z tie late Judge Harris, Of Nenbefn, ana WIS
!, admitted 10 The bar in craven county, abnat
E the rear 1904, when BENJAMIN Woods, 70.
!, ward Harris. Francis Xavier Martin. and
n Younger than these. John Sianiy aud VII.
liam Castor, Illustrated the profession 70
that riding. lie was early recognized 4
worthy compeer Of these eminent men, re-
: ceiyel employment ii his profession, and II
! the wears 1854 aud ), represented the town
( If Seaber in the General Assembly.
II Tie climate u the ioW country beng more
ii insaIabriaus then than nov, lie Wa induced
Il by lii care Tor i rising iantly, ~ 1910. I
Il transfer lis residence to ilills1oroagh, vlaef
!" ia. aycr since been bis hume. Ia tie year
/. 1874, is, I6 and L.. anil again ~ lo2s an
/. 90, he was a member Of Tie House " lum
:. mons from the county Of Grange, " tow
e IL IIllsborough; aud ID The deliberations
ii lie Legislature borr 1 leautag and Influential
4 mart, characterized e.uays by CONSERVATIVE
,e PRINCIPLES, enlightened labrrr, and eilectIh
I. and ready eloqaenee. tine d his speeche
i, IN this BODY. On bill 10 suppress The pfac
!. tic. II lusIIing. introduced ~ himself, va
] deemed. bg the late Chief Justice Taylor,
ii such nigh mrr,t u g BE- worthy oi pfeset1a
Is tim III bis .farnlina Law Repository,
1. where il was rrpnblished with the report
10 81 adiudged cases and other Interesting dae
le amenf. of that iay. others mas 10 'lert
III BE found. ID The contemporary newspaper
Or notwithstanding Tie infregnency II report
IL II debates 81 lie General Assembly ~
III ahereser found. abnluding ~ the li1eri
e. views, patriotic sentiment. and manly 70
by tegrit,, which belonged to their author.
III Bat though "a deceive political opinion
4, and participating occasionally - beglsiail'
1T affairs. Il Was 70 his profession, - The D
ot and upon The bench, that his active manhnt
"a III about EIftt five wears, uas mainly devote
i And III this. lie was destined 70 run IL. rae
re- with no ordinary competitors. On his =
re. motal 20 IIilIsborvugh, he came into gei
i. efaus rivalry with CAMERON aud NOrwoo
int Murphy and HBifin, iancey aud seawe
before his FIRST promotion 10 the Bench %
the IN the interval between hls resignation
ex. this appointment. and hls second eleello
he. with Badger. De,efeur. Haywood. Hilln'a
&c. Mangum. Morebcat, Settle. and others
cry engaged ID the lsbors 81 tie Bar % The Behc
lpe by ali III whom his abilities were ackn0
H. lodged, lis assistance valued, and bis eles
|, d ted standard II professional hUnOr and rec
hat tude duly appreciated.
lice lie was frat elected Judge Of the ;
az. perior Courts IN 1918. and continued On !
/ i BENCH until 1926. when an Inadequate -
tan. port from bis salary compelled bus return
use. the bar. al which he continued Tor ten yea
n During he latter portion d this period,
Ter tie appointment o. The Governor
les, Council, lie was one Of the Commission
ireb WIN prepared the Revised edition o.
,epy Statutes which went into operation on
no. ist of January, 1853. in conjunction y
who the late Hon James lredell. Gavin Hoi
100 Esq., and the Hon. William u. Battle.
$40 vas again appointed BY ne Legislator
airy, Judge Of the Superior Courts ~ 1880, z
.ust, served in that Office with general acceptan
was until his promotion 20 the Bench Of The
dest preme Court. ss successor d the late Jus
Gsecr, n ist4 From that time until