Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-12
lTribute or Respect TO the Late Honor.
l able Edwin &, Duncan.


able Edwin S. Duncan.
Ata meeting of the members of the
Bar Of Harrison county. held ct the
Coart. house. on the 4lh day OF February.
AID. 1888. Tor the purpose OF express
sing respect 70 the memory of Honorable
Ed ain s. duncan, deceased.
On notion. W
Judge Gideon D. Camden was appoin-
ted Chairman of the meeting. and Benjs-
MINI ilson. attorney for the common
wealth. Secretary. 81 go .g5. .,
Whereupon. the following summary oil
the life and -characterofthe deceased was
ordered to be entered upon the minutes
Of the proceedings Of this meeting:
Judge Duncan was naive Of the
county ofShensndoah. in this State. He
settled in the county Of Randolph in the
year $780, and there commenced the
practice Of Law. and soon thereafter was
elected 10 the House of Delegates from
that county, aud served one session. He
served as staff officer in Col. Booth s
Regiment. at Norfolk lin the war Of 1879
between the United States and Great
Britain. aIn the year 1916. lie removed
to the county Of Harrison. where he resi-
ded until the time Of bis death. In March
1917. upon the organization Of the county
OF Lewis. he was appointed prosecuting
attorney for the com tor said county. 10
theyear 1890. he was elected TO the Senate
OF the State. and served one term 10 that
body. lns 1874. he was appointed Uni
ted States District Attorney for the w, s
tern District Of Virginia. and resigned
~. r..
of the convention which amended the
Constitution Of the State. in 1889. In
1891. he was elected, by the Legislature.
a Judge OF the General Court. ard OF the
l8 b Circuit. (then composed Of the
counties OF Fayetle. Nicholas, Randolph.
Lewis. and Harrison He presided in
the Circuit to hich he was elected. unlil
the year 1913 when he resigned. and r.
tired 10 private lite In the year 1881
he was appointed by the G vernon 10
represen; Virginia at the Worlds Fair.
in London. Upon his return from Lon
don. be resumed his Agricultural pur
suits. on his estate. in this county. He
became distinguished rs y lawyer. and ali
the public trusts confded 20 him were dis
charged with eminent ability. and to the
s''IS'hOI'Ou " Ihe pu"IIC' Al h'S PI''A'f
life. he was highly esteemed and resp. ct
ed. lie died in the Iowp ~ Clarksburg
Harrison county. on the 4:h day of Feb
ruary. A. D 1858. in the sixty eighth
year Of his age.
And the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolued. That We deeply sympathize
with ire widow and faulty Of the decees
ed. in their bereavement.
Resoived. That as a testimonial Of our
respect for the deceased. We will attend
his funeral, in a body. ami will wear The
usual badge Of mourning for thirty days.
Resolued, That copy of the proceed
ings of this meeting be presented to the
family Of the decesred. and that another
copy Of the same be presented to the Cir
cult and county Courts Of Harrison coun-
ty, at the next term thereof. with the re.
quest that the same be entered Of record
in those courts.
Resolved. Tha. the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the newspapers
Of this S ate.
t' GID. CAMDEN, Chairman.
B. WILSON, Secretary.