The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-01
DEATH OF col. THOMAS II. DENTON

The country is not taken by surprise in
the announcement, Of the death oi Colonel
Benton. II has been prepared ior this event
BY daily intelligence for some time pas, OF
his sinking under An incurablc disease. Bat
although the bod, failed, the spit, of the
veteran was unhroken To the last Tie
would not intermit the labors to whirh he
had been devo,iog himself, but continued
to write or dictate. aud read proof, when
no longer able to rise from his bed, ineS
orable death came at length To vanquish
him, aud he died yesterday morning at
Washington city, which had been Tor near
" forty years the place OF his residence
and the scens Of his tolls aud ttlumphs. lie
had been through all bis life a. intense
worker, aud he died, almost literally AS he
had lived, at work.
The personal history Of Nr Benton may
be briefly summed up-his life having been
emiueul, public one, devoted to public
affairs for nearly half century.
tie WAS born in 1883, in North Carolina
we think, Ia Warren COUNTY the resi-
dence ct the venerable Nainsr'el Macon,
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~ that State, and subsequently studied law
At William aud Mary college IN Virginia,
under Professor st George Tucker In
$50. he entered she army OF the United
states. but remained only btlei period !:
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n,t,,,.s ,,a ,,s accounted m the prpptfa.
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hLa,. n, r.u.nu married early. aud
l,.,. lara. t,utl, of cbildrrn, One oi
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Ct, !, Ma wifi. and children, aud sup"t>
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u,,nit,ld and rat,l,xine public duties.
u,s carcr, In uui,lir HE was long aud
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c,, ri.e,.d +, the / : Senate at the
M, 4 ittfyt 4 aitVpu. he kept out hl Ni~
a,a ,h,, , yaar by the struggle
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g." w. .n,nintueut IN the gift
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'o"s pa. e., o,Br. for himself or
,,, ' s.J ,L., If all who were powerful
w.,h ~, Az" disnensc,s Of p,,ronage. Colonel
nan,an ' va. ,be least impor,uus,e and self
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H. ,,. ,os, ,,usted councillor OF
Ga ,a.t,an ,h,o,sh the irving times oi
d., ia, .d,,ni.,,,t,,n and had the
nnI,,;,sd confidence Of that Of hi. success
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