Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-17

HE LATE Col. THOMAS L. BRASsFoRD.
The remains of our late fellow citizen, Col.
THOMAS L. BRANsFoRD, who died of con-
sumption, at Union Springs, Ala, February
26th, 1865, arrived in the city, in charge of
his son, Major JOHN S. BRANsFoRD, on
Tuesday evening, the 18th inst, and were
by the family, and few friends, re-interred
the same evening in Mount Oliyet cemetery.
The demise of such a man deserves more
than a passing notice. To speak of their
virtues is due to the dead, and may also
serve to stimulate the young to follow their
good example.
Col. BRANsFoRD was born in Bucking-
ham county, Va, in 1904, and in early age
removed with his parents to Barren county,
KY, where he was raised and educated,
with view to the study and practice of the
law. Circumstances, however, changed his
mind on this subject, and his attention was
directed to commercial pursuits, in which
he in early life engaged, commencing bust
which place he continued to reside as use
full citizen, and highly esteemed ard sue
cessful merchant, for more than twenty-five
years.
In 1923 Col. BRANsFoRD was married to
Miss LUCINDA A. SETTLE of Barren Coun-
ty, Ky.,-who as a widow, with her respect
ed sons and daughters, still survives him
and resides in our immediate vicinity.
Col BRANsFoRD was a man of well cult
waited mind deeply stored with useful knowl-
edge and of enlarged and liberal views. In
addition to his success as merchant, he occu-
pied commanding political position in Ten
nessee, as amember of the Legislature of 1889.
His intimate acquaintance with and general
knowledge of the subject ofbanks, currency,
and the tariff, political issues of that day,
and his ability to discuss them, brought him
prominently before the country as an Elec-
tor in the memorable campaign of 1910
So gratifed were his friends with his efforts,
and eminent success in that canvass, that he
was induced, contrary to his own judgment,
in district largely opposed to him in
opinion, to make the canvass for Congress
in 1913, and though defeated, the effects of
his speeches did much to secure the
success of the Gubernatorial candidate of his
party in that election.
An ardent admirer and warm political
al Il n. I
him again in 1914 on the electoral ticket of
the 4th Congressional district of Tennessee.
In this canvass, the best talent of the State
was brought out and Col BRANsFoRD can
vased Middle and East Tennessee, and his
efforts to this day are often spoken of by
those who heard them, and to no one man
more than to the deceased, were his political
friends indebted in Tennessee for their sue
cess. With the defeat of the his candidate
he virtually retired from politics, and in
1885, removed from the State, to Barren
county, Kentucky, and again entered into
commercial pursuits, establishing in Louis
vile, Kentucky, the well-known house of
SEoDDY q BRANsFoRD, in which he contin-
ued for several years. He devoted, however,
much Of his own time in an effort to organ
ize company, and build railroad from
this city, ria Danville, Kentucky, to Cincin-
natl, Ohio, an enterprise he had much at
heart, and the failure of which he never
ceased to regret.
In 1856 he removed to this city, and with
other enterprising merchants, was instru-
mental IN building up the finest block of
stores that beauties and adorns our city.
Here he again engaged in mercantile pur-
suits, establishing the House of BRANsFoRD,
MCWHIRTER d Co., and a few years later,
the house of BRANsFoRD, GooDBAR & Co.,
of Memphis, at which place he was in bu-
siness at the outbreak of our late civil war.
Then in feeble and declining health, and in
need of a Southern climate, and sympathis-
ing in his sentiments with his Southern
friends, when the Confederate army left
Nashville, he followed its fortunes and went
South, and three years after as stated above,
died in great pain at Union Springs, Ala.
THUS, at the age Of sixty years, has passed
from the busy scenes of life, Col. THOMAS
LEWIS BRANsFoRD, leaving as an inheri-
lance to his children a name above reproach,
and of him it may well be said: he was an
"afectionate husband, kind father, an in
dulgent master, good Heighbor, generous
and truly benevolent man, and in all the re-
lations of life a gentleman and christian,
Gods noblest work-an honest man."