Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-10-07
The Funeral Of Gen. r
FarQuharSon.

week, at a. M, large number
of citizens assembled at the late
residence of Gen. Farquharson,
and bore his remains across the
street to the Cumberland Church,
where an impressive sermon was
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Watson, at
the conclusion of which the corpse
was taken in charge b. the magis-
trates of the county, of which
body he was formerly member,
and borne to the courthouse,
where the following beautiful and
appropriate address was delivered
by John NJ. Bright, Esq:
To you, assembled Magistrates
and Citizens, the painful duty has
teen imposed upon me, to an
nounce the death Of our distin-
guished fellow-citizen, Gen. Rob.
ert Farquharson. lie departed
this life at his own residence, in
Fayetteville, about s o'clock, AN,
on the Goth instant. His sudden
and unexpected demise has i'm
parted a shock to our whole COM
munity.
In my brief remarks, l do not
propose to pervert or tinge the
facts of history with romance, or
pronounce high wrought eulogy
ON his memory.
A brief biographical outline is
all that can attempt.
He was born on the 18th day
of Sept, 1913, in the county of
Bauf in the North of Scotland
be immigrated to the United
States in 1927: resided a few
years in the city of Nashville;
about the month of May, 1880,
he located in Fayetteville, which
he made his home until death.
His first employment in this
place was as Merchants Clerk in
the House of VIM. Akin & Co:
afterwards he became Merchant
himself, ard conducted a success
ful business for a number of years.
He was successfully elected
Major, Colonel, and Major-Gener.
al of Militia, in the discharge of
the duty of which Offices he took
great pride
In 1889 be was elected Rep
resentative from Lincoln county
to the Popular Branch of our
State Legislature, where he took
position as a man of talent and
high business qualifications. In
1843 he was elected to the Legis-
lature from the counties of Lin
coin and Giles. In 1916 he vol
unteered for twelve months SER
vice in the Mexican War: was
elected Major Of the LIST Tennessee
Regiment, Of which the late Gen.
VIM. B. Campbell was Colonel.
While leading a detachment of
the End Tennessee Regiment in
storming the heights of Celro Cor
do, he was severely wounded. He
returned home in 1S47, enfeebled
by his wounds and worn down
with disease.
He was appointed Clerk and
Master of the Chanccry Court at
Fayetteville in 1S48; in 1S49 he
organized a company and went
the overland route to California In
search of gold; he returned in
the early part of 1851, and the
same year was again returned a
member of the Popular Branch
of the Legislature Of Tennessee,
and was Jealous advocate of the
Congressional COMPROMISE meas
ures of 1850.
In March, 1858, President Pierce
appointed him Secretary of Wash
ington Territory on the Pacific;
his appointment was confirmed
by the Senate, but be declined to
accept. In August, 1867, he was
elected State Senator from the
counties of Lincoln and Franklin.
In 1854 he was appointed Clerk
and Master OF the Chancery Court
Mt Fayetteville, and continued in
office until the fall of 1861, and
through the recent Civil War.
In tie fall Of 1861 he volunteered
in the Southern cause and was
elected Colonel of the 4lst Ten
nessee Regiment, in which he
served with gallantry until he
was worn down with hard service
and disease, and assigned to duty {
in other capacities, until the close |
Of the war. 6
On his return at the close OF
the war, he vas reappointed Clerk
and Master O. the Chancery Court e