Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-18
BEOGRaPHCAE.
lasR. william Claiborne 1funlaE'-Al lle
story OF His Life and Death.

The funeral Of Hon. William Claiborne
n-rIT3 took place yesterday afternoon
III EhnwO0d CemeleI-, At Two o. 'cloch.
The high place be has ever held IN the
.-raem Cf his cOuntrymen, and the I'M
rr7.aut part ne has played IN the MS
Tory Of Tennessee, and especlauy OF
West Tennessee and Memphis, renders
IL most appropriate that We should pre-
sent sketch Of his puollc services ana
sg epitome of those high and ennobllng
qualities which shed such Iustre upon
EI- character, and node him one OF The
most beloved, a. he was one Of the most
Useful men, 10 his cOunuymen.
He was born in the town Of Knox
vi Ne. on the twenty of February
r-as. and was the son OF Hugh aHc
zra.uuah Dunlap, and the twin brother
III he late General Hugh Dunlap, Of
Eauisiaua, and also the brother az bon.
Richard Dunlap, Minister from the he-
uraIfe on Texas 10 the United state, oi
Hon. Jas. I. Dunlap, of Nashville, late
H.murr5iler of the Treasury OF Iennes-
-sa. OF General Jno. H Dunlap, OF
tH.ri-. Tennessee, Of Ripley Duhlap, pt
humboldt. Tennessee, and Mrs. DAVID
Greer, Of this vicinity. his iatner
-.+,. "A native Of Ireland, and was one OF
..- 1spuesr settlers of Knoxville, anu
..as 1oarried 10 Susannah Gilman, Of
F-4-giuia. in l794, they being the parents
IL Hfree1 children. Mrs. Susannah Dun
r.- was 2 most remarkable and estima-
|.a v-OFnan. In all, she reared her own
...I8reu and As many more orphans,
rl. king ai1out thirty children Who, IN
d.r Ter fostering hand, attained TO ma
rg-ify. she was one oI those iil1as silll
.e.-..eut uNatTOns, Ike The mOlEef OF
r.- Cirsccbi. who could point 70 her dis
f.urui-hed SINS and most estmagle
#.rgaters when asked for hef Jewels.
Her name was the synonym IOr q hlgn
ed rr1Ia-hesr1ed Southern woman, who,
amid all the discO0ragelilenJs anu uia"-
Hs.r-- I'D pioneer life, and surrounded by
r.sr.Ie md savage foes Giving many
years of her lire la block houses Wa
aus3Isd 10 confer upon so many sons and
.Iarrlters q good and useful educauou1
..r.i. 10 fpstil into their minds and hearts
r.e highest. parest and uobiest pr1ncl-
- of manhood and WOmanhOOd- der
&c was the nursery Of truth, virtue,
r.. Nor and intelligence, and TINS trululul
.., snent j. the highest eulOgium that
-srI. be pronounced upon sacred Wo-
'fla q. baraoteE OF Judge Wm. {. Dun
.... -..ei we'd from lle plastic hand o. such
1..o+l-, Vlle natural impress which en-
.r.-I I'm, e. stand among men ana
..-. .-Is,, : uung rude and turbulent
.,.,l,.-f5,- OF the frontiers Of civil
...-s.--. ~, b,ntal-i ana useful citizen
2. -..-.s5 nd "a enforcing magistrate,
P. mo md q an friend, kind aud
r.-.rtl,srly neigh, ar, an enlightened and
..-...-l.-,,,ti,a ffer 'el.at0r and ever high
t....a5 .,enf1e-1a u, without fear ana
,...--.,..,f r..--,seb--il truth chevaller
t..ysr5 f3 man and b woman, 70 nl5
-.ll-gfry AMI to his God. de was eou-
rstls al NIaryvBlo College, bloeiii 4;
county. East Ienuessee, Wllhlu 4Mt-- ~
view. fu f=ct under the shaGO" oI the
a.sutifu Chiih0wee mountains, @illy-i
H.tliug lheir airy Dr0Ws ~ me elouua %
Heaven. are never -beheid, ~ any -
-ar Of poetic temperament o. .hoet iill
...rlilg to his mind an en- A-'htlle eu'
never to be forgotten OF erased.
TTa s+udied law at Knoxville, under
Jsau McCamPnel, Es4p ana ,,.5..- eoll'-
s4arcad the practice at Kingston hsoaLe
,.,.r+-tv He was first q candidate iof
.f..7,,,,a.-. ia he Knox District, IN i5z';
..Lag he would have been barely
..iia5fla. II elected. In 1879 he re-
nl5ved to Paris, Henry county, and
i. so 70 Bolivar, Hardeman
....-1,,fv which was destined 70 become
M -.eBs of his most successful forensic
r55ioiai and political achievement,
Here be PJacuoed la" suceesslu-iy 81 ;155 s,i.9
,.r,fifablv. for three years; but III 1893
- agsiu presented himself as a candi-
80 for Congress, and was returned ior
80 80 nc ,es.iTe terms, over Hon. {. ID;
Wiuiams. one Of the most enlightened
aud honored Of the sons o. ,.- leilii'1 1i'1e,,ei
Ie was, in turn, defeated hy CoIonel 5l
1,y.li;a-,'s for two successive terms. IN
.+5 he was appointed Judge Of the Cir
10 5'' Gourf ~ In the Somerville Circuit-a
"a. n. .tion which be held for ten years, ' ana
Tbf.h be left crowned with tile uls'ilie ..l',
'.Lr NJ, ~ being sn upright Judge, an en-
fi.,ilt'aet -.5il - j1Tjst. an impartial and hon
~, 1gS5agjzfr7ts. 1S-,e soon after his retire
Ient nom tie bench he removed Tem9,, l,! g
shelby county, and was. IN es to2i' a sless. 80.
~ lhe State senate. IN o9S Ns