Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-15
NEATE or COLONEL ROBERT H.
CDWAN.


the death Of Colonel ROBERT II. CoWAN'
which occurred in this city, yesterday
morning, at ten minutes past eight CLOCK
In the prime of life, though after suffer-
ing a long and painful illness, ne passed.
quietly to his rest, surrounded by ms
stricken family and friends.
Colonel COwAN was born in Whining
ton, on the 23d day ofAugust, 1924, and was
consequently but little more than forty-elght
wears of ace. His father was Robert H.
CoWan, deceased, of this city, and
his mother was a daughter OF the
late Governor David Stone, OF this
State, who was successfully member
of the Legislature, Governor, Judge Of the
Suprc1ne Court and United States Senator.
After receiving a good school education, he
ent cred the University Of North Carolina
in 1910, and graduated in 1914, with the
HIGHEST distinction, delivering the Valedic-
tory Grafton Of his class. In May, 1915,
he married Eliza J. Dickinson, daughter OF
the late p. X. Dickinson Of this city, and
at once became engaged in the steam mill
ing business, which lie continued for
number Of Yeas. lie was an ardent
yybio in p0liiics, and was recognized as
one Of the best popular orators OF that
party in the Eastern part Of the State.
Do;ao - vc,v earnest and thorough
5Cutherner, when the "JOhn Brown raid"
occurred he openly declared his conviction
Int tbo Time had come for the Southern
.a,,Io r., oot i, ,,rico, raoard!ess Of old
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l,r,,.or1 viz, tho manly candor which
.l.ag,c, o,;,,od hin, in al the relations of
III. no s,ood fo,yvard nc one Of thc boldest
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t-.,;f which took North CaroIina ont of
tLa I-ufou. When t1,c war beoan he was
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,,oeitio,,to NJ cIoor Tn ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- d. ,ooa Co,a,,o, cow o,.I;h;tod
osHitv f,i,1r,Inese and financial skill nm
,1or ,.,.aot observation-disclosures 1To u,os man,
I.orof+ho 7 ,,o;e1o,,,roof toc5 zee o,,d1onc
,G1. and was rocoaniz,,1 ~, these bodies as
one of tbcir ablest mon. He was
no,,inatod I'm. Snnaknr and ofior five
close b,IIofs was dcG,atcd-tbo noIicv of
cIoctino ono Ice, nronouncod in his
noIititical o,,iriops bavinc Prevailed
r!o ,,-.e ,,,.or,irc,,tIv mentioned in con-
noctio, vim tbo nomination for Governor
and for Iroitn1 Stafns Canator lint boino
unGcr noIitical disabilities he declined to
GLOW, lis ,.orno IA bo mood For coma tina
previous 10 his death he had been Presi-
dent Of tLo WILMINGTON Life Insurance
Co,nnanv.
lyc have fins vn,r- I,.onv sI,etcbnd his
public career. in every portion of which
he commanded raencct bv his 1rnouestioned
ability. his absolute feaIlessress. his manly
frorl,nnss lis nnDorositv and charity. Bnt
il was in his social life that he was most
admired and loved. He was q gentleman,
ALWAYS. and everywhere moi a merely
roIite man. bDt q Loh-souled. warm
hearted. hosnitabla, cultivated gentleman
pa,.,ons M Erio1,tor tributo Fl his character
rs q kind. charitable and humane man
could be paid than is to be found in the
fact that the co}ored DpoDIe Of Whining
ton, GENERALLY. and his former slaves. par
ticularlv. seemed to love him. and. unless
We arc ,nistoLon the cvidencn of If will bo
eccn at his funeral this afternoon.
No man lives in vain. No one Of nc
Iivetb unto himself For Good or for evil
,n,o his faIl,w-uo, cvarv ono lives and
moves ,,,1 hos 1,is 1aipr, ,,o oro of In,
I.;'.'I a,,,,.., ,,' o ,,, .c.,o.o,
l'i''l' Ni,i,' '''i 'I'''' 'i'' WIN
by his life and example. We realize this
today rTLn Hf, of lin, 7rbo,,, ,-o ,,,o,,rn
had scarcely D9sspd its meridian. vet no