Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-20
Death Of an Old and Distinguished
CIfizen

TIE Jackson Wing and Tribune thus re-
feTs to the death of well known citizen OF
West Tennessee, the father OF h. b. Nc
ClanahaD, Esq CT this city:
We chronicle the death, this week, ofOle
of the oldest and most distinguished citi-
zeDs Of JSckson-Samuel McClaDahan,
ESQ, which event occurred at his residence
in this city, on Monday last.
Mr.. McClarahan was borDs ini LIu'ens
District, S. c., on the 10Th OF Sept. 1901,
and up to the age of sixteen years he
worked with his father upon the farm, and
then served four Yeas apprenticeship at the
tailoring business, under Mr.. Lockridee, on
the same table with And ew johnson, who
was sub iourneyman in the same shop.
At. the end of four years his mind
turned towards the legal profession;
he made bis arrangements promptly
to acquire an education sufficient 10
enter College, which he did in 1922, and
continued in the Columbia College until
lS24-at The same time he assisted DR..
Marks, who was President of the female
college; this was during the two years that
he was reading law. He read under Judge
Jno. E.more, Of Columbia, and in 1877 he
was licensed in the High Court Of Equity,
(by Judge Huger,) the highest tribunal in
the State.-In 1928 he came to West Ten
nessee, in quest of hC me, and remained in
jackson five months and taught school, re-
turning to South Carolina st the close OF
the same yesr, where he united in marriage
with Mrs. Louisa Caldwell Cochran, on the
23d of April, 1920. Mrs, Cochran was an
immediate cousin Of John G. Calhoun. In
November Of the same year he returned to
Jackson, and settled on the lot on which he
died. For the fist four years after his re-
klrn he taught school, as the profession OF
Law was dull. In 1884 be formed part
nersbip with Andrew L. Martin, which re-
NAMED until Mai. Martin left the State. At
the age of 20 years he made profession OF
religion and united With the Presbyterian
church, and in 1888 be wss ordained an
Elder, being the first after the organization
ofihe Presbyterian church in Jackson, OF
which lie remained uniform, consistent
member until his death.
The senior editor of of this paper boarl-
ed with Mr.. Mechanism during the sp ing
and summer of 1884, and has known him
intimately ever si1ce, The deceased was
a man Of great energy and commanding
t,lents; he entered the bar at jackson at a
time when no town IN the State could boast
of mere able body of lawyers, and sus
tanned himself with marked success. He
was a man Of warm impulses, but never
suffered those impulses to do injustice to
his fellow lawyers, or opponents in politics
! in The heat of Ceoste. he was the contem-
porary in 1885 81 of the following mem
bers of the Jackeon bar: Pleasant NJ. Mil
Ter, Adam Huntsman, Andrew l.. Martin
Milton Brown, Alex. B. Bradford, VIM. B
Miller, Joshua Haskell, WIN. Stoddert, JOIN
Read, JOS II. Talbot, Calvin Henderson
Timothy P. Scur.ock, Henry W. McCorry
and Henry Strange-all of whom are now
dead, except Judge Milton Brown. Theae
reflections call up sad memories of the past
and serve to remind US of the mutability o
all human connections, ties and associa
tons, and the rspidity with which the liv
ing are fastening to that bourne frou
whence no traveller returns. May all thu
| living be as well prepared to go as the sub
! iect of this notice.