The New York herald., 1878-12-01
OBITUARY..
LYMAN TREAIAIN.

Lyman Treman. of Albany. formerly member of
Congress. Attorney General of New York and Speaker
of the New York Assembly died yesterday at the
Gisey House. in this city, in his sixtcth year.
after painful illness of some months. On September
Mr. Tremain accompanied by his wife, arrived at the
hotel named. from Narragansett Pier, where he had
been sojonrning in the hope that change of air
might prove beneficial, suffering he was from a
most pronounced attack of Bright's disease. com
bined with aggravated symptoms of infammatory
rheumatism. When he reached this city Mr..
Tremain was in very feeble condition.
SO much so that for only few
days Immediately thereafter was he able
to leave his room and come down stairs. The NAL
aides from which he was suffering occasioned him at
times the most intense pain. For few weeks pre-
vious to his death Mr.. Treman unable to assume
recumbent posture. the only way in which he could
obtain even momentary rest being while reclining in
an easy chair Throughout his illness and during his
last hours Mr. Tremain was consoled by the affec-
tionate mnstrations of his wife, who was constant
attendant at. at his bedside About a week ago Mrs
Martin. a daughter of the deceased arrived
from Albany, and has since shared with her
mother the attentions of the sick chamber
Several days ago change for the in the cond
dtion OF the patient set in and continued without
alteration until eleven o'clock on Friday evening"
when he began to sink rapidly. His nephew II. T.
of the sick man to Rufus w. Peekham, law
PARTNER of the deceased at Albany. who, however
Nc' "AA'S ms shy uiiui cleNcH
A. NJ. yesterday. Mr. Treman remained in great
anguish for about four hours. when the pain sud
able which caused Mrs. Tremain to hope that
he was going to rally. This hope de-
lusive one, however as the patient died quietly
afterward about four O'Clock in the morning),
in the presence Of Mrs. Treman Mrs. Martin and Ills
nephew, H. r. Iremain, of this city. Yesterday
afternoon the body was conveyed from the Gilsey
House to the Grand Central Depot, where it was
placed boarl the four O'Clock express train
he
widow, daughter and nephew of the deceased.
Rufus W, Peckham being also member of
yet been made for the funeral, which. it is under
stood, will take place from St. Peters (Episcopal
Church, at Albany the late home of the deceased,
Judge Trelnain was the grandson of Nathaniel Tre-
main, a farmer of Pittsfeld, Berkshire county
Mass who served in the war OF the Revolution
and died not MANY years since His father.
Levi Treman emgrated with his wife in 1912 from
Pittsfeld to Durham Greene county, N. ", thriv-
ing agricultural town beneath the Catskill Noun.
tans, about twenty miles west Of the Hudson River
His parents who lived to good old age, are said to
have been endowed with more than ordinary de-
gree of intelligence. humor and sprightness Mr.
Trenain was born at Durham June IA, 1919,
and received his education in the common schools
of his native town and at the kinderhook
Academy. He was diligent student. took the
lead among his academca associates. and by
tended course of reading ultimately acquired train
ing more than equivalent to ordinary college
When only fifteen years of age he entered the
law Office of Mr. John Brien, of Durham, and very
soon began successful practice i'll the justices
courts of Greene. Schoharie, Albany and Delaware
counties. speedily acquiring local celebrity These
courts used to be crowded with spectators many Of
whom had come from a distance ito hear the boy
plead law" During his stay with Mr.. 'Brien he
read through every volume OF Cowen and Wen
dels Law Reports. task which few Of his asso-
cates ever achieved. In 1899 he came to New York
city entered the law Office of Mr. Samuel Sherwood
leading practitioner of those days. and in 1870, at
the age of twcnyone years was admitted to practice
III tho Supreme Court of New York. Returning to
Durham, no soon enjoyed an extensive prac
ticc in the river counties where he had
gained his first laures. He connected himself with
the democratic party then temporarily under cloud
both in tho State and the nation. and remained
ciated with that party up to the period Of the civil
war. Two years after attaining his majority us42 he
elected Supervisor of his native town on the
democratic ticket, although the town strongly
whig He appointed District Attorney of Greene
county in February. 1876, by the County Judge.
filling the position with distinguished skill and
success, although an unusual amount of important
criminal business fell to his lot. In June 1si7
having received the regular democratic nomination
for County Judge and Surrogate. he was elected to
the double office over two coInpetitors-a whg aud
an independent democrat-both prominent residents
at the county seat by 2DO majority the former
being larger majority than was given in that
reelected to the posts in fs50 but declined
to accept the offices In consequence OF doubts rs to
the legality of the certificate. In November
1853 he removed 10 Albany and formed law partner
ship with Rufus W. Peckham, which subssted for
many years. At Albany he was soon recognized
of the leading lawyers of the State aud in the fall
of 1867 he nominated with great unanimity by
the democracy for the post of Attorney General He
entered into the campaign with great spirit and was
elected by plurality of IL 900 votes william
Curtis Noyes, his distinguished republican oppo-
nent., In 1879 he was again the candidate
ton had undergone vast change in two momcntous
years and he beaten by Hon. Charles q. Myers by
the democratic nomination. but the civil having
now become the controlling public interest he
promptly and peremptorily declined the nomination
eloquent letter and threw his influence in favor
OF his ola democratic friend. Hon. Daniel ). Dickn-
son. then the candidate of the Union Repub-
can combination, who was elected by los 900
ma
cal fortunes identified with the repub-
lcan party. In 1862 Mr.. Trenain accepted
a nomination for Lieutenant Governor upon the re-
publican ticket, headed by General james y. Wads-
worth; but through the descrtion of the war dem
standard Seymour and Jones elected by small
majority. In 1864 Judge Tremain, in a brilliant
speech at the Republican National Convention at
baltimore. nominated Daniel $. Dickinson, Of New
York, for the yice-Prcsideney on the ticket
with President Lincoln and that gentleman
rnatciy sacrificed in favor OF Andrew Johnson
Had he been nominated the whole subsequent history
Of our country must nave been vastly different.
OF tine policy Of President Lincoln and sent
of his sons. Frederic Treman. young man OF prom
se, to the war. in which he lost his life. In 1855
Judge Iremain elected to tho Assembly from Al
bany county and chosen Speaker in January
1896 the accession of General Grant to the Pres
dency in ls09 he was strongly pressed for tho
post OF Attorney General of the United States, an
office he would undoubtedly have filled with dignity
and honor but the selection Of Hamilton Fish the
New York representative in the Cabinet turned the
scale In favor of Amos r. Ackerman, of Georgia In
1872. Judge Tromain was elected Congressman-at-
large for the term lsiIj, but did not take 30 prom
incft position in that body anticipated from
his recognized eminent abilities. Since the expiration
of his term of service he did not appear much in
public Ono OF his sons IL somewhat prom
inent In state politics. Judge Tremain .
gentleman OF commanding presence. sound and cx-
pcrienccd lawyer and natural orator. He was en-
gagged i'm many memorable cases. one of them being
the defence OF Edward =. stokes when trial for tho
murder OF James Fisk. Jr. by his death the repub
lican party Of New York has lost one of its best
known leaders aud most genial and impressive per-
sonalities.
The members of the Albany Bar met yesterday and
appointed u committee to consider what action