Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Death of the Hon. Geo. l.. Frost.
From the State Journal.

Why u hAltllA diu IL luil' wv Nlt
called upon to chronicle the death
of u member of the Legislature of
1874 On the first day of the year,
Hon. G. IL. Phillips, Senator from
the county OF Jefferson, died sud
denly At his homo i'll Lake Mills; on
the 10Th of January, Hon. John
Potter, ,lr. member of the Assembly
from Winncbago county, died at
the Capital House in this city; and
at half past eight o'clock this morn
ing, Hon. George Lombard Frost,
member of the Assembly from Iowa
county was called to his eternal
home. Thus are the members of
the Legislature warned that death
is in their midst, and the unccr-
tainiy of life ismadc more than ever
before apparent.
Hon. George Lombard Frost was
born at Springfield, Massachusetts,,
March 18th, 1880; graduated at Viii
listen Academy (Easthampton,
Mass. J; entered Yale Collegein 1916,
and graduated in the class Of 1850;
and at Harvard Law School in 1862.
Thus fully prepared by fine natural
ability, education and study of the
law, for the proctico Of his profes-
sion Mr.. Frost came west and set
tied at Mineral Point, Iowa county,
in 1858; he was District Attorney
in 1886; City Superintendent Of
Schools in 1862; State Senator in
1853 and 1864: and was a candidate
for Circuit Judge in 1864. He was
elected to the Assembly last fall by
the Grcenback party. Thus has
Mr.. Frost received a reasonable
share of the honors of Office. He
was a man Of much brilliancy of
mint. which, aided by a finished
education, made him n most genial
companion in social life, as well as
an able man in the discharge Of
public duties. He was a member
Of the Judiciary Committee, during
tive present session, and has per-
formed good work upon il, He
was a graceful speaker, though did
not occupy much of the time in the
Assembly in making speeches. His
last effort was a few remarks on the
subject of establishing the whipping
post in Wisconsin. He had dissen-
ted from the views of majority of
the Committee on Judiciary, on this
question, and on Friday Of last
week, the 9TH Of February, in his
place in the Assembly, he delivered
a few remarks; the points Of which
were, that "he was emphatically OPP
posed to this bill, establishing whip
ping as a punishment for tramps,
and entered his protest against its
passage. Whoever would vote for it
hi his opinion, would deeply regret
it, within year. He secuted the idea
that those who oppose the bill, were
governed by a sickly sentimentality;
he claimed that the use of the lash
was against the general sentiment
of mankind; and if we pass this
law we shall 60 back in the line of
civilization, and restore barbarism.
All tramps were not barbarians. He
was not willing to invest the power
of inflicting the diabolical punish
mcnt Of whipping to four men in
every town in the State. II was
wrong radically wrong" Thus,
strongly, did Mr.. Frost express him
salf on this important question,
gracefully, and in a manner evinc-
ing much strength Of mind and
body. Little then, did his fellows
suppose that in one short week
their eloquent associate would sleep
in death. But the ways of Proyi-
dence are mysterious and past find
ing out; and at times. when least
expected, lie visits His people with
deep Affections. While we NAV
not always be able 10 realize the
full justice Of his doing, it must be
that aHe doeth All
.hiLgs we'll" that what He wills, d
always right and just.
Mr. Frost has been twice mar |
led By his first wife, who died
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