The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-04
THE LATE HON. E. p. JOHNSON.

4 1t becomes n painful duty 20 an
nounce the death Of Hon. Edward p.
johnson. Yesterday evening at 3
o'clock, at his residence on Ferguson
street, in this city, surrounded by fam.
ny and friends, he passed from earth
to meet his reward. The event was a
sad shock to the people of Cheyenne,
for no later than last Monday he was
attending to business on the streets, as
full Of life aud as buoyant in spirits as
he was wont to be. He returned from
Laramie City on Monday last, whittier
he had gone on business pr a judicial
nature the day preceding./ On Monday
evening he complainedof not feeling
very well. His illness was pronounced
a sort of bilious fever, and since then
he gradually grew worse until the hour
Of dissolution.
y A deep gloom has been cast oyer the
city since the news Of his death VAS
first announced, aud well may such be
the case, for the city Of Cheyenne, and
in fact the entire territory loses in him
one of her most gifted sons, an able
advocate, who zealotlsly watched and
guarded her rights; u conspicuous,
faithful citizen; conspicuous by service,
by eminent ability and established
character, which cause every citizen
to feel a personal loss.
Mr.. johnson was a man Of decided
religious character, being at the time
Of his death one Of the most prominent
and active members of the Congrega-
tional church in this city; and in all
the vicisitudes and struggles and suc-
cesses Of his career, he maintained under
all circumstances the most conscien-
tious and and devotional habit of life,
such as becomes an humble and con-
sistent Christian.
He had stern integrity, which he
carried into all the relations of life;
indeed this was one Of his leading char
acteristics. He was remarkable for
his honesty and, 'to be honest, as this
world goes, is to be one man picked out
OF ten thousand.n In all the re-
sponsible places he filed he never failed
to prove himself equal to the duties
devolving upon him. He was not an
tagged man. His friends had hoped that
he would be spared through his last
sickness for many years to come to do
much and noble service. But his work
is done; his labors are ended; death
suddenly snatched him away from the
scenes, the conflicts and sorrows, the
pleasures and the honors Of this life,
and he has gone to try the realities of
eternal things.
He leaves a wife and three children
to mourn his departure, to whom the
sympathy of a warm-hearted people is
extended.
Edward z. johnson was born in
Greenbush, Ohio, on the 21stof August,
1912. His mother and two brothers re-
side at Middleton, Ohio, and two sisters
Mrs. T. F. Durbin and Mrs. w.
Smith-live at present in Cheyenne.
He served three years as private in an
Ohio regiment during the war. He
graduated in the law department Of the
Michigan university in March, 1867,
after which he came west, suffering all
the hardships of a pioneer trip across
the plains with OK teams. He remain
ed at Denver a short time and then
came to Cheyenne, where he has resid-
ever since. He came here In the year
1867, returning two years afterward to
bis home in Ohio, where he married.
FHe was elected to fill the Office of coun-
ty attorney during the pioneer strug-
giles of Laramie county. He also filled
the position of clerk of the school board,
the school being always an institution
he took a warm interest in. He has
filled the position of u. 8. attorney for
two seperate terms, and at the recent
legislative election he carried a large
majority to a seat in the council cham
Der Of the territory. He was also an
incumbent of the office Of county attor-
pey for Laramie county.
The arrangements for the interment
of the remains are not yet decided upon,
but in all probability they will be buried
here.