New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-22


George Stillman Illlard, an author of con-
siderable repute bora at Machias, Ne, September
D. 1902. He entered The Boston Latin school IL 1N-2
Harvard College In 1@3L graduated A. b. IN ISIS
studied law and was admitted the bar 1s33 having
meanwhile been teacher in the celebrated Rouud Hi
school Northampton Mass lie married IA So susan
T., dan ger OF judge Howe. Of Northampton. He was
elected a 9Inbcr OF the Common Council IN l>i5 and
FOR Xix months IT. president. In l@i6 he visited
Europe. On lis be delivered at the Lowell lu-
stitu a course Of twelve lectures Italy" Ia 1850
he was elected 10 the state senate The pursued
by him in this body won the appreciation Of Daniel
Webster who in his eth OF March speech spoke o. nun
Young OF talent aud character, OF ~hom tie
best hopes might he entertained" Mr.. Hlard had
Mr. Wcb,ter's approval by refusing To vote for n-
sructon. to be forwarded to the Massachusetts, mem-
bers Of Congress. IL 1888 Mr.. Hari was one OF the
editors OF The Chrlip Register Unitaria). and he was
afterward an editor Of The Juria and OF HE Daily
courier Newspaper.
Mr. HiIards occasional productions have hcon quite
numerous. He delivered The Fourth OF July GRAFTON
before the city authorities OF Boston IN l-31
the Grafton before the Phi Beta Kappa society
at Cambridge in 1913: discourse On the
connection between Geography and History in
1916; an address before the Ncw-York Pilgrim
society 1851; the euloey Daniel Webster, before
the city authorities OF Boston, N 1892. His "sX
Months IN Italy" published IN 1913. OF which several
editions were called for, elected high appreciation from
the critics at home He contributed to
Sparks American Biography" the Life of Captain
John Smith," edited Sponsors Poctical Works
translated Guizot's Character and Influence
Of Washington" aud published selection
from the writings OF Walter Savage Ian
dor. with a preface. lie frequent contributor 70
The North BcrcaH Recier Inc Chrsfsan Examiner ana
The Var England Aoga-i"e. 4 series Of Irdlns nooAa
Tor the oI schoo eXcEin2 10 four volume, pre-
pared Mr HuarG, came INTO very general use ~ me
Tor the taste and Judgment exhibited III ther conHIa
ton.
respects o brilliant and useful one IL en-
hardly he sad that his matdrtr years kcp inc
great public career. expected Of him. IL was
The r.vorte law pupil Of Mr. Justice Story aud
Rfmsn. In poitIc. he est liz lot Win the Webster
wings. and thus lost entirely the coniaencc Of me
when he should have been liberal, ga I'lri
to comprehend tue wants Of TIE times ana
himself IN dc5ae III unfortunate phrases, WiIch were
easily remembered and not remembered 10 ms credit
Perhaps too fastldOuS In his tastes Tor politics.
but M qcor aud less exigent times he n!-At nave l-
tanned nigh position and won more eniifinz rtputa..
literature. 10 which Ms contributions "cre always vel
vas paIIy written ny MIN, whcA his in mites dd
Kermit him tu complete, ls one nt Inc most chitn-
in, bogr,pnios in thr language starting in Efc the
friend associate ana fclo-sudeu OF Charles sumner,
The success aiterWard won by hat eminent man prom
sed 10 he IIlI1rd- Mr. !IllaId was in early hle the
considered Quitc Mr.. sumner equal IN scholarship and
his superior ability. Ii was common saving
i'm Boston about the Mr.. sumner began o. take
prominent part IN ne Ant->llNcIy struggle, thar
sumner was 4 man who hat gwen M brilliant social
posliOn for ms principles and that billiard had given
M brilliant political career Tor society. But
then WIDE differences OF opinion the Old amlcabc
relations these brilliant disturbed and The
prizes Uf political warfare came 10 hiin whose instincts
were the Side Of public Justice and humanity.
Mr. billiard had the genus for getting the Gnsuoc'
fu side politics every time and TINS even carried him
50 make HIM the author OF the best OF The
PIAZZA lives of E"orgr b Mcclellan.
lie stricken with paralysis some years ago, aud
has ever since been ss ~ an nYaldiH tact
health hd- been lhirm Tor great many
YEAR. some donesuc m-fOrrUArs, resulting In
a separation from his wife. also cmbltteIed his later
wears and acnat,d from Inn of his
friends. He an accomplished scholar, warm
friend. q correct rather than au original writer,
aud mos. llu:abic zen fomdr. II, counted dnCu- u4s
u1atcs nearly all tne prominent literary ncu Of Bos-
tnu and Cambridge.