The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-04-25
The Dead Chancellor.

Secretary pro t,a.

Meridian lIorcury.l
Il is our painful duty to announce the
death Of Chancellor GEORGE Wood.
Chancellor Of the Eth Judicial District.
Already in feeble health he was taken
down with an attack of virulcnt bilovs
fever about the middle of last week.
The case was regarded as serious bv the
physician, DR. Bragg, from the first. tie
grew worse i'll spite Of medical treatment
and died at his home in Moss Point, at a
green old age running upin the seventies.
For more than forty years we have known
him and known him TO esteem him for
his many virtues and blameless life.
1t has been our privilege all these years
to claim him as close friend. He had
many virtues and If he had any faults
they were so closely allied to virtue as
not to be counted against him. To an
original fine intellect he had added edu-
cation. lie was a native of Connecticut,
fireplace Of his nativity tous is unknown.
Like all good Connecticut boys. be got
his education at Yale College. of which
he was graduate. More than forty
years ago, he left his native State and
came South, first to Alabama. From
that State he came to Mississippi,
coming to Marion in Iaudcrdale
county, the old county town of this
county, within five miles OF this city.
lie came from TalIadcga. If he lived
anywhere else in Alabama, we fail to
learn it. He had already studied his
profession when he came and settled in
Marion, the law, and at once tool, rank
as the first lawyer in the place. lie had
youth and ambition and soon made his
MARI. lie successfully practiced his
profession, which yielded him, besides
its fees, respcctability and standing, SO
that after some three or four years Of
hard labor at the law, he was elected
District Attorney in November, lS43.
and reelected for twelve consecutive
years. He was rackoned one of the
most efficient prosecuting attorneys IN
the state. In 1854 he moved from
Lauderdae county 10 Greene county.
where he partially abandoned his profess
sion and engaged in orther pursuits.
Longing for change again, he went to
Moss Point, near the seaah0ra, in Jack
son county where he has now died.
When he came to Marion and opened a
la~ oi0cc, Judge S. Evans, now a disfin-
guishcd lawyer in East Mississipni beinn
q resident Of the town went into his
Office and read law until be obtained his
license. At one time when practicing his
profession in Marion he had judge w. M.
Hancock for law partner. lie married
in l84l Miss Sage who bore him three
children. Charles Wood is now Rep
resentative for Jackson county. She
died in about IS (date not remembered
at Moss Point. He married in 1868 q
widow lady by the name of Bestor
daughter of n. Barnett, and a relative Of
Judge Hancock, who survives him. He
was appointed Chancellor by Gov. Stone
in 1876 and re-appointed in 1880, filling
the position with great credit to himself
and the satisfaction Of the solicitors
who practiced in his courts. Religious
ly inclined, early in life he attached
himself to the Presbyterian church.
After moving to Moss Point, for want of
Presbyterian church organization and
to be in religious association he Joined
a Methodist church, which was the
church his wife belonged to. He was
well known to our local bar here to be a
good sound lawyer. Better than good
sound lawyer he is well known to have
been an upright, honorable man, with a
character frightened and polished by
education and the refnements and cour-
tesies that grace the character of true
Southern gentleman. After he came
South he adopted it as his country and
fast fell into Southern ways and habits
and thoughts, and died at Moss Point
yesterday as true hearted a Southern
gentleman as the State held within its
confines. Peace to our friend, GEORGE
WooDl