Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-11
Sudden Death Of this Distinguished
Citizen.
sketch OF his Nest interesting
and Eyenifal Career.


LMAAAA 1891
which he seemed to be better and
slept until morning, when he got up
aud dressed himsell and partook OF a
hearty breakfast He complained Of
being sick during the day, lying down
most OF the time on a sofa. lie ate a
hearty dinner that was sent in By a
neighbor, and continued Ia
lay on the sofa. At three
o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. Baxter
Saith, his 4 Laughter, called to see him.
lie inquired as to the health Of her
family.
She left soon after, not thinking he
was very sick. About 4 o'clock be
turned over on his side and threw his
hands out on the sofa and expired
without any apparent pain Or struggle
His wife was in the room sitting close
By him, aud took hold of bis hand and
was not aware that be was dead until
some minutes afterwards, having
thought he had fallen asleep. DR.
Nertrees was sent for and pronounced
him dead, and that he had died o.
apoplexy. Judge Guild completed
his S0th year on the 18th OF December
last. He has a brother. DR. james
Guild, who lives at Tuscaloosa, Ala 4,
and who IS about 81 years old. He
has also three daughters 10 this city.
Ms Captain ThOmIs l. Todd. Mrs
Baxter Smith and Mrs. Kitty Mckee
His son, George B Guild, is a promi
uent member OF the Nashville bar
TIE tailn~irg is short sketch Of HE
srsatfal Eig
5u3cs J. T. Guild was born in Vir
Erlr has parents gere Sso,ch Irish
4 d. tahr. MEtr Guild. Essa nativ.
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al L. To1pkinS AID iksiF uncle
Major Jsu5 q Cou1.Eho gave ths Q
hamrs and saeh Cdues.ior a. ID.
country Afforded
Josephus, lour yezrs his brother,
.ljuniur. and DOT 50 far advanced il b,
stadies. vas LETT 10 choose bis vocation
and shape bis own course 10 life
Listening, one day. TO the match
less oratory Of the silver. t0usuec
orator Of Nashville bar, Felix Gruudy
and being grestly charmed therewith
be determined 10 become a lawyer
With this end 10 vieE yOuuR Guild
sought and obtained employ msnt 0
AHthOny B Shelby, q gentleman o
wealth and Clerk Of the Circuit Court
His arrangement with him was to tax,
care Of the Office. receiving as eompen
sation therefor bis board. Ii is hard,
necessary TO say that these dutie
we're we'll performed. They we're 90
enerous. however. aud ample time wa,
afforded the young aspirant for tb,
study Of Blackstone and Coke on
Lyttleton. How we'll be improved
his time his knowledge Of the au hors
as evinced in many a subseaueu
iercely contested battle in the legai
arena, fully attesis. He remained
with Mr.. Shelby ono year
when he came to Nashville, and con,
tinued his reading under Colonel
Ephraim II Foster. A graphic &C
count Of his induction into this Office
Is given 10 Old Times 10 Tennessee.
a book written BY Judge Guild He
remained with Colonel Foster eighteen
months, at the end Of which time h.
vas licensed 70 practice by judge,
Haywood aud White, of the Supreme
Bench. and hung out his single il
Gallatin in the tall of 1922, and begat
the practice OF law. By his strici
attention TO business and as,iduity il
the preparation OF his caSes. tnTeihe,
with the sympathy he readily found
IN the old friends Of his deceased
relatives, he soon rose to some dis
tinctlou for a young man. He wa,
popular in manners, aud spent his
money freely. but he did not forget tr
pay his pecuniary Indebtedness 10 hi,
friends. he was a contemporary al
Hon. Bailey Peyton, sehoolmates anc
fellow irolickers. starting ia the sam,
profession, at the same time. Dow
appearing in the same cases with. and
nov against each other. They extend
ed their practice to the adioinin,
counties OF Wilson and Smith, ant
were generally regarded as a fast anC
good young team. They wero FREQUENT
visitors OF General jackson. ane
shared with him his love for Ia,
blonded horse.
Il, Young Guild, in 1926. married tn,
beautiful daughter OF Major GeorP,
U. Blaokmoro, a Revolutionary sol
der, Indian fighter aud pioneer o
Tennessee, They had four children
Mrs Baxter Smith, Mira Tboms.
L. Dodd and Walter and George X
: Guild. Judge Guild was elected !,
the House Of Representatives y
Tennessee in 1886 To 1896 h,
raised a company of volunteers io
I the Florida war; was elected Li.u,en
ant Colonel Of the First regimen,
With General Trousdale. CoIoneI
Judge Guild, in the fall OF 1887. wa
elected to tho Senate, composed q
members from the counties of Smith
and Sumner. la 1915 as and mai n
he was a member Of the House n,
advocated the common school sys,en
f, OF the State, inauRurated during Al
ten years Of his service in the LeO;s
lature. In 1852 he voted for The rsil
! road system Of the State, and many 4
|, the statutes found in the code bes
the impress OF this active. able an,
etheient member OF the Stu,
Legislature In 1874 be w
Democratic Presidential elec,o
! voting fer Polk and the aD~nexstioD !
Texas, and su %electOr for The stats !. !
, S :. IN 1857 10 1869 he was eleoteI