Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-01-13
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of the well-known and distinguish
ed jurist whose name heads this
notice, which sudden and unexpect
ed event occurred at his home in
East Nashville ON Monday after
noon last, was received with deer
sense of sorrow and regret through
out Tennessee.
Jugde Guild was one of the old
est, best known and most univer
sally respected citizens and lawyers
in the State. He was admired anC
held in the highest regard by al
who knew him. He was eighty
years old the 18th day of last De
cember and both his years and re
lnarkabiy active life connected him
with the part and endeared him Il
the present generation with proba
bly, more interest than any other
nam in the State.
The history of his long and active
life is exceedingly interesting and
full of events connected with the
earlier and past history of the State
but, of course, we have not the
time or space to dwell upon it in
detail here. A short sketch of his
life may however, be appropriate.
Judge Guild was born in Virgin
ia, of Scotch-Irish parents, but
moved to Tennessee, with his par
ents in 1906, settling in Sumner
county. They afterwards moved to
Stewart county where they lived
until 1911, when they returned to
Sumner. They died in 1913, leaving
the subject of this sketch and an
elder brother, their only children,
in charge of relatives, but in very
poor circumstances. When still
quite young man and with very
limited education, he began the
study of law in Gallatin, lead there
to by natural inclination. He COM
menced to practice in 1922 and by
splendid natural ability and close
attention to his profession he soon
acquired large practice and much
reputation as rising young lawyer.
He married in 1926, Miss Black
more, daughter OF Maj. George ID.
Blackmore, of Revolutionary fame.
He served in the States House of
Representative first in 1885 /;
raised company for the Florida
war in 1886, and went out as Lieut.
Colonel of the Ist Tennessee Regi-
ment. He represented Sumner and
Smith in the State Senate in 1887
and was afterwards in the House in
1856 and again in 185I-52; was a
Democratic elector in 1914 and
elector at large in 1855. He was
chancellor of the 18th Chancery
Division in 1869. He was sympa-
thizer with the South during the
late var. He moved to Nashville
after the war and resumed the prac-
tice of law. In 1870 he was elected
Judge of the Davidson County Law
Court at Nashville.
Much more could be said of this
distinguished man. He was as
widely known as any man in the
State and no man had more or
warmer friends. He was one of
natures noblemen, possessed Of the
most varied and highest order of
natural talents, he ever commanded
and retained during his long and
active life the admiration, the re-
spect and devotion of all who came
in contact with him. Genial,
companionable, filled
with anecdote and Renaissance,
his society was always pleasant and
always sought after. He was true
and lifelong Democrat and as a ju-
rist and advocate at the bar had few
equals. He filled many positions
of honor and distinction in the gift
of the people and always filled them
well: His life is worthy of emula-
ton by all who aspire to a noble
manhood.