Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-29
THE ROLL OF THE DEAD.
PRoniSESr o,rrzEss Pass AWAY.
The ucatn OF uon Tnoma. n. Wrauhiin
ana - Review OF bis varesr-rhs
pecessc OF Al. m Z,nm,
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Hon. Thos. Il, franklin died last oven
ing about o'clock at his residences In this |
city, aged IS years. He had been in |
declining health for some time past, and |
on Tuesday last no was stricken with |
p,ralys which was tho immediate cause
OF his death.
Mr.. Franklin was one of tho most
prominent citizens of Pennsy lvania, and |
was n member Of ono of the oldest fami |
lies Of the state His father was the dis
tinguished jurist, Judge Walter Franklin, |
who presided over the courts Of Lancaster |
county for more than twenty-five ears.
Mr.. Franklin was born in Phila5 'phia, |
April 90 1910, but came ut an early age |
TO Lancaster with his father. Here he |
received his early education, and was sub |
ssquently sent to the mathematical school |
of Josiah Hopes, at Downipgtou, Chester !
county. In September, 1924, he entered |
Yale College, bece ne while there mem
Der OF the Phi Beta Kappa, and Chi Delta |
Theta societies, and graduated with
honors in 1923. On leaving college he |
returned to L1ncastsr, aud read law with
Washington Hopkins, his brother-in law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1881. He
at once opened law office and commenced
the practice of his profession, continuing
| it for more than fifty years, and ranking
| as one of tho most scholarly and success
ful attorneys in tho state.
His first official position was that of die.
| trict att )rney for the mayors court of
| this city, which no held from 1888 to 1886.
| In April 1851, Governor johnson appointed
him attorney general of Pennsylvania,
which place he filed until the olos, of
| Johuston's administration in 1859. In
| 1855 Governor Pollock appointed him to
the same position aud he held the oftioe
| for three years to the close of the ad-
/ ministratiOn.
| Mr.. FrsnkliQ was an active and able
politician, being an ardent Wing rs long
| as that party had an existencs, and subse
quently an ardent Republican. In
| 1914 he was delegate to the WhiS
national convention that nominated
Henry Clay for president, and in
1913 to the convention that nominated
Zachary Taylor and in 1864 he and
| Ehaddeus Stevens were the delegates to
to the Republican convention that nomi
mated Abraham Lincoln. In 1861 he was
one OF the commissioners to the peace
convention that met in Washington.
Mr.. franklin held many other positions
| Of honor and profit. He was oEe of the
original directors of the Harrisburg &
Lancaster railroad company was chair
mac of the Lancaster fire insurance oom =
pany since its organization ia 1888, and
was director of several other companies;
was junior warden of St. James and
senior warden OF st. Johns Episcopal
churches for many years was member of
the general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church which met at Baltimore
in 1871 aud was chancellor of the diocese
of central Pennsylvania in 1880 ; was the
| chairman OF the Wing state central com
mittee in lS47 was a member of the
| American Bar association, from the time
Of its organization and u member of the
general council of that association for the
state of Pennsylvania In June 1874,
| Franklin and Marshall college conferred
| upon him the degree of LII. ID.
In 1887 Mr.. franklin married Serena A.
| Mayer, only daughter of Colonel George
| Mayer, q merchant of this city. Their
children are Captain George NJ, of the
firm of Steinman Il Co; Mary s., wife of
Rev. Francis ID. Hoskins; Serena NJ !,
wife OF II. NJ. North, esq A.; Thomas Walter,
a Virginia farmer Frances Olivia, wife
of Smith p. Gait Henry Smith, Anna
Emlen, Walter Mayer, Annette, (leceased),
VIE OF j. W. ID. BauSneu DIR. Charles
NJ. of kirkbride's hospital Blanche and
Robert Leighton.
The funeral will take place from the late
residence of the deceased, No. 337 West
| Chestnut street, Monday, at 2 D. m. In,
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The death OF Mr.. Franklin was an
nourced to the court by d. G.. Eshleman,
esq. He stated that deceased was for
many years the acknowledged leader OF
the Lancaster bar and as q tribute of
respect to his memory he moved that the
court do now adjourn.
Judge Livingston in reply said that he
was grieyed to learn of the death of Mr.,
Franklin, although that event was not un-
expected, Mr. Franklin having bean criti-
cally i'll for several days. After recitipg
the principal events in bis life, Judge Liv,
ingston referred TO the fact that there were
only two members of the bar his seniors
in practice, the Hon. Henry G.. Long and
Col. VIM. B. Fordney. Deceased was
engaged in many important cases and his
name appears in the state reports more
frequently than any member of the bar
since the time Thaddeus Stevens was en-.
gagged in active practice. He was always
gentlemanly, of pleasing address and was
held in high esteem by the courts of this
state. In every position Of honor and
trust to which he was appointed he 40.
quilted himself with honor and to the
satisfaction of the appointing power.
AT the conclusion of the judges re.
marks court was declared adjourned until
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
A meeting of the bar will be held at II
O'Clock on Monday to pass resolutions of
respect to the memory of deceased.
DEATH OF AL, N. ZAuM.
Mr.. Al, NJ. Zabm, jsweler, died at his
home, No. 81 North Lime street, this
morning, aged about A years. On the
fifth of November he was Frustrated by
intermittent fever, which soon afterwards
developed into typhoid malaria, and ended
in his death as above stated.
Mr.. Zahm was the eldest son of the late
Thos. G.. Zahm, aud nephew of G.. NJ,
III. L., and Z. J. Zshn. Like them he
learned the watch and jewelry trade aud
followed it all his life. He was an excel
lent workman aud as a repairsmsn of
watches and jewelry was one of the most
rapid and expert in the city. He was twice
married, his first wife being Miss Maria
Demuth, of this city, daughter OF the late
VIM. Demuth. and his second Miss Mary
Regennas, of Lititz, who together with
three sors survive him. Mr.. Zahm was a
member of the Moravian church, aud for
many years the 10 ider of the choir. Having
a good musical education and a fine tenor
voice he was often called on aud never 70 =
fused to take part in musical entertain
ments for religious or charitable purposes
He was member of the order of Odd
Fellows, Improved Order of Red
Men, and perhaps some other beneficial