The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-07
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HIRAM MCCULLOUGH DEAD,

Nk ionttCian,
Pa 49, iron hand of death has been busy i,
der community during the past winter an,
':tion fl stricken down one by on. a nu,ohsr =,
no vi. '''' usel"i citizens, and still the mon.
land a no' satisfied. The last to fall beneath
comm 'ien''ess hand was the gentleman
or r.,i name heads this article, and of whom
its no. Mt friend remarked, "When Hir-
shanart cease(1,q9gh died, great, generous
ars, = IL died at abottSo:.
amo. evening last. He nh.ei clock on Wednes-
tberpl months, suffering from IS SSl Ill for sew
rurne' = anu HIS friends had long sincs9 the
ped all hope of his recovery, and his desfs,
il. $ but a question of time. Mr. McCul.
Ugh, besides being one of Cecl's most
Comment citizens and talented lawyers,
~ as Keen politician, and during the great,
g. 3portlon OF his lite had much to do in adj
> sing anu shaping political events, not only
his own county, but in the state at large.
'e ri He was born near Bay View, then called
heiravely Hill. in this county, on Septem Der
owtSth, 1913 and was therefore in the I'D year
ne 4 his age. His parents were Samuel and
re lary Mccullough, thrifty and well-to-do
,eopie, as wealth was gagged at that period.
lie, tie spent his early life at home, uuti about
w So when he came to E.ktou for the pur-
a pose OF completing his education ut the Elk
g ton academy, making his home mean while
,lpwith his brother, George Mccullough, who
was elected sheriff of the county in the fall
{. of 1880 aud served until 1893 He ccnplet-
led his studies at the academy and entered
,lupon course of law reading with Colonel
,IJohn Z. Groome, and was admitted TO the
d bar on the 4th Of April, 1897. About 1910
he received his first appointment to political
position when he was made clerk of the
l county commissioners, which he accepted,
| not yet having made a practice And
young as he was he filed the posi-
| ton with credit to himself, as well as to
/ those who had urged his appointment.
| Here his successful career began.
| BY steady and continuous application he
succeeded in Building up an extensive
chentage and an enviable reputation, both
on the law and equity side of the court
lie very soon entered the political field
power in this direction, and early became
an acknowledged leader of the party of his
adoption
The first purely political Office he ever
held was that of state senator To this he
was elected in the fall of 1915 to fill the I'M
expired term of Col George r. Howa. d who
had received from Gov. Pratt the appoint
ment to the office of Register of Wills of
Cecil county.
Meanwhile, about January 10Th, 1912, he
married Sarah Jane Ricketts,, a daughter of
one of the best known families in Cecil.
In 1916 he was reelected to the state SEN
ate and served in that body until the con-
stitution of 1851 changed the duration of
office from six to four years. His next ap-
pearance in the political arena was against
the then most popular leader of the Wing
party in the Congressional district, the
Hon Alex Evans, a native of the county
and most thoroughly equipped foe This
noted contest took place in 1851, inst ten
years before the breaking out Of tn. warNof
the rebellion. At that time this district
comprised the counties of Hartford, Cecil.
Kent, Caroline and Queen Anns's, and was
ing by an overwhelming majority. Mr..
Evans had already served one term in Con
sress, and his friends looked upon the con
test as simple walk-over for him, Not
withstanding this fact, however, Mr. Nc
Cullough agreed to lead this almost if not
entirely forlorn hope. He procured good
bnr o,l -, I,
in the campaign. For six weeks he secured
the district, calling upon almost every in
dividual voter within its bounds, making
friends wherever he went. He rode and
worked day and night exhortirg and en-
thusing strength in the Democratic ranks
and it is said by gentlemen who remember
the canvass that if he had two weeks
more for work he would have been elected
OF course, under the circumstances, he had
no hope of an election in the district, but By
his almost super human energy he reversed
large vote in his own county, carrying it
by handsome majority.
Iu 1858 in conjunction with the late Otho |
Scott, of Hartford county, one of the greatest
lawyers of his time. Mr.. Mccullough was |
appointed by the legislature to codify the
laws of tho state in place Of John V. L. |
Mcmahon. The two volumes which enc
mated from their unItsd effort were of the |
greatest imaginable benefit to the profess
sion. Previous to this time the laws of the |
state were scattered through hundreds OF
volumes, making it difficult and sometimes
almost impossible to fad any particular |
statute The new code remedied all this, |
saving the members of the bar, many a !
weary search. In the fall of 1864 he was
elected to congress over the Hon. John. A. |
j. Creswell, afterwards PoStmast er. General |
of the United States. In 1866 he was re-
nominated and reelected, defeating Geo |
NJ. Russum, of Caroline county. At the
conclusion of his tsrln he resumed the prac-
tice of the law, but was not allowed to re-
main in private life vary long, for in 1879
he was nominated for and elected to the
House of Delegates, of which body be was
made speaker. Many of his friends did not
wish him to accept the speakershlp As they
preferred to see him on the floor of the
House, where his well-known abilities
could show to better advantage. His skill
full handling of the reins of authority. how
ever, demonstrated the wisdom of the ma
jority in selecting him as their presiding
officer. Mr. Mccullough was for several
years counsel for the Philadelphia Viii
mington and Baltimore Railroad Company.
, He wa. one of the most popular men i'll
this county, and his death, although not
nunex pected, has cast a gloom over the com
, munitv. lie leaves two sons-Clinton, late
/. law partner Of ex-United States Senator
ia iroome, and H. Rudolph, general freight
;gent of the Chicago and Northwestern rail
# .oad; and one daughter, Miss Mary McCul-
; h ugh, well-known in fashionable society in
Washington and Baltimore. His eldest
IN, William L. died in St. Domingo shortly
tier the close of the war where he had gone
the employ of a New York house. His
!, life died many years ago. His remains
~ Ill be Inferred in the family burial-lot IN
e PRESBYTERIAN cemetery tomorrow, sun
-, y afternoon at half past two ociocN.
The 49,.
late, Bishop Lays Visitatlons.
20 .fhe Right Rev Bishop Lay, Will visit
ively nifty and Augustine parishes, on os'"r'
h, beg, March 18th and 18th. The foiioWihs
/, I'd be the order OF services, at St. Angus
, leari Church, Bohemia Manor, on Saturday