The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-01-22
THE DEAD JURIST.
Tribute of Members of the. Bar to
the Memory of Judge Chalmers.


Q the Memory of Judge Chalmers.
JACKSON, Miss Jan. 12.--WheT
the Supreme Court met this morn
ing, Col. Nugcnt, with an appropri
ate address, presented the following
resolutions adopted by the blI
meeting and asked that they bc
spread on the minutes OF The court:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the one
Omniscient Judge of the Universe
To call from the scencc Of his lahors
and usefulness, Hamilton HeL der
son Chalmers, associate justice OF
the Supreme court ot Mississippi.
and the members Of The Mississippi
bar assembled at the capital pro-
fOundly impressed with the magni,
tude of the injury that the jurispru
dence and society of the State have
sustained, desire IN formulate, in
enduring shape, their convictions as
to that injury, as well as their senti-
ments OF affection and respect for
the deceased; therefore,
ResoIced, That in the death Of
Judge Chalmers the bench of the
State has lost one of its most con-
prvativc. upright. attentive and
learned jurists; the bar, one of its
most brilliant and successful mem
bers, and society, a genial, cultured,
amiable, attractive and hospitable
gentleman.
Resolced, That we tender to the
members OF his bereaved household
our unaffected sympathy and condo,
lence for the irreparable loss they
have sustained. We knew Judge
Chalmers well, and can truthtully
say, that ''none knew him but TO
love him."
ReSolred, That these resolutions,
with the annexed sketch of his life,
be presented to the supreme court
of the State, with the request that
they be spread upon Its minutes, and
that a copy of the same be forward
ed to the distressed widow Of our
deceased brother. -:
The following is the sketch of his
!, life referred TO in and accompanying
the foregoing resolutions:
Hamilton Henderson Chalmers
second son of Joseph W. Chalmers
) was born at the residence Of his ma
| ternal grandfather, Col. Alex Hen:
derson, in Rockingham county, r.
q ,,, hn lSfL r. 'not,b.r 1S0S
while his father was removing from
Virginia tU Tennessee. In March
1889. he was brought by his father
. to Holly Springs, Miss, where ht
t attended the famous St. Thomas
Hall school, In 1853, he graduated
at the Mississippi University, anC
Immediately thereafter came t.
Jackson, Miss ), to study law under
his COUSIN. D. e. Glenn. In 1854
he was librarian and keeper, of the
capitol. In 1859 he was secretary
of the State senate. In 1851 lie wa:
married to Miss Elnily II Erwin, ;
p native of Hinds county, Miss, will
whom he lived OH the happiest term:
until his death He commenced tn,
practice of law in Yazoo Guy, Miss.
and went hence to New ORLEANS
Louisiana, where he pracriced &
short Time in partnership with ID. {
Glenn and then returned To Missis
sippi and settled in fernando, II
1861 he vas appointed district at
tnrney of the Seventh Judicial dis
trict Of Mississippi IT, fill the place
of his brother, j r. Chalmers, who
had entered the Confederate ser
vice.
In 1852 he was appointed in the
commissary department OF the Con
federate States with the rank o.
major and while on the staff Of hi,
brother, Gen. Chalmers, was slight
ly wounded in the cavalry engage
ment at Salem, Miss. In 1865 ht
was appointed assistant adjntant
general, on the staff of Gen. Peter
B. Stark, which place he held at The
surrender. In 1876 he was appoint
ed by Gov. Stone associate justice
of the supreme court of Mississippi
To fiji the unexpired term of Hon
E. G. Peyton. In 1SS2.he was ap
pointed as his : ownr successor b,
Cox. Lowry. ....
The court through Chief Justice
Campbell responded, ordering th'
resolutions recorded on the min
utes and saying that the cour
cheerfully joins the bar in the effor
to pay tribute to the memory o
the lamented dead.