St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-31
GEN. NE'LAREN DEAD.

Suddenly. After n Very brief Illness.
WcIi-KnOXyn Citizen Dies at His
Home.
The death of Gen, Robert n. McLaren oc-
Cured very suddenly at his residence. %
Iglehart street. yesterday afternoon, such
an event being entirely unlocked for by his
friends. Although he had been ailing for
over year he attended to his business
regularly until two days before his DEATH
being about town as usual on Wednesday.
On Thursday he remained at home and on
Friday morning did not rise from his bed,
continuing TO fail rapidly. He was con-
scious to the last and passed away quietly
in the presence Of his wife and son at 2
o'clock. Only a few minutes before his
life long friend. Ii. NJ. Knox left him to
attend to some business for him down town
and General McLaren babe him farewell,
evidently knowing that the end was ap-
preaching. The cause of his death was
kidney disease from which he suffered
much pain during the few months previous
to his death.
FACTS IN his LIFE.
Gen. McLareu was born in Geneva N. Y,
in 1928, and was. therefore, in the 59th year
of his age. He came from an old and we'll
known Scotch family, having the same an
at Union college, Schenectady, N. Y, about
1850, and soon afterward went to Portland,
Or, where he was in business for three or
four years. In 1856 he came TO Minnesota,
going into the grain and commission business
at Red Wing. He took active interest in
politics at this time, mantainngit to the day
of his death. He was member of the lower
house of the state Legislature in 1860 from
Red Wing, and while resident there enlisted
in the Sixth Regiment Of Minnesota voiun-
teers, receiving commission as captain. He
was soon afterward made major of the regl-
ment, and i'll that capacity went with Gen.
Sbley i'll his expedition against the Indians
of the Upper Missouri, The next year he
accompanied Gen. Sully as major of the
SIKH Minnesota cavalry in his Indian
expedition. He was made colonel
soon after and was commandant of the post
at Fort Smelling in 1858 and 1864, being there
at the time Little Six and Medicine Bottle
were executed He was made a brevet
BROADER GENERAL,
which gave him the military title by which he
has been known ever since. After the war
he was for short time engaged i'll the dry
goods business with Knox Taylor, He was
appointed United States internal revenue col
lector soon after the war and when
this Office was abolished he was appointed
United States marshal, holding this office
from 1874 to 1882. Since retiring from the
Office he has not engaged in any business,
having simply looked after his property, in
the accumulation of which he has been very
successful. AS before mentioned, he has al
ways been actively interested in politics, in
which he was generally known as being level
headed and possessed of fine executive abil-
ity. He was several years chair
man of the Republican state central
committee. Although a shrewd manager
of political matters he never used his ability
or influence in furtherance of any political
trickery. During his first years in Mime
enfo Can MOTo nn1 Eocf md
married to Miss McYean, also of an old Scotch
family, who survives him. He leaves two
sons and a daughter DR.. Archibald McLaren
of this city, Miss Jennie McLaren and
Robert, a lad of IA. Miss McLaren
to whom her father was devotedly attached,
is at present visiting in Rochester, N. Y, but
started home Immediately on receiving the
news of her fathers death. Arrangements
for the funeral will not be perfected until
after her arrival on Sunday morning. Gen.
McLaren was a member of the house of Hope
church and was for number of years one of
the trustees.