Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-07-08
p. II. WINSTON, SR.

TThe following taken from the editor
ial columns of the Raleigh IN. Co. State
| Chronicle, is a sketch of the life OF
Mr.. Winston, the father of our towns
man Mr.. 2. II. Winston Jr., notice
of whose death appeared in our columns
in late issue
This eminent citizen Of our State died
at his residence in Windsor. BERTHE
county, on Monday the ii inst, after a
lingering illness of three years. During
the past six months he has been an in-
valid in bed from two strokes of paralysis;
ard his death was quiet falling to SLEEP.
Patrick Henry Winston was born May
9TH, 1920, in Franklin county. Hi.
father belonged to the well known family
of Win,tons which settled in Hanover
county, Virginia, migrating from
Yorkshire, England, and spreading out
into Kentucky, Mississippi and North
Carolina. Mr. Winston was a fine type
of his family, whose chief traits, as Writ
says in his life of Patrick Henry, are
"a mild benevolent disposition, undeviat-
ing rrobity, correct understanding and
easy elocution His mother was Nancy
Fuller, sister Of late Jones Fuller and
Elizebeth Fuller
Mr.. Winston was student at Wake
Forest College two years, whence he
went to Columbia University, Washing
ton City, and graduated as valedictorian
He read law under Judge Battle at
Chapel Hill and settled in Windsor,
Berthe county. Here he speedily at
tanned large and lucrative practice and
amassed good fortune. He married
here Miss Martha Elizabeth Bird, a
member of a large and influential family,
including the Watsons, Capeharts, Ma,
sons and Razeurs.
He represented his county several
times in the legislature, but his tastes
were not political. His attention was
given closely to the law and to managing
his property. He was devoted also to
literature and science, being fine
Shakespeare scholar and "A lover of as.
tronomy and geology.
In 1861, together with Hon. B. F.
Moore and Hon. S. +. Philips, he was
elected Judge OF the Court of Claims.
At the expiration of the court, he was
appointed, by Gov. Vance, Financial
Agent between North Carolina and the
Confederate States. In 1864 he was
elected one of the Council of State and
by that body chosen President, a most
responsible position at that time.
In 1868 he was member of the Con
stitutional Convention from Franklin,
where he was takeL refuge during the
war. lie was eminent in that convsn-
ton tor his firmness and his political
sagacity. He was one of the few men
that declined to sign an open letter to
W. W. Holden, requesting him to be a
candidate for Governor; and to him is
due the candidacy of Jonthan Werth
and his successful campaign. In 1868
he was offered the nomination for Con.
gress but dsclinsd-preferring the prac-
tice OF law. In 1873 he came within a
few votes of being nomination by the
Democratic Convention for Judge of the
supreme Court, being defeated by Judge
billiard.
Few men in Northeastern North
Carolina have possessed wider influ-
ence hner character or purer reputa.
ton. lie was man of profound learn
ing, untiring industry, and strong intel
lect. He leaves widow and five
children: Patrick II. Winston, Jr.s now
10 Idaho; Prof. Geo. T. Winston, of the
University; Frank D. Winston, of
Windsor; Robert w. Winston, Of Ok
ford; and Alice Capehart Winston.