Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-01-05
Governor Marinaduke Dead.

In our last weeks issue mention
was made of the severe illness of
Gov. Marmaduke. He continued
to grow worse till fears Of the fatal
termination Of sickness were realized
st 9 o'clock and 81 minutes on
Wednesday evening of last week.
He died at the executive mansion.
surrounded by relatives and friends
and greatly lamented by the people of
the whole state. He was a very
popular governor. Men of both po-
litical parties placed q high estimate
upon his character for truth and In
tegrlty. He was regarded as one of
the best governors Missouri ever
had. He was on the peoples side
Of every question. The last legisla-
ture failing, at its regular session to
pass suitable laws to protect the
people from rspacious railroad com.
panies in the matter of charges for
transportation Of freight; he called
that body together in extra session
for the purpose of giving them
another opportunity to discharge 9
sacred duty they owed to their con.
stltuents. Grievances complained
Of, were thought by many persons
not to he Of sufficient magnitude to
justify the governor in convening
the legislature and the expenditure
Of money 1t would entail.
For this he was severely criticised
in some quarters. This criticism
and the continuance of the extra
session 80 much longer than he reas-
onably expected, depressed the gov
ernor to such an extent that his
health began to fail, which nece ssh
tated trip to Europe, hoping TO
regain his health. He returned af-
ter some months, but little improved,
and entered upon his duties at the
state capital.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Gov. John s. Marmaduke was
born in Saline county, Mo-, March
IA, 1888, and was there reared and
educated until he left to enter Yale
college. After spending three years
IN Yale college and one in Harvard
University, in March, 1858, he en-
tered West Point, receiving the ap-
pointment through Hon. John s.
Phelps. He graduated from there
in 1857, and, leaving West Point,
entered the United States army un-
der Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston,
and served until April, 1861; he
then resigned, enlisted in the Mis-
souri, State Guards, as captain, and
was immediately elected colonel of a
regiment of infantry. After the
battle of BoonvilIe, he resigned his
commission and went to Richmond.
Va, where he was commissioned
First Lieutenant of the Confederate
States army. He remained In this
army, passing up through successive
grades of promotion until he reached
the position of Major General.
In 1864 he was taken prisoner and
confined at Johnson's Island and
Fort Warren, until August, 1865,
when he was released. He then
went to Europe, where he renamed
for some time. Returning, he went
into business in st. Louis, where he
established the house of Marmaduke
s. Brown. He also acted for q time
as general manager Of the Life As
sociation of America for the south
ern states. He was at one time con-
nected with several journals publish
ed in st. Louis. The State Board of
Agriculture twice elected him Its
secretary. lie was appointed by
Gov. Hardin to the Office of railroad
commissioner in 1875; was elected
to the Office in 1876, and served un-
til 1880. He was elected governor
in 1884 by q plurality of II? votes.
Gov. Marmaduke was ntypr mar