Evening journal., 1890-06-23
JUDGE JOHN Il. PAINTER
QUIETLY PASSES AWAY AFTER A
LONG ILLNESS.

LONG ILLNESS.
A Nsbls and Useful Life Ended-Arrange-
ments for the Funeral-Mrs. Paynter
Now watching by the Bedside of Her
Mother, mrs Charles j. stockley.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. June 23.-Judge John
Henry PayEter, after lying for several
days in semi-stupor, quietly passed
away at 8. so o'clock on Saturday after
noon
few minutes after that hour the
passing bell was tolled, and listening to
the slow, solemn strokes, the citizens of
tGeorgetown knew that q noble, useful
life had ended, and that a friend had
passsd from among them The fame
of his life went out as that of candle.
Around his deathbed were his family,
friends and physicians. His death os-
Cured rather suddenly. and at an earlier
date than was anticipated.
His bedside was never left by faithful
attendants and watchers; one was never
absent except for few minutes at a
time-his devoted wife. Such devotion
is rarely seen. She has administered all
the medicine. and since January
last has not slept for more than one hour
at time, and for many nights not at all.
She is now watcher at the bedside of
her mother, Mrs Charles @. Stoczley,
who has been lying for two weeks in
room adjoining that of the judge, dan.
gerously i'll Of fever.
Interment will be made in st. Paul's P.
r. Church-yard of this town, Of which
church the Judge was a communicate
The funeral will be held at o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon.
John Henry Paynter was born Febru.
airy 81, 1888, in New York City, while
his father, Samuel r. Paynter, was a
temporary resident of that city. His
father was a successful merchant Of
Sussex county and was the son Of Gov
ernor Samuel Paynter His mother was
Sallie A., daughter of Caleb Ross and the
sister Of Governor William n. Ross.
Thus John H. Paynter was the grandson
of one and the nephew Of another gov
ernor. His parents moved to Laurel In
1912, and two years later to the Draw
bridge, Sussex county, where his father
established large mercantile business.
John received his early, education
IN the Laurel, Milton and Georgetown
schools. His father died in 1851, and in
1858 his mother sent him to the Newark
Academy to prepare for college. He was
admitted to the freshman class of Della.
ware College in 1854, and became one of
the most promising students. In 1856
he entered the sophmore class of Union
College, Schenectady, N. Y, DR.. Eli
phalet Mott being in charge. He was in
this institution for three years and was
graduated in 1858 with the degree Of
Bachelor of Arts He was registered as
law student the same spring under
Hon. Edward Wootten. one Of the
Associate Judges of the State of Della
ware, and WAS admitted to the bar At the
April term of the Superior Court of Sus-
sex County in 1851. He was immedi-
ately appointed deputy attornev-genera
BY Attorney General Alfred r. Wootten
and held that position until Mr.
Woottens death, IN 1854.
John H. Paynter allied himself to the
Democratic party and his voice was fire.
,quently heard In forwarding its inter
ests, In 1866 be was elected state sena-
Tor and took his seat in January, 1867
He WAS, up to that time, the Youngest
COMMITMENTS
with signal ability, and took an earnest
and active part in the debates He At
tracted the attention Of influential citi-
zens and ia 1869, Governor Salisbury an.
pointed him attorney general. He there
upon resigned the senatorship, question
having been raised as to his eligibility to
the attorney generalship, while also
senator.
He was chairman Of the Democratic
County Central Committee Of Sussex
county in the campaign Of 1870. and his
labors resulted In an overwhelming vic
tory. He was appointed secretary Of
state by Governor Ponder ia January.
1871, and continued for the full term. He
with James i Wolcott, drafted the tax
bills which are still statutes of the state
In the 1871 session of the Legislature, he
was appointed to revise the statute laws.
which had not. t.been revised since 1852
He completed the arduous task and re-
ported TO the Legislature Of 1878. His
task was so well and thoroughly done
that no errors have ever been found In
the revised statutes and they have been
accepted without question.
Mr. Paynter married Miss Sallie Cus.
tus Wright, daughter Of Colonel Gardi-
49, ~ AAEANf VI RNNhEthOWAt Oh June
4, 1872 She died January Is. 1915. and
one son Rowland q. Paynter, survived
her IN 1885, June 19, he married Miss
Hannah E Stockley, daughter Of Cover
nor Charles Q. Stockley
de was appointed attorney general
again in April, 1855, and resigned March
70, 1887 to accept the position Of associ.
ate judge Of the state, to whidh he had
been appointed BY Governor Biggs to fiji
the vacancy caused BY Judge Wootten's
death.
From 1881 to 1887 he was editor.in-
chief Of the Delaware Democrat. He
was member OF the Democratic County
Central Committee from 1852 to 1872.
and chairman Of the committee for four
years. He was a member Of the Demo
cratic County Committee In 1870 and
1850, was delegate to the Democratic
State Convention in 1850 1866. 1872. and
was elected delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 1872, where he
worked hard to defeat Horace Greeley.
His actions on the bench as associate
judge, have won him the respect and es-
TEEN Of all influential citizens Of the
state, and the vacancy caused by his
death win be filed with difficulty.
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