Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-07-02
M. BANNON DEAD.
A Great Political Leader Has FAN
en-A Sketch OF His Early Life.
Later

en-A Sketch Of His Early Life.
Later.
Mr.. Bannnn. whose illness at his real
dsnce near Jessups. 10 this county. has
been noticed in the CAPITAL. az last &C.
counts Is growing rapidly weaker and
hts death may be looked for at any hour.
He was so much weaker yesterday that
II was deemed best by his family not to
let too many people see him, and the only
one OF his old friends and political asso-
ciates who saw him was Mr. George Col.
ton. He had expressed great desire to
see Mr.. Cotton aud Senator German, and
air. Colton's interview with him was We
nv affecting. These two have been close
friends through many changes of politics
aud their friendship was even closer dur
ing the last session OF the Legislature than
ever before. They roomed aud ate to-
Rether for the entire session Senator
German came out from Washington In
the afternoon, but did not see Mr.. Ban
non. Judge Jones, OF Howard county;
Congressman III w. Rusk; Sheriff Ar
niger. OF Anne Arundel county; Charles
Llndenborn. CT Annapolis; State Senator
j. j, Lindsay. Of Baltimore county, and q
number Of other friends and acquaintances
OF SIR. Bsnnon called at his residence dur
lng the day. This morning he was re-
ported sinking fast. and his friends
did not bslieYe be would live the day
out.
JKssUPs. July Mr. NJ Bannon died
at 1.20 this afternoon, surrounded by his
family. He was conscious of his condi-
tion within few minutes OF his death.
SKETCH OF his CAREER
Mr.. Bannon was born ia Cluaty Ty-
rome, Ireland. on August 1, 1927. and
consequently is nearly sixty-three years
old He is the sixth In a family of nine
children, and his father was highly re.
spected farmer. His grandfather was an
officer In the Irish rebel army Ia 1898
At the age of eighteen Dir. Bannon set
out for the United States. Arriving In
New York In July, lS46, he found work
for few days. after which he went to
Albany in hopes of better opportunity,
but was disappointed and returned to
Haverstraw, where he secured employ
ment In q brick yard. Here he carried
bricks until his flesh was bruised. and
unable TO continue II any longer, he re.
turned to New York, where he drove a
cart four weeks. He then went to Phila-
delphia and took care OF houses on the
Pennsylvania Railroad then being built
After passing through many trials and
privations he went 10 Baltimore early In
the fall of 1S47 with only ten cents Ia his
pocket. Ii was showing; he was poorly
clad and nearly shoeless. He finally Sc
cured employment with q cousin he
was teacher at Washington College,
and later professor of mathematics. He
flled the chair one year and resigned TO
form partnership with Mr.. Isaac Per
kins to manufacture the wood work for
carriages and sleighs, &c. He soon af-
ten ward removed to Anne Arundel county
and taught school for two years near his
present residence. He was admitted TO
the bar before Judge Price, at Townson-
town, 10 1867, ard at once opened an
Office la Baltimore. He made q specially
of equity practice ard real estate. He
soon began to accumulate wealth and
owned five or six farms In Anne Arundel
county and real estate 10 Baltimore,
amounting to between one and two hun.
dred thousand dollars Mr. Bannon has
always been Democrat and Influential
In the management of state affairs. He
has held many Offices, and was in the
State Senate for several terms, and was
the first county treasurer of this county,
and counsellor to the Board of County
Commissioners at the time of bis death.
He was q man OF great firmness and Yig-
or Of intellect. and skillful and success
ful party manager. In the summer of
OF 1878 be visited his early home ia ire
land. also the Exposition at Paris; and
spent some time travelling on the CONT
neut aud through Great Britain. Mr..
Ramon married on December 80, 1858
Miss Eveline Clark. and has five sons
and two daughters living