Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-04-10
GOV. D. G. F0WLE DEAD.
NORTH CAROLINA LOSES HER
GOVERNOR
he Expires From an Attack Of Apoplexy
Tuesday at Midnight-A Great Shock Go
All--Sketch OF Bis Career.

shocked aboat midnight Tuesday
night by the announcement of the death
in the executive mansion, at Raleigh,
of her Governor. Hon. Daniel g.
Fowls. which occurred at 1880
o'clock. The Governor las been
slightly indlsposed for few days past,
but was apparently improved and in
better spirits when the dread nessen-
ger called. After supper he enter
tanned friend, assisted his little
daughter in the study Of her lessons
and appeared quite cheerful. A few
moments afterwards he remarked to
an elder daughter who lad entered
the room. "iielsn, I am fainting."
and before she could catch him he fell
back ON his pillow unconscious.
Musicians were hastily summoned,
but life.wAs extinct before their arrivai.
He died of apoplexy according to the
verdict of his pa, sicians.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Daniel Gould Fowle was born i'm
W ashingten, this State. on March Sd.
1881. In 1s45 he entered the famous
Bingham School and aft<rwari catered
Princeton College, N. j., at the age
Of ski cen. He was O. class mate of
Hon Barnes Compton, of Maryland
and with h,m shared the honors Of his
class. He graduated at Princeton in
1851, was admitted to the bar i'm 853
and settled in Raleigh in 1854, where
no has since resided. and where he
has always been held in the highest
esteem.
Governor Fowle was twice MARI led
and survived both wives. His FIRST
wife was Miss Ellen Brent, daughter
of Chief Justice Richmond Pearson +,
who died in 1862 leaving two children,
Margaret. now wife of Mr., P. H.
Andrews, of Raleigh, and Martha,
wife of Mr.. ID. B. Avera, of Johnston
county, n. c.
In 1866, he married Mary E. Only
daughter of DR.. r. J. Haywood, who
died ia 1886, leaving three children,
Misses Heen and Mary Fowle and
Daniel 6. Fewle, Jr.
HIS WAR RECORD.
At tAe outbreak of the civil war
he enlisted in the old Raleigh Rifles
and marched to the front 40 second
Lieutenant. He served consecutive
ly in the Offices of Major of the Com
missary Department and Lieutenant
Colonel of the 3Ist regiment, when
he was captured at Fort Hill, IN
Beaufort county, February 9Th, 1862.
la that same year he was released and
entered the Legislature as the repres-
entative from Wake county, after
the aGjsurement of which be was made
Adjutant General OF the State with
the rank Of Major General. La the
fall Of 1868 be resigned ais commission
and ran for the Legislature again On
the ami Holden ticket. being the only
candidate elected by the opponents of
| Gov ernor Holden. In 1865 he was
appointed by Governor Holden a.
Judge of the Superior Court, and the
subsequent Legisi ature reelected him
until IN 1867 he resigned because be
wou d not carry out the orders Of the
Military Governor, General Sickles.
| He man tested in manner so empha tic
as never to be forgotten bis generation
for the constitution aud his love fer
conetitn ional Government
In 1865 hc was chairman Of the
State Executive Committee, and
threw al bis energy and strength
into the campaign that followed.
He was afterwsrd candidate for
the Senate from Wake and Franklin
counties, but was defeated, though
he led his ticket. In 1876 the con
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