New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
EDWARDS PIERREPONT DEAD.
HIS CAREER As A LAWYER. JUDGE AND
DIPLOMAT.

Edwards Perrepont died at g 80 O'Clock yesterday
morning at his home, No. lO3 Fiftiave., after an
Illness Of four days. During the last two years and
half he has been an invalid and has suffered con-
sderably during that time from nervous prostration.
on Wednesday last, at IL a. M, he was Frustrated
BY attack OF cerebral lcmorrliagc and from
that time he grew gradually weaker until Yesterday
morning, when he died. Throughout this time he
did not utter word the attack left him speeches..
lie constantly attended by DR.. JOnh .
Rassett of No. IL West Thirty thrdst.
Edwards Pierrepont born in North Haven,
4 Conn.,, on March 4, 1919. He entered Yale Colcge
and graduated with the class of 1887, with the
high honor then known as the "Orahoh' Ho
was prepared for college by the Rev. Noah Porter
who was aferward president of Yale. Under Judges
Daggctt and Hitchcock he pursued his legal study
4 at the New Haven Law school, from which he was
graduated in 1910. Immediately after graduation lie
began to practise law at Columbus. Ohio, with T. u
wilcox. where he continued until 1876, when he came
TO Ncw.YOrk Here he continued to practise law ao
in 1857 upon the death of ChicfJusticc Thomas D.
Oakley lie was elected judge Of the Superior Court
In october 1860 he resigned from the bchch' anu
returned TO the practice Of his profession Oohs'uor
able attention attracted to speech which '"usc
FerrepQnt made year or more before 'ne az
tack on Fort Sumter, in 1861, In "hich NJ
predicted civil war. Up TO the Drcahihs
ont Of the war he was Democrat, but
upon receipt of the news the Southern outbreak he
became prominent In support OF the Union. lie "1s
active in organizing the Union DEFENCE Comihitoes'
among tie other members Of which we're John A. DIX,
Hamilton Fish, A. T. Stewart and many other prominent
citizens These men contributed large sums OF money
toward the immediate assistance Of the Administration
in early expenses Of fitting troops, etc. for the war
Judge Pierrepont prominent In the orehn'A"uoh
Of the great Union demonstration in Union square on
April 60 1861 on which occasion he spoke strongly III
support Of the Administration. In lo62 ne was az
pointed by President Lincoln to act as commissioner
Niaio Gamer ol A
the prisoners of state then confined in the various
Union forts He was one of the most active in organ
hing the war Democrats In favor of the reelection OF
President Lincoln In 1864.
Throughout the war he continued his law practice
with considerable success, and his political Work
had brought him stu further before the public. so
that In the years Immediately after the war he was
associated with some OF the most prominent men OF
the profession In important legal contests among
them being ". NJ. Evarts, with whom DE worried on
the defence in the celebrated OpGykeWeed libel suit
which created a sensation at the time. lie was also
associated with James T. Brady. In 1867 he was
retained by the Government 10 conduct The prosecu
ton OF John H. Surratt, who had been indicted Tor
aiding Booth In the murder Of President Lincoln. IN
April of that year he was elected a member OF the
convention for framing n new constitution OF the
State of New-York and served on the Judiciary Com
mlttee.
Dursg the Presidential campaign of 1868 and 1872
Judge Pierrcpont worked actively in support OF Gen
eral Grant, and was by him appointed, In 1859
United States Attorney for tile Southern District OF
New-York, which place he resigned in July, 1870
In the fall of that year he took active part In the
war against the Tammany ring frauds and was
one Of the famous Committee OF seventy, which fought
the Tweed ring In 1871 he received the
degree OF ILL., D. from the Columbian College OF WASH
ington Ills alma mater, Yale. conferred the same de-
gree upon him two years later.
lie was appointed United States Minister to Russia
tha hpnnp nd in nr1l 81
he was appointed Attorney General of the United
States and remained in General Grants Cabinet until
May. 1e56, when he was appointed United etat,s
General however, he argued ali the important cases
for the Governments among them being tne omio
He was also called upon by Hamilton FISH tIcn
iary Of state, TO give an important opinion upon
wide reputation in Europe as well as THIS country.
During his term as Minister to England Genera I1Sa
the General there he urged upon Queen VICTORIES
the sG P seeS SVEN R o Ing ruler
FRANCE This was done. and several OF me EuIS-
s pe4epen dev0ed
the English financial system. as he had done when ~
n n0Rs s. H% cSnferred the degree Of upon
Upon his return from Engand iT'S ni sg aa
counsel for the United states Government in teyeya,
io% acve life though It'll deeply Interested
the financial policy Of the Government. on
this subject as upon Of the hsb VSr erq Tdcy ccnaG
in pamphlet form on the latter question: he strongly
Mr. PIerrepont was one Of the founders and gov
ernors Of tie Manhattan Club, but left Y about INC
time when the broke out. since then ne n;yl
been q member OF the Union Club; fcr
five or six years before his death he jiHI
not practsed law though in few will contests 10 had
acted In an advisory capacity. Up = his retirement
from active practice he had been connected Win tie
firm OF STANLEY. Brown & Clark. of this city.
Mr. PerrepOnt leaves widow and one married
daughter the wife OF Leonard +. Beckwth, clei en-,
dneer of the Consolidated Telegraph and Electrical
Subway Company. He also had two gIanddalGhlcIs
and two grandsons, children OF Mrs. EeckWltl: "a
ward PicreDOnt the only Of the dead man. dleu II!
Rome Italy from fever In 1850. at the age OF
twenty 6vc years. -,
Both Mr. Pierrcpont and his wife were members Of
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church. The funeral VII
take place at TITS church on Wednesday morning Ile
fnrai win b, at Garrison the Hudson where the
family owns a handsome summer home.