St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
Judge David A. Seacombe, Emil
nent Citizen and Lawyer, Died
Yesterday.

nent Citizen and Lawyer, Died
Yesterday.
Death is rapidly disseminating the
ranks of the Minneapolis pioneers.
Yesterday another was removed from
earth III the person of Judge David A.
Seacombe, one of the best known law
yers of the Minnesota bar.
Judge SeacOmbe was taken rather sud-
denly from his family and friends. He
always enjoyed marvelously good health
until three months ago, when the first
symptoms of heart trouble were noticed.
Little was thought of that at the time,
for men with aggravated heart trouble
have been known to live for years. Not
until three weeks ago was he in such
bad health that he could not attend to
his legal duties. Then he was forced
to remain in doors all the time. Last
Tuesday his condition had become so
serious that he took to his bed, never to
rise again. The end came at 1850 yes
terday afternoon. The attending ply
sician gave the family little hope from
then, came SO suddenly that it was a
great shock. Few of the most intimate
friends OF the deceased knew that he
was even indisposed.
Judge Seacombe had lived in Mime
apolis long enough to rank with the
pioneers of the city. lie came to Min
neapolis thirty years ago. Since that
time he has been one of the most con-
spicuous figures In the eity'S history
until within a recent period. He was
an exceedingly modest man, so modest
that the man who attempts to
write his biography must obtain
most of his information from
friends and acquaintaDces; but his
m0desty could not prevent the public
from finding out his worth and cOnferr
ing honor upon him. He was always
Republican in politics. and from his
entrance into the life OF Minneapolis
bore share in the making of politics in
drew attention to him and made him
sisted to frame the constitution
of the state of Minnesota.
In that constitutional convention
he represented the old Third congress
slonal district. Later he was elected
county attorney of Hennepin county as
the successor of j. B. Gilfillan. After
that Judge Seacombe steadily declined
all offers of political prererment. He
desired, rather, to devote his time and
talents to his legal practice.
In the law Judge SeacOmbe was rec
ognized as one of the strongest men at
the Hennepin county bar. That means
that he was considered as ranking with
the one or two lawyers who are, in every
bar association. looked up to as the men
at the head of the profession. There
was not lawyer in Minneapolis that
did not fear Judge Seacombe as an OPP
ponent in legal battle. He had wide
knowledge of the law and firm grasp
on all the details of practice, and all his
information was ready for use on the
spnr of the moment. There was no
thinking with him when in the midst of
legal tilt. He knew just what to do
and just what to say at any moment,
and how to do or say it in the most eff
fectlve manner, seemingly by instinct.
He leaves a wide gap in the legal pro-
fession.
The deceased leaves wife and three
children. His only daughter is the wife
of Edward Chatfield, well-known
member of the bar. He had two sons,
William, the Oldest of the Family, and
Frank, lad. William Seecombe is
prominent man in the affairs of Mon
tana. He arrived in Minneapolis before
his father died.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed. The bar associa-
ton will probably be called together to-
day and suitable action taken on the
death of so illustrious member Of the