The morning call., 1892-03-07
HON. EDWARDS PIERREPONT.
Death of the EX.Minister to Great Britain
at His New Ierk Heme.

NEW YORK, March 6-Hon. Edwards
PierrepOnt died at 8 80 o'clock this morning
at his home. 103 Fifth avenue, after brief
illness of nervous prostration. He
WAS born March 4, 1917, graduated
at Yale in 1887, and from the law
school in 1910. commencing active practice
at Columbus. Ohio. In 1S45 he removed to
New York. where he became eminent at
the bar. In 1857 he was elected Judge Of
the Superior Court of the city of New York
in place Of Chief Justice Thomas j. Oakley
a speech that he made year and q
half before the fall of Fort Sumter, in
which he predicted the Civil War. attracted
much atte ntion. In October, 1860, he re-
signed his seat on the bench and returned
TO tie practice of law, and in 1862 he was
appointed by President Lincoln in coniunc-
tion with Hon. John A. Dix to try the pris-
the various prisons and forts of the
United States. In 1864 he was ac-
tive in organizing the war Democrats in
favor of the reelection of Abraham Lin
coin. In April, 1867, he was elected men,
ber OF the convention for forming new
one of its judiciary Committee. He was
employed TO conduct the prosecution on the
part of the Government of John III. Surratt,
indicted for aiding in the murder of
President Lincoln. Judge Pierrepont
was also engaged in many celebrated
cases. At the beginning of the Civil
War he was an active member of
the Union Defense Committee, and one of
the three that were appointed to proceed to
Washington TO confer with the Govern
ment, when all communication was cut off
by way OF Baltimore after the attack upon
the Massachusetts, troops. In the Presiden-
tial contests of 1868 and 1872, he was an ar
dent supporter of General Grant, by whom
he was appointed in 1869 United States At
torney for the southern district of New
York, which office he resigned in July,
1870. In the autumn OF that year he was one
of the most active members Of the Com
mttee Of Seventy in opposition TO the
Tweed ring. In Nav, 1873 Judge Pierre
pont was appointed United States Minister
he became Attorney General of the United
States, remaining in the Cabinet of
President Grant until May, 1876, when he
was sent as United States Minister to
Great Britain. During his term of
Office as Attorney General he. was
called upon by the Secretary of State
to give an opinion upon question of inter-
national law, in which was discussed the
questions of natural and acquired nation
ality. This opinion gave him wide repu-
tation. During General Grants visit to
London Judge Pierrepont urged upon the
Queens Ministers the propriety of accord
ing the same precedence to him as had been
given to the ex-ruler of France. This was
done and other governments fol-
lowed the example of Great Britain.
Judge Pierrepont devoted large attention
to the financial system of England. On his
return in 1878 he engaged actively in his
profession, but afterward retired, and has
taken especial interest in the financial pol
icy Of the country. writing several pamph-
lets upon the subject In one issued in
1887 he advocated an international treaty and
claimed that by convention the commercial
value of the silver dollar might be restored.
The deceased published various orations,
1874. Judge Pierrepont Teceived.th honor
ary degree Of LID. from Columbian Col
lege. and in 1873 the same degree was con-
ferred upon him by Yale. While he was in
England, Oxford gave him that of DEL.
Sir William Henry Gregory was the son
of the Right Honorable William Gregory,
who was Under Secretary for Ireland
for several years under the ad-
ministration of Lord Liverpool and
was 70 years of age. He entered Parlias'
ment in 1912 as a Conservative. was defeated
in 1SI7, but entered again in 1857 as
Liberal Conservative. He gave an
independent support. to Lord Palmer
ston but voted with Lord Derby on
his reform bill in 1859 and against the
reform bill of Lord John Russell in 1866.
He became well known in the world of
art and of art education, and took
an active part in general politics,
especially where Ireland was concerned, in
made member of the Privy Council for
Ireland. and in 1872 was appointed Cover
nor OF Ceylon. which position he resigne ed
IN 1877