The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-04-28
DEATH OF COL. e. II. WEBSTER.

definite voyage in any one of them.
DEATH OF COL. e. IL. WEBSrER
The Passing Away of a Useful and Honored
Life.
Col Edwin H. Webster died at his home near
Bel Air at twenty minutes before two O'CLOCK
on Monday morning, April oath, of Bright's
disease, His first serious attack of illness &C.
CURED in the fall of 1891, but by skillful med
ical Urea tment and good nursing he gradually
improved and in the spring of 1892 was ena-
bed to attend to business again. During last
summer, accompanied by his wife and son, he
spent II month at Poland Springs, Maine, and
was much benefited. The improvement was
only temporary, however, for last fall There
was recurrence of the unfavorable symptoms
and from that time he never left the house
and grew weaker from day to day. For weeks
before his death he was able to take only
the smallest quantity of food-scarcely sum
cient, it seemed, to keep an infant alive. he
was attended by DIR. E. Hall Richardson of W..
with Dr.. John NJ. Finney, of the Johns Hop
llins Hospital, as consulting physician.
The funeral took place on Wednesday from
Col. Webster's late residence to Calvary NJ. L
Church. Services were conducted by Rev. DR.
William +. Brand, of st. Mary's Episcopa
Church, and Col. Webster's pastor, Rev. L. ID
Finney, of the Presbyterian Church, Bel Air.
The latter spoke with fearful voice of his early
and lifelong association with Col. Webster; o.
his kindness of heart; his Christian character
and his usefulness as citizen. a choir com
posed of Rev. Mr.. Slarrow, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs
C. W. Proctor, Misses Juliet and Grace Street,
Daisy Rouse, Mary Richardson. Julia Billings
lea DR.. +. A. Baden, P. +. Ball and j. +. APP
sey, sang when Jesus Comes" and at tht
close of the services at the house Miss Grace
STREET. and Mr.. Apsey sang my Ain Countrie,'
Il favorite song of Col. Webster.
The casket, very handsome one, was Gov
cred with beautiful flowers, including mag
nificent Offering from the directors of the Har
ford Natit nal Bank.
/ The pail bearers, who were all nephews OF
the deceased, were Edwin H. Webster, of j..
r. Harry Webster, John w. Webster, J. L. Nc
Cormick, Z. II. Mccormick, Harry w. Kea
ting, Donald Mclean and DIR. Malcolm Nc
Lean.
The funeral was very large one. AT the
grave the services were by Rev. Mr.. Finney
the choir singing sweet Rest"
Among those who attended the funeral were
Col. Joseph C. Hill, Gen. w. E. w. Ross, Gen
Charles E. Phelps, Col. George F. Vernon
Capt. w. L. Snyder, Capt. r. E. Bouldin, Col
B. F. Taylor, Lieut.. George w. Johnson VIM
]. Barnes, Fred. Wagner and A. ]. Crockett, OF
the Union Veterans Association; George NJ
McComas C. F. Hanna, j. 0. Cochran, Simeon
Spicer, of the Baltimore Custom House; Capt
FRANK Barr, of the Revenue Marine Service
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mclean, of Washington
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, of Baltimore coun
ty. N Dean s. Son were the funeral directors
Edwin Hanson Webster was of English de.
scent, his ancestors having owned large estates
at the head of Bush river. His great grand
father, Samuel Webster, by appointment OF
the Crown, was Inspector OF tobacco at Joppa
Hartford county, from which point shipments
were made directly to England. His grand
father, Richard Webster, was Methodist min
ster, contemporary with John Wesley, and the
second Methodist minister born in America
Col. Webster's father, Henry Webster, was q
prominent and successful farmer living neal
Churchyille, on the farm where his son viii
liam Webster now resides and where Col. Web
ster was born on the 31st of March, 1929. He
early displayed taste for study and after &C.
curing the rudiments of learning in the
schools of the neighborhood he was sent tC
New London Academy, Chester county, Pa
At the age of Is he entered Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pa, where he graduated i'll 1S47.-
his home he became Il student of law in the
office of Ohio Scott. in Bel Air. In 1851, be
for States Attorney by the Wing party but
was defeated by William II. Dallam by ten
votes After being admitted to the bar he en-
tered into a law partnership with Stevenson
Archer, and for four years devoted himself to
his profession. In 1855 he was elected State
Senator by the American or Know Nothing
party, by a majority of over one thousand. at
the second session OF the Legislature he was
made President of the Senate. In 1856 he was
a Presidential Elector of the American party
and aided in carrying the State for Fillmore.
I'M hfa all n N
he supported Bell and Everett, the Union cam
didates for President and Vice President, and
was reelected to Congress as Union man
At this session he served on the Committee on
Claims and on the Pacific Railroad. In 1862
ne recruited the Seventh regiment of Volun-
teers for the Union army. and on September
10Th of that year he marched his regiment to
Baltimore and went into active service. In
January, 1868, he left the regiment i'll COM
mand of Lieut.. Col. Charles +. Phelps, and
took his seat i'll the House OF Representatives.
Upon the adjournment of Congress, on the
4th of March, he resumed command of his reg
iment which formed part of the Army OF the
Potomac and was stationed on Maryland
Heights. In July, 1868, the Union party again
nominated him for Congress and he WAS re-
elected in November. He then resigned HIS
commission and took his seat in Congress. In
1864, upon the adoption of new Constitution,
Col. Webster was for the fourth time elected
to Congress. In August, 1868, President ohm
son appointed him Collector of the Port of Bal
timorc, when he resigned his seat in Congress
to enter upon the duties of his office, which he
held for four years. Upon his retirement from
the Colectorship the importing merchants of
Baltimore presented to him a testimonial Of
his energy, impartiality and faithfulness,'
and the subordinate officers in the Custom
House gave him handsome service of plate.
When the war ended and Col. Webster re-
turned to Hartford county he opposed the pro-
scriptive policy of the radical Republicans and
led movement which finally resulted in the
restoration of the franchise to Democrats, who
had been arbitrarily deprived of their votes by
the Constitution of 1864. He remained in tile
Republican party, however, and became its
leader. In 1882 President Arthur again ap-
pointed him Collector of the Port of Baltimore,
which position he held for four years, being
succeeded by eX-Gov. James b. Groome, who
was appointed by President Cleveland. Upon
the organization of the Hartford National
Ban% IN 1882 Col Webster was chosen as its
President and devoted himself aSsiduously to
the duties of the position. Through his tinan-
cal ability and influence, aided by an excel
lent board of directors, the bank has attained
high standing, its stock, the par value of
which was 500, now being worth double
that amount.
Col. Webster for many years interested him
self in breeding Jersey cattle, and his herd is
one of the finest in the State.
Col. Webster was married in June, 1855, to
Mrs. CAROLINE H Earl. widowed daughter of
James McCormiek, Jr,, Of Washington, and
Bel Air. Col. Webster's home, "Inglesde,"
forms part of the Henderson estate. Mrs
Webster survives him.
Their living children are Mrs. Hunter, wife
of j. Abel Hunter, a civil engineer on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Mrs. William H.
Harlan, of Bel Air; Mrs. Edmund p. Harrison,
of Martinsburg, Va, and Mr.. j. Edwin Web
ster, of the law firm of Harlan & Webster
Col. Webster's surviving brothers are MesSrs
William Webster and George S. Webster, of
Churchville. His surviving sisters are Mrs
Phoebe Rutledge, of the Rocks, and Miss Lizzie
Webster, of Churchville.
Col. Webster was a devoted member of the
Presbyterian Church in Bel Air. He had
kind heart and an amiable disposition. Dur
ing the war nearly all of his neighbors were
attached to the Southern cause, many of the
families of the neighborhood having members
in the Confederate army. 1t is to Col. Web
Ster's credit that he never refused an appeal
for his influence with the administration in be-
half of those who had incurred the disDleasure
of the federal government.
1t is only of late years that rheumatism
has been treated as blood disease. But that
this is IL correct theory is proved by the extra
ordinary success attending the use of Ayers
Sarsaparilla, in this painful and very preva-
lent malady. 1t seldom fails of radical cure.
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DIED.
WATERS.-At Fallston, Md, on April oath,
1893, Mrs. CASSANDRA WATERS, wife of
William Waters, aged 20 years.
FRENCH.-At kingsville, Baltimore coun-
ty, Md, on April 20, THOMAS FRENCH,
aged 60 years.
FISHER.-At her residence, No 9l0 North
Charles street, Baltimore, on Monday, the
oath day April, EMILY P. FISHER, widow of
Robert A. Fisher, and youngest daughter of
Dr. Jacob A. Preston, late of Hartford Co.
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