Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-16
STROKE OF APOPLEXY
Causes The Death Of Sen
atOr Vance.
NORTH CAROLINA M0URNS.
Death Of Gen. Slocum, Notable in Mil
itary aud Political Circles.

WARRINGTON. April IL. Senator Vance
Of North Carolina died late Saturday
night He bad not been we'll since the
assembling of oongvsss, and had been
confined 10 his home for the past month.
A turn for the worse came Saturday. and
about noon he had a stroke OF apoplexy
and did not regain consciousness.
Zebulon Baird Vance was born near
Asheville, N. c., May 10, 1880. His uncle.
Robert b. Vance, had left the family
fine library of some 500 volumes Of the
very cream of literature At the age OF IL
young Vance had already become familiar
with most Of them. He had the finishing
touches Of his education put on at WasI-
ington college. Tennessee, and later ut
the University Of North Carolina.
He studied law at Chapel Hill. In
January, 1881, he obtained license to
practice In the county courts, and was adj
mittsd TO the superior court in August,
1853
practice of law before his natural taste
for politics became manifest. The result
of his activity In this direction was that
he was elected In 1854 to the house of
commons, as the lower branch of the state
Buncombe county.
From ths state legislature he gravitated
TO the halls of congress, being elected In
1858, being the youngest member of the
house. a. he was sfterward the youngest
In 1882
When the war period came on Vance
was strongly opposed to secession. But
when his state took the opposite action he
went with 1t, raised company. and
started for the front. His first commits
sion was az captain OF the Twenty-sixth
regiment of North Carolina troops In 1851,
but in September of the same year be
was promoted TO the position of colonel.
He com manded at the battle of New bern,
and participated In the seven days' fight
ing around Richmond in 1854
While he was In the field Of action he
was elected governor Of North Carolina
without even the formality Of nomina-
tion or candidacy. He assumed the Office
Sept. Q, 1862, at the age Of b. In 1864 he
was again elected governor by an In
creased majority of more than $1,000, and
continued In Office until he was displaced
by the federal authorities In 1895.
His administration of the affairs of the
state at 20 critical and tur bulent a period
was marked by . large measure of eff
cheney and success. Though going into
the war reluctantly, no man In the south
stood TO 1t more firmly to the bitter end,
or rendered more efficient aid for its
prosecution.
In 1893 he was again nominated for
governor. but on account of his political
disa bilities declined to run.
In 1870 he was elected to the national
senate, but because of his disfranchise-
ment was refused admission.
He was again nominated for governor
In 1870 He again carried the state.
He was again chosen to the United
States senate in 1870; in January. 1885,
was once more elected, and again in 1891
for the term ending in 1897. While in
the senate he made . national reputation
for his integrity, fair dealing and quail
ties of political leadership. He was
known as being hostile to high protective
tariffs and all forms of capitalistic mono
poly.
He lived quietly in his North Carolina
home with his second wife, Mrs Florence
Steele Martin, whom he married in 1880.
He had four sons by his first wife, all of
whom are living.