Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-16
JAMES GORDON DEAD
This Venerable Citizen and Well-KlOTn
Businessman Passes Away.
DEATH OF MR. C,rEspY JONES.
lie Brcathcs His Last Here at His
Old Home After Years of III bcnIth.
Mr.. Tnzcweii :. Morton Dies in
Birming ham.
Birningh ham.

Mr.. James Gordon. one of Richmoni's
oldest businessmen and a Christian gen
tleman. whom everybody that knew MIN
respected and esteemed. died at R:-O T.
NJ. yesterday at his residence 40 east
Grace street. His illness was OF only
few weeks duration.
Mr. Gordon was the son Of the
late John y. and Louisa Cor
don. and was born in tnis city en-
the 2Sth Of March, lS-G. ana was thus In
his 10Th year After attending school in
Richmond and Orange county, at the
age Of Is he entered the grocery and
metal business with his father at the
corner OF Fourteenth and Main streets,
and was subsequently admitted as a
partner under the frm-name OF John y.
Gordon q Son. At MS fathers death
MIR. Gordon made other business cJnnec-
tions. and continued to be actively en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits until ne was
taken sick about five weeks aSo. During
the latter part Of his iite he mad devoted
himself exclusively 10 the metal business,
and succeeded IN bIilding up an extensive
trade ~ that line. ii'st as sUperinten1-
ent Of the metal department OF the Sou h
ern Railway Supply Company. and more
recently as the senior member of the
firm Of James Gordon u Co. His entire
business career was spent On Fourteenth
street between Franklin and Cary
streets.
JEALOUS IN GOOD WORKS
Mr.. Gordon was one OF the organizers
and promoters OF the Young Mems Chris
ian Association Of this city and during
its darkest hours urged forward the
work Of the ms tuition lie wac also one
OF the Board Of Directors Of the Rich
mond Male Orphan Asylum. a charity in
which his sympathies were deeply en-
listed.
Bus it Is in none Of these relations that
Mr. Gordon will be remembered longest
by those with whom he came in contact.
Il was as Christian. carrying his prin-
ciples into all the affairs of life. and often
eacrifcing his personal interests in main
tanning them thar he endeared himself
TO a wide circle Of friends and ac-
Quaintlnccs Ever since his youth he
had been 4 member. and for many years
an elder IN the Grace-Street Presbyterian
church. and his hand was eyer ready for
any good work His hold upon the mem-
bcrs Of his own church is a'tested hv
the devotion in which h. Is held by them
all. But Nj Gordon. while firmly rooted
I'm the doctrines Of bis own denomination.
was of p broad and catholic spirit. ana
took every opportunity of showing ms
love for all who were ~ the hous' hoil
Of faith. within n half hour of his death
he remarked that hc loved all the
churches.
In his innexible integrity. consideration
4 4..fff To- Of nF n
his stern sense Of Justice. and i'm his
Christian character. Mr Gordon has left
an honored name to his family and to
his city.
FAMILY AND FUNERAL"
,lr Gordon married Miss Mary s.. G.
Cooke. who with q family Of EIGHT chill
dron. survives him. The names of the
children are Dr. William : Gordon Mrs
n N Smith, Jr. Conway Ii Gordon
James ". Gordon Howard Gordon. Miss
Mary Gordon. and Il. Latimer Gordon.
~ of this city. ami II. y. Gordon Of
Roanoke Va.
The funeral services viii be held from
N, Grace-S;rcet Presbyterian church
this wednesday, afternoon al O'Clock.
Members of the immediate family VIII
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uopuIar young mon 0f this city. oieI last
evening ~ SO O'Clock, at the home OF
his father-'n-laW. Mr. William J." " ME
No. 7,3 east Franklin street Mr. Jones
had been a sufferer from consumption
for several years. ami for me past twelve
months this insidions disease rad been
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