Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-13

so much worse that DIR. Whitaker nus
nhvslcian. was called. He saw that "
was the beginning of the end. and SO III
formed the family. tos,
In the afternoon Judge Thurman lost
consciousness, and never fully rec0Vsiea
II again. When DR.. Whitaker eaiIeu -
the. AFTERNOON he found the patent ap-
narentlv sinking. and gave It as his opih-
ion that he could not survive more 'nar
a few hours. Last night, however ne
was better but with the morning houiS
no hogan to sink and when Dr. Nilt'a
ker' called at 10 this morning ne So. .
10 Nr Allen w. Thurman that dedeh was
a question of but few houis. IL 49,
'peacefully and painlessly. II seemeo .''"'
the Judge passed from sieep 10 - Nc
tha hedside were Mrs. Governor NC
cormick. of New York; Allen W.. lhul-
man and other members OF his fanny,
His other child, Mary Thurman, ~ III
ontsida of the immediate family II was
not known that Judge Thurman was uan,
gerously i'll until the announcement.
his death came like shock. lheiV
universal expression of sorrow ior oMuus. jus
thurman had been looked upon ioi "a
&C tho foremost citizen Of Coiumous' an
soon the flags were at hail-hia7' "P0''
the city and State buiiuihss''
MIR. THURMAN'S CAREER
Allan Cranberry Thurman was porn III
,,,ohhurq Va. November IL, lelo' his
father was the Rev. Pleasant Thurman,
= minister of the Methodist Churcn' anu
hie mother the only daughter oi ,oiono'
Nathaniel Allen, nephew ana auop'eu oo.
80 Iosenh Hewes, one of the North
CaroIina signers Of the Declaration Vi
Independence His parents remover
CvbiIIicothe. o., in 1873, ana ne la" A.,
hA
that place his home until ne se'.ieu -,
Columbus, in 1853, where ne ma S ~.
resided. His education waS 49, hard.
the Chillcothe Academy anu a. Wv
of his mother. "a
A. the age Of IS he assisted In land
,,,r,,o,ino and at q he was private sec
retarv TO Governor Lucas; stualeu %"
,,h his uncle. Governor William Allen
"s.a,ward was admitted TO the Dat III
,ses and in a few years was employed
in almost every litigated case IN hoss
county. 49, p.-rocrsts
20 Congress, and he entered Va' oouy
December |, 1si5, as its SounseS. IN
nor Preferring the practlfe OF the
, oel. ,awaver he declined 1renomina-
,;on to Congress. and remained at the
49, mill 1851. when he was elected 10
70 c,,Dreme Bench in Ohio From De
ea,,,hor 1s54 till February, 1856. he served
Ch,ef Justice. and on the expiration
&c 90 he term he refused a denomination
IRA. on,nions contained lin the first flve
volumes of the State reports are re-
,oarkable for the clear and torciole eA-
nression of his views and the accuracy
of his statements OF the law. a.,
- ,se7 be was the choice of his party
sor Governor OF Ohio. Rutherford b'
Ha,,as his opponent was elected by a
sor,ty of fewer than 5000 votes, though
Tho Republican majority In 1850 was more
than 1900. Mr.. Thurman was tnen
e,notad to the Federal Senate TO succeed
BENJAMIN +. Wade
IN THE SENATE.
He took his seat March 4, 1868, anu iion'
,ha ,rs, was recognized as the leader
80 the Democratic minority. lie was
'.ar,her Of the Committee on the JUDICIARY
and ON the accession or MS party 10
a ,'na,er In the Forty-sixth Congress, be
was made its chairman, ana also chosen
PRESIDENT pro ten. Of the senate
rs7t he was elected to the Senate for
sacond term. and in his twelve years
q, ser,,ce ending March 4. 1881. he won
VI n,,taf,on for judicial fairness and
-oad,ness. dignity. and power IN uepate'
'eaany mon questions of constitutions
ap,ar Resides his labor In the Judici-
arv committee he rendered vaiuapie
sayv,ce In the Committee on frVate
Sand sc. claims. He was the author OF the
a.a"u -, 70 compel the Pacific railroad corpora
ac. " fulal their obligations to the
uo"s srnment. since known as the Thur
gov so,s' act" the passage Of which he
,r forced in spite Of the combined influence
of those companies
rrss arguments against the constitu-
.,,aa,,tv of the civil rights bills were
sssarwsrds sustained by the United
states tsu supreme Court in language that
,s almost Identical with that OF his
speeches. ,,s
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