Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-12-20
ALLEN G. THURMAN
Passed From Sleep Into Death
Peacefully.
RESPECTED And ESTEEMED.
He Was Unconscious for Many
Hours, and Passed Away Peace
fully with the Members Of His
Family About Him.

The long and useful career of Judge Allen
G.. Thurman came to close at 1:15 O'Clock
P. NJ, at his residence, corner Of Rich street
and Washington avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
The end was peaceful in the extreme, and
the soul Of the great man left the earthly
habitation without sign Of physical dis
tress. = At the instant of dissolution and for
some hours before Judge Thurman had been
lying In an unconscious condition. He
passed merely from sleep temporal to sleep
eternal. and the change was hardly notice
able even to the loved ones who surrounded
his bedside.
In the midst OF the volumes of knowledge
he priced so dearly, and amid the scenes
where he has spent so many pleasant hours
Of his happy old age, the vital spark took
wings from the image of clay. Judge Thur
man died in his beloved library, which looks
toward the setting sun. Shortly after his
fall several weeks ago Judge Thurman's bed
was moved from the adjoining bedroom to
his library. and he remained there.
Judge Thurman has lived with his son,
Allen w. Thurman, since the death OF his
wife. several years ago, and, being unable to
leave the house, he occupied apartments IN
the second story of the residence, where he
spent the last days Of his life in remark
ably pleasant and agreeable manner.
HIS LIFE.
Allen Granbery Thurman, for years one OF
the most popular leaders of the Democratic
party was born in Lynchburg, Va, Noyem-
Der, 1918, and was the son Of Rev. Pleasant
Thurman, a minister of the Methodist
Church. His parents removed to Chilli
cothe. Ohio, and he made that place his
home until he settled in Columbus in 1853,
where he has since resided His education
was received at the academy at Chillicothe
and from his mother. He was private Sec
retary to Governor Lucas, studied law with
his uncle, Governor William Allen, was adj
mitted to the bar in 1885, and in the course
of few years he hal a large practice. He
was elected to Congress by the Democrats In
1874, but declined a denomination, and con-
tinued in the practice of his profession. In
1851 he was elected to the supreme bench oi
the Supreme Court of the state, serving as
Chief Justice, and on the expiration OF his
term he refused denomination.
In 1867 he was the choice of his party fol
Governor of Ohio, but was defeated by
Rutherford B. Hayes Mr.. Thurman was
elected to the United States Senate to sue
ceed Mr.. Wade, and took his seat in 1869
From the first he was recognized as the
leader of the Democratic minority. He was
q member of the judiciary committee, and
when his party came into power in the
Forty-sixth Congress, he was chosen chair
man. and was also made president pro tenn
pore of the Senate. He was elected for
second term in 1874, closing his Senatorial
career of IL years in 1881.
In the Democratic National Convention OF
1876 Mr.. Thurman received some votes as
the Presidential candidate. In 1880 the firs
ballot gave him the entire vote Of the Ohio
delegation with considerable support from
other states. In 1884 he was delegate al
large to the National Democratic ConveI-
ton. was again put in nomination for the
Presidency, and stood next to Cleveland and
Bayard on the first ballot. In the Demo
cratic convention of 1888 he was nominate
for the Presidency by acclamation. HI
was the author of the Thurman act relating
to the Pacific railroads, and took an i'm
portant part in national legislation. HI
commanded always the respect of his poll
tical opponents because OF his sterling In
tegrity Of character