The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-02
HON. j. l.. PARKINSON DEAD.
Tho Lending Lawyer of tho 9Iarsha a
County Bar Passed Away Yesterday.

Tho Leading Lawyer of tho Narsh al
County Bar Passed Away Yesterday.
Hon. John L. Parkinson. prominent
attorney and citizen. OF Mound.ville,
died yesterday at 1920 a. III. after an i'll.
ness OF several weeks. The entire fam
lily aud two sisters were a. his bedside
at the time OF his death. He was high
ly respected and will DO greatly missed
in the circles in which he moved. He
was the leading member of the Mar
shall County Bar Association. As n
member OF the Presbyterian denomina-
ton he contribut ted largely. Before dy-
ing he gathered all his children about
him aud talked to them very Affection
ately. He was las. AT his desk on
Christmas.
Mr.. Parkinson was born at Ryerlon's
Station, Greene county, Pa, September
5, 1854. &c removed with his parents,
John and Elizabeth Parkinson. to Mar
shall county in 1872; was a student at
Waynesburg college, graduating in 1855.
He remained with R. ". Downing, OF
ahat place, and read law for short
time, then going to Cleveland. O.. to at
tennd a law seool. He was admitted to
practice in 1862. His father was United
States assessor for the First congress
sional district for the state OF West Vir-
ginia, and for him he transacted the
business and did not practice law for
four years subsequent to his admission
to the bar. In October. 1854, he mar
ried Miss Mary NJ, daughter OF John
Elliott, oil Cameron. ". Va, who sur
wives him with u family Of six children
-four sons ard two daughters. In 1867
he located in Mouudsvilie and began to
practice his profession, where he re.
mained until his death.
Although not having served much
time in official lie, being prosecuting
attorney OF the county for two terms
and declining nomination for third
term, he stood high in his profession,
and was worry successful, having at his
death accumulated considerable wealth.
In politics he was a stauncn Republic
can. He was vice president OF the Mar.
shall county bank, also director, couu.
sci ior the Baltimore * Ohio railroad
company. aud attorney Tor several cor
porations. He belonged to Mound City
lodge, /. 0. 0. F., and LaBelle Council
OF tho National Union, OF Moundarills.
Four brothers and two sisters survive.
Thoy are Dr. B. J. and George r Park.
iuson, OF Palo Alto, CAL; Henry Park
inson, Of Washington. Iowa; ". L.
Parkinson, OF Ottawa, Kansas; Mrs. Col.
F. Il. Baldwin and Miss Mary Parkin-
son, OF Mouudsville.
The funeral will take place from his
late residence in hIoundsville on Sun.
day at 2 o'clock.
The pal.bearers selected are :honor.
airy, Sheriff G. c. Mathews, J.. Z. Hicks,
]. Alex. Ewing, II. W. Hunter, Samuel
Rirgs, G. a. Weaver, and Judge PAUL,
aud J. Dallas Ewing. OF Wheeling;
active, J. d. Burnley. r. J. Parsons, J.
W. Gallaher, @. L. Holiday, J. T. Gal.
laber and ". 81. Riggs.
Tho Marshall county bar association
mot yesterday morning Mt 10 O'Clock in
tho office OF Circuit Clerk Stidgcr. J. i.
Mcclure was elected president and
Prosecuting Attorney I. J. Parsons,
secretary. A committee consisting OF
Mcssrs. Holiday, Oldham and Parsons
was appointed to formulate suitable
resolutions on tho death OF their mem.
Dor. Hon. J. i. Parkinson. 1t was un
animously adopted 10 attend the funeral
In a body. A resolution wns passed in
wiling tho members OF tho Ohio and
Wetzel county associations to attend
Tho meeting then adjourned until 10 n.
IN. Monday.
A meeting OF tho directors Of the
Marshall county bank will be hold to.
day TO pass resolution, upon the death
Of Mr.. Parkinson.