The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-28
Death of Col. John It. Sloan, sr.

The Columbia State Of the 23rd inst.
contained the following notice Of the death
of q venerable citizen who was we'll known
and most highly esteemed by the older
citizens of this section:
cat the ripe old age of a. Col. John T.
Sloan, Sr., venerable and highly respect.
ed citizen, passed peacefully away at 6
o'clock yesterday morning. His last Ill.
ness began some ten days ago, and al
though there was at one time an apparent
improvement in his condition, be was too
feeble to Withstand the shock of illness and
80 passed away full of years and honors.
"Col. Sloan was born near Old Pende-
ton, on Cane Greek, May "a, 1911. He
graduated from the South Carolina College
In 1929, standing very high in large class.
Porcher, Of the low country, and Mr..
Lyles, of Fairfield, being the two.
"Col. Sloan was elected clerk of the
House of Representatives in 1854. He
was reelected continually after the war
and continued to be clerk until the Re
publicans came into power in 1868.
I'm 1876 he was again elected clerk and
continued ia Office till 1890, when he was
not candidate for re election.
"Col. Sloan married Miss Benson, of
Pandleton, who died before him on De-
cember IS, 1889, leaving surviving her two
daughters, Misses Alice and Eliza Sloan.
and six sons, Senator John L. Sloan, Of
this County, Mayor W. Mob. Sloan. of
this city. David B. Sloan, of Fort bill, DR..
Henry M. Sloan, Of Edge6eld, DR.. Gourdin
Sloan, Of Horny. Barnard @. Sloan, of
Schenectady, N. Y, 20 grandchildren and
four great grandchildren. All four of the
great grandchildren live In Anderson.
"There were born to Col. and Mrs. Sloan
Is children-eight of whom survive.
:Col. Sloan was the clerk Of the Seces.
sion Convention, of the Constitutional
Convention of 1865, and of the famous
Wallace House. On the iftisth anniver-
sary of bis marriage the House of Repre-
sentatives. then In session, presented Col.
Sloan with q handsome gold watch and
chain, appropriately engraved, as testi-
monial of his long and faithful service as a
public officer He was member of the
Legislature from Pepdleton district before
the war, bis grandfather being one of the
earliest Senators from Pendleton district.
HE was at one time man of large
means, his faith in the Confederate cause
led him to invest largely in Confederate
bonds, selling lands and other property to
do 80. he moved to Columbia in 1865 to
educate ais family and continuously re.
sided here since.
"He was quartermaster general of the
State during the war and just before the
city was destroyed by Sherman he succeed
ed in removing others, saving many valu-
able State records. He was a mem ber of
Governor Mauning's staff before the war.
"Col. Sloan, in the course Of his long
life, had made numbers of friends all over
South Carolina. His long service in the
House OF Representatives brought him in
frequent contact with many of the best
minds Of the State. His knowledge of the
political history of the State, thus derived
made him useful as a public officer and
very entertaining in conversation. Many
of his personal recol!ections would form!
valuable contributions to the history of
the times in which he lived
.C,l Slosn was capable officer and y
good citizen He was Of kindly dispo
sition. ready at all times to do for others
Fl is declining years were made bright by
the cons ciousness of we'll spent life, anti
by the affsctiouate offices Of the sons and
daughters whose welfare had always been
among the highest objects of his ambi
tion."