The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-17
DEATH OF JAMES G. ENGLISH
4 MUCH ESTEEMED -AND. VALUED
 CITIZEN PASSES AWAY.

Died suddenIy-A We'll Known and Promi-
 pent Business Man for Many Years-Was
 an ex-President of the County Bank-for
 Thirtv-fye Years "A Member of the Firm
 of English & BTersiclS-A Man of Esti1n-
 able Qualities.
 flames G. English of the firm of Eng fish & Mersick and one of the pest known and most esteemed business men in this city, suddenly expired from heart disease yesterday afternoon at about 1 o'clock at Traegers cafe, where he had been taking his meals recently during the absence of his wife, WhO is visiting at Hunts Point. near New York. MT. English was seated at the l+ab1e eating when the walters notlceo thai he was i'll, but before medical alo oollld be summoned he had died, Dr. Robert s. Ives was called, and after an lNxa m ilatton. he announced heart dlsease as the cause of death. The deceased had not been feeling quite we'll for several days and was not at the store Monday or Wednesday,, but was at the store and attended to some business on Tuesday. He was not apparently seriously i'll, and 1t was not known that he had suffered from heart disease although on his return from a trip
 to the west few years ago he salo
 he thought he had the disease, but me
 symptoms passed away and nothing 'haa
 been thought of it since.
 Mir. English was born in this city
 February 13, 1884, being about siNty-one
 years of age, and was the only son or Ben1arnin English, who was a brother oi the late ex-C4ovenor English. He tlrst entered the hardware business as a clerk in the store of lis uncle. the late 1, John English. Later he became a part , ner in the firm of English, Dtkemar sS English, which was succeeded by
 the firm of G. D. & J. G. English , this firm being succeeded by the presen' l one of English & Mersick, which was founded in 1860 and is probably th' , oldest continuous firm of merchants II ' this city, The compamy's store wal ' formerly on Chapel street, but the bust 2 ness was moved subsequently to tn present location on Crown stret, foot Orange street. The deceased leaves n'
 brothers nor sisters, and no children II Ta had a, sister. who was the wife c U Stephen Bishop, a State street mer '' chant here. She died years ago. De
 ceased was a nephew of ex-Gov. Ene U 1isb and a. cousin of James English ( e +he New Haven Electric company, e2 'e Pos+master Beniamin R. English an :, Henry Y. English. The deceased wa II fo. several years president of the Ne
 Haven County National bank and 6 sa the time of his death was still dlre' oA tor of the bank. He was also fornerl
 AL IJNVro " association and for many years ha
 been deeply interested in the impfoV
 roant of the cemetery and the prosper11
 of the association. He was one or U of old T.ancasterian school boys and che le ished a warm regard for his old pr
 ceptor, the late John E. LoVeh' M
 English was genial, companlonap
 kind hearted man. affable, approach ,.v ble and a man of high integrity al
 honor He was not given to puphc h' h' although he could have had importa IT, municipal offices if he had so deslre ss, The deceased was regular aeteiiu" le- of St. Thomas church.
 la- The widow of the deceased, a most ms timable lady, possessed or a "lue 'n- cle of friends, is daughter oi all late Isaac Futile and IS a sister ol ld- Tax Collector Theodore A. Futile nd was visiting this week at Hunts Pol lat on the Harlem branch, her sister M 'as Ives the widow of Frederick E. " for -,,na prae formerly of the firm of Iy
 Beecher & Co, New York city' Nl
 English returned to the city iate Y Till evening. MT. B. R. English went ao ion to Hunts Point and gently broke be ,od naurs of her husbands death md tba bareaved wife. The arrangemeI The for the funeral have not yet been ma be rrba funeral will probably occur
 Saturday afternoon. The interment
 be in the family lot in Evergreen ceI tery.