The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-13
HON. VIM. n. ENGLISH,

CapitaIist, Politician ana Literateur, Dies
after = >ix Weeks Illness.
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Feb. Sat 12:35
Friday afternoon Hon. VIM. H. English,
capitalist, politician and literateur,
died in his room at English's hotel
after an illness Of six weeks. He was
unconscious for an hour before his
death. Around his death bed we're bis
son, Will E. English; his daughter,
Mrs. Rose Walling, of Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. Hall, Miss Hedges, Mr.. Eng
lish's stenorrapher, and DIR. Franklin
w. Hays, who attended him.
Mr.. English has been ill for about
six weeks. lie was at first attacked by
grip. This was followed by inflamma-
tion of the air passages and the mem
brahes of the throat. OF this he al
most recovered, but two weeks ago he
tisn,, which, with organic disease Of
tie heart of several years standing,
completely exhausted him. His condi-
tion had been very bad for "a hours
preceding death, and it was said as
early as Thursday that his demise was
but very few hours distant. He
leaves an estate variouslv estimated at
from 100000 to S,OO0,O ,OOO
VIM Hayden English was q native Of In
diana. He was born at Lexington, Scott coun-
ty, August %, 1922 His father. Elisha G. Eng
lish one Of the pioneers of the state, was hon
ored with many public trusts during period
OF 40 years, and his mother was the daughter
of Philip Eastin. officer in the war Of the
revolution Mr.. English was educated in the
common schools and at Hanover college stud
led law and entered upon the active duties OF
life When he was only lS years old he was
one OF two delegates from this coun-
ty to the democratic state convention In
indianapolis. January 8, 1870 The other dele
gate was his father, then a member of the leg
islature For a quarter of Il century he was
actively identified with all the democratic
state conventions held in Indiana. He was
licensed to practice Law before he was 21 years
old and before he 90 had been admitted to
practice In the Indiana supreme court and the
United States supreme court. He was four
times elected to the congress Of the United
States, serving during the eight years
OF intense excitement Immediately pre-.
ceeding the great civil war, and was the
author OF compromise measure in relation
to the admission Of Kansas as state which
became law and was prolific theme of con-
troversy in the heated political contests Of
that day under the name of the English
bill He was ever friend of the union of the
states and was always democrat in politics
In 1861 he declined re election to congress
and since that time engaged in banking, street
railroad and various other enterprises, AND
thus added the reputation Of a first-class
fnancier to the reputation he had previously
acquired as statesman
| In 1890 Mr.. English was unanimously nomi.
mated for vice president Of the United State.
on the ticket with Gen. Hancock. Although
the ticket was defeated it received greater
n hon n afofS
ticket Of the democratic party received at shs
election held only few weeks before. During
the last ten years of his life Mr.. English wal
: engaged in the work Of preparing and collect
ing material to perpetuste the early histor,
! OF his native state. This work he only partial
ly completed, but one volume, that touching
on the conquest Of the northwest territory, be-
, ing In print.