Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23

Army of the Republic in the state Of Ver-
mont. holding the office of post commander
| of Roberts Post, at Rutland, and was elect
| ed department commander in 1873, which
| rank he held for three years. He organized
| the frs. field reunion of the veterans, and
commanded 1T.
| Gen. Veazey was judge advocate general
when Judge Ray was cOmmander-in-chief
! in 1SST-S. At the Boston encampment in
| 1890 he was elected com-nander-in- chief,
and he was an attendant at the national
encampsnentS throughout the history OF
| the Grand Army.
| Always prominent in the local politics of
| his state Gen. VeaZey was delegate-at-
| large from Vermont to the national repub-
| lican convention in 1876, at Cincinnati. In
| 1879 he appointed by the governor a
| commissioner to investigate and report to
| the legislature upon the subject of court
expenses, with a view to retreDchment and
reform. He was one of the trustees of
| Dartmouth College from 1878 until his
death, and served in a like capacity for
other educational institutions. Dartmouth
conferred upon him in 1887 :he degree of
Ii. d.
| He was appointed to the interstate COM
merce commission by President Cleveland
| August 81, 1889, to fill the uneXpired term
of Commissioner Aldace F. Walker, resign
| 3D. and September 8 of thai year filed his
oath of Office and entered u.cc the duties.
On the assembling of Congress in Dec IN
| Der his appointment was confirmed for this
vacancy to January l, 1880, as well as for
| q succeeding term of six years TO January
| 1, 1896. President Cleveland reappointed
him Dece mber 10, 1895, for Succeeding six
years term, but his health prevented his
giving the duties of the office the attention
he thought was demanded, AMI on Decem-
Der 90, 1885, hs resigned.
subsequently Gen. Veazey visited Europe
in the hope of finding renewed health
through a sea voyage and In q change of
scene and climate, and he seemed on mis-
| return much improved; but the inroads of
his m1iaQy were too serious, After his re-
turn he grew gradually weaker until the
end came.
S0ldicr. Advocate and Judge.
His has indeed been busy life as SOL
| Ger, advocate and judge. His acquaintance
was an exceedingly wide one, and marked
| as his character was for business, inds-
| pendence, rare intelligence and geniality, it
| easily followed that few men counted so
| many friends among all classes and coldi-
| lions of people,
Gen. Veazey's gallant conduct at Gettys-
burg, and other battlefields, marks him
IS one of the heroes Of the war, but he was
loyal not only to his country, but TO his
| friends. He was actuated always by the
purest motives. That he should do right
| in every position which he filed was the
| underlying intent of his every act. His fine
physique and courteous manners added to
the prestige of his achievements.
OF singuarly iovable disposition he at
tached to himself all with whom he came
in contact, and colleagues and subordinat ties
were alike his enthusiastic admirers with
cut regard to differences of opinion or the
circumstances of the hours antagonisms.
He was man of ripe judgment, a fond IA
Their, a good husband and true friend.
He leaves a widow, a son, Mr.. Albin b.
Veazey, and daughter, Mrs. Clifford S.
Walton.
honor by Congress for distinguished gall
lantry at Gettysburg.