The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05
DEATH OF STEPHEN P.NASH.
THE PROMINENT Err sue
m TO HEART DISEASE.

ne Mad Been Ill bot n short TIme and was
Staying at BernRrdSVille, N. lilo Was
Ono or the Founders OF the Bnr AsHocia-
tIon-Promiuent in the Episcopal Church.
Stephen Payn Nash, the prominent lawyer
of this city, died yesterday of heart disease at
Bernardsville. N. j., where he had been staying
for his health. He had been i'll but a short time.
Mr. Nash was born in Albany, y. Y, Aug.
20, 1921. He was the son Of David Nash and
Hannah Payn. His father, a descendant of
Thomas Nash. one of the original settlers in
New Haven, Conn, in l63s.i0, and OF the Rev.
Samuel Stone, pastor of the church at Hart
ford, died at the age of 40. His widow. with
her young children, moved to Saratoga Springs.
Mr.. Nash attended tho Albany Academy, and
after tho removal to Saratoga spent some time
in the French College at Chambly. Lower Can
| ada, subsequently, entering the law office OF
Essex Cowen, one Of the Justices Of the Su-
preme Court, living at Saratoga. There Mr..
Nash completed his preparatory professional
studies and was admitted to practice in tho
Supreme Court in 1s43, receiving at once from
Chancellor Walworth, without further exam
nation, his license as solicitor and counsel in
chancery. During his clerkship he had assisted
Justice Cowen and Nicholas Hill IN their lahors
dence."
Upon his admission to the bar Mr. Nash
afterward a Justice OF the Supreme Court for
the Fourth Judicial District, but soon removed
to Albany to become junior partner 10 M ! r
the later volumes of his reports. In 1910 he
removed to New York city. becoming = mem
ward, with Gilbert NJ. Speir, afterward q Judge
of tho New York Superior Court. he formed the
firm OF Speir'& Nash, and seventeen years later,
with Edwar Ii, over and Joseph H; Gray. the
firm Of owen. Nash, 4 Gray. ON the dlssoln-
t Iobn q M tha' N Psshne and George es ,95" Z. H onrn the he arm aPn,
Of Nash e. Holt; with his son and j. +; Kings
with his son and Charles l.. Jones the firm OF
S.. 2. q J. Mel. Nash.
Mr.. Nash's admission to the chancery bar,
prior to the abolition of that court by the Con
Rtitution Of 1916. may to some extent explain
the bent OF his studies. While he had a varied
experience in all branches of civil %jurispru,
dence, he has distinguished himself in a specia
way in the line of cases which involve equ1ty
and the remedies by, which equitable, as DIS
tingnished from purely legal, rights arc en-
Being a member Of the Episcopal Church
rious organizations OF that communion in TIT
diocese OF New York. He was for many YEAR
3 amen, member Or q %sw the Yo Sf%nG beesm Som a UsstTym O1 tn q
Trinity Church in 1865, and was senior war
den at the time ot,his deHth; lie was az a sn trG Fnis
copal Church: He has represented the, do
ceses of New York in the trienn'nl general con
this long experience he became familiar wit
the laws affecting religion. corporations an
was much consulted in matters OF ccclesiasti
cal law. In 1888 he was retained TO 90 to Eng
land as an expert witness in the Lauderdal
peerage case, :and testified before the Com
> mittee for Privileges Of the House of Lords a
! to the law OF marriage in the colony and stat
! of New York.
He was elected a tru stee of Columbia ColieR
|: in 1868. and had taken a very active interest /
: the work of the law school of that institution
! lie received the degree Of LII. d. from Colnn
y bia College in 1855 and tho same degree fro,
Trinity College. Hartford, in 1891. He was on
of tho founders of the Association OF tho.bt
in the city of New York In 1863 and 1870, a
sisted in the preparation of its frs. c~onstitl
tion, and personally drafted the address, b
which the organization was recommended
the profession Mt large. In 1880 he was clcCte
President of the association. succeeding w
r liam M. Evarts, It's first presiding officer. !
n was for many years President of the New foI
y Law Institute. -.
Mr.. Nash married Catherine Mclean Mt
= one years ago. She survives him; with ~
daughters and five SONS. One of these. Jof
II Mel. Nash, is the Treasurer o: Columbia CO
h lege. Their town residence is at IL West Min
y, t0enth street.
q Mr.. Nash was q member OF the Church. &c
tury, and Barnard cluD s and OF the l)owntoV
Association. National Academy Of Design, al
!. the Scientific Alliance.