Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-09
HON. WALKER FEARN.
.,srrcu OF A DISTINGUISHED CA
rEER JUST ENDED.
/ WONDERFULLY VARIED LIFE.
, Wan OF Many Experiences IN wa"
-, an Peace. in Public and '''-
xate Life, nj Home and A"r'""

~. walker rearn. who died at hot
s,r,nes Va. Friday. and who was ouileo
y, ,,onvwooa cemetery here, yesterday
was a native OF Alabama 'hous" y,
sinia ancestry. Hunisv'ile' ms o'''n-
,l,cc Was found,l by his sre"'-Srahd-
f,ber Leroy Pope. His grandfather
-, u.u,,sms walker. FOR whom he was
80 vas president OF the convention
me, framed the Constitution precedent
o., Alobama's admission as a State OF the
Union.
class of lSiS. and graduated with honor
f. three years. Having read law with
John A. Campbell. afterwards Justice of
Che United States Supreme Court, he was
admitted 20 the bar on his 2st birth
6sy. and entered upon active practice;
lst ia 1858 he began a varied experience
.- foreign lands which lasted throughout
ls public career. At that time he be-
came attached 10 the American legation
e. Belgium, subsequently becoming secre-
tary OF legation at Mexico during the
term OF John Forsythe as Minister there
later he made a protracted tour Of
europe, familiarizing himself with con-
t.nontal languages and customs.
on GENERAL JOHNSTON'S STAFF.
In 1851 he was one of the Confederate
commissioners 10 European Powers and
returned TO Charleston under the fire OF
the blockading fleet. Entering the Con-
federate army. he was first assigned 20
the stan OF General Joseph Il. Johnston
then commanding in Virginia. In 1858 he
was again employed In a diplomatic ca
pacity. first in Europe. associated WIN
]. Q. c. Lamar, and afterwards in McKee,
with General William Preston. Ills
nnal military service was as adJulan.
general Of the Trans Mississippi DeP"l
ment under General Kirby Smlth, anu
here the close of hOstihties fouhu nun.
After his marriage 20 Miss Hewitt oi
Kentucky IN 1850 Mr. feaIh uVNO'1u
himself 10 the practice or law iu ~" ~
leans. also holding professorshlP III 'lic
University Of Louisiana uhth 1854 WIN
he travelled abroad as the coiliil'sSloIie
oe no New orleans Cotton CentenniA
T,,osjtion. 4 year later he was appoint
"a bv President Cleveland Minister 10
Greece. Roumania. and Servia. where he
represented the United States for four
years with success. the American School
A. Athens being established with his as
sisiance.
AT the close Of his term he formed
law firm I'm London and New York. Dut
he Department Of Foreign Affairs at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, the inter-
national participation in that enterprise
icing attributed largely to his expert
enced diplomacy. When the exposition
ended Mr.. Fearn received. upon the nomi-
nation OF President Cleveland. life po-
sron as Judge on the bench on the In
isrustional Tribunal Of Egypt. being as
sned 10 the Court Of First Instance at
cairo. whore his deep knowledge Of the
code Napoleon and his familiarity with
Tgropean languages soon won him dis
.ac,ion In Cairo. however, his health
failed rapidly. and two years ago he was
compelled TO resign his post and take up
ms residence IN the Virginia mountains
NJ Hot Springs.
MIR. Hamilton &. Martin Dead.