The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-24
col. X. +. LOONEY.
THIS Nut,d Citizen Passes Away
Memphis.


Memphis.
Col. L. f. Looney died Sunday at his
home in Memphis, III the 10Th year OF
his age. Deceased was reared IN THIS
county, but Tor number OF years has
been living in Memphis. He was a
brother to OF. A. M Looney, Of this
county. He he'd prominent po-
sition at the Memphis bar, and
was highly esteemed citizen and
u weA-known politician. Many old
friends here win regret to hear OF
his death Inc Memphis Com
mercidl-Appeal, in an EXTENDED notice OF
the death OF THIS distinguished citizen,
says:
"Ihe family were greatly Frustrated
over the ueaJn Of CoI LJoney, whose
domestic life was beautiful one. The
ties of home bound him closely to those
about him. lie and his wire, although
married for hity-tWo Years, were sweet
hearts still, ana his Children We're in his
thoughts always. To those VINO knew
MIN We'll, this home life offered Il strlk-
ing example OF perfect happiness, and
death came when he was most peaceful
and best prepared to meet it, lie pass
ed away with all save one of his chill
dren and wife about him, and his last
words were for them.
lie was in life distinguished gen
tleman and a brave Confederate soldier.
lie was a man of great suavity OF man
ner, noted tor his modesty, and at the
same time negotiating himself into the
favor of all whom he met or came in
contact with. tie was exceedingly
quiet, at the same time bod AID de-
clsive These were his prominent char
acteristics.
"Col. Looney was born in Maury
county, Tenn, August D, 1924, ana grew
up there, gong to school in that county
until he WAS twenty years OF age. lie
then commenced reading law unuer
Hon. Edmund Dillahunty. He was adj
mitted TO the bar by Judge DllllhunCy
and Chancellor Terry A. Cotral, and at
once began practice at the Columbia
bar. In the spring of l847 he moved to
Memphis, but moved back to Columbia,
married and settled there, practicing
law from the fall of 1S47 to the summer
of 1852. In 1852 he returned to Mem
phis and, emitting the hiatus of the war,
mas lived here ever since, practicing law
W to 1889, and since that time he has
zone many things.
In lool he went into the Confederate
army, was elected colonel of the Thirty
eighth Tennessee regiment, and com
mlnded it for TWO years in The Tennes-
see and Georgia campaigns. lie was at
the battle OF Shilon, where he won
great distinction, as he also did at the
battles of Pennington, Corinth and
other noted engagements. He sur
en- lered at Oxford, Miss, in 1865.
Col Looney never filled a civil Office
in his life. In politics he was a Henry
Clay Wing before the war, opposed
to secession, and made about the last
Union speech that was ever made in
Memphis before the commencement OF
hostilities He also spoke in other
places in West Tennessee against seces-
sion and for the Union, but after the
State seeded he went with and cast
his lot with her. After the war he allied
himself with the Democratic party and
has been 4 stanch Democrat ever since,
being one of the most Jealous workers
and one of the most valuable members
because of his executive and organizing
ability. He was a delegate to the
Chicago National convention in 1884
which nominated Cleveland and Hen
bricks, and at which convention he was
made member of the l4ational Demo
cratic executive committee from Ten
nessee.
LAS citizen, he was pubic-spirited
in the highest sense and proved his
faith by his works, subscribing literally
always to enterprises calculated to i'm
prove Memphis, to advance its school
facilities Or to upbuild church and char
irable institutions. He was a member
of the Presbyterian church, as are also
the members of his family. He was a
member Of the Odd Fellows, joining
whom quite a young man, but he has
never associated himself with any other
fraternity.
This is a brief outline of his public
life"