The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-30
TWICE SUPREME JUDGE
First Appointed in 1875, Elected Chief
Justice in 1894.
IE FOREMOST REPUBLICAN, OF THE EAST
pd Mol Been Well For Thirty Days But HIS
Death Was Great Surprise to
All Except His Associates
on the Bench.
(Spekial TO News and Observer.)

on the Bench.
(Spefial TO News and obsewer)
Goldsporo. y. G., Dec. 29.-Chief Jus
Atice WlhaYn q. Faircloth died sudden
~ at his hcfaesfh this city tonight
bou1 ten O'Clock. He had taken
pth, and the attack came on him just
he had put on his night robe pre-
ratory to going 10 bed. He hasten
TO lie down upon the lounge and
wife saw that his condition was
cal. The neighbors and his ply
An wece hastily summoned, but
.lsIe. was dead before they arrived. IN
fact he expired in a moment or two
after reaching the lounge. His neigh
bors came in quickly, applied restora-
tives and did what they could, but it
was too late for human assistance,
and it was soon apparent that life was
extinct.
* There is deep regret in this com
munity at the sudden death OF the
Chief Justice. He has lived here many
years ana long been identified with
IT'S professional and business life. He
was one of the wealthiest men in the
1ace, aaigector in the Bank of Wayne,
ltereste0 y @other enterprises, and
he owner OF five blocks of real es-
pie i'm the city. He was q consistent
and leading meInber~of the Baptist
Church, and was a liberal contributor
TO all its institutions anttA
The arrangements for thet funeral
have not yet been made. kilograms
were sent last night to his sister. Mrs.
Geo. w Sanderlin. of Washington. ID.
C.. and other relatives. 1t is probable
that the funeral will be held on Mon
day.
Chief Justice Faircloth was well
known in Raleigh. having served twice
on the Supreme court bench. His
Heath was a great shock to his friends
. here as elsewhere, although some of
them had been apprehensive about
him for several months. One of his as
socates on the bench, just before the
Christmas adjournment, said that he
was alarmed about the Chief Justice,
that he could not walk from the SUI
preme Court Building TO the Garbor-
ough House without getting out of
breath. He~was pale and feeble, but
did. nis@fvorll well, and most OF his
I.iends thought he would live several
years. At the recent session of the
Baptist State Convention he attended
the meetings when court was not in
session and gave large contribution
TO the Baptist Female University of
this city. One of his friends, who had
not seen him for several years, said
he was shocked at the change in him.
Judge Faircloth was born in Greene
county. He was a graduate of Wake
Forest College. of which ne was
trustee sat the time of his DEATH He
volunteered in the Confederate service
aud was Quarter Master OF the Seccad
North Carolina regiment when Gen.
zee surrendered. After the war he
1ettled at Goldsboro, where he always
bad a large and lucrative practice. lie
vas man of sound business judgment
-~-7and disbursements made him rich
man. The late Henry +. Granger,
Esq, was his law partner, and he was
afterwards a law partner of EN-Judge
Wm. r. Allen, of Goldsboro.
In 1875 or 1876, Governor Brogden
appointed Judge Faircloth to position
as Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court. He held that position until
the Democratic victory of 1878. In
1884 he was the Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor but was de-
feated by Maj Chas. M. Stedman. In
1894 he was the Fusion candidate for
Chief Justice and was elected by
large majority His term began JAN
liary 1st. 1895. and would have expired
December 31st, 1902.
Judge Fail cloth was a consistenf
and lifelong Republican, the first nian
OF his party in every way in Eeysern
North Carolina. He was a man of
personal integrity. and in politics was
he best and most respected man in
The Republican party. He was safe
and studious lawyer, and had that de-
liberation and research that befit the
Judicial officer.
He was a strong partisan in poll