The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-12
GOVERNOR LIGON DEAD
END OF 4 LONG AND USEFUL
 LIFE
He Was Once Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, a Member of Congress
 and Distinguished and Beloved Citizen.

1oNerHor n F. LhBOn ule0 at ms res idence in this city yesterday morning near 8 o'clock,
 The news came in the nature of sur prise and shock to many of his friends who had not heard of his serious illness. He had but two weeks ago returned from Taliulah Falls. Ga, where he spent the summer. and all who had met him since remarked upon his great improvement
 Tuesday he was down town and spent some time during the morning at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association, reading the newspapers and conversing with friends that he met there Some months ago he had an at tack of paralysis and had never recov- cred entirely therefrom. On Wednesday that. It would soon pass away. | That night he grew worse and Thursday his condition was so alarming that the ab- sent members of his family were sum- moned, 1t so happening that his two sur viving daughters were temporarily in Washington City, but the message was too late and they found that the end had come before they reached here yes terday morning.
 Robert Fulwood Ligon was a native of Clarke County, Ga, where he was born in 1924; he came to Alabama early in life ty, where he spent most Of his useful and successful life. accumulating a large competency and raising an inter esting and most noteworthy family. He first read law with the late Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Hon. Da- vid Clopton, who was his brother-in- law having married his sister, and he afterwards became associated with Judge Clopton in the practice of law, the firm being the leading one of that day in a town noted for its able and distinguished lawyers. - Mexico he went with a company from Macon County and was made captain, being on the pension list. as survivor or that war up to the time of his death. the Lower House of the General Assem- bly. In 1881 he enlisted with a company from TuskeBee and went into acuve ser vice, but was forced to resign soon there. after on account of an affection of the spine, which incapacitated him for such duties. Soon after returning home he was elected to the State Senate and in that body his fine legal attainments and man cial ability soon brought him to the front in those pefilous times. He con tinued his practice of the law at Tuske- gee after the war and became large and successful planter, being then and when he died one of the largest landowners in that section.
 In 1872, when the white people were looking around for a suitable man to lead the ticket, his name was presented without his knowledge to the convention for Governor, and he received most flattering support.
 In 1874 when Governor Houston wa' nominated he was given the second place on the ticket and as Lieutenant Governor he again did valuable service to the State presiding over the Senate with dignity and ability and with acknowledged fair ness and impartiality. The Constitutior of 1875 abolished the office Of Lieutenant Governor and recognizing his great ser vice to the State and his especial fitness for the place he E9t, Mas Sy tn ed to Congress Where he served for ont term.
 While in Congress 1t was the good for tune of Governor Ligon to be seated neal the late lamented President, William Me | Kinley. who was then in Congress from | Ohio, and he was heard often to express his admiration for the man and although l being members of different parties they formed an attachment and friendship fo | each other which lasted through thei | lives. When Mir. Mckinley was elected
 President he. predicted that he would b
 much to wipe out sectional differences | and bring the people together and the re | suit proved their wisdom and made hi
 words prophetic; Governor Lng4n g3ia rL'oi posi ities of the dead President and like hin
 above all loved his fellow man.
 The writer knew him well and int | mateIy in all the relations of life. botl | public and private and can say that h. | never knew a better or purer man. Kind | generous faithful and tEue, and as hus | band father, citizen he came up to tn | full measure and was honored and love iI by all who knew him. A good man ha
 fallen and a great and noble life ha
 ended.
 Governor Ligon leaves wife and thre
 children Colonel R. F. Ligon, who is tn I Clerk of the Supreme Court, Mrs. R. A | Johnston of Atlanta. Ga. and Mrs. A
 H. Graham of Austin, Texas. He ha
 resided in this city for about twent l years but kept up a summer home | l Tuskegee. where he has but of recer
 years relinquished his citizenship.
 The funeral services will take place thi
 afternoon at o'clock from the Cour
 Street Methodist Church of which he wa
 A consistent member The services wi
 be conducted by the paster. Rev. Dr. 4
 j. Lamar assisted by Rev. Dr. J.
 Rush of Prattville.
 The pall-bearers have been announce
 as follows:
 I.eGrand. J. L. Hall F. A. Graham. J.
 Kirkpatrick. J. R. Tyson, D. w. McIvt
 and A. M. Baldwin.
 Honorary-Chief Justice T. N. McCle Ian. Judge Jon Haralson. Judge !. Gaston, General J. W. A Sanford, MajC
 W. w Screws, Mir. J. w. Durr Sr., an
 MT. w. D. Brown
 Child of F. W. Boyd.
 l T-i,a infant child of Mir and Mrs. F