The Forrest City times., 1902-03-21
THE LATE HENRY HITCHCOCK.
Funeral of the wcII-k knovn bf. Loui. Lawyer to He Held
 Friday.

St. Louis. March 20.-The funeral of the late Henry Hitchcock. the prominent lawyer. politician and trustee of the Missouri botanical garden. and the original of stephen Brice in Winston Chruchii!'s novel, The Crisis who died Tuesday. will be held Friday. The details. however, have not yet been announced.
 He was = years, months and lj days old He is survived by his wid- ow and two sons, Henry and George Collier Hitchcock; also. his brother. the secretary of the interior, l.. A. Hitchcock.
 Mir. Hitchcock's last official act was to attend . meeting of the trustees of the Carnegie institute, at Washing ton. in last January. of which body he was a member. He returned home affected by deep cold. which was hastened by grip. which slowly, but surely hastened the end.
 sketch of His Career.
 Henry Hitchcock for half century was known as one of the leading members of the Sf. Louis bar He WaS born JuIy ,. lsZs. at Spring Hill. near Mobile. Ala. He came Of a distinguished New England family, his great grandfather having been Gen. Ethan Allen. the hero of Ti- conderoga. His early education was re- ceived in his native state. and in lS46 he was graduated from the CniverSity Of
 immediately after leaving the Nashville institution Mir Hitchcock entered Yale. from which university he was FrHaduated with high honors in lsiS. On finishing his college career he undertook the study of law in New York. In ls5l dr. Hitchcock came to St. Louis. and was admitted to the bar in the latter part of that year. He began practice, and shortly altrr- wards became assistant editor of the St. Louis intelligenccr. q Whig newsps per.
 At the March term. 1851 he made his first appearance before the supreme court, and after that his clients were more numerous. for in the next ten years hs appeared in fourteen cases before that young attorney. Throughout his career MT. Hitchcock declined criminal practice preferrtng the civil branch. and devoting himself especially To equity and com mercial law He never sought political office. but was always dA,-p,y interested in public affairs. He was one of iifteen the convention which met al Jefferson City in February. 1ssi to consider the relation Of Missouri to the Union. being one of the live republicans on the .-un- conditional union ticket"
 He was also present at subsequent con ventions of similar character. including the one @hiGN al JEHEFSDn AEit. on JLf% -. ls5l declared the offices of governor. Heutenant-goyernor and secretary of state vacant. and instituted a provisional government. with Gov. Gamble Al it's head. He was also present al every sub sequent convention, including the final one Al which. on June D. ls52. he maae an elaborate speech advocating emanci- patton to become effective January T. l>54 October l. ls64. he was appointed as- sistant adiuiant general of volunteers. with rank of major-his uncle Ethsn AL len Hitchcock, then being major general of yoluutcers-and Was assigned 10 duty on Gen. Shermans stan at the latter's request Though adjutant general. the duties Of that alice werr performed b, Capt. l.. NJ. Dayton. and Maj Hitchcock until the end Of the war. saw tho actual field service He was judge advocate on Gen. Sherman staff during the march to the sea and subsequent campaigning.
 Mir. Hitchcock was known as the father or the St Louis law school. In 1870 his health failed from oyerworS and for IND years he was not able 70 rttend to his practice as he desired. sIandiaS pal ti0u of that time with his brother. Ethln AL len Hitchcock. al Hong Kong. China. tr lss2 he formed d partnership with George w. l.ubke and John Preston Player The former Was elected circuit judge in 1882 and soon after that Mir Player died lr April. lSsi. Mir Hitchcock entered irtG partnership with the late Judge George Madill and c. A Finkelnberg ths agreement being limited to a period uf six years Since April. 1891 Mir Hitch cock has practiced alone