The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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tics He Is married.
IL Mr. Of John wellington Exon e one Ct
Chat anooga' 8 most prominent bankers
and popular citizens. HI was reared at!
5Clnrksvllle. 1'ennnand educated at the
Masonic College OF that place, and Stuart
College, It's successor. It Is now known
as the South western Presbyterian Uni.
versity, and Mr.. frnxone was treasurer OF
the institution for numebr OF years,
Eafter tho war. i 5l5t 81 Il II.
MIR. Taxon commenced business life as
d clerk In the post Office at C1arksvlle.'
AZ seventeen years Of age he was acting
caAhier OF the Bank OF America at Ros-
ersville Tenn AT the age OF nineteen ne
was appointed supervisor Of banks or bank
examiner for the State. and heldathat
Office untiltthe war came ;3s
$Ho enlisted the day Of the attack on
Fort Sumter. and became THIRD Seargant
OF his company " which 4 was uoseo vent
part OF the 18th Tennessee Con edernte in.
5fantry. He was subsequently appointed
clerk 10 General 8. r. Anderson, hav VIM
been discharged from the B14th restment
on acoounti.of disability IN October 1859.
Later he became Brigade Ma jor. O. - g
sistant a. tant- General !, to Gen rai o.
M. GholHon. Tennessee NJ lila.
When Fort Donelson fell Mr.. Faxon
went to R,whmond. and being again Il unrrs
Z TT tor field service was appointed to do
tail, service IN tho Confederate treasury
department. In etember 1855 having re-
covered his health. he enlisted in the SEQ
ond company OF Richmond Howit1ers, 1st
regiment Virginia Artillery He holds
an In teresting document. yelloyw 81 by
tilne, which reads as fol lows
s2f5 l a Charlotte N. Is CT, NJ ay g.. 1866. at
+ In accordance with the terms OF the
Military Convention entered into on the
2eth day OF April. 1856, between General
Joseph ID Johnston. commanding tho
Confederate Army \, and General W. =.
Sherman. commanding the United States
Army In North Carolina. John W. Fax
on. private second company R!ohmo nd
iHowitDers. IIardway's Battery. Virginia
Artillery. has given his solemn obligation
not to take fup arms against the govern
mont of the United States until properly
reeased from this obligation; and is per-.
Srnitted BY the United statas to return
to- his home, not to be disturbed BY the
United states authorities 80 long as no
observes this obliga ton and Q beys tho
laws in force where he may reside. u
BY command Of the Secretary OF War.
. VIM. /. HOOKB,
t3 ]. INV Colonel G. g.. "A.
.tF-r. Edw. Walcott. :" "a 95S5 s
Fl Mr.. Faxon took the oath OF allegiance
August 8, 1855. having been a Confederate
soldier from April 10. 1861 to that date. /
# Mr.. Faxon Is member OF the Rich
n.ond Howitzer Association, and Is proud
OF his membership In August Y last ne
visited Richmond. \ and was the guest OF
:ids daughter Mrs Bdwin "a ". Stuart
now OF New York. and found that she
was living on the verysame spot W here
he boarded when on detail service In the
Confederate Treasury Department.
Mr.. Faxon has been secretary Of the
Tennessee Bankers' Associa ton. vice
president 81 the American Bankers 10. e. !.
ISOLATION. and president OF the Chatta-
nooga Chamber OF Commerce. He Is q
member OF the Society OF MaynowerS De-
soendants, being an eighth generation de-
scendant OF Governor william Bradford.
OF the Plymouth Colony. " He Is also q
member OF the Sons Of Revolution his
grandfather and great grandfather hav-
ing been at the battle Of Lexington. He
Is also a member OF the Society OF the
Founders and Il Patriots of America, and
historian OF NJ B. Forrest Camp. U c.
VI He wears a cross OF honor conferred
by the Daughters OF the ConfederaoA
and Is Colonel and saide-de-oamp on tho
STAFF OF General Gordon, Commander OF u.