The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-14
Chief JUSTICE li'IVER DEAD.
End Came Monday Afternoon at
His Home in Cheraw.
4 Sketch CT His Long and Useful Public
Career, Beginning scon After He
Reached Manhood and Ending
GHiy With His Life.


GHiy With His Life.
Cherav, January 12.-After long
and tedious illness Chief Justice Henry
McIver died at fifteen minutes past 4
this afternoon at his home, aged 76.
The funeral services have been arrang-
ed for half-past 3 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon at st. Davids' Episcopal
Charch here. The Chief Justice leaves
two sons and one daughter, Mr.. Thos.
P. McIver, Of Charleston; Senator
Edward McIver and Mrs. R. G.
Watts, Of Cheraw.
Chief Justice Henry McIver, son Of
Mr.. Alexander McIver and his wife,
who was Miss Mary Hanford, was born
at Society Hill, September 25, 1926.
He moved to Cheraw when quite a
| lad and married Carrie Harrington
Powe, daughter of DR.. Thomas E.
Powe, large ante bellum planter and
prominent man in this section, on
June Z, 1849. She died January 9,
1902. The Chief Justice graduated at
the South Carolina College. On the
death Of his father Solicitor Alexander
McIver, in 1850, he was appointed by
Governor Manning to fill his unexpired
term. Again, when Gen Hanna died,
he was elected solicitor, and was re-
elected for several successive terms
until the war began. He entered the
Southern army and was a captain of
cavalry company in Hampton's
Legion. He was wounded at Hawe's
Shop.
He was elected Associate Justice on
May 10, 1877, and Chief Justice in
December 1879, but declined, when
Governor Simpson was elected Chief
Justice. He was again elected As
sociate Justice in 1883 and Chief
Justice in 1897, and never missed a
day from Court until last year, when
he was at the bedside Of his faithful
wife, who died on January 9, 1902,
Mr.. Chief Justice Henry McIver
was born Sept. %, 1926 near the vii
lage Of Society Hill, community Of
many social advantages, in the pre-
sent county of Darlington, in the State
of South Carolina. He was of Scotch
ancestry, his great grandfather, Rod
rick, having immigrated to this State
shortly after the battle of Culloden.
His grandfather, John E. McIver
married Mary Ann Williams, the sister
of David R. Williams, for some time a
member of Congress and Governor of
the State. His father, Alexander
| McIver, married Mary Hanford, the
| daughter of Enoch Hanford, of Con-
nectitcut, the first professor of Ian
guages in South Carolina College, and
was afterward practicing lawyer OF
repute in partnership with his brother
| in-law, the late Josiah J. Evans, for
many years one oof the judges of the
Law Court Of Appeals ofthe State, and
a United States Senator, as the col
I7league Of Mr.. Calhoun. It will be
noted that Mr.. Chief Justice Mclver
came from worthy and distinguished
fstock, and is none the worse for hay-
ing strain of the colder Puritan blood
/ of New England mingled with the
warmer temperament of Southern lati-
tudes. Evidences of this happy con-
nection is seen in the cool judgment,
warm manners and hearty companion
ship of their distinguished descendant.
In 1886 the father Of Mr.. Chief
Justice McIver, himself "a Distinguish
ed lawyer, removed to the old town OF
CheraW, where the son has ever since
resided, seeking 10 political prefer
nent, but devoting all the energies OF
his fine mind and superior attainments
to his profession. Young Mclyer
graduated with distinction in a large
class. To his credit be it said he
taught school during his college yaca-
tions, thus aiding to defray the ex-
penses of his college course, and to
I that extent assisting his father, who
had a large family dependent upon
him. After graduating he commenced
! the study Of law in his fathers Office,
and in December Of the same year,
. by reason of his superior endowments
and great diligence, was admitted to
practice in the Law Courts CT che State,
and in the following year was enrolled
as solicitor in the Courts Of Equity.
| AS soon as he vas called TO the Bar
! he entered into copartnership with
! his father, who was the State solicitor
or prosecuting officer on. the Eastern
circuit.
Shortly after the young practitioner
commenced his career at she Bar the
health Of his father became SO much
impaired that he was untitled to dis
charge the arduous duties Of his Office,
and the son, as his deputy, performed
1 those duties with satisfaction to the
public and credit himself until his
father died, and the son vas now ap-
pointed solicitor by the Governor tc
| fill the vacancy until the close of the
next session of the Legislature, the
solicitor then being elected by the
Legislature, and not by the people as
now. At the election Mr.. McITer did
not become a candidate for the Office,
yielding to one who, by reason OF MS
larger experience at the Bar, he
modestly supposed was better fitted fol
the position. Within short time the
new incumbent died, leaving again
vacant an unexpired term, and MIR.
| McIyer, still very young man, was
the second time appointed by Governor
Manning to perform the duties OF
the Office until the succeeding session
of the Legislature, at which time he
was duly elected. At the expiration OF
the second term in 1851, also