The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-16
CHIEF JUSTICE
M'LYER DEAD.
AN HONOkED SON AND FAITHFUL SER
WANT OF THE STATE.
The Justice Passed Away Monday After.
noon at His Home, In Cheraw, al a
Ripe Old Age, Having Reached His
Three Score and Ten Six
Years Ago.
News and Courier.

Henry McIver died at fifteen min
utes past 4 this afternoon at his
home, aged 76. The funeral SER
vices have been arranged for half.
past 3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at
st. David's Episcopal Church here.
The Chief Justice leaves two sons
and one daughter, Mr.. Thos. ?. Mo.
lver, of Charleston; Senator Ed.
ward McIver and Mrs. r. G. Watts,
of Cheraw:
Chief Justice Henry MoIver, son
of Mr.. Alexander McIver and his
wife, who was Miss Mary Hanford,
was born at Society Hill, September
rs, 1925. He moved to Cheraw
when quite lad and married Carrie
Harrington Powe, daughter of DR..
Thomas E. Powo, large ante bel
lum planter and prominent man in
this section, on June 7, 1849. She
died January 8, 1902. The Chief
Justice graduated at the South Car
olina College, On the death of his
father, Solicitor Alexander McIver,
in 1850, he was appointed oy Gov
ernor 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 en-.
tered the Southern army and was
captain of cavalry company in
Hampton's Legion. He was wound.
ed at Hawe's Shop.
lie 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 elect
ed Associate Justice in 1883 and
Chief Justice in 1897, and never
missed day from ourt until last
year, when he was a. the bedside of
his faithful wife, who died on Jan
uary 8, 1902. j. 81. @.
The following admirable sketch
of Chief Justice McIver's life was
published in the Anderson Journal
of March 10, 1897:
Mr.. Chief Justice McIver was
born about sixty five years ago near
the village of Society Hill, a COM
munity of many social advantages,
in the State of South Carolina. He
was of Scotch ancestry, his great
grandfather, Rodrick, having immi.
grated to this State shortly after the
battle of Culloden. His grand
father, 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, Alexan-
der McIver, married Mary Hanford,
the daughter of Enoch Hanford, of
Connecticut, the first professor Of
languages in South Carolina College,
and was afterward a practicing law
yer of repute, in partnership with
his brother in.law, the late osiah j.
Evans, for many years one of the
Judges of the Law Court of Ap
peals Of the State, and a United
States Senator, as the colleague oi
Mr.. Calhoun. 1t will be noted that
Mr.. Chief Justice McIver came from
worthy and distinguished stock
and is none the worse for having {
strain Of the colder Puritan blood O.
New England mingled with the
warmer temperament of Souther1
latitudes. Evidence of this happ,
connection is seen in the cool indg
ment, warm manners and heart,
, oompanionehip of their distinguished
descendant.
In 1885 the father Of Mr. Chic
Justice McGver, himself distin
guised lawyer, removed to the ole
town Of Cheraw, where the son ha
ever sinoe resided, seeking no po
litical preferment, but devoting al
/, the energies Of his fine mind and su
i perior attainments to his profession
: Young McIver graduated with dis
e tnction in a large class. To hi
credit be it said he taught schoo