The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-30
HOAR'S
END HAS COME
AFTER A LONG STRUGGLE
HE sUCCUMBED IN HIS BATTLE
WITH DEATH.

Life Was Despaired of.
Worcester, Mass. Sept. SO-George
Frisbie Hoar senior United States Sem
ator from Massachusetts, died at his
home in this city at 1886 o'clock this
morning.
The end followed period of uncon-
sciousness that had continued since
early Tuesday and came so gently
that only the attending physicians
we're aware of the exact moment of
dissolution.
The attending physicians despaired
of the Senator's life six weeks ago.
but such was the vitality exhibited by
their distinguished patient that even
they were surprised and the public was
at times led TO cherish d faith in an
ultimate recovery.
on Sunday last. however, all hope
was abandoned after last unsuccess-
full attempt to administer medicine
nourishment. Brief lucid intervals
were followed by longer durations of
Inconsistencies until Tuesday MORN
ing, when the venerable statesman
sank into a state of coma, from which
all efforts to reuse him proved futile.
Career of senator HOar.
Senator George Frisbie Hoar was
born at Concord, Mass, Aug. 20, 1926
He studied in early youth at Concord
Academy, was graduated from Har-
ward College in 1916. and later studied
law and was graduated from Dane
Law School, Harvard University. Mr..
Hoar settled at Worcester, where he
practiced law. In 1860 he was city So
licitor, and in 1852 was a member of
the House of Representatives. and in
1857 member of the State Senate. He
was elected to the Forty-first. Forty
second, Forty third. and Forty-fourth
Congresses but declined reelection to
the Forty-tifth. He was an overseer OF
Harvard College from 1874 to 1885, He
declined reelection in 1880, but was re-
elected in 1896 and again for six years
in 1900.
Mr.. Hoar was at one time president
of the Alumni of Harvard College. He
presided over the Massa chusetts state
Republican conventions of 1871, 1878.
1882 and 1885 He was delegate to
the Republican conventions of 1876 at
Cincinnati, and of 1880, 1884 and 1888,
at Chicago presiding over the conven-
ton of 1880 He was chairman of tho
Massachusetts, delegation of 1880. 1884
and 1888, and was a member of the
Electoral Commission in 1876. In 1880
he was regent of Smithsonian Institu-
tion, and I'm the same year was one of
the managers on the part of the House
Of Representa- tives of the Belknap inn
parchment trial At one time ne was
president of the American Antiquar-
ian, of the American Historical Society,"
president board trustees of Clark Uni
N6EGifN ~ ha hr.1
scum of Archaeology, and trustee Of
Leicester Academy. He was a mem-
her of the Massachusetts, Historical Sc
ciety, of the American Historical So
ciety, the Historic Genealogical Soci-
ETY., the Virginia Historical Society,
Fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences and corresponding
member of the Brooklyn Institute of
Arts and Sciences.
At the time of his death Mr.. Hoar
was trustee of the Peabody fund. He
had conferred on him the doctor of
laws degree by William and Mary, Ana
herst, Yale, Harvard, and Dartmouth
Colleges.
Mr.. Hoar's entrance into national
public life was on March 4, 1869, when
he became a member of the House of
Representatives. He held his seat In
the House untii March 4, 1877, when he
became a Senator, succeeding George
Boutwell,. He took his seat March )
and was reelected In 1888, 1889, 1896
and 1901. His term would have expired
March 3, 1907. He held the Massachu-
setts record for continuous service in
the Senate. His series of terms ex-
tended over more than twenty-seven
years, four years longer than the
service OF Charles Sumner, who died In
1874, after twenty-three years of serv-
ice. and who. until 1900, held the state
record
Henry l.. Dawes, recently deceased,
served for thirty-six years I'm the ma
tional legislature but only half of this
was in the Senate. Henry Wilson had
been senator for eighteen years and
some months when he was elected Vice
President, the Office he held at the time
Of his death. Daniel Webster's sena-
torial service covered twenty years.
When Mr. Hoar entered the Senate,
In 1877, only two men who have seats
there now were members. They are AL
lison of Iowa and Cockrell of Mis-
souri, Stewart OF Nevada. who is in
the Senate now. had been a member
OF that body, but retired in 1875, and
did not re-enter the chamber until
1887. Hale Of Maine became a member
OF the House on the same day that MIR.
Hoar did. and took Hannibal Hamlin's
seat when the latter voluntarily retired
from the Senate in 1881
The late Senator Morrill, OF Vermont
served forty-four years in both houses
OF Congress, and the late Senator Sher-
man served forty-two years continu-
ously as representative. senator and
cabinet officer. Two of the present
members OF the Senate. Pettus and
Morgan Of Alabama. were M. Hoar's
seniors in years, being SO and So re-
spectivcly.
Mr.. Hoar was regarded as standing
Mt the head OF ;he Senate. He took a
conspicuous part In all important de-
bates. was man OF great mental
viEnr ana wide knowledge and withal
possessed many OF the characteristics
OF the old-timc statesmen.
curiously enough, IN spite Of hts
leadership ln much history making lea.
ialafion, Mr. hOnr found his greatest
pride IN securing tho passage 0f llsc
bills providing for the rebuilding OF
william and Mary College ln Vlrginn.
and for constructing the Misalaaippl
river iefflor under Dads. Tia nraf
legislative Interest van in the nafiDnni
education hill which was before the
House when be became n member ln
1870. nn1 fhia had fhe effect ~ nra.
venting him from retiring from public
NO N me early lNF nut M fa4a
be- deiernlnf1 nof to Stand f1r gaeifr
ilDn and was inndf i0 fhaHff ~ n.inI
onif afiff fna uoef aifenunra a1ff..