The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
PORTRAIT OF JEMISON DIRECTOR OWEN RECEIVES ONE
 FOR ARCHIVES. Likeness of e Once Distinguished Citizen of Tuscaloosa Will
 Hang on walls of States -1s Art Gallery.

handsome life-sized portrait of the late Hon. Robert Jenison of Tuscaloosa was yesterday received by Thomas NJ. Owen, Director of thh State Department of Archives and History.
 The portrait was done in oils and Is striking likeness of the late political leader, lawyer. planter, industrial pro- n1oter and Confederate States Senator from Alabama.
 The portrait was the donation of Mrs. A. B.. vandegraff and pr. Robert Jemi- son Hargrove, the only surviving grand children of the subject.
 Among the citizens of Tuscaloosa Robert Jemison stood like Saul among the children of Kish-a head and shoulders above his brethren" says Brewers Ala bama.' "He was the son of William Jemison, wealthy planter. his mother being Miss Mims, one of whose family gave name to the ill-starred fort in Bald win.
 Born in Lincoln County, Georgia Sep tember IT, 1892, he grew up in Twiggs County, where his father settled in 1907. He was for some time the pupil of Pro- lessor N. 8. s. Beaman. step-father of Hon. W. L. Yancey, and in his classes were Dixon H. Lewis. W. T. Colquitt, A. 1T. Chapell. GrigsSy E. Thomas and T. A. Watkins. names quite familiar in Georgia and this State. He also, for a while, attended the University of Georgia, then began to read law under Stephen W. Harris and Eli Shorter at satonton.
 Coming with his parents to this State in 1891, he continued his studies under Hon. Henry Y. Webb in Greene County, but tho following year came to Tusca loosa with his father. In 1928 he re- moved to Pickens, and there bent his energies to planting, etc, for ten years. Returning to Tuscaloosa, he represented the county in the lower branch of the legislature from 1S4O to 1851 except three years.
 ,, He was then transferred to the Senate, where he remained Twelve years, and where his ability and large exprience gave him commanding influence. In 1862 he was elected President of the Sen ate, and was so serving when elected to the Confederate Stats Senate the follow ing year to succeed the gifted Yancey.
 "In 1861 he had represented Tuscaloosa In the constitutional convention, and was the candidate of the more moderate men of that body for the presiding office His service in the Confederate Senate was his last official trust. for he spent the remainder of his useful life In attention to private pursuits.
 AHouSn ue OppOSeu SeC6SSlOH, ana was 2 it's weightiest adversary till 1t was ac- complished, MT. Jemison gave to the new government a hearty support. and ex- pended his large means most literally in behalf of the destitute non-combatants. Hence the federal troops destroyed much of his property, and contributed to those pecuniary troubles which harrassed the closing years of his life. He died in Tuscaloosa city, October 17, 1871"
 Mr. Jemison was a firm friend of the railroad from Chattanooga to Meridian, and was president of the company from 1883 to 1869. He was not an orator in the general acceptance of the term, but his remarks were always sensible tasteful, and timely. No Alabamian was more distinguished for what Is called force of character" than he. and no one has stamped his name more legibly on the annals of Tuscaloosa.
 Mir. Jemison married a sister of Hon. John T. Taylor of Mobile, aud his only daughter married A. c. Hargrove.