Fergus County argus., 1904-10-05
Senator Aoar Gone,

worcester. Mass, Sept. 3O-The
tolling of the bells of the church tow
ers and fire stations of Worcester
communicated TO his fellow citizens
the Intelligence Of the passing of
United States Senator George Fris
bic Hoar, whose death occurred al
1885 a. m. today.
The people of Worcester. TO whom
Senator Hoar was endeared in meas
ure beyond that ever given To any
other man, anxiously followed the
course Of his sickness for six weeks
and hundreds of calls on the telc.
phone company were made daily at
the newspaper offices by persons who
desired To hear the latest news from
the bedside.
The state Of profound stupor which
was an indication Of the approach OF
death embraced, the senator for forty
hours. Yesterday he became as weak
as he could be and live. with the
pulse and respiration SO faint that
they could be detected only by the
physician. DIR. Warren II. Gilman. the
medical attendant, said that so slight
a thing as pulling the ciothing on the
bed would have been sufficient TO
take away enough strength to cause
death. The patient had expressed a
wish early In his illness that he might
die peacefully and without a struggle.
Such death came 10 him.
George Frisbie Hoar was born in
Concord, Mass. August 80, 1926. He
studied in early youth at Concord
Academy; graduated at Harvard col.
lege in 1886; studied law and gradlI.
ated at the Dane law school, Harvard
University. He settled AT Worcester.
where he practiced; was city solicitor
In 1860; was president Of the trustees
OF the city library; was "A member Of
the state house Of representatives in
1852 and of the state senate in 1867; /;
was elected representative TO the
Forty-first. Forty-second. Forty.third
and FOrty-fOurth congresses: declined
a denomination for representative I'm
the FOrly-ffth congress: was an over
seer of Harvard college. 1S7i-lSS0;
declined reelection. but was re-clcct
ed in 1896 and again for six years in
1900: was president Of the Association
Of the Alumni Of Harvard. presided
over the Massachusetts state Republi
can convention of 1871. 1877. 1882 and
1885, was delegate TO the Republi-
can national conventions of 1876 at
Cincinnati. and of 1880. 1884 and 1855.
at Chicago. presiding over the conyen.
tion Of 1880; was chairman OF the
Massachusetts delegation In 1880.
1884 and 1888: was one OF the man
ayers on the part of the house of rep
reseHtatives of the Belknap impeach
ment trial in 1876: was a member OF
the electoral commission In 1876; was
regent Of the Smithsonian institution
In 1880; has been president and was
at death vice president OF American
Antiquarian society, president OF the
American Historical association, pres.
ident Of the board Of trustees Of Clark
University. 1900. trutee OF the Pea
body Museum OF Archaeology, trustee
Of Leicester academy; was member
of the Massachusetts Historical so.
ciety. the Virginia Historical society,
fellow of the American Academy OF
Arts and Sciences. and corresponding
member OF the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences: was a trustee OF
the Peabody fund; has received the
degree OF doctor Of laws from William
and Mary. Amherst. Yale. Harvard
and Dartmouth colleges; was elected
TO the United states senate, TO succeed
George s. Boutwell,, took his seat on
March 5. 1877, and was reelected In
1888. 1889. 1895 and 1901. His term
Of service would have expired March
3, 1907.