Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-16
JOHN E. HERNDON
CALLED FROM LIFE
Demise Occurred Yesterday Afternoon
After Lingering Illness--Death Ends
The Long and Honorable Career of A
Noble Man and An Ideal Citizen.

with Charles T.. Rush, which was lat
or dissolved upon the removal Of Mr..
Rush from the territory. Becoming
associated with j. j. Hawkins, tho
firm Of Hcrndon 4 Hawkins eyisteA
until the appointment Of Judge Iiaw-
kins 10 tho bench, during the second
administration Of Grover Cleveland %
President Of the United States.
Immediately afterwards in 1901 he
joined with T. q. Norris under the
6rm name Of Herndon 4 Norris, which
partnership, enjoying one 81 the most
lucrative practices In the territory.
has been continued until the time Of
his death.
Always active in the support Of the
Democratic party he has been accord
ed the highest honors nj It's conventions.
In 1888 and subsequent years hs
served as assistant United States die.
trict attorney for the territory during
the incumbcncy Of Judge Owen T.
Rouse In that Office. and In 1885 was
nominated and elected district attorney
OF Yavapai county, afterwards In 1891
serving In n similar capacity the un-
expired term Of district attorney Rcbt.
Brown, who died n short time after en-.
tering upon the duties Of the Office.
lie was . delegate from Arizona TO
the National Democratic convention
held in 81. Louis, and afterwards In
1890 was elected m a member Of tho
Territorial Council, which position he
filed 10 the credit Of himself and his
constituents.
In 1904 ne was the standard bearer
Of the Arizona Democracy A. the
party's candidate for delegate 10 con
gress, and In 1899 was appointed .
member Of the Code commission Rp-
pointed 20 revise the Arizona sta.
tutes, In which capacity he served un.
iii the close Of the legislative session
Of 1901, when the new code was I'D.
opted.
Ono Of two sons Of family Of eleven
children, nine Of whom survive him,
he was the son Of Andrew J. Hcrndon,
n native Of Virginia, and Mrs. Emily
Francis Brown Hcrndon, n native Of
Kentucky. both Of whom at an early
age emigratcd from their native states
with their parents TO Fayettc, Howard
county, Missouri, and both Of whom,
with one sister, have preceded him to
the great beyond.
lie leaves surviving him In this
city his wife, Mrs. J. G. IIcrndon; ono
son, Charles Herndon. and one daught.
err Miss Florence John Herpdon, one
brother, Andrew !. IIerndon, besides
eight sisters. are residents ~ other
states as follows. Mrs. Mary v. Phil
I pott, Of Salisbury, Mo-; Mrs Martha
! T.. Toolcy, Of Willows, Cal; Mrs G. r..
+, withers, Of Fayette, Mo-; Mrs. Justin
Sexton, OF Fayette, Mo-. Mrs. Rose q.
= Collier, Of Columbia, NO.. Mrs. l.. II.
Leddy, Of willows, CAL; Mrs. Daisy
II. Davis, Of Hutchinson, Kansas; and
n Mrs. A. l.. Patterson, Of Fayette, Mo.
] Coming OF a family Of noted jurists
b on both sides, he was n relative on his
mothers side Of John Is. Clark. who
q represented n M,ssour, constituency IN
:, congress for several years, and who was
o succeeded by bis son and namcsakc 10
q the national legislative body, and Of
{ tx governor David u. Francis Of Mis-
= souri,, and Congressman IIerndon Of
J. Alabama, now deceased.
Il Death came 10 his relief nj the Fam
lily residence on South Cortcz street
Il yesterday afternoon nj $40 after a
Il lingering illness Of ocdema OF the
Y lungs, during which time he had con
n suited and been under the care Of some
, Of the most eminent physicians 10 thi.
b city and the coast. lie retained his
faculties almost until the last. never
Tor moment losing interest In public
n affairs and current events, and even
] on the morning of the day 81 his death
q his brother read TO him the news In
b the dpily press Of tho city.
Z The funeral will takcs place from
a the family residence on South Coricz
9 street on Sunday morning n, 1880
. o'clock, under the direction 81 Under.
! takor y. =. Ncvin. Tniermcnt will
= take place in the Masonic cemetery
! under the auspices ~ the Masonic or.
+ der, Of which he was n devoted and
n honorcd member, and which he Joined in
p early manhood.