The weekly true Democrat., 1906-04-13
OUR SUPREME
COURT JUDGES.
What We Have Gathered For This
Issue AbOnt Thsm.

of Judge Charles B. Parkhill:
II is always a matter Of interest to
the citizens and voters to know the men
who offer for public Office. The subject
of this sketch is no doubt known per-
sOnally to as many citizens of Florida
IS any other man in public or private
life within her borders today, and while
this is true, there may be some who
would be glad to know more of the ca
reer of this gifted Floridian, and q
brief sketch of his life and achieve
ments at this time may be appreciated
by all.
George w. and Elizabeth Bellamy Park
hill, was born in Leon county on his
was captain Of Company M, Second
Florida Regiment, Confederate States
Army. ard was killed in battle in Vir-
ginia when Charles was three years
old.
After the war was over his mother
moved back TO her native county of
Jefferson, where Charles was reared.
He was educated in the public schools
of Jefferson county, at Randolph Macon
College, Va, and at the University OF
Virginia. He was admitted to practice
law in Tallahassee in the summer Of
| 1882, and settled in Pensacola at the
close of the epidemic of yellow fever Of
that year, and the following year was
one Of the volunteers to guard the city
against the possible introduction Of the
disease again into the city. He repre-
sented Escambia county in the State
Senate in the regular and special ses-
sions of 1889, and with the Hon. Frank
Clarke and Captain Mathis, of Hills
borough county, as subcommittee,
draughted the State Board OF Health
law.
He was attorney for the State Bar
Pilots Association for about ten years,
and for the Board Of Pilot Commission
ers of Escambia county, and for four
years was attorney for the Board Of
County Commissioners of Escambia
county, which position he resigned,
when he was appointed County Solicitor
for the Criminal Court Of Record of
Escambia county in 1897, and was re-
elected to that Office in 1900, and after
seven years of diligent and faithful
service to the county and State in this
difficult position, he resigned that office
in 1904, when he was appointed Judge
of the First Judicial Circuit, and was
nominated in the primary and elected
for the full term of six years. AS a
presiding trial Judge he served the peo-
pie with that degree of diligence and
fidelity that has always won their ap'
proval. -.
He resigned the office of Circuit
Judge in May, 1905, to take a place
upon the Supreme Bench in the place
OF Judge Francis B. Carter, resigned
; where he has shown the same careful
: application, fairness and conscientious
discharge Of his duty that marked anc
distinguished his service in every posi-
ton he has filled
! He has, Notwithstanding his busy life
{ and many exacting duties, found time
3 to take an active part as Democrat
3 serving in the councils and making
speeches for his party in every part oI
3 the State. He was elected Crane
5 Chancellor of the Knights of Pythia
e of Florida in 1890, and for number o
I wears was a member of the Escambi'
( Rifles and then captain Of Company X
I First Regiment, Florida State Troops
e and afterwards major of the Thir'
= Battalion of +. S. 7. When on dut.
3 with his company in Jacksonville afte
the fire, he was detached as trial judg
d Of the military court.
e He was married in 1866 to GeneViev
e Perry, oldest daughter of Governor +
A. Perry, who died in 1896, leaving on
G daughter, Genevieve, who is spons9
n for the Florida Division of Confederat
i Veterans in New Orleans this year.
d In 1881 he married in Tampa Hele
n Wall only daughter Of Judge j. L
d Wall, and they have FIVE children liN
ing.
: Justice Parkhill is truly type Of tn
# old South blended with the new. Hi
;, devotion to his chosen profession an
: the close application, its duties impos
has in no wise taken away or lessene
his active interest in the affairs an
n progress Of his State. as his past III
! record will show. This imperfect sketc
. of the career Of one of Florida's bri
N liant and eloquent orators and jurisi
" should be an inspiration TO the youth
I. our commonwealth.
& The Lake City Citizen-Reporter
ID reading the riot act 70 Justices Parl
" hill and Whitfield, and declaring thI
r. every vote cast in Columbia county Il
these two gentleman will be a traito
The success Of Gainesville In securin
the location of the Florida Universit
40 is charged up TO these two able ar
y popular jurists, and now Editor Doc
Il proposes TO make them suffer for IL.
the meantime, the rest Of the counts
Of the State will come very near cas-
in< a vote for the gentlemen In que