Arizona republican., 1908-04-29
FEDERAL OFFICIAL
 SUMMONED BY DEATH
Passing of Col. M. H. McCord, Col lector ot Customs, at His Home in This City on Monday.


 The funeral Of Colonel NJ II. Me-
 Cord will be held Sunday afternoon in
 the Presbyterian church and will be
 under the auspices of the Masonic fra
 ternity in which he was d member of of high degree. The body will be talk
 en to his former home in Merrill. Wis consin. for interment.
 Colonel McCord, collector of GUS
 toms at Nogales former governor of Arizona and for many years central
 figure in Arizona political affairs. died
 at his home in this city Monday after noon about !:30 o'clock after an ill.,
 ness of many months of Bright's dis
 ease and .ts attendant complications | He lived in NOgales since his appoint
 ment to the office of collector until a few months ago when declining health
 necessitated lis return to his Phoenix home on West Adams street. where he
 could be more comfortably situated
 His condition since returning had been
 better and worse bs turns and until within Q few weeks there was hope i that he might again be restored to a | fair measure of health. Latterly. how ! ever his recline had been gradual but
  { voted attention by his wife who is the { only relative here his children by i former marriage being in the east MvrOn Hawley McCord was born in Cares. Pa. Nocembe 26. 1S44 He at tended the public schools. finishing his school education in Richbure. \. Y.. academy. He settled in Wisconsin in 1864 engaging in the lumber business. TstF. l.r milling business in Merrill, Wisconsin. | which town he made his home until 1874. He was also quite intimately connected with the banking business ! during that period. being an organizer 1 and director of national bank. He i was d member of the Wisconsin legis- | lature during the years 1S75-4 and | again during lSSo-2. During the per iod 1SS991 he Was member of con- l gress from his district in Wisconsin l and during this service he formed an | intimate scguaintancc with William-I Mckinley. later president of the United ] States
 In 1893 he came to Arizona. engaging first in farming and fruit growing. He had always been greatly interested in politics however and instinctively in terested himself in the fortunes of the republican party in this territory. He was made d citizen member of the board ot trade of control under the administration of Governor Hughes. during 1S95-6 and in 1897 was appoint ed governor of the territory bv Presi- dent Mckinley. In the spring of 1898 | the Spanish American war broke out | and patriotic enthusiasm ran high all over the territory. The mastering of 1 the Rough Riders was followed quick lV by his offer to raise regiment of | infantry volunteers. His offer was ac- cepted and though only part of the regiment was taken from this territory l the other companies being made up of volunteers from other territories. he was commissioned colonel of the regi- ment which was known officially as the First Regiment. Territorial Volun- teers-- Colonel McCord resigned the governorship to take command of the regiment and remained with it until it was mustered out Februray I5. 1899. though the regiment never got further than Chicamauga where like many other troops # was held in re- serve for an emergency.
 Returning from his military service Colonel NcCord gave~attention solely to his private business until appointed United States marshal for Arizona in 1901 by President Mckinley. serving in | that capacity until 1905. Sometime after that he was appointed collector at NOgales which position he held un- til his death
 Colonel McCord, though not among the older citizens of Arizona, still gave some of the best years of his life to it's upbuilding and was alwa-s a sincere defender Of her sair name and fame and an enthusiastic believer in her fu- iure. He was d man of strong convic- tons and firm determination His political battles were vigorously fought md thought often successful he was not always so. but he had a fortitude o withstand defeat During d short period Ee was interested with J. 0. Dunbar in the publication of the Phoe- liX Gazette. True to his friends and faithful in he discharge of duty he has ended E m active and honorable career leaving 'ehind him many friends in many ands. Merchants lunch at the Hotel Adams ,afe from II a. m. to 2 p. m. Price 0 cents. Wm. P. Crump Hay and Grain Co. els Arizona oranges S2.50. NEMnnhNr 1