The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-01
Gen, WIN, PHILLIPS
PASSED AWAY,
He Died on Friday Night
Last at His Home in
This City.

General William Phillips, after 9
months sickness, died at his home in
this city about II o'clock on last Fri.
day night. He was So years of age. He
was born in Asheville, N. G., July 9Th
1924.
His parents came to Habersham
county, Ga, when he was young boy
After graduating in the State Univer.
SHY, he moved to Marietta in 1851 He
studied law in the Office of Governor
Mcdonald and began its practice in 1852
In 1855, he was elected solicitor general
Of the Blue Ridge Circuit and served
under Judge David Irwin, Judge Geo
D. Rice and Judge Joseph E. Brown
for ten years. During the Civil var, he
organized and commanded the famous
Phillips Legion that fought in the Vir-
GINA campaign. After the war, Gen.
eral Phillips was assistant attorney
general, and served several terms in
the Georgia legislature. In the prac'
tice of law he was forceful and elo-
quent speaker He was an active par
ticipant in politics, and during the
ante-bellum strife, when a deadlock
prevailed in the State convention, he il
was, in an enthusiastic speech, placed
in nomination as a compromise candi.
date Hon. Joseph E. Brown, which
went through in whirl, and Governor
Brown became the noted war gov.
ernor," and subsequently United States
senator.
General Phillips was the prime pro
moter and builder OF the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad, that opened W
to the world the mountainous section
of North Georgia, and was president o.
that road, 1t was extended to and from
Blue Ridge to Knoxville, and passed
into other hands, and is now part Of the
system of the l.. & N. He spent hi
time, money and best energies in thiI
railroad movement. Judge James r
Brown, of Canton, once stated that "a
meeting of citizens who lived in thi
section should be called for the purpose
of erecting a monument to Genera
Phillips for his work in the building o
this road"
General Phillips was great Supda!
school worker, and organized and ha
done more in this line than any man il
Georgia. He was member Of the Meth
odist church, and loyal to the principle
of religion.
General Phillips was married twice
His first wife was Miss Katherine Smith
a sister of Mrs. J. r. Brumby, of Mari
eta his second wife was formerly Mis-
Mary Waterman, who is now living
Besides his wife he is survived by fou
william, George, Marion ant
Henry Phillips, and one daughter, Mis-
Mary Phillips, and two brothers, Col
Charles D. Phillips, of Marietta, and Mr.
James Phillips, of Habersham county
His funeral was conducted at thu
Methodist church Sunday afternoon a
three O'Clock. The church was crowded
beyond its seating capacity. A larg
number Of Confederate veterans filled
one side of the church, the Daughter
of the Confederacy attended in body
and the Marietta Rifles were presen
and acted as escort.
The pall-bearers were Hon. S. A. An
derson, Mr.. J NJ. Gam, Mr.. A. H. Tai
ley, Mr.. T. L. Hunt, Mr.. B. G. Brumb!
and Mr.. Mongin Brumby.
Rev. w. l.. Pierce, pastor Of tn,
Methodist church, conducted the tuner
al service. His sermon was very i'm
pressive and beautiful one.
{ Or. w. F. Glenn and DR.. w. w. Wads
worth. Of Atlanta, paid touching trib
utes to the memory, virtues and char
acter of the deceased.
General Clement A. Evans, of Allan
ia, delivered the closing prayer.
Floral offerings in great profusior
banked the chancel rail and casket
The interment was in the city GENE
terry.
We tender our sympathy to the be
reaved family.