The Washington herald., 1909-05-10

Judge William I. Psnheld. prominent
politician. lawyer. former solicitor OF The
State Department. and professor Of in
ternationsI law az George Washington
University, died yesterday morning al
O'Clock. al his home in the Ontario apart
ments, after an Illness OF several weeks
Death resulted from heart trouble, brought
OF BY a nervous breakdown and a COM
plication CT diseases
For the last two weeks there had been
slight hope for his recovery, and al tne
members Of his immediate family and
Mrs. George Y. Duncan. his sister. o.
Greenfield. Ind. were az his bedside as
he passed away Since March D he
had been unable 10 attend 10 business
Funeral services will take place al
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
tomorrow afternoon az o'clock Rev
N. Ross Fishburn viii oficiste. Inter
ment will be At Rock Creek Cemetery.
The psIIbearers have not YET been Sc
lected.
His Wife and Son.
Judge Penheld Is survived by his wife
a daughter. Miss Blanche Penfeld. and
z son. Walter S Penfeld. who occupied
law Offices zith his father il the Colorado
Building, and a sister, Mrs. George "
Duncan.
Judge Penheld was well known II
Washington as a lawyer. scholar, anc
politician. He was recognized as one o.
the leading authorities on internstiona
law. and successfully represented tht
/ United States as counsel IN several i'm
/ portant international controversies whicl
were settled by arbitration He had Z
/ host Of friends among prominent persons
in washington. many OF whom viii al
tend his funeral IN MS death the com
[ munity loses one Of its prominent men
respected and esteemed by all who knew
MIN. and George Washington University
loses one OF the foremost members OF i!
faculty.
4 native OF Michigan. he spent mucl
OF his life in Indiana before coming U
/ Washington twelve years ago 20 accep
an appointment as solicitor OF the De
/ paTtment OF state -Four years ago h'
resigned this position 10 resume his law
( practice
Born April .. Is4s. al Dover. Jenawei
/ County. Mich. ne spent his bOyhOOd day
/ on his fathers farm. After receiving INT
greater part Of his school training q
/ home and by his own efforts. he entere'
7 the University OF Michigan, by which h
F was graduated II 1870 After graduation
/ he became instructor OF German an
/ Latin az Adrian College. Michigan
Read Law and Taught.
Having made Up his mind 10 adopt III
/ legal profession. be read law while b
( fought After two years study he va
admitted 10 the Adrian bar. and immedi
ately began the practice Of Law Afte
a few months in Adrian he moved L
| Auburn. Ind. which seemed 10 Offe
greater opportunities for his ambitions
AS soon as ne was established in hi
adopted city he began 20 take an activ
interest IN public affairs Of the oommu
nifty. and es he progressed in his pre-
fessIon he likewise gained IN inportsne
a. a public man Within a short tim
he was elected city attorney. and wa
later elected a member or the Republical
state committee.
While stiIl a young, successful lawyer
he was married to Miss Luna Walter o.
June 2S. 1915.
In 1SSs Judge Penfeld was chosen a
Presidential eIector from Indiana. an
cast the electoral vote Of the State 70
her favorite son. Benjamin Harrison. L
1899 he was sent as a delegate 70 tn
Republican national convention. whic
again nominated Benjamin Harrison. wh
was defeated by Cleveland From is
To 1897 he served as judge Of the Thirty
fifth circuit of Indiana, resigning hi
position 10 accept an appointment b
President Mckinley as Solicitor OF III
/ State Department
During his career in the State Depart
nent Judge Penfield won a world-wid
reputation as an international Iawye'
He was counsel for the United States vs
| Santo Domingo. Peru. Haiti. Nicaragua
Guatemala. Salvador. and Mexico. an
tobtained for this country awards amount
ing 10 S2.258,0J0 He represented II
/ United States in the famous Plus Fun
case against Mexico al the Hague TT
bunal. and took the part Of the Unite
/ States and Venezuela in the Venezuela
arbitration before The Hague Tribunal I
1893.
Commissioner to Brazil
I He was special commissioner from IN
United States to Brazil in July. 1905. an
a little more than a year ago he va
selected as counsel for this governmer
in a dispute still pending with Nicaragu'
In all OF these missions. requiring a
intimate knowledge Of international la
and a broad grasp OF foreign affairs
general, Judge Penheld was an able ar
successful advocate OF the just claim
OF the government he represented. H
success in each mission always suggeSte
his name as the most available man Whe
later a similar case arose
Judge Penfield was a member OF II
American Bar Association, OF the Indian
state Bar Association. and Of the Co.
NOS and Metropolitan clubs
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