Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
DEA TIL FELT KEENLY
BYLEGAL FRA TERNITY
DEcEDENT WAS FORMERLY OF
BLOOMFIELD, WHERE HE CON-
QUOTED A LAW oFFICE-HAD
SERVED IN MEXICAN WAR.

monia, from which he had been suf-
fsring but short time, claimed Judge
Henry H. Trimble, the dean of the
Keokuk bar association, and well
known throughout the state as jur-
list, last night at 9 o'clock at the Trim
Bile home here. Judge Trimble had just
recently returned from st. Louis,
where he had attended court, and his
death, coming so unexpectedly has
cast gloom over the entire city.
Prdyatae funeral services Tuesday
afternoon at 1850 o'clock from the
Trimble home. Interment will be
made in Otl1land cemetery.
The deceased was member of the
Episcopal church, whose rector will
have charge Of the services.
The members Of the Keol1uk and Ft
Madison bar associations will meet in
the Keokuk court house tomorrow
morning and express their keen re-
gret at Judge Trimble's death in res
olutions.
Judge Trimble was past eighty
years of age, and has lived in Keokuk
for many years. He is survived by his
wife, one son. Palmer Trinble, and
three daughters, Mrs Henrietta Wray
OF Bloomfield, Mrs. Harriet Stanbro
and Miss Helen Trimble Of Keolzuk.
A.Native of Ohio.
Henry +. Trimble was born in Rush
county, Indiana, May 7, 1927. He was
reared on farm and for several years
taught school during the winters He
graduated at Asbury university in 1S47
and went directly from college to the
Mexican war, serving under Colonel
/ James H. Lane of the Fourth Indiana
volunteers. He read law with Thomas
! A. Hendricks and came to Iowa in No
vember, 1S49. where he pursued his
studies with Judge J. F. Kinney of the
supreme court at Keosauqua. He was
elected county attorney, serving four
years, at Bloomfield, where he had To-
Gated. In 1855 he was elected to the
state senate for four years. In 1858
he was nominated for representative in
congress by the Democrats of the first
district, but was defeated by Samuel
Curtis, the Republican candidate. At
the beginning of thes civil war Mr..
Tr1mble helped to raise the Third Iowa
cavalry Of which he was appointed
lleutenant-colonel. In 1852, while lead
Ing a charge at the battle of Pea
Ridge, he was severely wounded and
In October was discharged for disabil-
fly.
Served as Judge.
Upon his return home he was elect
ed Judge of tSle second district. serv-
Ing four years. In 1855 he was the
Democratic candidate for Judge of the
supreme court but was not elected. In
the eleventh general assembly, Colonel
Trimble received the votes of the Dem
ocrats for United States senator. In
1865 Judge Trimble became president
OF the St Louis and Cedar RAPIDS Rail-
road company. In 1872 he was the
Democratic candidate for congress in
the sixth district and was defeated In
1876 he was a delegate to the Demo-
cratic national convention which nom
mated Tilden for president. In 1873
he was elected president of the State
Bar association. He has long ranked
among the most eminent LAWYERS of
the state and had his party been in
the majority, would have been elevated
to highest official positions.
The death Of Judge Trimble is keen
ly felt by the legal fraternity of this
city, where he was known through his
many visits here, and because Of his
presiding on the bench in. this county.
To many he had been something of
an instructor in the profession. F. M.
Hunter is among the Ottumwa attor-
neys who read law in Judge Trimble's
office