The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-07
OFFICIALS Who
DIED IN OFFICE
Five Presidents and Seven
Vice-PresidentS.
All We're Men Of Great Ability
Though Not All Were
College Men.


died while they .wene in office--wil-
liam Henry HARRISON, April At, 1871,
of bilious pleurisy; Zachary Taylor,
July 9th, 1859, of bilious fever; A5ra-
ham Lincoln, April 18th, 1865; james
A. Garfield, September 18th, 1881. AMI
William Mckinley, Septembsr litn
1901. The last Three nlmed were a.
sassinated.
Seven vace-p~esidents have died in
office and all of them fl,om natural
causas-Geoig Clinton of New YORK,
April Goth, 1872; Elbridse Gerry Of
Massachusetts, November sd. 1911;
William Il. King of Alsblma, April
18th. 1853; Henry Wilson OF Mlssl-
chusrt,s, No .ember I'D, 1875; Yrout-
as a. Hendricks OF indiana. Np,on5a''
18Th, 1885; Gerret A. Hobart OF New
Jersey, November 2lst, 1889, aHd Jam
). sherman Of New York, VINO La, just
passed away.
When he died Clinton WIS - wears
o. aga, Gerry was 20. King WIS s..
Wilson WIS IS, Hendricks was tt. iln-
bat was 55 and Shnamln lYtj just
passed his fifty-seventh bgblday. with
the eNsrtion of ,Hendi'irNs. WHO was
of Scotch-lriah, which is very much
the same thing as beinS S,'orl Origin
they were all of English aY.n,a@a
They wse all also men of many high
a:11 NJ nann qualities - far as the
men who have written an1ut ulem
since thsir death have o5se-, 81, AMI
elrh Of tlen did lhis par. w,]l willie
he WAS among TIE living just as he is
highly respected now tia ire has
joined the dead.
There was George Clinton Of New
York, WIZ WIS vtcs-nNesidsnt with
Thomas Jefferson from Mamh I.h. ISIS
to March 9Th, 1879, and with JanL,s
Madison from ALasch i;:l, 1853, TO April
aOsh, 1872, when he died with ah,ut
p. = Year of his second term In his Of
flee to sarve. Clinton was a man If
the highest character and of Long AMI
varied experience i'm the public service.
Then there was Elbridse Gerry q:
Massa chusatts. who died while ho.j-
ing the dffloe of vice-presidsnt. He
was a gIaduate of Harvard and made
a mast eNaalbent start in statesman
ship when in his thasis, submitted !
Tor the M. A. degree, discussing tie |
risGS Of the people to evade ruinous
in trade and revenue laws. |
sxpDassed his views ON the principles |
Nf the stamp act and other offensive |
measures enacted by the. British gov
zrnmAnt for the apprsssion Of 1.-THE pei
re of tine colonies. That was in TIE
'sry early days, when Gerry was
working out for the country and BY
himself, with rare good sans some Of
he initial problems with whiah the
risinncrs Ind to deal.
The tl,trd of tine Nice-presidants to
lie in office was William r. King Of
Alabaima, who was a man of large
'xpaienae in legislative and diplo-
matte work, but who Died bsfoue ne
oud anteT upon the duties OF this
'ffiae, for which he had proved by
N' si1Nbce in the senete ami as presi-
4 II pio tenn of thai body his ,specla
itness.
Henry Wilson of Massachhsesats, who
hanged his name by lssislstlve act
1T from jeremiah Jones Colhrahh TO
Il hry Wilson, because 1t was SHORTER
md moe easily pIpnpnnaed, wis vice
resident with Grant. He did not hast
ing after his elevation to this office;
ut he proved by long service his abHl-
y and his force OF character lie
'slii not born with a silver sfppn in
lis mouth, but frpm his infancy up
W had had a hand struggle IN max
ng his way. With only twelve anonshs'
choolins in eleven years he during
his time packed Ills hald with use
|
arm lad became tie 'Nattak ,Oasbler''
md afNuward vioe-presidant In which
slice he distinguished hdmaelf Gy his
ihaHence to what he meglrded rs
tmI principle. The stoly OF his life |
nd aelieNsmemts rovis like "A fairy
o,y.
Than there was Thomas "A. Hen
ricks OF Indiana, naminat,d VL,e- !
ftst with Samuel r. Tilden
nd elected with GrOVrr Clewellni. ,
MI wi'ose whole life WAS fllDsi with
oFhy achievements th,n there was Y
await A. Hobart OF Now Jni,ssy, a A
wyer by profession, a sulqa ssful poll
cian and a man OF affairs and fnllly
ere WAS James s. Sltman, h1e trib.
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cont. pparary nommCmt. Ia
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