Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-14
Il YEARS
AS JUDGE
Former Citizen Of HOpkinSyiIle
RetireS From The
Bench.
FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH.
Was Attach Of American
Legation In
Paris.
FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH.

read with interest:
after having served as judge of
the Eighteenth Circuit for the past
II years, Hon. E. Boyd Faulkner, Of
Martinsburg. distinguished as one of
the ablest jurists in this section, tc-
day retired from Office.
Successfully an attache of the
American legation in Paris, when
his father. the late Charles James
Faulkner, was minister to France,
an officer in the Confederate Army,
a member of the West Virginia
House Of Delegates and a state sena-
tor from this district. famous law
yer. a candidate for governor of
West Virginia. and for two decades
one ofahe distinguished jurists of
this state. Judge Faulkner has had
q remarkable career
Born a member Of one Of the old
est and most prominent families in
the Virginias, at the family home
stead. in Martinsburg, be was edu.
Gated at the Georgetown I'd. c.
College, in France and at the Uni
versity Of Virginia. At the out
break of the Civil War be returned
from France and espoused the cause
of the South, serving in the Wise
and Rockbridge artl cry companies.
Later he was a lieutenant in Colouel
Portar's Virginia regiment, and was
afterward a captain in the provision
al army of the Confederacy. He
served CALAMITY through the war.
Several years after the close Of the
war he was elected to the House Of
Delegates. and then TO the Senate Of
West Virginia. When the Senate
was organized he refused the posi.
ton Of lieutenant governor Of the
state. but accepted membership on
the special committee selected to re-
wise the laws of West Virginia. In
1884 he was defeated for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor by
two votes.
He became Judge of this circuit in
1891. and was successfully elected 10
the same office at each Judicial cleo
ton. the Republicans never nominal
ing an opposing candidate. In 1896
tn re was an Independent candidate
against him but Judge Faulkner re-
ceived every vote cast in Berkeley
county for judge. a distinction neYer.
accorded any other candidate for
any Office in the history Of Berkeley
county His retirement from the
berch today was voluntary, prompt
d By a desire TO return to private
fe after a half century of activity
IN pubic affairs. Although in his
year he is still. vigor-'
BUS and active. with all bis powerful
and acute mental powers uudimir-
shed
II the q years in which he has
occupied the bench. Judge Faux
Ter has had the remark abls distinc
ion Of having fewer proporiionate
appeals from his decisions to the
supreme Court Of the state ard few
.r proportionate reversals than any
Circuit Court judge in the history Of
Vest Virginia"
Judge Faulkner. who married
Miss Sue Campbell. Of this city. To-
lated here after the war and prsc-
iced his profession for some years
when he returned TO Virginia. Mrs.
Faulkner is an sunt of Mrs. Henry ].
Sites. Mrs Mary Bronaugh. Miss
Lucy Edmunds and Attorney John
Eimunds. of this city.
Every member Of the local bar
iuring Judge Faulkner's residence |
lere has passed away with the ex-
y p ion of attorneys W. p Iinfree, |
Toe McCarroll and Hunter Mood. I
Sr young men almost then. HIS
'i,i's here have no. been very fire.
luent in the past decade. but there I
.re many Of his Old acquaintances
.Hil livi"e who wi u be glad 20 learn (
h be- ID contemplating visit ia
he near future.
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