Evening star., 1914-01-28

/ Former United States Senator Shelby
| Moore Cullom of Illinois died at his home,
| 1413 Massachusetts avenue northwest.
| this afternoon at 30 O clock. after per-
| sistent attacks of weakness consequent
| upon many responsibilities and burdens
| shOuldered by him during more than
| fifty years of public life He was eighty
four years old. He had been unconscious
| since early morning and the end had been
expected at any minute.
Mr.. Cullon had served more than
twenty eight years in the United States
Senate. being chairman OF the important
committee on foreign relations al the
time he left that body last March. He
the resident commissioner of the
Lincoln memorial, a position created
especially for him at the close OF Presi-
dent Taft's administration. and he was
lifelong republican
Friend of Abraham Lincoln.
He was a friend of Abraham Lincoln.
and it had been his ambition during the
last year of his life to see the Lincoln
memorial constructed in Potomac Park
before he passed away. He said the
other day to a reporter for The Star:
Il am all ready to go. In the nature
of things l cannot last much longer now
But [ wish / could the Lincoln me-
mortal built before / depart. or at least
that l could see the first stone for it
laid That hope is about all that keeps
me alive.
Mr.. Cullom. Welding TO the entreaties
of his family and friends. recently began
to absent himself from the office of the
Lincoln memorial commission in the Sen
ate building, and remained at home IN
an effort to conserve his strength II
t,.a ina
the remainder of the winter that he
would gain in health with the advent OF
spring. but his condition became des-
perate. and it was seen week ago that
the end was not far off. Since then ms
death had been out question of hours
Funeral Arrangements Not Made.
There will be a short funeral service at
the house tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. CulloIn. who was married twice. sur
vived both his wives and all his chill
dren They are buried at Springfield.
Ill. his home where his body will be laid
at rest in accordance with his expressed
wish The body will leave Washington
tomorrow at l1:s5 am. The first Mrs
Cullom was Mrs. Hannah NJ. Fisher,
whom he married in 1850. She was the
mother of two daughters. one of whom
| was the first Mrs, William Barrett Ridge
| ley and the other was Mrs. Robert Cor
don Hardie Mr.. Culloms second wife
was Miss Julia Fisher. sister of his first
wife.
| Surviving him are two sranddaughters.
| one Mrs Henry p. Parker, wife of Dr.
| Henry P. Parker, and daughter of Will
| liam Barret Ridgeley. former controller
! of the currency and the other Mrs
| Phelps Brown of Springfield Mass. who
was Miss Catharine C. Ridgeley. also a
| daughter of William Barret kidgeley. in
| addition to a sister-in-law, Miss Fisher.
Il Ill. ~,
who has been in charge of Mr.. Cullom S
| household for number of years
| Former Senator's Antecedents.
| Former Senator Cullom was a de-
scendant of the Maryland family of that
name and the Coffeys of North Carolina
| These two families settled in Wayne
| county. kentucky, not far from the
banks of the Cumberland. Richard North
croft Cullom married Elizabeth Coffey
| They remained in Kentucky until seven
| children had been born to them, former
I senator Cullom having been the seventh.
| The date of his birth was November -.
| IS2a The family moved to Illinois eleven
/ years after that state was admitted to
; the Union and when Chicago was a small
I village settling in Tszewell county
/ where the former senator was reared.
His education was obtained at the local
schools and aIterwarc at the seminary /
Mount Morris. He partly paid for his
education at the latter place by the extra
work he did. Gen. John y. Rawiins,
Grants chief of staff, was OF his
classmates He started out in life as "A
farmer. but later greatly disappointed his
father by his resolve 10 study law. In
october. 1s. he started for Springfield,
the capital of the state after consuitinA,
with Abraham Lincoln. He was admitted
To the bar i'll 1870 and was elected to his
first public position, city attorney the
same year.
Personal Renaissance
OF this period of his life former SEN
ator Cullom recently said:
Having been inducted into the office
OF city attorney l was fairly launched
upon a political career. exceeding in
length of unbroken service that of any
| other public man in the country's his
| tory. III fact. never accepted but Two
| executive appointments. The first was
AN unsought appointment by Abraham m
| Lincoln. after he had become the CEN
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