Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-08-12
WeII-KnOwn Chattanooga Is
Victim of Paralysis
STROKE WAS RECEIVED
e ONLY FEW DAYS AGO
With Party, Was En- Route to
Exposition When Fatal
Illness Came.

The following account of the life Of
Henry Clay Beck, formerly of Chatta.
.Rpoga, but who died in Utah recently.
= as handed us by Mr.. T. r. Harris,
He was a cousin of Mrs. Harris, de-
ceased, and Mr.. Harris informs Is
was one of the best friends he ever
had. The article is taken from the
Chattanooga Times of Saturday.
Henry Clay Beck, aged SO, died
Yesterday afternoon at 430 at Heber,
Utah. the result of stroke of paraly-
sis suffered only a few days ago. His
G. A. Hon, of st. Petersburg, Fla,
an intimate friend, were at his bed
side The news was received III tele-
grams to his brother, w. s. Beck, of
North Chattanooga. and son, Ben
Beck.
cat the time be was stricken Mr..
Beck and party were en- route to the
exposition at San Francisco after an
extended trip through the west. They
left this city June Is and were on the
last lap Of their journey. After via-
tito the exposition they had planned
to return home Immediately.
Mr.. Beck was one Of Hamilton
oounty's best known citizens. Born
May 10, 1854, at the Riverview home
in North Chattanooga, known as the
old Beck farm, he witnessed as a boy
many Of the stirring events in the eai-
ly history Of this city. His father.
Joshua Beck, came to Hamilton conn
ty in 1889. and land purchased by him
north of the river is still in possession
Of the family. In fact, Henry C.
Beck's late home is located on part
of the original Beck farm, now a
thickly populated and exclusive resid-
ence section Of Chattanooga.
"His mother was Margaret Hixson
Beck. and her brother, W, q. Hixson,
a prosperous farmer, is the only near
surviving relative of the deceased
with the exception of his children,
and his brother, W. s. Beck. Henry
Clay and W. Sherman Beck were the
only children who reached manhood
out of large family born to their pa
rents
Henry Clay Beck was educated at
Athens, and soon after leaving school
his fine business acumen, love Of work
and interest in the community in
which be lived, was manifested.
Since early manhood be had been con-
sidered one of the best authorities in
this county on land values in this sec
tion. For twenty years he was county
register, and later served two terms in
the Tennessee Legislature.
In 1890 he bought over the controll-
ing interest in the Title aud Guaran-
ty company and was president of this
company and the Chattanooga Abstract
company until the time of his death.
Mr.. Beck was markedly successful in
business and had accumulated consid-
erable property. He was widely
known and liked and regarded by the
public generally as a man who had
The interests of the community at
heart
Mr.. Beck was keeny alive to the ad-
yantages Of education, and never ne
elected an opportunity to promote the
DEVELOPMENT of school facilities in this
county. At the time Of his death he
was serving as a trustee and also sec
retsry of the University of Chattanoo-
GA. and be had at all times been
spirit in the growth of Hamil-
ton county's school system, although
not actively identified with the work.
His wife, who survives him, was
before her marriage, Miss Rhoda Wex-
Ter. of Sullivan county. Their mar
rage took place in 1878. He was
member of the First Methodist church.
md was also q member of the Odd
Fellows and Of the Red Men. ,