The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-10
LEADER OF THE BAR
CLOSES LONG CAREER
Robert w. Shand, Honored and Loved
Columbian Passes Away at Ripe
Age Prominent Figure in all Ac
tivities.

tivities.
Robert w. Shand, the dean of the
Columbia bar and one of the most
eminent lawyers of South Carolina,
died of heart trouble at 10:45 o'clock
last evening at his home in Shandon.
He was ~. years of age. His health
had been failing for several months.
Funeral sevices will be held this af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock in Trinity
church. The interment will be in the
churchyard.
Mr.. Shand had practiced law 81
years, 32 in Columbia, where he was
born. He had done much and varied
public service, though thert was in
him nothing of the politician. He had
been a member of the general assem-
bly,, reporter of the supreme court,
president of the county and State bar
associations and city councilman. The
Episcopal church he had served as
warden of Trinity church and as chan
cellor of the diocese. Hic principal
business achievement was the promo
tion of the important suburb whicl>
after him is called Shandon. He had
earned solid reputation as a law
writer. But by no means least among
the things for which he will be re-
membered is the exemplification ne
gave of citizenship. He had long been
admired and loved as a pure and
good man, a friend to all good causes
and powerful though unobtrusive
influence for the bettermeno of his
community.
Active in Columbia
Robert Wallace Shand, lawyer, SOL
dier and author, was born February
27, 1910, in Columbia. His father, the
Rev. Peter Johnson Shand, rector of
Trinity church, was an upright, con-
scientious man, ever faithful to duty
and the fragrance of his life yet lin
gers in the community. His mother,
Mrs. Mary (Wright) Shand, was q
woman of refinement and culture,
beneficent influence ON his character
and life.
His blood was Scotch English and
his maternal ancestors were distin-
guished men in colonial history-one
landgrave, Daniel Axtell, 1881; five
colonial governors: Joseph Blake,
1894; Sir Nathaniel Johnson, 10000;
Robert johnson and Thomas Brough-
ton, all of South Carolina, and Sir
James Wright last colonial governor
of Georgia; Ralph lizard, member of
the British house of commons, 1925,
and Robert Wright, chief justice. The
Shand family in America, was found
ed by Robert Shand, from Banff, Scot
land, who settled in South Carolina in
the last decade of tn 18th century.
Robert Shand was reared in Column
bia, was rather delicate in health and
physique, and, excepting his heritage
of ambition, his taste did not differ
markedly from those of the average
city boy of good family. His primary
education was received at home and
his preparatory studies were pursued
at the Columbia Male academy,
20 whence he went to South Carolina col
1ege, from which he-was graduated
with the bachelor of arts degree De-
cember 5, 1895, being then 10 years of
age. Having a decided taste for the
law, he began his profession studies
under Gen. Maxcy Gregg and he was
admitted to the bar early in 1861.
Fought for Confederacy.
On the breaking out of the War
Between the Sections, Mr.. Shand, en-
listen in the Confederate States army
Ht served most creditably from April
1861, to February, 1868, as private
and noncommissioned officer iii Com
pany G.. Second South Carolina Vol
unteers, and from February, 1863, as
lieutenant on bureau duty, until the
. collapse of the Confederacy.
In January, 1866, he began the prac.
tice of law in Columbia, removing in
August of the same year to Union
whert he remained until 1883. In the
latter year he returned to Columbia
From that time to the day of his
death he was engaged in practice at
Columbia. In 1878 he was elected to
the State legislature from Union coun-
ty, but he resigned in September
1879, upon receiving the appointment
of State reporter. He was official re-
porter of the decisions of the SUI
preme court of South Carolina from
1879 to 1895. These reports are noted
for clarity end accuracy. Mr. Stands
reputation as law writer was also
enhanced by Islands. Manual" pub,
lished in 1862. Mr.. Shand was pres.
ident of South Carolina Bar associa.
tion in 1905 and at seeral times was
preside mt of the Richland Bar asso.
citation. In politics, Mr.. Shand was 8
Democrat; but he did not vote fol
Bryan.
Mr.. Shand was a member of the
Protestant Episcopal church. He
served Trinity congregation many
years as a warden and for lone
time was chancellor of the diocese OF
South Carolina