Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-22
Judge Lomb5n
Dies While OF
Federal office
u, S, Judge of District Court
Lives Only Short While
After Being Stricken While
at Work
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)

SAVANNAH. Ga. Dec. 2o.-Judge
Wallace W. Lambdin. OF the United
States district court for the southeast
ern district Of Georgia, died shortly
after noon today in his once in the
federal building from an attack of acute
indigestion. with him at the time of
his death were his wife and son and
daughter and a number OF his friends
who had been called to the ONCE by the
report Of his critical illness. His death
came about an hour after he was strick-
en-. The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made except that 1t has been
decided to have the funeral and intr-
ment in GAINESVILLE, where the Judge
formerly lived.
This morning about 1880 o'clock
Judge Lambdin went TO his office with
Girard NJ. Cohen. q member Of the Sa-
vannah bar. While in the elevator the
Judge complained Of feeling badly. and
when he reached his office he became so
much worse that he consented to have
Mr.. Cohen call a physician. At that
hour it was difficult to find one, and 1T
was some moments later that DR.. Clai-
borne. from the Marine hospital. two
blocks from the courtroom, reached him.
He saw at once that the judge was crit
icaIly i'll and applied heroic remedies
with the hope or sustaining his heart
action.
CONSCIOUS UNTIL DEATH.
The Judge was conscious to within
five minutes of the end. He greeted his
wife and the members of his family,
who had been summoned, but it was
evident he was suffering great pain. The
remedies applied failed to restore him,
and he died about 1920 o'clock. There
were a number of doctors present, in
Guiding the coroner, when the final
summons came. The physicians an
nounced that the immediate cause of his
death was angina pectoris, brought
about by an attack of acute indiges-
ton.
Among those in the death chamber
was Rev. ". n. Ainsworth, the pastor
of Wesley Monumental church, of which
Judge Lambdin was a communicate, and
who was sent for when it was found
the Judge was in extremis.
William Wallace Lambdin was born in
Epson county, Ga, october %, 1861. He
was the son of Charles Z. and Martha
CAIiddleton) Lambdin, the former born in
Alexandria, Va, March Is, 1888, and the
latter in Epson county, Ga, in 1910.
Judge Lambdin secured his earlier
education in Gordon institute at Barnes
VILE an institution founded by his father
who was it's first president and remained
at its head from 1872 until his death in
1855, and who was known as one of the
ablest educators Of the state. Judge
Lambdin entered. the University of Geor-
gia, where he was graduated, In 1879,
with first honors of his class, receiving
the degree Of bachelor Of arts. For sew
eraI years after leaving the university
he was successfully engaged in teach
ing school. also being identified with
agricultural pursuits in the meantime.
TAUGHT IN ATLANTA.
For four years he was principal OF
the West End academy in the city OF
Atlanta. In the midst of his pedagogic
work Judge Lambdin took up the study
OF law and in 1883 was admitted to the
bar. He resigned the principalship of
the academy mentioned and engaged in
the practice of law in Atlanta, where
he remained until 1899 as a member Of
the firm of Hillyer, Alexander and
Lambdin. In 1899 Judge Lambdin re-
turned to his old home in GAINESVILLE,
later removing to Waycross.
He rendered valuable service as city
attorney and solicitor of the city court
of GAINESVILLE and was vice president OF
the board of trustees of Gordon insti-
tute at one time
Soon after going to GAINESVILLE he
drafted a bill for the establishing of a
city court in that place, zealously
pushed the measure to legislative en-
actment, and secured for GAINESVILLE
the distinction of being the first town
in the state outside of the county seats
to have a city tribunal Of this nature.
Since that time a number of such courts
have been established in Georgia, their
system being modelled after the one de-
vised by Judge Lambdin.
He was stanch advocate of the
principles of the Democratic party. He
was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Ep-
silon college fraternity and was a mem
Der of the Methodist Episcopal church,
south.
On December "a, 1883. Judge Lamb
din. while teaching in Blackshear, was
married to Miss Annie NJ. Smith, daugh-
ter Of DR.. Henry ]. and Sophia Hall
Smith, Of that city.
In 1914 he was appointed judge Of
the United States court for the south
eastern district of Georgia. He is sur
vived by his wife. one son. Hal Lamb
din. and two daughters.
Death Is Deep Shock to
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