Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
J. H. M'ILHENNY DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
IContinued from First Pagc.l

se&Csl
known that he could not recover.
put only this morning W~s epiS
TO be up in a chair. He was con-
scious until the moment of his death
and only few minutes before he eX-
pired talked with members or MS
family, VINO were at his beuslde. hs
then fell asleep and died as he siepS
Surviving Mr., McIlhenny are, n
daughter, Esther seven sisters, sara
r., Catherine A, Susan s, Minnie
c., Mrs John H, Lyme, Mrs, Eliza
beth E Balthaser and Mrs Annie M
Smith. all of Harrisburg; two hEoth-
erS George w, and William A., also
number of nieces and nephewSc NO
funeral arrangements have been
made, but will be announced on the
return from Mount Gretna of George
w, McIlhenny,
Mr., McIlhenny was q director OF
the Citizens Bank, Harrisburg;
Farmers Bank, Hummelstown; Ann
willie Insurance Company and the
Dauphin County Fire Insurance
Company, He was also a stockholder
In the Harrisburg Railways COM
harrisburg National Bank, Com.
monwealth Trust Company, Central
Trust Company and the M!ddletown
Bank,
his first political position was
school director IN Lower Paxton
township, he served during several
sessions OF tho Legislature in the
paster and folders department. Later
he was elected to the ONCE of Regis
ing two terms On his retirement
from this office he was made warden
of the Dauphin county Jail and sub
SeQuently NNSs appointed n member of
the board of prison inspectors.
He was a member of the Re-
formed Salem Church and Sunday
School. Third and Chestnut streets.
He was n resident of Harrisburg If
teen years, eleven years of which he
resided in the house where he died.
OF wen-Known Family
Mr., Mcnhenny was a native of
Cumberland county and a member of
one of the Oldest families. He VISA
a son of Samuel McIlhenny and was
one of the Oldest families of Central
Pennsylvania He fas son of Sam
uel McIlhanny and was raised since
babyhood at the old McIlhenny house
near Linglestown. The elder Nc
Ilhenny was for many years Re-
publican leader in Dauphin county
and his influence was felt in
his leadership a very strong politi-
cal organization was developed, es-
pecially in the county outside the
city.
Mr.. Mcnhenny received his early
political training at the hands of his
father and early developed a fond
ness and skill that made him for
many years a successful party leader
as was his father before him. Re-
Gently, however, he has not given
much attention to politics and
his only connection of the kind at the
time of his death was that of prison
inspector, to which place he was ap-
pointed by the court
Mr.. McIlhenny was since its or
ganization a director of the Citizens
Bank on Allison Hill and scarcely if
ever missed a meeting. He was
deeply Interested in its welfare and
did much much to make it a success.
He was a man of simple manner and
friendly disposition and despite the
many political contests in which he
had engaged left behind him a wide
circle of those who delighted in his
Companionship.
Mr.. Mcllhenny was a tanner by
trade. working in his early days in
his fathers tannery near Lingles-
town. He was most active in politics
during the days when William b.
Meetch, the late Congressman Ohm
sted, the later District Attorney AL
bert Millar and the late Judge Weiss,
previous to his elevation to the
bench, were powerful factors in Har-
risburg and Dauphin county. He
was a brother of George w. Nell
benny, who also has been prominent
for many years in politics, being
deputy sheriff and School Board
treasurer for number of years.
William A. Mcllhenny, warden of the
Dauphin county prison, was also a
brother.
Mr.. McIlhenny was a man of fe n
words. Newspapermen found him
always easy to approach but difficult
to interview. 1t is said that he talked
less for publication than any man
in the political history of the county