Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-09-09
JUDGE A, R. BuRNAM
CROSSES THE DIVIDE
Distinguished Citizen and Jurist,
Dies After Lengthy Illness,
Early Tuesday Morning

Esdrly AueSOay NAOrnlnB
Surrounded by his wife and
most of his family, Judge A. R.
Burnam sank quietly to rest at
eight o'clock at his home in Rich.
mond, Tuesday morning. The
end was not unexpected. For
months he had been gradually de-
clining. A rugged constitution
had sustained him long after it
seemed that tired nature could go
no further. The end came grad
ually and peacefully, as he would
have wished it. He slept, and
his spirit crossed the Great Di-
vide, and another of the older OF
Madison's distinguished citizens
and sons was gathered unto his
fathers, leaving a vacancy in the
life of the community that will
Ever be hard to fill.
Owing to the absence of two of
his sons, and his brother, Mr..
Robert r. Burnam, Sr., being in
Philadelphia, arrangements for
the funeral had not been finally
decided upon at the time the
Daily Register went to press
Tuesday afternoon.
Some years ago he united with
the First Christian Church Of
Richmond. His life was always
one of the strictest integrity, an
example of the upright citizen,
doing his deeds of charity and
helpfulness to others without os-
tentation or display, satisfied only
with the knowledge that he had
been of some benefit to his fellow
man.
Anthony Rollins Burnam was
born in Richmond, Kentucky,
October 10th, 1916, and lived
here during his entire life. He
was sprung from distinguished
pioneer and revolutionary an
cestry on both sides of his fami-
ly; the Burnam and Field as
well as the Rollins and Rodes,
families, all participating in the
struggle for American Independ-
ence. His father, Curtis Field
Burnam, member of Grants Cab
met, was for years, one of the
most distinguished lawyers and
citizens of Kentucky.
Judge Burnam was prepared
for College at the "Old Madison
Male Seminary famous school
in its day, and within whose
walls many men, who became ma
tional characters, were educated,
among them Cassius NJ. Clay,
Justice Sam F. Miller, James B.
McCreary. He attended college
at DePauw University (then As
bury) at Greencastle, Indiana.
From there he went to the U. S.
Military Academy at West Point.
Resigning from the Academy at
the close of his second year, he
entered his fathers Office and be-
gan the study of law. Receiving
his license, he began the practice
of his profession and for nearly
SO years, was ranked among the
leading attorneys of his county
and state.
Like most southern men, he
had decided love for politics,
although in no sense could he be
termed an office seeker, in fact,
that branch of public life was
very obnoxious to him. He was
member of several National
Conventions, being first elected
to the one that nominated Hayes
in 1876, subsequently to the one
nominating Harrison in 1892,
Mckinley in 1896 and Taft in
1908. In the two last he was a
delegate from the state at large
He was appointed Collector OF
Internal Revenue by President
Harrison and became warm
personal friend of the President.
In 1896 he became the candi-
date of his party for the office OF
the Appellate Court of Kentucky,
against Judge Williams Pryor,
who had served with great dis
tinction for many years. He was
successful in this race, defeating
Judge Pryor by nearly 1,0O0l
votes in district before consid-
cred reliably democratic. His
career on the bench was marked
by careful work and his opinions
are considered models for SEN
tcntiousness and fairness. One
ofShis associates in speaking OF
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