The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
DEATH CLAIMS
ABLE ATTORNEY
?. A. WILCOX DIES AFTER
BRIEF ILLNESS
Trustee of University OF South
Carolina and Coast Line
Solicitor
The State.

The State.
Florence, FEB. l6.-Philip AllstoF
Wilcox, general solicitor of the Iega
department of the Atlantic Coast LlnS
railroad, and recoznized as one Of the
ablest lawyers of the South, died here
this morning after an illness Of three
weeks. He was 55 years old. The
funeral services Will be held at the
Methodist church of which he was g
member, at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Mr.. Willcox's death was due to a
combination of diseases which offered
stubborn resistance to the efforts OF
his physicians, who passed days and
nights at his bedside and exhausted
all known means.
News of his death was received here
and elsewhere with profound sorrow
and regret. Hundreds of kilograms OF
sympathy have come to the stricken
family today. Mr.. Wilcox, was held
in love and affection and esteem
wherever he was known. He was
greatly admired for the brilliancy OF
his mind. AS lawyer he had few,
if any, equals in the state, beng a
firm of Wilcox & Wilcox was form
ed to Florence. In 1894 the present
master of the law as science and a
4r;al lawyer of the highest attain
ments as we'll. He was man OF the
broadest culture. His library is one
Of the finest in the state and it was
his pride. One of the finest traits OF
lis character was his interest in young
men, many of whom he had helped to
procure an education. At the time OF
his death he was member of the
board of trustees Of the University
of South Carolina, an institution very
Gear to him and from which he grad
uated in the class Of 1887.
Mr.. Wilcox was prominent in the
South Carolina Bar association and
the American Bar association. in both
of which he had held Office. He was
president of the South Carolina Bar
association in 1919 and 1920. He was
: valued member of the Rotary club
of Florence. Florence is mourning
today the death of true and loyal
friend in whose passing the city and
the state have sustained a distinct
loss.
Mr.. Wilcox was born in Marion ii
1865, the son of the late Judge Jonli
Wilcox and Sarah Virginia (nee
Clark Wilcox. After graduation
from the University of South Caroli-
na he studied law under Judge Cnas
A. Woods, with whom he formed a
partnership in 1889. the year he NOV
cd, the junior member being Fred l.
Wilcox, a first cousin. This firm is
now composed Of several members
and is known throughout the South.
IN 1890 Mr.. Wilcox became division
counsel for the Atlantic Coast Te
railroad company and has gradually
risen by merit until at the time of
his death he occupied the position of
general solicitor of the system. In
addition to representing the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad company, Mr.
Wilcox was counsel for other large
corporations. In the practice of his
profession he displayed remarkable
qualities of mnid. Quick in percep-
ton, powerful in analysis, he could
resolve most intricate legal propo-
sition into it's elements with the most
apparent ease. His life was not a
selfish life, but a life that was BEN
efaction to his city and state and his
loss will be sorely felt.
Mr.. Wilcox leaves widow, who
before marriage was Miss Marie Ba-
cot Brunson, two sons and a daughter,
as follows: Philip Allston, Jr., aged
IS; Henry St. George Carson, aged
4; and Rosanne, aged Is. Three
brothers also survive; Clark a Will
cox of Murrells Inlet, Henry NJ. Will
cox Of Kingstree and E. T. Wilcox
of Marion. Other relatives living in
Florence are Mrs. Sam ]. Royal, a
niece; Fred L. Wilcox, first cousin
and law partner, and Senator D. Cor
don Baker and his sister, Mrs. R. B
Hare.
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