The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
P. A. WILCOX
dies AT FLORENCE
GENERAL SOLICITOR OF AT
LANTpC COAST LINE-WAS
BRILLIANT LAWYER.

Philip Aston Wilcox, Esq, gen
e1al solicitor, legal department, OF
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroads,
and recognized as one of the ablest
lawyers of the South, died in Flor
ence last Thursday morning after an
illness of three weeks. He was fiji
ty-five years old. The funeral serv-
ices were held at the Methodist church,
Eof which he was q member, at
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Willcox's death was due to a
combination of diseases which offer
ed stubborn resistance to the efforts
Of his physicians, who passed days
and nights at his bedside and ex-
hausted all known means. News OF
his death was received here and else
where with profound sorrow and re-
gret. Hundreds Of kilograms Of SYM
pathy have come to the stricken fam
ily. Mr.. Wilcox was held in love
and affection and esteem everywhere
he was known. He was greatly ad-
mired for the brilliancy of his mind.
As q lawyer he had few equals, be-
ing a master of the law as science
and a trial lawyer of the highest at
tainments as we'll. He was a 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 his character was his in
terest in young men, many OF whom
he had helped to procure educations.
AT the time of his death he was
member of the board Of trustees OF
the University of South Carolina
an institution very dear to him, and
f1cm which he graduated in the class
Of 1887.
Mr.. Wilcox was prominent in the
State Bar Association and the Amer
ican Bar Association, in both OF
which he had held office. He was
a valued member Of the Rotary Club
.of Florence. Florence is mourning
13the death of true and loyal friend
an whose passing, city and state have
Esustained a distinct loss.
: sMr. Wilcox was born in Marion
ic 1866, the son of Judge John Will
ieox and Sarah Virginia (nee Clark
Wilcox. After. graduation from the
University Of South Carolina, he
] sstudied law under Judge Charles A.
Woods, with whom he formed a part
nership in 1889, the year he moved
ssto Florence. In 1894 the present
Sfirm of Wilcox & Wilcox was form
Bed, the junior member being Fred
"a. Wilcox, first cousin. This firm
IA now composed of several members
and is known throughout the South.
In 1850 Mr.. Wilcox became di-
vision counsel for the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Companyand has grad
usIly risen by merit until at the time
of his death he occupied the posi-
ton of general solicitor Of the system.
In addition to representing the At
lantic Coast line Railroad Company
Mr.. Wilcox was counsel also for
other large corporations. In the
practice Of his profession he display
ed remarkable qualities of mind.
.Quick in perception, powerful in
analysis, he could resolve most in
tricate legal proposition into its ele-
ments with the most apparent ease.
, His life was not selfish life, but
a life that was benefaction to his
city and state and his loss will be
sorely felt.
Mr.. Wilcox leaves a widow, who
was Miss Marie Bacot Brunson, two
sons and a daughter as follows:
Philip Aston, Jr, aged Is; Henry st.
George Carson, aged 4, and Rosanne,
aged 1S. Three brothers also survive,
Clark A Wilcox, of Murrell's Inlet;
Henry M. Wilcox, of Nngstree, and
E. T. Wilcox, Of Marion. Other rela-
tives living in Florence are Mrs. Sam
]. Royal, a niece; Fred L. Wilcox,
first cousin and law partner; Senator
.. Gordon Baker and his sister, Mrs.
R. B. Hare.
w. H. Cooke and w. w. Winston
of Lake Iity, have purchased a wire