Sunday, August 17, 2014

Sunday’s Obituary~Gen. William Little Thomas Prince, A Good Man Gone


Gen. William Little Thomas Prince
9 May 1823
25 Oct. 1893
W. L. T. Prince
A Good Man Gone
Sudden Death of. Gen. W. L. T. Prince,
of Cheraw
Special to The State
CHERAW, S. C. Oct. 25.-Gen. W. L. T. Prince, of
Cheraw, died suddenly this morning, of heart disease.
A few hours before his death he seemed as well as
usual and in good spirits. He was about seventy years
old. Gen. Prince was a man of ability, and a good man
and good citizen. he leaves five daughters and two sons.1  

Another short obit has been posted by Julie Ather on the FindAGrave Memorial for Gen Prince and can be read there. [Source: Julia Ather, FAG#45291883] 2

The Charleston News and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, 26 October 1893, page 1, column 4 contains another lengthy obituary. 3
 
Col. Prince, State Representative was present at the parade and Succession Meeting held in Cheraw,on 15 November 1860. 
 
“Last Thursday was parade day for the upper battalion. There was quite a large turnout. After the parade, the people were addressed by the Hon. J. W. BLAKENEY, our Senator and by our Representatives Colonels MACFARLAN and PRINCE, and also by Col. S. JACKSON. At the close of Col. JACKSON’S speech he submitted the question of submission, or of resistance by immediate Secession, to a vote of the battalion; upon requesting all in favor of the latter to advance four paces, the whole battalion advanced four paces, leaving not a solitary man for submission. The course of our Senator and Representatives was unanimously and most enthusiastically endorsed.” 4
 
The county and state lost a great Statesman, Orator, General and Lawyer. 





 
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[1] The State, Columbia, South Carolina, October 26, 1860, Page 3, Column 2.
[2] Obituary posted by Julia Ather on http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45291883
[3] The Charleston News and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, 26 October 1893, page 1, column 4
[4] http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/01/chesterfield-sc-home-of-succession.html








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