DEATH OF HENRY J. HORN
Well Known Laywer of St. Paul Passes Away
Henry J. Horn of St. Paul, one of the best know attorneys in the state, died Thursday at St. Luke's hospital, St. Paul. He had been ill for several years, and an operation was decided upon as a last resort. From this he never rallied. Mr. Horn had been a resident of St. Paul since 1855, when he came to that city from Philadelphia. In 1857 he was elected city attorney, and in 1864 county attorney, serving one year as corporation counsel. He won the case for the city in the great levee fight, which was before the state supreme court for ten years. He was attorney for the St. Paul City Railway company from its organization until 1892, when he resigned because of advancing years. He was counsel for the complainant in the famous case of Pearsell vs. the Great Northern, which blockaded the purchase of the Northern Pacific by the Great Northern. He is survived by a widow and five children. Henry J. Horn, Jr., is division superintendent for the Northern Pacific, Alex E. was his father's law partner. The three daughters are Mrs. John W. Adams, Mrs. McNeil V. Seymour, and Miss Mabel Horn.
The funeral services were held at the residence, 50 Irvine place, at 3:30 today. The interment at Oakland cemetery.
The Minneapolis Journal
March 22, 1902, page 6
DEATH OF HENRY J. HORN
Well Known Laywer of St. Paul Passes Away
Henry J. Horn of St. Paul, one of the best know attorneys in the state, died Thursday at St. Luke's hospital, St. Paul. He had been ill for several years, and an operation was decided upon as a last resort. From this he never rallied. Mr. Horn had been a resident of St. Paul since 1855, when he came to that city from Philadelphia. In 1857 he was elected city attorney, and in 1864 county attorney, serving one year as corporation counsel. He won the case for the city in the great levee fight, which was before the state supreme court for ten years. He was attorney for the St. Paul City Railway company from its organization until 1892, when he resigned because of advancing years. He was counsel for the complainant in the famous case of Pearsell vs. the Great Northern, which blockaded the purchase of the Northern Pacific by the Great Northern. He is survived by a widow and five children. Henry J. Horn, Jr., is division superintendent for the Northern Pacific, Alex E. was his father's law partner. The three daughters are Mrs. John W. Adams, Mrs. McNeil V. Seymour, and Miss Mabel Horn.
The funeral services were held at the residence, 50 Irvine place, at 3:30 today. The interment at Oakland cemetery.
The Minneapolis Journal
March 22, 1902, page 6
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