Judge S. H. Boles Dead.
Judge Samuel H. Boles died at his home three miles southwest of Glasgow last Friday morning at 7 o’clock of a stroke of paralysis, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He was stricken first about three years ago, but rallied, and, although he never recovered from the effects of the stroke, was able to drive about and attend to business. Three or four days before his death he was ????? but his condition w?????? alarming even by ???? Thursday. Friday ????? Sid shaved him bef????? was his custom, and left ???? minutes to eat his breakfast. When he returned his father was dead.
Besides a wife his is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. D. Wade, of Scottsville; Mrs. John Hall, of Ocaxaca [sic], Mexico; Mrs. Joseph Altsheler, of New York; Mrs. C. C. Hall, of St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Jimmie Boles and Mr. Sidney Boles, of this place.
Short funeral services were held at the grave in Odd Fellow’s cemetery yesterday morning, after which the remains were tenderly lowered to their last resting place.
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Judge Boles came to Glasgow from Cumberland county in the fall of 1866. He was only thirty-six years of age, a man of splendid physique, of commanding appearance, of fine address, and his manner one that attracted attention wherever he went. To add still further to his prestige he was backed by a fortune of a hundred thousand dollars made by successful speculation in oil lands in his native county.
When Judge Boles arrived in Glasgow he found here the strongest bar to be found in Southern Kentucky. Such men as Major Burrell Lawless, James Bates, Joseph H. Lewis, Travis Cockrill, P. H. Leslie, W. H. Botts and several others of like ability and force of character composed the bar here then, and each and every one of them was a giant in the arena of debate. But the reputation of the young Cumberland county lawyer had preceded him, and he entered almost at once upon a large and lucrative practice, and soon stood at the head of the Glasgow bar, a position he held until he retired from practice six or eight years ago. During the thirty years or more of his active career he was employed on one side or the other of nearly every important lawsuit in Barren and adjoining counties, and was one of the most successful advocates in Southern Kentucky. His power before a jury was wonderful and he seemed to charm men by the magic of his voice and sway them at will.
Judge Boles represented this Senatorial district in the Legislature, defeating Hon. I. H. Smith, who was the then incumbent, and one of the most popular Republicans in the county. He also represented Barren county in the last Constitutional Convention, but, on account of serious ill-health was prevented from actively participation in its deliberations. He was a most delightful speaker on the stump, and the bare announcement that he would deliver an address on a political subject was sufficient to attract a crowd that included every white male of voting age for ten miles around.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
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JUDGE BOLES.
When the grave closed over all that was mortal of Judge Samuel Harper Boles, a giant among men had lain down to his eternal rest. In many respects Judge Boles was a remarkable man; in many others he was a great man; in others still he was a genius. All in all, he was without a superior in mentality, and with scarcely an equal in all the gifts and graces of a splendid manhood.
As a lawyer, Judge Boles stood among the foremost for half a century, and it is no disparagement to the illustrious men who were his compeers to say that no brighter mind ever lent luster to the legal profession. It is a splendid tribute to the ability of this most remarkable man that, engaged for nearly fifty years in every notable criminal case in this section, no client of his was ever hanged.
His wonderful hold upon the people was due to his sincerity of purpose, his charm of personal magnetism and his commanding ability. Through all his long public and private career, he was ever the friend of masses, and the new constitution of Kentucky was largely the shaping of his brain. It was while a member of the constitutional convention that a strong friendship was cemented between himself and the lamented William Goebel–a friendship ending only with the tragic death of the latter.
Of late years, his personal afflictions and the infirmities of advancing years and forced his retirement from active life; but his brightness of intellect and his keen interest is public affairs remained with him to the end.
Judge Boles was a man of strong convictions, dauntless courage, magnificent abilities and boundless energies. Personally, he was one of the handsomest of men, possessed of a magnetism so winning that bitterness of feeling could rarely stand before it. He was not only a great man but an extraordinary man. It will be long before the people of Barren county look upon his like again. His life was stirring and stormy. Now that the battle is ended, may the blessings of rest come to him.
Peace to his ashes.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
Judge Samuel H. Boles died at his home three miles southwest of Glasgow last Friday morning at 7 o’clock of a stroke of paralysis, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He was stricken first about three years ago, but rallied, and, although he never recovered from the effects of the stroke, was able to drive about and attend to business. Three or four days before his death he was ????? but his condition w?????? alarming even by ???? Thursday. Friday ????? Sid shaved him bef????? was his custom, and left ???? minutes to eat his breakfast. When he returned his father was dead.
Besides a wife his is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. D. Wade, of Scottsville; Mrs. John Hall, of Ocaxaca [sic], Mexico; Mrs. Joseph Altsheler, of New York; Mrs. C. C. Hall, of St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Jimmie Boles and Mr. Sidney Boles, of this place.
Short funeral services were held at the grave in Odd Fellow’s cemetery yesterday morning, after which the remains were tenderly lowered to their last resting place.
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Judge Boles came to Glasgow from Cumberland county in the fall of 1866. He was only thirty-six years of age, a man of splendid physique, of commanding appearance, of fine address, and his manner one that attracted attention wherever he went. To add still further to his prestige he was backed by a fortune of a hundred thousand dollars made by successful speculation in oil lands in his native county.
When Judge Boles arrived in Glasgow he found here the strongest bar to be found in Southern Kentucky. Such men as Major Burrell Lawless, James Bates, Joseph H. Lewis, Travis Cockrill, P. H. Leslie, W. H. Botts and several others of like ability and force of character composed the bar here then, and each and every one of them was a giant in the arena of debate. But the reputation of the young Cumberland county lawyer had preceded him, and he entered almost at once upon a large and lucrative practice, and soon stood at the head of the Glasgow bar, a position he held until he retired from practice six or eight years ago. During the thirty years or more of his active career he was employed on one side or the other of nearly every important lawsuit in Barren and adjoining counties, and was one of the most successful advocates in Southern Kentucky. His power before a jury was wonderful and he seemed to charm men by the magic of his voice and sway them at will.
Judge Boles represented this Senatorial district in the Legislature, defeating Hon. I. H. Smith, who was the then incumbent, and one of the most popular Republicans in the county. He also represented Barren county in the last Constitutional Convention, but, on account of serious ill-health was prevented from actively participation in its deliberations. He was a most delightful speaker on the stump, and the bare announcement that he would deliver an address on a political subject was sufficient to attract a crowd that included every white male of voting age for ten miles around.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
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JUDGE BOLES.
When the grave closed over all that was mortal of Judge Samuel Harper Boles, a giant among men had lain down to his eternal rest. In many respects Judge Boles was a remarkable man; in many others he was a great man; in others still he was a genius. All in all, he was without a superior in mentality, and with scarcely an equal in all the gifts and graces of a splendid manhood.
As a lawyer, Judge Boles stood among the foremost for half a century, and it is no disparagement to the illustrious men who were his compeers to say that no brighter mind ever lent luster to the legal profession. It is a splendid tribute to the ability of this most remarkable man that, engaged for nearly fifty years in every notable criminal case in this section, no client of his was ever hanged.
His wonderful hold upon the people was due to his sincerity of purpose, his charm of personal magnetism and his commanding ability. Through all his long public and private career, he was ever the friend of masses, and the new constitution of Kentucky was largely the shaping of his brain. It was while a member of the constitutional convention that a strong friendship was cemented between himself and the lamented William Goebel–a friendship ending only with the tragic death of the latter.
Of late years, his personal afflictions and the infirmities of advancing years and forced his retirement from active life; but his brightness of intellect and his keen interest is public affairs remained with him to the end.
Judge Boles was a man of strong convictions, dauntless courage, magnificent abilities and boundless energies. Personally, he was one of the handsomest of men, possessed of a magnetism so winning that bitterness of feeling could rarely stand before it. He was not only a great man but an extraordinary man. It will be long before the people of Barren county look upon his like again. His life was stirring and stormy. Now that the battle is ended, may the blessings of rest come to him.
Peace to his ashes.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
Judge S. H. Boles Dead.
Judge Samuel H. Boles died at his home three miles southwest of Glasgow last Friday morning at 7 o’clock of a stroke of paralysis, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He was stricken first about three years ago, but rallied, and, although he never recovered from the effects of the stroke, was able to drive about and attend to business. Three or four days before his death he was ????? but his condition w?????? alarming even by ???? Thursday. Friday ????? Sid shaved him bef????? was his custom, and left ???? minutes to eat his breakfast. When he returned his father was dead.
Besides a wife his is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. D. Wade, of Scottsville; Mrs. John Hall, of Ocaxaca [sic], Mexico; Mrs. Joseph Altsheler, of New York; Mrs. C. C. Hall, of St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Jimmie Boles and Mr. Sidney Boles, of this place.
Short funeral services were held at the grave in Odd Fellow’s cemetery yesterday morning, after which the remains were tenderly lowered to their last resting place.
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Judge Boles came to Glasgow from Cumberland county in the fall of 1866. He was only thirty-six years of age, a man of splendid physique, of commanding appearance, of fine address, and his manner one that attracted attention wherever he went. To add still further to his prestige he was backed by a fortune of a hundred thousand dollars made by successful speculation in oil lands in his native county.
When Judge Boles arrived in Glasgow he found here the strongest bar to be found in Southern Kentucky. Such men as Major Burrell Lawless, James Bates, Joseph H. Lewis, Travis Cockrill, P. H. Leslie, W. H. Botts and several others of like ability and force of character composed the bar here then, and each and every one of them was a giant in the arena of debate. But the reputation of the young Cumberland county lawyer had preceded him, and he entered almost at once upon a large and lucrative practice, and soon stood at the head of the Glasgow bar, a position he held until he retired from practice six or eight years ago. During the thirty years or more of his active career he was employed on one side or the other of nearly every important lawsuit in Barren and adjoining counties, and was one of the most successful advocates in Southern Kentucky. His power before a jury was wonderful and he seemed to charm men by the magic of his voice and sway them at will.
Judge Boles represented this Senatorial district in the Legislature, defeating Hon. I. H. Smith, who was the then incumbent, and one of the most popular Republicans in the county. He also represented Barren county in the last Constitutional Convention, but, on account of serious ill-health was prevented from actively participation in its deliberations. He was a most delightful speaker on the stump, and the bare announcement that he would deliver an address on a political subject was sufficient to attract a crowd that included every white male of voting age for ten miles around.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
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JUDGE BOLES.
When the grave closed over all that was mortal of Judge Samuel Harper Boles, a giant among men had lain down to his eternal rest. In many respects Judge Boles was a remarkable man; in many others he was a great man; in others still he was a genius. All in all, he was without a superior in mentality, and with scarcely an equal in all the gifts and graces of a splendid manhood.
As a lawyer, Judge Boles stood among the foremost for half a century, and it is no disparagement to the illustrious men who were his compeers to say that no brighter mind ever lent luster to the legal profession. It is a splendid tribute to the ability of this most remarkable man that, engaged for nearly fifty years in every notable criminal case in this section, no client of his was ever hanged.
His wonderful hold upon the people was due to his sincerity of purpose, his charm of personal magnetism and his commanding ability. Through all his long public and private career, he was ever the friend of masses, and the new constitution of Kentucky was largely the shaping of his brain. It was while a member of the constitutional convention that a strong friendship was cemented between himself and the lamented William Goebel–a friendship ending only with the tragic death of the latter.
Of late years, his personal afflictions and the infirmities of advancing years and forced his retirement from active life; but his brightness of intellect and his keen interest is public affairs remained with him to the end.
Judge Boles was a man of strong convictions, dauntless courage, magnificent abilities and boundless energies. Personally, he was one of the handsomest of men, possessed of a magnetism so winning that bitterness of feeling could rarely stand before it. He was not only a great man but an extraordinary man. It will be long before the people of Barren county look upon his like again. His life was stirring and stormy. Now that the battle is ended, may the blessings of rest come to him.
Peace to his ashes.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
Judge Samuel H. Boles died at his home three miles southwest of Glasgow last Friday morning at 7 o’clock of a stroke of paralysis, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He was stricken first about three years ago, but rallied, and, although he never recovered from the effects of the stroke, was able to drive about and attend to business. Three or four days before his death he was ????? but his condition w?????? alarming even by ???? Thursday. Friday ????? Sid shaved him bef????? was his custom, and left ???? minutes to eat his breakfast. When he returned his father was dead.
Besides a wife his is survived by the following children: Mrs. W. D. Wade, of Scottsville; Mrs. John Hall, of Ocaxaca [sic], Mexico; Mrs. Joseph Altsheler, of New York; Mrs. C. C. Hall, of St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Jimmie Boles and Mr. Sidney Boles, of this place.
Short funeral services were held at the grave in Odd Fellow’s cemetery yesterday morning, after which the remains were tenderly lowered to their last resting place.
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Judge Boles came to Glasgow from Cumberland county in the fall of 1866. He was only thirty-six years of age, a man of splendid physique, of commanding appearance, of fine address, and his manner one that attracted attention wherever he went. To add still further to his prestige he was backed by a fortune of a hundred thousand dollars made by successful speculation in oil lands in his native county.
When Judge Boles arrived in Glasgow he found here the strongest bar to be found in Southern Kentucky. Such men as Major Burrell Lawless, James Bates, Joseph H. Lewis, Travis Cockrill, P. H. Leslie, W. H. Botts and several others of like ability and force of character composed the bar here then, and each and every one of them was a giant in the arena of debate. But the reputation of the young Cumberland county lawyer had preceded him, and he entered almost at once upon a large and lucrative practice, and soon stood at the head of the Glasgow bar, a position he held until he retired from practice six or eight years ago. During the thirty years or more of his active career he was employed on one side or the other of nearly every important lawsuit in Barren and adjoining counties, and was one of the most successful advocates in Southern Kentucky. His power before a jury was wonderful and he seemed to charm men by the magic of his voice and sway them at will.
Judge Boles represented this Senatorial district in the Legislature, defeating Hon. I. H. Smith, who was the then incumbent, and one of the most popular Republicans in the county. He also represented Barren county in the last Constitutional Convention, but, on account of serious ill-health was prevented from actively participation in its deliberations. He was a most delightful speaker on the stump, and the bare announcement that he would deliver an address on a political subject was sufficient to attract a crowd that included every white male of voting age for ten miles around.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
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JUDGE BOLES.
When the grave closed over all that was mortal of Judge Samuel Harper Boles, a giant among men had lain down to his eternal rest. In many respects Judge Boles was a remarkable man; in many others he was a great man; in others still he was a genius. All in all, he was without a superior in mentality, and with scarcely an equal in all the gifts and graces of a splendid manhood.
As a lawyer, Judge Boles stood among the foremost for half a century, and it is no disparagement to the illustrious men who were his compeers to say that no brighter mind ever lent luster to the legal profession. It is a splendid tribute to the ability of this most remarkable man that, engaged for nearly fifty years in every notable criminal case in this section, no client of his was ever hanged.
His wonderful hold upon the people was due to his sincerity of purpose, his charm of personal magnetism and his commanding ability. Through all his long public and private career, he was ever the friend of masses, and the new constitution of Kentucky was largely the shaping of his brain. It was while a member of the constitutional convention that a strong friendship was cemented between himself and the lamented William Goebel–a friendship ending only with the tragic death of the latter.
Of late years, his personal afflictions and the infirmities of advancing years and forced his retirement from active life; but his brightness of intellect and his keen interest is public affairs remained with him to the end.
Judge Boles was a man of strong convictions, dauntless courage, magnificent abilities and boundless energies. Personally, he was one of the handsomest of men, possessed of a magnetism so winning that bitterness of feeling could rarely stand before it. He was not only a great man but an extraordinary man. It will be long before the people of Barren county look upon his like again. His life was stirring and stormy. Now that the battle is ended, may the blessings of rest come to him.
Peace to his ashes.
The Glasgow Times – Aug 26, 1902
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