Obituary:
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse Daily Journal newspaper
Thursday evening, April 21, 1881, page 4, col 2
(obituary says Benjamin Davis, but this is wrong)
This community was startled again last evening, by the announcement of the sudden death of another well known citizen, Benjamin Davis Noxon, who expired at his residence, No. 337 North Salina-st., a few minutes after four o'clock. His illness was of short duration. He was attacked on Saturday evening with a pain in his side, but not anticipating serious consequences, a physician was not summoned until Monday. Dr. Hawley at once pronounced it a case of pleuro-pneumonia, in aggravated form. The patient grew worse rapidly, becoming delirious on Tuesday afternoon, when his case was considered hopeless. He was both delirious and unconscious from this time till his death. His health had been frail for many years, and his physical condition was not strong enough to successfully battle with such a subtle disease. In many particulars his illness and death bore close resemblance to the illness and death of his brother, Judge James Noxon.
Mr. Noxon was the son of that partiarch of the Bar, B. Davis Noxon, and was born at Onondaga Hill, January 6, 1827. He received a liberal academic education at Pompey, Homer and Aurora, in each of which institutions he was noted for being a good student. He came in his boyhood with his father's family to Syracuse, and read law in his father's office, and when he was admitted to practice he became a partner with his brother, the late Judge Noxon. In later years he formed other partnerships in the practice of law. He was appointed a Commissioner of the United States Circuit Court early in the administration of President Pierce, and held the office during the terms of Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Grant. He was private secretary to Governor Seymour, and was also his confidential secretary during his presidential campaign, in 1868. He represented the Third Ward three times in the Board of Supervisors, and was one of its best members. In 1853 he was private secretary to Judge Comstock, during that gentleman's term of service as Solicitor of the Treasury of the United States. He took much interest in politics and kept himself well informed; but being of retiring disposition he did not seek to make himself active and prominent. He was often made a delegate to Domocratic conventions, and not unfrequently was chosen to preside or to frame resolutions.
Mr. Noxon was a man of much better abilities than the world gave him credit for. He was a patient and persistent reader of historical and current literature, and was thoroughly informed in the news of the day. He could converse fluently and interestingly upon almost any subject; his memory was tenacious, and he was peculiarly apt and correct in making quotations. With good health to support him in his efforts, he could easily have risen to a position of much prominence in both law and literature; but he was in this respect a victim to adverse circumstances, and he lost courage while he wanted physical ability. He was a cultured gentleman on all occasions, and was always able to resent provocation with very sarcastic speech and without the appearance of anger. He had a ready command of language to express himself in the fewest words, and always to the point. His mild and genial temperament was like sunshine to his friends, to whom he was as true as steel. He was generous to all - too generous to become wealthy, too generous for his own good.
Mr. Noxon leaves a wife, to whom he was married in 1854. Mrs. Noxon is the daughter of Coddington Williams, of Salina. Mr. Noxon is survived by no children. Mrs. Thomas D. Green, Mrs. George F. Comstock, Mrs. John B. Ives and Mrs. Wells Lake, of Evanston, Illinois, are sisters of the deceased. His surviving brothers are Robert Noxon and Henry Noxon, of this city.
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse Daily Journal newspaper
Thursday evening, April 21, 1881, page 4, col 2
(obituary says Benjamin Davis, but this is wrong)
This community was startled again last evening, by the announcement of the sudden death of another well known citizen, Benjamin Davis Noxon, who expired at his residence, No. 337 North Salina-st., a few minutes after four o'clock. His illness was of short duration. He was attacked on Saturday evening with a pain in his side, but not anticipating serious consequences, a physician was not summoned until Monday. Dr. Hawley at once pronounced it a case of pleuro-pneumonia, in aggravated form. The patient grew worse rapidly, becoming delirious on Tuesday afternoon, when his case was considered hopeless. He was both delirious and unconscious from this time till his death. His health had been frail for many years, and his physical condition was not strong enough to successfully battle with such a subtle disease. In many particulars his illness and death bore close resemblance to the illness and death of his brother, Judge James Noxon.
Mr. Noxon was the son of that partiarch of the Bar, B. Davis Noxon, and was born at Onondaga Hill, January 6, 1827. He received a liberal academic education at Pompey, Homer and Aurora, in each of which institutions he was noted for being a good student. He came in his boyhood with his father's family to Syracuse, and read law in his father's office, and when he was admitted to practice he became a partner with his brother, the late Judge Noxon. In later years he formed other partnerships in the practice of law. He was appointed a Commissioner of the United States Circuit Court early in the administration of President Pierce, and held the office during the terms of Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Grant. He was private secretary to Governor Seymour, and was also his confidential secretary during his presidential campaign, in 1868. He represented the Third Ward three times in the Board of Supervisors, and was one of its best members. In 1853 he was private secretary to Judge Comstock, during that gentleman's term of service as Solicitor of the Treasury of the United States. He took much interest in politics and kept himself well informed; but being of retiring disposition he did not seek to make himself active and prominent. He was often made a delegate to Domocratic conventions, and not unfrequently was chosen to preside or to frame resolutions.
Mr. Noxon was a man of much better abilities than the world gave him credit for. He was a patient and persistent reader of historical and current literature, and was thoroughly informed in the news of the day. He could converse fluently and interestingly upon almost any subject; his memory was tenacious, and he was peculiarly apt and correct in making quotations. With good health to support him in his efforts, he could easily have risen to a position of much prominence in both law and literature; but he was in this respect a victim to adverse circumstances, and he lost courage while he wanted physical ability. He was a cultured gentleman on all occasions, and was always able to resent provocation with very sarcastic speech and without the appearance of anger. He had a ready command of language to express himself in the fewest words, and always to the point. His mild and genial temperament was like sunshine to his friends, to whom he was as true as steel. He was generous to all - too generous to become wealthy, too generous for his own good.
Mr. Noxon leaves a wife, to whom he was married in 1854. Mrs. Noxon is the daughter of Coddington Williams, of Salina. Mr. Noxon is survived by no children. Mrs. Thomas D. Green, Mrs. George F. Comstock, Mrs. John B. Ives and Mrs. Wells Lake, of Evanston, Illinois, are sisters of the deceased. His surviving brothers are Robert Noxon and Henry Noxon, of this city.
Obituary:
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse Daily Journal newspaper
Thursday evening, April 21, 1881, page 4, col 2
(obituary says Benjamin Davis, but this is wrong)
This community was startled again last evening, by the announcement of the sudden death of another well known citizen, Benjamin Davis Noxon, who expired at his residence, No. 337 North Salina-st., a few minutes after four o'clock. His illness was of short duration. He was attacked on Saturday evening with a pain in his side, but not anticipating serious consequences, a physician was not summoned until Monday. Dr. Hawley at once pronounced it a case of pleuro-pneumonia, in aggravated form. The patient grew worse rapidly, becoming delirious on Tuesday afternoon, when his case was considered hopeless. He was both delirious and unconscious from this time till his death. His health had been frail for many years, and his physical condition was not strong enough to successfully battle with such a subtle disease. In many particulars his illness and death bore close resemblance to the illness and death of his brother, Judge James Noxon.
Mr. Noxon was the son of that partiarch of the Bar, B. Davis Noxon, and was born at Onondaga Hill, January 6, 1827. He received a liberal academic education at Pompey, Homer and Aurora, in each of which institutions he was noted for being a good student. He came in his boyhood with his father's family to Syracuse, and read law in his father's office, and when he was admitted to practice he became a partner with his brother, the late Judge Noxon. In later years he formed other partnerships in the practice of law. He was appointed a Commissioner of the United States Circuit Court early in the administration of President Pierce, and held the office during the terms of Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Grant. He was private secretary to Governor Seymour, and was also his confidential secretary during his presidential campaign, in 1868. He represented the Third Ward three times in the Board of Supervisors, and was one of its best members. In 1853 he was private secretary to Judge Comstock, during that gentleman's term of service as Solicitor of the Treasury of the United States. He took much interest in politics and kept himself well informed; but being of retiring disposition he did not seek to make himself active and prominent. He was often made a delegate to Domocratic conventions, and not unfrequently was chosen to preside or to frame resolutions.
Mr. Noxon was a man of much better abilities than the world gave him credit for. He was a patient and persistent reader of historical and current literature, and was thoroughly informed in the news of the day. He could converse fluently and interestingly upon almost any subject; his memory was tenacious, and he was peculiarly apt and correct in making quotations. With good health to support him in his efforts, he could easily have risen to a position of much prominence in both law and literature; but he was in this respect a victim to adverse circumstances, and he lost courage while he wanted physical ability. He was a cultured gentleman on all occasions, and was always able to resent provocation with very sarcastic speech and without the appearance of anger. He had a ready command of language to express himself in the fewest words, and always to the point. His mild and genial temperament was like sunshine to his friends, to whom he was as true as steel. He was generous to all - too generous to become wealthy, too generous for his own good.
Mr. Noxon leaves a wife, to whom he was married in 1854. Mrs. Noxon is the daughter of Coddington Williams, of Salina. Mr. Noxon is survived by no children. Mrs. Thomas D. Green, Mrs. George F. Comstock, Mrs. John B. Ives and Mrs. Wells Lake, of Evanston, Illinois, are sisters of the deceased. His surviving brothers are Robert Noxon and Henry Noxon, of this city.
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse Daily Journal newspaper
Thursday evening, April 21, 1881, page 4, col 2
(obituary says Benjamin Davis, but this is wrong)
This community was startled again last evening, by the announcement of the sudden death of another well known citizen, Benjamin Davis Noxon, who expired at his residence, No. 337 North Salina-st., a few minutes after four o'clock. His illness was of short duration. He was attacked on Saturday evening with a pain in his side, but not anticipating serious consequences, a physician was not summoned until Monday. Dr. Hawley at once pronounced it a case of pleuro-pneumonia, in aggravated form. The patient grew worse rapidly, becoming delirious on Tuesday afternoon, when his case was considered hopeless. He was both delirious and unconscious from this time till his death. His health had been frail for many years, and his physical condition was not strong enough to successfully battle with such a subtle disease. In many particulars his illness and death bore close resemblance to the illness and death of his brother, Judge James Noxon.
Mr. Noxon was the son of that partiarch of the Bar, B. Davis Noxon, and was born at Onondaga Hill, January 6, 1827. He received a liberal academic education at Pompey, Homer and Aurora, in each of which institutions he was noted for being a good student. He came in his boyhood with his father's family to Syracuse, and read law in his father's office, and when he was admitted to practice he became a partner with his brother, the late Judge Noxon. In later years he formed other partnerships in the practice of law. He was appointed a Commissioner of the United States Circuit Court early in the administration of President Pierce, and held the office during the terms of Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Grant. He was private secretary to Governor Seymour, and was also his confidential secretary during his presidential campaign, in 1868. He represented the Third Ward three times in the Board of Supervisors, and was one of its best members. In 1853 he was private secretary to Judge Comstock, during that gentleman's term of service as Solicitor of the Treasury of the United States. He took much interest in politics and kept himself well informed; but being of retiring disposition he did not seek to make himself active and prominent. He was often made a delegate to Domocratic conventions, and not unfrequently was chosen to preside or to frame resolutions.
Mr. Noxon was a man of much better abilities than the world gave him credit for. He was a patient and persistent reader of historical and current literature, and was thoroughly informed in the news of the day. He could converse fluently and interestingly upon almost any subject; his memory was tenacious, and he was peculiarly apt and correct in making quotations. With good health to support him in his efforts, he could easily have risen to a position of much prominence in both law and literature; but he was in this respect a victim to adverse circumstances, and he lost courage while he wanted physical ability. He was a cultured gentleman on all occasions, and was always able to resent provocation with very sarcastic speech and without the appearance of anger. He had a ready command of language to express himself in the fewest words, and always to the point. His mild and genial temperament was like sunshine to his friends, to whom he was as true as steel. He was generous to all - too generous to become wealthy, too generous for his own good.
Mr. Noxon leaves a wife, to whom he was married in 1854. Mrs. Noxon is the daughter of Coddington Williams, of Salina. Mr. Noxon is survived by no children. Mrs. Thomas D. Green, Mrs. George F. Comstock, Mrs. John B. Ives and Mrs. Wells Lake, of Evanston, Illinois, are sisters of the deceased. His surviving brothers are Robert Noxon and Henry Noxon, of this city.
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