Tuesday, 23rd December 1913: Col. W. S. Thomson To Be Buried Today, The Atlanta Constitution

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Death Came to Useful Citizen Monday After Lengthy

Illness.

Colonel William S. Thomson, one of Atlanta's most prominent citizens, died Monday morning at 5 o'clock, at his residence, 449 North Boulevard.

He

COLONEL W. S.

THOMSON.

had been in bad health for

over a year,

and in a serious condition for several weeks.

Colonel Thomson was born seventy years ago at Summit Point,

Jefferson County, Virginia,

in that part of the Old Dominion which is now West Virginia.

His home was near Charlestown,

where John Brown was captured and hanged, and Colonel Thomson witnessed the execution.

He enlisted in the Second Virginia regiment immediately after war was declared, serving under General Stonewall Jackson until the death of the latter.

Later he served as a cavalryman under Ashby, Rosser and in General J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry.

Left West Virginia.

When the war ended, Colonel Thomson refused to take the oath of allegiance under the new state of West Virginia, and removed to Georgia, settling first at Marietta, where he read law under Judge George N. Lester, later forming a partnership with Mr. Lester.

Seeing in Atlanta the coming city of the south.

Colonel Thomson removed here from Marietta, and formed a law partnership with the late Milton A. Candler, with whom he was associated for thirty years.

When Mr. Candler died recently, he entered the law firm of Candler, Thomson & Hirsch.

Colonel Thomson was for years a member of the city council, also serving as president of the board of education, as president of the board of education, as president of the cemetery commission, and in other positions of honor and trust.

All his sons are well-known and prominent in local business and political circles, and were devoted to their father.

Always Church Leader.

In church work Colonel Thomson was always a leader.

He was a member of the old Sixth Methodist church, alter joining the Grace church.

He was a member and past commander of Camp No. 159, United Confederate Veterans, and always attended the reunions.

He was also prominent in the Masonic order.

Four sons and four daughters survive Colonel Thomson.

They are:

William D. Thomson, Logan D. Thomson, John D. Thomason and Albert D. Thomson, and Misses Frances D., Edith S., Adelaide C. and Mildred Thomson.

The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from Grace Methodist church, Bishop Warren A. Candler officiating.

A special committee has been appointed from the Atlanta Bar association to attend the services, consisting of Judge John T. Pendleton, Judge W. D. Ellis, E. W. Martin, Henry C. Peeples, T. R. Westmoreland, W. R. Hammond, Eugene Mitchell, Luther Z. Rosser and Herbert Haas.

In addition to the committee, the officers and standing committees of the association will attend.

Internment will be in Oakland cemetery.

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