Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1894 — F. B. STOCKBRIDGE DIES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

F. B. STOCKBRIDGE DIES.

On His Way to California* Where He Hoped to Regain Health. Senator Francis Browne Stockbridge, of Michigan, died suddenly at the residence of his nephew. James L. Hough-

teling, in Chicago. He had been dangerously sicK for weeks. The family were at dinner when one of the nur.-es came down and announced that the patient was much worse. Mrs. Stockbridge and Mr. and Mrs. Houghteling went immediately to the sick man’s bedside, but he expired a

few moments afterward. His last hours were apparently painless. although he had suffered severely from angina pectoris, which had kept him confined ever since his arrival in Chicago, am< nth ago. The body was taken to Kalamazoo, the home of the *St- ckbridges, where the burial services took place. Senator Stockbridge and Mrs. Stockbridge were on their way to California, where he hoped to regain health. They decided to stop a day or two with Mr. Houghtelinar, but the invalid became rapidly worse and could not travel. There was little real hope of his recovery trom the first. . «... Senator Stockbridge was 68 years of age, and leaves a wife, but no children. He was Dorn of New England parents a Bath, Me., in 182!-'. After an academic education he went to Chicago at 1 the age of 24 and engaged in the lumber business. In this he has always been more or less interested, owning mills and timber lands in various parts of Michigan and California. Soon after removing to Kalamazoo, Michigan. he served two terms in the State Legislature. In 1875 he was offered

the appointment of Minister to The Hague. Holland, but declined. In 1887 he was elected to the United States Senate for a six-year term. Re-elected last year, he had been attending the session at Washington until a month ago. when broken health made it necessary for him to seek rest in a milder climate. Deceased was a large man physically, with domestic tastes, and a generous, sympathetic disposition that endeared him to all who knew him. He was especially beloved by the lumbermen of his State, many of whom owe their prosperity to his generosity. When his mill burned, thirty years ago, his employes, mostly Hollanders, brought their savings, *I,BOO, and offered them to help rebuild the plank

FRANCIS B. STOCKBRIDGE.