Miami Union

September 29, 1910 

SULLIVAN, JUDGE THEODORE - After an illness that has extended since February, Judge Theodore Sullivan of this city, who at the time of his death occupied the circuit judicial bench in this the Second Ohio district, died at his home shortly after the noon hour Wednesday.  The deceased was 67 years old and had been afflicted with a complication of disease.  He is survived by his wife and son, Walter Sullivan, of New York City.  Theodore Sullivan was the son of Samuel and Maria (Cook) Sullivan and was born in Montgomery county in March, 1843.  His grandfather, James Sullivan, emigrated from the south at an early day and settled in Clark county.  Judge Sullivan was the third of eleven children born to his parents.   He attended the common schools of Montgomery county until 16 years of age, after which he entered Linden Hill Academy, and later Antioch college.  Deciding to adopt law as a profession he left college before graduating and in 1864 studied for the bar in Dayton, where he practiced for some time.  In 1867 he removed to Miami county and took up his residence in Troy in 1871, in which year he was nominated and elected county treasurer on the Republican ticket.  From 1876 to 1891 he practiced law in Troy, during which period he was counsel in some of the most important cases that ever came into court from this county.  In 1891 he was chosen judge of the Common Pleas Court for this county.  In 1899 he was elected Circuit Judge of the Second Ohio district and has served with distinction continuously since that time.  At the last Republican district convention Judge Sullivan was not a candidate for re-election and Judge E. B. Dillon of Columbus was named by the Republicans to succeed him.  Judge Sullivan was affiliated with the Presbyterian church, a leader in the Miami County Bar association, and was prominently identified with the Troy Law Library association.  He enacted an important part in the various activities of his community and his place will be hard to fill.  He had been a life long Republican and was prominent in the counsels of his party in this city and county.  In all his judicial conduct his first purpose was to be just and was conscientious in all his judicial enactments.  The funeral services will be held at the residence on South Market street at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and will be in charge of Dr. J. W. Clokey of the Presbyterian church.  The burial which will take place at 4 o'clock will be private.  However an opportunity will be given some time during the forenoon for the friends to view the body.  Interment will be made at Riverside.

Miami Union

October 6, 1910 

SULLIVAN, JUDGE THEODORE - Deep regard for a man among men and for a long service of unusual worth was the spirit with which all attended the funeral of Judge Theodore Sullivan last Saturday afternoon.  The service was typically simple and unostentatious although attended by the most distinguished members of the bar of the entire circuit judicial district in which _____________ the dead jurist so faithfully labored.  During the forenoon hundreds who felt that they indeed had lost a friend took a last look at the face of him whose friendship here was ended.  The services at 2 o'clock was conducted by Dr. J. W. Clokey, who tenderly spoke of the useful life of Judge Sullivan and the example he had set to others.  The burial service at 4 o'clock was private, interment being made at Riverside.  The pallbearers were Judge Allread of Greenville, Judge F. W. Maier, George S. Long, O. T. Thomas, H E. Scott and C. A. Geiger.  At 1 o'clock at the court house the members of the Miami county bar assembled and adopted resolutions reciting the common feeling of the loss to bench and bar.  Joined by members of the bar of Franklin, Montgomery, Clark and other counties they formed a line and the procession headed by General Warren Keifer and Judge Summers of the Ohio Supreme court, marched to the residence to witness the last services.  Among those present from a distance were Judges Allread and Teegarden, Guy C Bakar, D. W. Bowman, T. C. Miller, J. M. Hoel, D. L. Gaskill, S. E. Mote, A. C. Brandon and George W. Mannix of the Darke county bar; Judge Dustin, Judge Beggott, Judge Snediker, H. L. Ferneding, John A. McMahon, H. L. Munger, O. M. Gottschall, C. D. Gilmore, W. Belleville and Judge O. B. Brown of the Montgomery county bar; Judge Kunkle of Springfield, Judge Fisher of Eaton, Judge Middleton of Urbana, General J. Warren Keifer of Springfield and Judge Summers of Columbus.  The circuit court and the common pleas courts in the various counties adjourned Friday in respect to Judge Sullivan and the various bar associations adopted resolutions eulogistic of his life and service.

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