Word of the sudden death of S. S. Jack in Halifax, Nova Scotia, came in a telegram from Attorney T. B. Jack, who has been traveling with his father for two weeks. The message was to Dr. Cecil M. Jack, the only one of Mr.Jack's relatives who is at home. The telegram gave no details, merely stating: "Father died suddenly this morning; heart failure. Will wire plans later." The death is a great shock to Dr. Jack and the other relatives and friends.
When S. S. Jack left here two weeks ago on a trip into Canada that Mr. Jack has long desired to take, he was in good health. In fact he has not been ill for some time and there was no hint of the approaching end. Mr. Jack and his son, T. B. Jack, went from here to Niagara Falls, thence to Toronto and Quebec, and up the Sanquina to St. John in Nova Scotia. Thence they went to Halifax, where Mr. Jack was stricken. He had not been In bad health, because their trip was continued as planned, without rest or interruption. They had expected to be home Aug. 21, and it is a sad thing that the body will arrive here about that time.
Samuel Sloan Jack was one of Decatur's most prominent citizens. Years ago he was known for his journalistic work in Decatur. In 1876 he purchased the material used in the publication of the Magnet and the Tribune, early papers here, and established the Decatur Times, a daily and weekly. In 1880 Mr. Jack became the proprietor of the Decatur Review and made it a daily paper. He conducted the Review as editor and proprietor in a vigorous manner and made it popular. It was the only Democratic newspaper in Macon county and he established it on a good foundation. He sold the paper to the present company in 1888.
Previous to selling the Review Mr. Jack was appointed postmaster at Decatur by Grover Cleveland. That was in 1886, and he held the position for four years. When his term ended, having sold the Review, he retired from active business enterprises, although he has been in the real estate business since that time. He was prominent in laying out additions to the town, one of the most important being the Oakland Park addition.
S. S. Jack was a Scotch-Irishman of strong, sterling character. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1836. His ancestors settled in North Carolina before the Revolutionary War. John Jack, one of the early members of the family in this country, was president of the celebrated Mecklenburg convention, which men in North Carolina in 1775 and declared that the colonies ought to be independent.
John Jack, S. S. Jack's grandfather was an early resident of the Cumberland valley in Pennsylvania. He moved further west in 1768, settling In Westmoreland county, Pa., on what then the extreme frontier of the state. That year he also received a patent for a piece of land forty miles out of Pittsburg. This tract remained in the Jack family a hundred years, and was in the possession of just two persons, Mr. Jack's father and grandfather.
This John Jack was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was wounded In a skirmish near Philadelphia. His son, Joseph Jack, was born in Westmoreland county, and was one of thirteen children, of whom all grew to maturity. He married Sarah Nealay Sloan, born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, on a farm which subsequently formed part of the battlefield of Gettysburg. Joseph Jack served in the war of the rebellion as colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth Pennsylvania regiment.
S. S. Jack was raised in the county that had been the stamping ground of his forbearers. He attended Elder's Ridge academy in Indiana county and Sewickley academy in Westmoreland county and was a student in Jefferson college.
When 20 years old he took charge of one of the schools in his native county and subsequently taught in Sewickley academy. At the age of 23 years he was elected superintendent of Westmoreland county schools, and at the time of his election was the youngest person in the state to occupy that position. He had charge of three hundred schools and filled the office for six years. In 1867 and 1868 he did county Institute work.
In 1868 Mr. Jack was elected professor of the English language and literature in Keystone Normal school in Berks county, Pennsylvania. He rejected an offer of the principalship of the California Normal school in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and came west in 1869. From the time he arrived in Decatur until his death Mr. Jack was prominent. The year after his coming he was chosen principal of the Decatur high school and held the office one year.
Mr. Jack was one of the foremost and staunchest Democrats in this district. He has been of much service to Democracy in Macon county. In 1874 he was elected to the twenty-ninth general assembly on a Fusion ticket. He was re-elected in 1876, having served ably.
The position Mr. Jack held In the thirtieth general assembly was highly important. From the point of view of general public interest it was a notable period. Mr. Jack exercised much influence in securing the election of David Davis to the United States Senate to succeed John A. Logan. He was one of the original six who favored the election of Davis at the commencement of the contest, and saw his candidate selected. He was an efficient member of several important committees while serving in the legislature and was the author of several important bills.
Mr. Jack's appointment as postmaster under Cleveland was a recognition of his importance in the Democratic party and this community. Those who have followed politics here have known that Mr. Jack could have had other public honors had he cared to take them. At the time of his death, Mr. Jack was a member of the Y. W. C. A. building committee. He was a member of the board of the First Presbyterian church that built the present handsome edifice. His name has been associated with other public and charitable interests.
Mr. Jack married first in March, 1868, to Josephine McKee, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Four sons were born and all are now living. In 1893 Mr. Jack married again, his first wife having died some years before. The second wife was Miss Katharine Laird of Greensburg, Pa. She died Jan. 31, 1902.
For several years Mr. Jack has not spent much of his time in Decatur, although this has been his home. He has spent his winters in Arizona for the past ten years. His home has been at 451 West Macon street for the past thirty-eight years.
Four sons of Mr. Jack's immediate family are living: Attorney Thomas Burrows Jack and Dr. Cecil McKee Jack of Decatur, Edward E. Jack of Phoenix, Ariz., and Frank J. Jack of Bisbee, Ariz. His mother, Mrs. Hannah Jack, who is 88 years old, lives in Decatur but is now in Chautauqua, N. Y., with her two daughters, Mr. Jack's sisters, Mrs. T.T. Roberts and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Wells, both of Decatur. William Jack and Frank Jack of Peoria, are both brothers. They are at St. Joseph's Island in Canada. John Jack, another brother, lives at Detroit.
Through his mother, Mr. Jack was related to Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the president of the United States. Mrs. Jack, having been Hannah Jane Herron, is Mrs. Taft's aunt.
Further word will be received some time today from T. B. Jack. The body will be shipped here for burial and the funeral will likely be Friday.
Decatur, IL Review, Tuesday, August 17,1909 p1 includes picture
When S. S. Jack left here two weeks ago on a trip into Canada that Mr. Jack has long desired to take, he was in good health. In fact he has not been ill for some time and there was no hint of the approaching end. Mr. Jack and his son, T. B. Jack, went from here to Niagara Falls, thence to Toronto and Quebec, and up the Sanquina to St. John in Nova Scotia. Thence they went to Halifax, where Mr. Jack was stricken. He had not been In bad health, because their trip was continued as planned, without rest or interruption. They had expected to be home Aug. 21, and it is a sad thing that the body will arrive here about that time.
Samuel Sloan Jack was one of Decatur's most prominent citizens. Years ago he was known for his journalistic work in Decatur. In 1876 he purchased the material used in the publication of the Magnet and the Tribune, early papers here, and established the Decatur Times, a daily and weekly. In 1880 Mr. Jack became the proprietor of the Decatur Review and made it a daily paper. He conducted the Review as editor and proprietor in a vigorous manner and made it popular. It was the only Democratic newspaper in Macon county and he established it on a good foundation. He sold the paper to the present company in 1888.
Previous to selling the Review Mr. Jack was appointed postmaster at Decatur by Grover Cleveland. That was in 1886, and he held the position for four years. When his term ended, having sold the Review, he retired from active business enterprises, although he has been in the real estate business since that time. He was prominent in laying out additions to the town, one of the most important being the Oakland Park addition.
S. S. Jack was a Scotch-Irishman of strong, sterling character. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1836. His ancestors settled in North Carolina before the Revolutionary War. John Jack, one of the early members of the family in this country, was president of the celebrated Mecklenburg convention, which men in North Carolina in 1775 and declared that the colonies ought to be independent.
John Jack, S. S. Jack's grandfather was an early resident of the Cumberland valley in Pennsylvania. He moved further west in 1768, settling In Westmoreland county, Pa., on what then the extreme frontier of the state. That year he also received a patent for a piece of land forty miles out of Pittsburg. This tract remained in the Jack family a hundred years, and was in the possession of just two persons, Mr. Jack's father and grandfather.
This John Jack was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was wounded In a skirmish near Philadelphia. His son, Joseph Jack, was born in Westmoreland county, and was one of thirteen children, of whom all grew to maturity. He married Sarah Nealay Sloan, born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, on a farm which subsequently formed part of the battlefield of Gettysburg. Joseph Jack served in the war of the rebellion as colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth Pennsylvania regiment.
S. S. Jack was raised in the county that had been the stamping ground of his forbearers. He attended Elder's Ridge academy in Indiana county and Sewickley academy in Westmoreland county and was a student in Jefferson college.
When 20 years old he took charge of one of the schools in his native county and subsequently taught in Sewickley academy. At the age of 23 years he was elected superintendent of Westmoreland county schools, and at the time of his election was the youngest person in the state to occupy that position. He had charge of three hundred schools and filled the office for six years. In 1867 and 1868 he did county Institute work.
In 1868 Mr. Jack was elected professor of the English language and literature in Keystone Normal school in Berks county, Pennsylvania. He rejected an offer of the principalship of the California Normal school in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and came west in 1869. From the time he arrived in Decatur until his death Mr. Jack was prominent. The year after his coming he was chosen principal of the Decatur high school and held the office one year.
Mr. Jack was one of the foremost and staunchest Democrats in this district. He has been of much service to Democracy in Macon county. In 1874 he was elected to the twenty-ninth general assembly on a Fusion ticket. He was re-elected in 1876, having served ably.
The position Mr. Jack held In the thirtieth general assembly was highly important. From the point of view of general public interest it was a notable period. Mr. Jack exercised much influence in securing the election of David Davis to the United States Senate to succeed John A. Logan. He was one of the original six who favored the election of Davis at the commencement of the contest, and saw his candidate selected. He was an efficient member of several important committees while serving in the legislature and was the author of several important bills.
Mr. Jack's appointment as postmaster under Cleveland was a recognition of his importance in the Democratic party and this community. Those who have followed politics here have known that Mr. Jack could have had other public honors had he cared to take them. At the time of his death, Mr. Jack was a member of the Y. W. C. A. building committee. He was a member of the board of the First Presbyterian church that built the present handsome edifice. His name has been associated with other public and charitable interests.
Mr. Jack married first in March, 1868, to Josephine McKee, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Four sons were born and all are now living. In 1893 Mr. Jack married again, his first wife having died some years before. The second wife was Miss Katharine Laird of Greensburg, Pa. She died Jan. 31, 1902.
For several years Mr. Jack has not spent much of his time in Decatur, although this has been his home. He has spent his winters in Arizona for the past ten years. His home has been at 451 West Macon street for the past thirty-eight years.
Four sons of Mr. Jack's immediate family are living: Attorney Thomas Burrows Jack and Dr. Cecil McKee Jack of Decatur, Edward E. Jack of Phoenix, Ariz., and Frank J. Jack of Bisbee, Ariz. His mother, Mrs. Hannah Jack, who is 88 years old, lives in Decatur but is now in Chautauqua, N. Y., with her two daughters, Mr. Jack's sisters, Mrs. T.T. Roberts and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Wells, both of Decatur. William Jack and Frank Jack of Peoria, are both brothers. They are at St. Joseph's Island in Canada. John Jack, another brother, lives at Detroit.
Through his mother, Mr. Jack was related to Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the president of the United States. Mrs. Jack, having been Hannah Jane Herron, is Mrs. Taft's aunt.
Further word will be received some time today from T. B. Jack. The body will be shipped here for burial and the funeral will likely be Friday.
Decatur, IL Review, Tuesday, August 17,1909 p1 includes picture
Word of the sudden death of S. S. Jack in Halifax, Nova Scotia, came in a telegram from Attorney T. B. Jack, who has been traveling with his father for two weeks. The message was to Dr. Cecil M. Jack, the only one of Mr.Jack's relatives who is at home. The telegram gave no details, merely stating: "Father died suddenly this morning; heart failure. Will wire plans later." The death is a great shock to Dr. Jack and the other relatives and friends.
When S. S. Jack left here two weeks ago on a trip into Canada that Mr. Jack has long desired to take, he was in good health. In fact he has not been ill for some time and there was no hint of the approaching end. Mr. Jack and his son, T. B. Jack, went from here to Niagara Falls, thence to Toronto and Quebec, and up the Sanquina to St. John in Nova Scotia. Thence they went to Halifax, where Mr. Jack was stricken. He had not been In bad health, because their trip was continued as planned, without rest or interruption. They had expected to be home Aug. 21, and it is a sad thing that the body will arrive here about that time.
Samuel Sloan Jack was one of Decatur's most prominent citizens. Years ago he was known for his journalistic work in Decatur. In 1876 he purchased the material used in the publication of the Magnet and the Tribune, early papers here, and established the Decatur Times, a daily and weekly. In 1880 Mr. Jack became the proprietor of the Decatur Review and made it a daily paper. He conducted the Review as editor and proprietor in a vigorous manner and made it popular. It was the only Democratic newspaper in Macon county and he established it on a good foundation. He sold the paper to the present company in 1888.
Previous to selling the Review Mr. Jack was appointed postmaster at Decatur by Grover Cleveland. That was in 1886, and he held the position for four years. When his term ended, having sold the Review, he retired from active business enterprises, although he has been in the real estate business since that time. He was prominent in laying out additions to the town, one of the most important being the Oakland Park addition.
S. S. Jack was a Scotch-Irishman of strong, sterling character. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1836. His ancestors settled in North Carolina before the Revolutionary War. John Jack, one of the early members of the family in this country, was president of the celebrated Mecklenburg convention, which men in North Carolina in 1775 and declared that the colonies ought to be independent.
John Jack, S. S. Jack's grandfather was an early resident of the Cumberland valley in Pennsylvania. He moved further west in 1768, settling In Westmoreland county, Pa., on what then the extreme frontier of the state. That year he also received a patent for a piece of land forty miles out of Pittsburg. This tract remained in the Jack family a hundred years, and was in the possession of just two persons, Mr. Jack's father and grandfather.
This John Jack was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was wounded In a skirmish near Philadelphia. His son, Joseph Jack, was born in Westmoreland county, and was one of thirteen children, of whom all grew to maturity. He married Sarah Nealay Sloan, born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, on a farm which subsequently formed part of the battlefield of Gettysburg. Joseph Jack served in the war of the rebellion as colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth Pennsylvania regiment.
S. S. Jack was raised in the county that had been the stamping ground of his forbearers. He attended Elder's Ridge academy in Indiana county and Sewickley academy in Westmoreland county and was a student in Jefferson college.
When 20 years old he took charge of one of the schools in his native county and subsequently taught in Sewickley academy. At the age of 23 years he was elected superintendent of Westmoreland county schools, and at the time of his election was the youngest person in the state to occupy that position. He had charge of three hundred schools and filled the office for six years. In 1867 and 1868 he did county Institute work.
In 1868 Mr. Jack was elected professor of the English language and literature in Keystone Normal school in Berks county, Pennsylvania. He rejected an offer of the principalship of the California Normal school in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and came west in 1869. From the time he arrived in Decatur until his death Mr. Jack was prominent. The year after his coming he was chosen principal of the Decatur high school and held the office one year.
Mr. Jack was one of the foremost and staunchest Democrats in this district. He has been of much service to Democracy in Macon county. In 1874 he was elected to the twenty-ninth general assembly on a Fusion ticket. He was re-elected in 1876, having served ably.
The position Mr. Jack held In the thirtieth general assembly was highly important. From the point of view of general public interest it was a notable period. Mr. Jack exercised much influence in securing the election of David Davis to the United States Senate to succeed John A. Logan. He was one of the original six who favored the election of Davis at the commencement of the contest, and saw his candidate selected. He was an efficient member of several important committees while serving in the legislature and was the author of several important bills.
Mr. Jack's appointment as postmaster under Cleveland was a recognition of his importance in the Democratic party and this community. Those who have followed politics here have known that Mr. Jack could have had other public honors had he cared to take them. At the time of his death, Mr. Jack was a member of the Y. W. C. A. building committee. He was a member of the board of the First Presbyterian church that built the present handsome edifice. His name has been associated with other public and charitable interests.
Mr. Jack married first in March, 1868, to Josephine McKee, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Four sons were born and all are now living. In 1893 Mr. Jack married again, his first wife having died some years before. The second wife was Miss Katharine Laird of Greensburg, Pa. She died Jan. 31, 1902.
For several years Mr. Jack has not spent much of his time in Decatur, although this has been his home. He has spent his winters in Arizona for the past ten years. His home has been at 451 West Macon street for the past thirty-eight years.
Four sons of Mr. Jack's immediate family are living: Attorney Thomas Burrows Jack and Dr. Cecil McKee Jack of Decatur, Edward E. Jack of Phoenix, Ariz., and Frank J. Jack of Bisbee, Ariz. His mother, Mrs. Hannah Jack, who is 88 years old, lives in Decatur but is now in Chautauqua, N. Y., with her two daughters, Mr. Jack's sisters, Mrs. T.T. Roberts and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Wells, both of Decatur. William Jack and Frank Jack of Peoria, are both brothers. They are at St. Joseph's Island in Canada. John Jack, another brother, lives at Detroit.
Through his mother, Mr. Jack was related to Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the president of the United States. Mrs. Jack, having been Hannah Jane Herron, is Mrs. Taft's aunt.
Further word will be received some time today from T. B. Jack. The body will be shipped here for burial and the funeral will likely be Friday.
Decatur, IL Review, Tuesday, August 17,1909 p1 includes picture
When S. S. Jack left here two weeks ago on a trip into Canada that Mr. Jack has long desired to take, he was in good health. In fact he has not been ill for some time and there was no hint of the approaching end. Mr. Jack and his son, T. B. Jack, went from here to Niagara Falls, thence to Toronto and Quebec, and up the Sanquina to St. John in Nova Scotia. Thence they went to Halifax, where Mr. Jack was stricken. He had not been In bad health, because their trip was continued as planned, without rest or interruption. They had expected to be home Aug. 21, and it is a sad thing that the body will arrive here about that time.
Samuel Sloan Jack was one of Decatur's most prominent citizens. Years ago he was known for his journalistic work in Decatur. In 1876 he purchased the material used in the publication of the Magnet and the Tribune, early papers here, and established the Decatur Times, a daily and weekly. In 1880 Mr. Jack became the proprietor of the Decatur Review and made it a daily paper. He conducted the Review as editor and proprietor in a vigorous manner and made it popular. It was the only Democratic newspaper in Macon county and he established it on a good foundation. He sold the paper to the present company in 1888.
Previous to selling the Review Mr. Jack was appointed postmaster at Decatur by Grover Cleveland. That was in 1886, and he held the position for four years. When his term ended, having sold the Review, he retired from active business enterprises, although he has been in the real estate business since that time. He was prominent in laying out additions to the town, one of the most important being the Oakland Park addition.
S. S. Jack was a Scotch-Irishman of strong, sterling character. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1836. His ancestors settled in North Carolina before the Revolutionary War. John Jack, one of the early members of the family in this country, was president of the celebrated Mecklenburg convention, which men in North Carolina in 1775 and declared that the colonies ought to be independent.
John Jack, S. S. Jack's grandfather was an early resident of the Cumberland valley in Pennsylvania. He moved further west in 1768, settling In Westmoreland county, Pa., on what then the extreme frontier of the state. That year he also received a patent for a piece of land forty miles out of Pittsburg. This tract remained in the Jack family a hundred years, and was in the possession of just two persons, Mr. Jack's father and grandfather.
This John Jack was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was wounded In a skirmish near Philadelphia. His son, Joseph Jack, was born in Westmoreland county, and was one of thirteen children, of whom all grew to maturity. He married Sarah Nealay Sloan, born in Adams county, Pennsylvania, on a farm which subsequently formed part of the battlefield of Gettysburg. Joseph Jack served in the war of the rebellion as colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth Pennsylvania regiment.
S. S. Jack was raised in the county that had been the stamping ground of his forbearers. He attended Elder's Ridge academy in Indiana county and Sewickley academy in Westmoreland county and was a student in Jefferson college.
When 20 years old he took charge of one of the schools in his native county and subsequently taught in Sewickley academy. At the age of 23 years he was elected superintendent of Westmoreland county schools, and at the time of his election was the youngest person in the state to occupy that position. He had charge of three hundred schools and filled the office for six years. In 1867 and 1868 he did county Institute work.
In 1868 Mr. Jack was elected professor of the English language and literature in Keystone Normal school in Berks county, Pennsylvania. He rejected an offer of the principalship of the California Normal school in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and came west in 1869. From the time he arrived in Decatur until his death Mr. Jack was prominent. The year after his coming he was chosen principal of the Decatur high school and held the office one year.
Mr. Jack was one of the foremost and staunchest Democrats in this district. He has been of much service to Democracy in Macon county. In 1874 he was elected to the twenty-ninth general assembly on a Fusion ticket. He was re-elected in 1876, having served ably.
The position Mr. Jack held In the thirtieth general assembly was highly important. From the point of view of general public interest it was a notable period. Mr. Jack exercised much influence in securing the election of David Davis to the United States Senate to succeed John A. Logan. He was one of the original six who favored the election of Davis at the commencement of the contest, and saw his candidate selected. He was an efficient member of several important committees while serving in the legislature and was the author of several important bills.
Mr. Jack's appointment as postmaster under Cleveland was a recognition of his importance in the Democratic party and this community. Those who have followed politics here have known that Mr. Jack could have had other public honors had he cared to take them. At the time of his death, Mr. Jack was a member of the Y. W. C. A. building committee. He was a member of the board of the First Presbyterian church that built the present handsome edifice. His name has been associated with other public and charitable interests.
Mr. Jack married first in March, 1868, to Josephine McKee, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Four sons were born and all are now living. In 1893 Mr. Jack married again, his first wife having died some years before. The second wife was Miss Katharine Laird of Greensburg, Pa. She died Jan. 31, 1902.
For several years Mr. Jack has not spent much of his time in Decatur, although this has been his home. He has spent his winters in Arizona for the past ten years. His home has been at 451 West Macon street for the past thirty-eight years.
Four sons of Mr. Jack's immediate family are living: Attorney Thomas Burrows Jack and Dr. Cecil McKee Jack of Decatur, Edward E. Jack of Phoenix, Ariz., and Frank J. Jack of Bisbee, Ariz. His mother, Mrs. Hannah Jack, who is 88 years old, lives in Decatur but is now in Chautauqua, N. Y., with her two daughters, Mr. Jack's sisters, Mrs. T.T. Roberts and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Wells, both of Decatur. William Jack and Frank Jack of Peoria, are both brothers. They are at St. Joseph's Island in Canada. John Jack, another brother, lives at Detroit.
Through his mother, Mr. Jack was related to Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the president of the United States. Mrs. Jack, having been Hannah Jane Herron, is Mrs. Taft's aunt.
Further word will be received some time today from T. B. Jack. The body will be shipped here for burial and the funeral will likely be Friday.
Decatur, IL Review, Tuesday, August 17,1909 p1 includes picture
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