Show CEN WOOD i I VETERAN OF TWO WARS DIES HERE Acute Neuritis Causes Dea Death l of Prominent Military i Civic Leader TAKEN SICK IN MIDST l OF LA LAW Vr SUIT IN TN COURT Appointed l Member l National I l Militia i tia Board in Honor Honorof of Guard Services 1 Veteran of or two two wars and In peace peacetimes J I times one of or the most moat active e civic lc and nd legal egal workers In hi Utah Edgar A A. A Wedgwood ten ears adjutant general of oC wood for Cor or years I the national guard of ot Utah and anel during tho the recent world conflict a brigadier general In command of or a division In North orth orth Carolina died at his residence 15 15 E. E South Temple street yesterday His death was caused by infection fr ulcerated rated tc teeth th climaxing in acute acut sud sud- no neuritis Death was comparatively den Engaged in the middle of or a lawsuit lawsuit lawsuit law law- suit in tho the district court he WR was compelled comPelled com corn jelled last Saturday to give up his part partIn In the thc case caso and retire to his home Since then he has been confined to hi hiI his bed bcd I I horn Dorn In The general was born in Lowell Mass May Ma 2 1856 of or New ew England parents par par- Since Sinco the carl early nineties he had been engaged cd in the practice of ot law in Utah He is survived by a widow Annie M. M Wedgwood a daughter Edgarda engaged en engaged en- en in l Red fled cd Cross work in D Denver nver f and a son Bruce recently a major with the A. A E E. F. F Funeral arrangements are re reI I held bed up awaiting the thc arrival in the city II of or the daughter e expected to reach the thet city t from the Colorado capital at 10 o'clock this morning 1 l The bod body was removed last night to f the S. S D. D Evans E mortuary Whether the funeral will bl bo be under the auspices of ot the Masonic order of or I which the tho deceased was waa a member or whether tho the funeral will be a military j I one ne in r recognition o. o of tho the generals general's e c r ice to tile rue state anu country z is a aI m mai mailer l.- l. I ter ler to be decided within tho the next two 1 days Military Vies In Ics With Jtb The Thc mill military tar life liCe of ot the late citizen vies ies in interest with his achievements 5 In civil chon life lite From Massachusetts General Wedgwood Wedgwood wood went to Grand Island Neb r eb where h he began civil life lite as a county sheriff In 1583 at 27 years ears of or age abc he began studying law and was admitted to the tho Nebraska bar while still in the office of ot the sheriff In the tho nineties he came to Utah and und located at Provo Prove where he formed j a. a law partnership with Joseph L. L Ra Raw Raw- line 5 S. S H. H Thurman n and J. J IL lL Hurd In 1895 he enlisted as a a. private In com corn compan company pan pany M of or the National Guard of ot Utah With l the he outbreak of ot the Spanish Spanish- American war In the tho spring of ot 1898 ho he was commissioned as first lieutenant of ot batter battery B Utah light artillery Sui Su Fall Pall of or Manila During During- hI his service in the artillery General Wedgwood saw aw the fall tan of oC M Manila an and went through the campaigne camp campaigns cam cam- p incident to the tho extension of or American occupancy of oC the north shore of ot the Island of or Luzon to San Fernando He Ie returned home in July Juh I and andIas I as ls mustered out August 16 1899 as captain of or battery batter A Utah light artillery ar ar- ar- ar tillery 1 For Fot Ot the last fifteen years cars he had been engage engaged l in the practice of or law lawin lawin lawin in Salt Lako Lake as a a. member of or orthe the firm of ot Wedgwood Thurman Thurman Thurman Thur- Thur man Irvine When S. S R. R Thurman Thurman Thur- Thur man nan manin in In 1917 7 accepted the position f c-f f C judge of or tho the state supreme court his position was taken by his son S. S D D. Thurman Other than that no change occurred in the firm during the fifteen fifteen- year period The general was In tho the middle of or a case cac with A. A B. A.-B. D. D Irvine at atthe atthe atthe the time of oC his death t Appointed Adjutant General In 1903 he was as reappointed captain cf ct battery A U. U N N. N G G. G He Ho was waa appointed adjutant t general of or Utah Apr l 6 1 1907 07 and held that office until January 1 I 1917 when he lie retired having ha held tho the post under both Governors John C. C Cutler and William Spry I Ho He wa was appointed brigadier general by y President Wilson and assigned to toan toan toan an infantry brigade in North orth Carolina After Arter several months of service he was discharged on account bf bt physical dis dis- ability As an appreciation for or his manner of or handling the Utah National Guard he was appointed J July idly l 1913 a member of ot the national militia board b by tho the secretary secre 1 tary of or war I Succumbs f fB B BRIG p RIG lUG GEN AEN E. E EA A. A WEDGWOOD L WOOD attorney soldier and clu clubman man who died J yesterday yesterday yester yester- day from pneumonia 5 S f iirI |