Death Of Patrick M'kernan

CIRCUIT COURT COMMISSIONER FOR MANY YEARS
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He Had Been Elected by His Neighbors Vote to Office for Twenty Severn Years
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Patrick McKernan, one of the best known of the older residents of Ann Arbor, died at bis home on the corner af William and Ashley streets, Sunday afternoon at 4:20 o'clock. For the past four years he had been confined to the house. He died of an abscess of the stomach.

Mr. McKernan was born in Northfield, this county, Jan. 24, 1833. He attended school in Norhtfield and taught school there for several terms. He carne to Ann Arbor after he was of age and attended the private school of Gen. VanCleve. He attended the Union school at Ann Arbor and the Estabrook seminary in Ypsilanti for a short time and graduated from the law department of the University in March, 1863.

For five years he was supervisor ot Northfield township. He was justice of the peace in Ann Arbor for eight years and circuit court commissioner for fourteen years. He gave up this office owing to ill health five years ago and since then has not been in business. Thus he had spent 27 years in office to which he had been elected by the suffrages of his fellow citizens. While in active life he was nearly always a delegate to the democratic county conventions, being sent year after year from the second ward, although he used to boast of the distinction of being the only Irishman in the ward. He was famous as a wit and many of his witty stories are still passing current. He was a kindly hearted man and many will regret his passing.

The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Thomas church.