JOSÉ IGNAVTO RODRÍGUEZ 291 



Dr. Rodríguez wa.s boni iu Ha. vana, (Juba. \u 1831. 



He lea ves a wife, formerly Miss Mary A. Joyoe, of this city, 

 bub no children. The funeral arrangemeuts have not been inade. 



William C. Fox, on heaiing of the dcatli of Dr. Rodríguez, 

 expressed great sorrow, and paid a glowing tribute to the work he 

 had done while Mr. Fox was director of the Burean of American 

 Republics. 



Mr. Fox said: «The bureau has suffered an irreparable loss. 

 There was no abler lavvj'er in the eonntry. líor was there a njau 

 more familiar with Latiu-Americau aíiairs. His services have 

 been of incalculable valué. Besides this, he had a personality 

 which could not fail to attract people, and I ever cherished for him 

 the highest regard. » 



(The Washington Ükrald, Washigton, February 2 1907.) 



Rodríguez. — On Friday. February 1,-1907. at his r< sidenee, 1340 

 Vermont Avenue northwest, José Ignacio, beloved husband of 

 Mary A. Rodríguez, iu the seventy-sixth year of his age. 



Funeral service will be held at St. Matthew'ü Ohurch Tuesday, 

 February 5, at 10 o'clock. High rexjuiem nía.«'^. Relatives i\n;\ 

 friends invited. Int'-niient, private. Mt. Oiivi't cesnetery. 



(The Errning Star Fohrnary '_> 1907. ) 



Dr. J. 1. RoDKÍGUícz Dkad. — Deraise of Secretary of Burean of Ame- 

 rican Republicí?. 



Dr. José Ignacio Rodríguez, secretary and translator of the 

 bureau of American republics. died at his residence, 1340 Vermont 

 Avenue, last evening following a stroke of paralysis about two 

 weeks ago. The funeral services will be held next Tuesday morning 

 at 10 o'clock at St Matthew's Church and the interraent will be at 

 Mount Olivet cemetery. The pallbearers have not yet been selected, 



Dr. Rodríguez was born in Havana in 1831 and made an inter- 

 national reputation as a lawyer and authoi-. He held many import- 

 aut government positions in Cuba under the Spanish regime and 

 after coming to this country practiced law beforethe leadingcourts, 

 beiug couusel for the successfulclaimautsin the Mora, Sanguily and 

 Delgado cases. Dr. Rodríguez was Spanish law adviser to the 

 peace comraissionei-s in París in 1898. Dr. Rodríguez carne to 

 Washington in 1870, and married, in 1884, Miss Mary A. Joyce oí 



