Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Sale, Benjamin P. October 14, 1905
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Virginian-Pilot  October 15, 1905
BENJAMIN P. SALE SUCCUMBS TO DEATH

NORFOLK'S NOTED POLITICIAN PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT, AFTER WEEKS ILLNESS - PARALYSIS 
CAUSE OF HIS DEMISE

Benjamin P. Sale died yesterday afternoon at the residence of his son-in-law, 
Joseph C. Prince, 199 Bank street, as the result of a stroke of paralysis. The 
funeral will take place Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. Mr. Sale was 61 years old 
last month. He leaves four children — Mrs. J. C. Prince, Mrs. C. M. C. Doran, Miss 
Mollie Sale and W. Harry Sale.

Mr. Sale was one of the best known men in the city and he was for many years 
closely identified with the politics of Norfolk, although he never held public 
office. He had devoted much time and a considerable amount of money to further the 
interests of the democratic party, and, in Norfolk’s earlier days, he was 
aggressive in fighting for democratic supremacy. His friends claim hat he did as 
much if not more than any man in Norfolk to bring the city back into the 
democratic column after the dark and trying days of reconstruction.

It is told of Mr. Sale that he gave thousands of dollars to charity, but always 
shrunk from the public prints when lending a helping hand to the poor.

Fifteen years ago Mr. Sale operated no less than a dozen cafes in the city. He was 
the proprietor of Sale's hotel, in old Market square, and, with an associate, 
operated the first hansom cab in the city. He at one time owned considerable 
property in the down-town section and also several farms. Mr. Sale was born in 
Norfolk.

SALE - At the residence of his son-in-law, Joseph C. Prince, No. 199 Bank street, 
Saturday, October 14, 1905, at 5:15 o'clock p.m., BENJAMIN P. SALE, aged 61 years.

Funeral services from St. Mary's Catholic Church TUESDAY MORNING at 9 o'clock.  
Friends of the family are invited to attend.

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