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200 matriculated at St. Paul's College, in the same place, where he graduated in 1841. That institution was under the patronage of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and notwithstanding its work was well done it passed out of existence some years ago. After graduation Mr. Campbell returned to Detroit, and entered on the study of law in the office of Douglass & Walker, being admitted to practice in October, 1844, immediately thereafter entering into partnership with his distinguished preceptors. His practice at the bar only covered a period of thirteen years, when he was elected to the bench of the Supreme Court of the State, where he has since remained. One familiar with his professional life says that "time would have made him one of the best trial lawyers of the day. At the bar, as in every relation of life, he was remarkable for acuteness of intellect, mental and oratorical facility, and for that breadth and exactness of knowledge which well earned him the reputation for learning now vindicated by years of public service." As Judge Campbell took his place on the bench in January, 1858, and by successive re-elections has been kept there by the people of the State,—his last re-election occurring in April, 1887, for a term of eight years commencing with January, 1888,—if life and health permit him to serve out his term, he will have had a most remarkable judicial career, extending over a period of almost forty years. It is doubtful whether any man in the United States has been permitted such a judicial experience in a court of last resort, and especially in a State whose judges are elected by popular vote. We are in the habit of thinking that Marshall and Taney had extended careers in the Supreme Court of the United States, where the appointments are made for life; but their tenure of office did not extend over so long a period as Judge Campbell will have served on the bench of the Supreme Court of Michigan if he serves out his term. He served as a professor in the law school for twenty-five years, beginning in 1859 and continuing until the year 1885–1886. His resignation of his chair was matter of profound regret, and was occasioned by the necessity of giving his entire attention to his judicial duties, the work of the court now having become very great. His subjects in the law school were as follows: Criminal Law, Jurisprudence of the United States, Equity Jurisprudence, and International Law. The lectures which he delivered were learned and lucid, and had a charm about them which attracted all. They were delivered with fluency and elegance, and no one listened to them without being filled with admiration for the man. Not only was he well read in law, but he possessed a wide familiarity with polite literature, and a knowledge of history that was extensive and exact. It was evident to all who listened to him, either in the lecture-room or in private conversation, that he was a man learned in many fields, and one possessed of a memory so marvellously tenacious that it seemed never to forget even apparently insignificant details. The University in 1866 very fittingly made him a Doctor of Laws.

Thomas M. Cooley, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, was born in Attica, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1824. His family descends from Benjamin Cooley, who settled in Springfield, Mass., in 1640. The father of Thomas M. Cooley was poor, and his family was large, so that the boy acquired his education under difficulties, earning the necessary money by hard manual labor, extending through the period of professional study. He never had the benefits of a college training, but at nineteen years of age commenced the study of law at Palmyra, N. Y., in the office of Theron K. Strong, afterwards a Judge of the Supreme Court of that State. He removed to Michigan in 1843, taking up his residence at Adrian, and finishing his preliminary study of the law in the office of Tiffany & Beaman. In January, 1846, at the age of twenty-two, he was admitted to the bar. He had already held the position of Deputy County Clerk, and in 1850 was