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of Greenfield, Mass., is the sole survivor (October, 1890). Other descendants are in the West; one great-grandson, Edward R. French of Omaha, Neb., is the only one in the legal profession. Judge Farrand was described by a contemporary as "cele brated in his profession, as an able lawyer, and distinguished by the brilliancy of his wit and humor." And by another as " a

man of stubborn and vigorous intellect." At his death, his professional brethren considered it due to his memory " to ac knowledge his emi nent talents and ex alted pre-eminence. Nature had inspired him with a powerful and vigorous mind, which his industry and application had cultivated; his legal acquirements were of the first order, and we are bound to ack nowledge him as one of the ornaments of the profession. But his researches were not confined to that : SAMUEL he had explored the circle of the sciences and made the treasures of literature pecu liarly his own. As a judge of the Supreme Court he acquitted himself with honor, and passed from the Bench without reproach. As a statesman, his views were exalted and he sought his country's good rather than his own emolument or fame. As a neighbor and friend, he was valued and respected, and his memory will be cherished so long as ster ling integrity shall be honored and esteemed."

college bred, he possessed an excellent edu cation. He settled at Windsor, and for a life-time was very prominent in the legal profession. He was elected representative in the Eleventh Congress, and served during the first part of the war with Great Britain, until March 3. 1811. At the time of the defeat of the Republicans in 181 3, and the election of new members of the court taken from the Federal party, he was elected with Judges Chipman and Farrand, and served with them two years, 1813-1815. Dartmouth Col lege conferred upon him an honorary de gree. He died in Windsor, among whose prominent citi zens are some of his descendants. In 1814 an act was passed requiring two sessions of the court annually, a winter and a sum mer session. The summersession could be held by one judge, a grand and petit S. PHELPS. jury were required to attend, jury trials were therein had, and any party thinking himself aggrieved by any ruling of the Court might allege exceptions thereto at that term, and the same being reduced to writing and signed, the action was thereupon continued to the winter term, when the questions aris ing upon the exceptions were heard by all the judges. Thus the issues of fact were dis posed of at one term, and the legal questions arising thereon at the succeeding term.

Jonathan Hatch Hubbard came at an early day from Connecticut. Although not

ASA ALDIS was the son of a merchant of Franklin, Mass., of considerable wealth, but