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and connected in his profession with Mr. room had no doubt what Judge Barrett Collamer, and afterwards with the great law thought about any principle of law that he firm of Tracey. Converse & Barrett. He was stating. His rulings were pointed, clear was a member of the State Senate in his and sharp. He was a great scholar, classi thirtieth year. In 1852 he was a promi cal as well as legal, and one of the most nent member for the judgeship when the learned and able judges that ever graced court was composed of but three members, the Bench of the State. and was the leading candidate against Judge After his services as judge ended, he re Bennett, who was that year elected. In moved to Rutland, where his son, James C, 1857 he was chosen by a majority of thirty- a promising member of the profession, was eight over Mr. Merrill of Montpelier and engaged in business until his untimely Timothy P. Redfield. death, resulting from a coasting accident, Judge Barrett served for twenty-three and now resides there. He is an octogena years. In his professional and judicial life, rian, the oldest ex-member of the court. he has undoubtedly seen more service than any other man in the State now living. He Loyal C. Kellogg was the son of a was engaged as counsel before judges who lawyer, John Kellogg of Benson, and inherited were elected as early as 1822, and has seen the strong judicial qualities of mind and service before most of those elected since, high character that distinguished his ances until his judicial life began in 1857; he has tor. He graduated at Amherst College, and performed more judicial service than any after admission to the Bar began practice in other one of the judges. He was actively his native town. He was elected judge in duty for twenty-three years, and although upon the retirement of Judge Bennett in the elder Redfield and Stephen Royce 1859 and served eight years, was then re served two years longer than he, for several elected but declined further service. While years they performed no duty in county judge he resided in Rutland, but returned to court, and Judge Pierpoint, the only other Benson in 1868. He represented Benson judge who has served more than twenty- in the Legislature and constitutional con three years, was in so delicate health the ventions many times; the degree of LL.D. latter portion of his service, that he was was conferred upon him by Amherst Col excused from much judicial labor the latter lege in 1869. After he retired from the Bench, he interested himself in historical part of his term. Judge Barrett was one of our strong men studies, wrote many valuable communica in the Supreme Court, and it is said by tions for the press on the subjects connected those who witnessed them that controversies with the local history of towns and the State, between him and Judge Peck, our greatest his last communication being one written jurist, when in consultation, were well worth to prove from official records that " Slavery witnessing. In the trial of cases in the had no legal existence in Vermont." The county court, his rulings were made more history of his native town written by him is with reference to what he thought the law said to be one of the most perfect town ought to be than what it actually had been histories ever written in the State. Judge declared to be in the reports. His manner Kellogg took high rank as a legislator. in the court room was sometimes regarded I The last measure which he advocated was as imperious, but it is safe to say that in an act " authorizing the formation of rail the trial of causes, he, and not the counsel, road corporations and to regulate the same." had control of the business. One thing was Although he was unsuccessful, the act be certain, that whoever heard him in the court came a law the succeeding session. He

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