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in 1849, and stands out as one of the shin moved from Martha's Vineyard to Norwich, ing lights. He was a lawyer who was ex Connecticut, and there settled. He became tensively known for his ability. He served a student at Yale College, graduating in as prosecuting attorney, presiding judge of 18 17. He then entered the law office of the Court of Common Pleas, prior to taking Chief Justice Swift of Connecticut. After a seat upon the Supreme Bench, and in all being admitted to the bar, he went to the which capacities he was, perhaps, in his day then far west, Little Rock, Arkansas, and and generation, unsurpassed.

His living began practice in partnership with Samuel reputation is continued by his luminous Dinsmore, who afterwards became Governor opinions found in the of New HampshireHe remained only early volumes of the about three and oneOhio Reports, each half years in Little one being a model Rock, when he re for brevity and clear moved to Warren, ness, which make the Trumbull County, ability of a judge of Ohio, where he re the court of last re sort. Law may thus mained sixteen years. From Warren he re be simplified and moved to Ravenna, made easy. He frequently dissented in Portage County. from the majority While a resident of and more good sound Ravenna, he was law may be found irl elected a member of the lower house of his dissenting opin ions than in the the General Assem majority opinion. bly. Summit County was formed while he Judge Read resigned was a member of the his position as judge Legislature, and at of the SupremeCourt, the expiration of his going back to Cincin term he removed to nati to practice. that county, settling Edward Avery SELWYN N. OWEN. at Akron. In 1841 was a native of Con he was ejected to the necticut. He was elected to the Supreme Court bench from General Assembly from Summit County, Wayne County, being one of the pioneer and was elected Speaker of the House. In 1 848-9 he was elected, by the General As lawyers of the Wooster Bar. He was prose cuting attorney of that county in 1819 to sembly, a judge of the Supreme Court of the 1825, member of Ohio Senate from 1824 State, to serve for seven years. The new Constitution went into effect at the end of the to 1826. He died June 27, 1866. Rufus Pain Spaulding first saw the light third year of his term, and the office of judge of day on the third day of May, 1798, at West became an elective one. He refused to be come a candidate before the people for the Tisbury, Mass. His father, Dr. Rufus Spaul ding, was eminent in his profession. When place and his services were thus lost to the young Rufus was but fourteen years of age State and people. On leaving the bench his father took him with the family and re- he went to Cleveland, Ohio, and engaged in