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to occupy the office of Chief Justice of the twenty-four years on the bench of the Cir Court of Appeals of Kentucky, was born in cuit or Common Pleas Court. Scott County, Kentucky, in 1816, and he Many perplexing questions came before died at his home near Louisville on the 3d him while he was Judge of the Court of day of April, 1891. When he was very Appeals and his opinions are strong, terse young his parents removed to Christian and logical. As a nisi priiis Judge he was County, where he grew to manhood. He par excellence. was educated in the schools of that county For nearly twenty years he presided in and at an early age he engaged in mercan Louisville over the most important commontile pursuits but soon abandoned them to law trial court in the State and his conduct

take up the study of of the court secured law. When he was a full and expedi twenty-five years of tious administration age he was admitted of justice. He had to practice. such an absorbing In 1851, he was love of the right and elected Circuit was so intent upon Judge by his circuit administering it that he could never un at the first election under the new con derstand the chagrin stitution. So well of a defeated litigant. Such was the judicial did he acquit him make up of the man. self of his duties, that in 1854, he was He abhorred all elected Judge of the forms of trickery and Court of Appeals for chicanery. His in fluence on the law a full term of eight yers who practiced years to succeed Chief Justice Hise. before him was per Under the law he be haps more marked came Chief Justice than that of any for the last two years other man in Ken of his term. tucky since the HENRY J. STITES. His position in days of Bibb. He inculcated and en the conflict between the North and the South made it necessary forced the highest ethics of the profession. His nephew and stepson, Henry Stiles for his safety that he withdraw to Canada and he was not a candidate for re-election. At Barker, is now one of the efficient Judges of the close of the war he returned to Ken the Jefferson Circuit Court sitting at Louis tucky, arid took up his residence in Louis ville. ville. In 1867 he was appointed Judge of ALVIN DUVALL. the Jefferson Court of Common Pleas to fill a vacancy and he was three times elected to Hon. Alvin Duvail, elected Judge of the the same position by the people. He retired Court of Appeals in August, 1856, became from the bench in 1886, having served eight Chief Justice in August, 1862, and served years in the Court of Appeals and nearly in that capacity until August, 1864, when