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A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

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long will the name of Putnam live. His was In 18 10 he was again elected Governor one of those of Ohio. He was appointed by President Madison as Postmaster-General, which posi "Souls that make worth their center, and to that Draw all their lines of action/' tion he held for nine years. His declining Return Jonathan Me1gs was born in years were spent in his quiet home at Mari Middleton, Connecticut, in 1765. He emi etta. He died March 29, 1825. grated to Marietta in the autumn of 1788. Joseph G1lman was born in New Hamp He graduated at Yale with the highest shire in 1736. He removed to Marietta in honors, and was admitted to the bar before 1789. He was appointed judge of the Court coming west.

He of Quarter Sessions performed brilliant by Governor St. Clair, service in the war. and in 1796 was ap He became the warm pointed by the Presi friend of Governor dent one of the judges St. Clair. In 1802 of the General or he was elected by the Supreme Court of legislature a judge of the Northwest Terri the Supreme Court. tory, and attended The associate judges sittings of that court were Samuel Hun at Marietta, Cincin tington and George nati and Detroit, serv Tod, whose son David ing from Dec. 22, was subsequently 1796, to March 3, governor of the State. 1803. He died in President Jefferson 1 806, aged seventy appointedhim United years. States Judge for the JUDGES UNDER District of Michigan. THE CONSTITU Very soon after he TION OF 1802. entered upon the duties of this office There were in all thirty judges under he was nominated and elected Governor the old Constitution, two of whom, Judges of Ohio. The State ALLEN G. THURMAN. (FROM I'HOTOGRAI'H B' - BAKER, COLUMBUS, O.) Senate however de Caldwell and Ranney, being judges also clared his election under the new Constitution, their sketches be void, as it was said he had forfeited his citizen ship by his residence in Louisiana and ing found under that head. Many of the Michigan. He was thereupon immediately judges under the Constitution of 1802 were elected judge of the Supreme Court, and was men of remarkable ability, which was recog soon after sent to the United States Senate nized by calling them to fill other important to fill out the unexpired term of Hon. John political positions, though it may be a question Smith, who resigned to avoid impeachment of opinion whether a governorship, senatorship, or cabinet position is in point of fact a for alleged complication with the Burr con spiracy. Judge Meigs was chosen to a full higher position than a place upon the high term in the United States Senate from est judicial bench. It is at least a recogni March 4, 1809. tion of ability for one to be called to fill one