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The Legal World Hart, john T.—At Coatopa, Ala., Apr. 7,
aged 55. Prominent member of Orange county bar. Haskell, Alex C.——At Columbia, S. C., Apr. 13, aged 71.
Confederate colonel; served two
terms in legislature; judge of district court at Abbeville; professor of law in South Caro lina University; Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, 1877-1879. Henderson, ].
H.— At
Columbus,
Ga.,
Apr. 25, aged 64. State and county tax re ceiver for twelve years. Law, Thomas ].—At Shullsburg, Wis, Apr. 1. Served as county judge of LaFayette county, 1873-1877; again elected in 1905.
Hofiman, Chicago; author of Brandt on Suretyship. Buell, Roswell.—-At Middletown Springs, Vt,
Apr.
4,
aged
97.
Admitted
to
bar
seventy years ago; oldest member Vermont bar and oldest ex-member of state legislature. Burrell, A. M.—At Canesto, N. Y., Apr. 28, aged 82. One of the oldest practising lawyers in Steuben county. Clendinen, T. R.—-At Riverdale, Md., Mar. 26, aged 63. Served in Confederate army; practised in Baltimore; United States Attor ney for a car during the illness of his partner, Thomas . Hayes. Connor, Jesse G.—At Dublin, Tex., Mar. 28. Well-known in his section of the state.
Magruder, Benjamin Drake.-—At Chicagp, Apr. 21, aged 72. Formerly Justice of t e Su reme Court of Illinois; one of the most in uential members of the Illinois bar; edu cated at Yale and in law department of Uni versity of Indiana; master in chancery, 1868 1885; elected to Supreme bench in 1885; wrote the opinion in Ha rket riot cases and other noted decisions; received degree of
Crawford, Henry-At Chica 0, Apr. 12' aged 74. Railway organizer an corporation lawyer. Currier, Serena E. D.— At Roxbury, Mass, Mar. 31, aged 76. Had practised for over forty years in Boston.
LL.D. from Yale in 1906.
Apr. 19, a ed 59.
Engley, Gen. Eu ene.—At Denver, Colo, General 0
Montague, E. ].——At Leavenworth, Kan., Apr. 7, ad 78. Practised many years in Carthage, 0.; at one time judge of common pleas at St. Joseph. Patterson,
N.
A.—At
Vineland,
Tenn.,
A . 27, a d 83. Circuit 'udge at the close 0 the Civi War;writer on 'storical subjects. Spink, Joseph E —At Providence, R. 1., Apr. 16, afged 67. Had served continuously as judge o the municipal court of Providence since 1884; expert in probate law. Upson, William H.-—At Akron, 0., Apr. 13, aged 87. Former judge of Ohio Supreme Court; twice elected to circuit court; state senator and Congressman. Washburn, James M.—At Marion, Ill., Apr. 3, aged 83. Wilson, Thomas-At St. Paul, Apr. 3, a ed 83. Former Chief Justice of Minnesota u preme Court; regent of University of Minne sota; district judge in Winona, 1857-1864; Associate Justice of Supreme Court, 1864 1865; Chief Justice,
1865-1869;
served in
both branches of state legislature; elected to Congress in 1886. Young, Thomas, Sr.——At Broxton, Ga
Apr. 16, aged 71.
Formerly ordinary of
Cofiee county; pioneer citizen of Broxton.
Necrology-The Bar Barboux, Henri-At Paris, Apr. 25, aged
76. Elected a member of the French Academy three years ago; one of the most distinguished of French advocates; eminent pleader before
the Court of Appeals; a corporation lawyer of high rank; for many years president of the French Bar Association and vice-president of the Prison Acsociation; author of several authoritative legal works. Brandt, George W.—At Chicago, Apr. 15, aged 68. Founder of law firm of Brandt &
or three years Attorney
Colorado; had
been counsel for
the miners and their unions. Ferguson, William W.— At Detroit, Mar. 30, aged 53. First negro ever elected to Michigan legislature. French, Gen. Winsor Brown-At Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Mar. 24, aged 78. Attained rank of Bri adier-General in Civil War; served as District ttorney of Saratoga county, N. Y. Gallinger, George W.—At New York City, May 1, aged 60. Gtfen, Sir RoberL-At London, Apr. 12, aged 73. Journalist, financial writer, solicitor, and statistician; author of "American Rail
ways as Investments," "Stock Exchange Securities," "Essays in Finance," and other works.
Goeller, Robert.-—-At Brooklyn, Apr. 9, aged 41. Authority in tax cases; member of the firm of Goeller, Schaffer and Eisler of New
York City; part owner of Hotel Savoy. Green, {ohn R.— At Jefferson City, Mo.
Chief Cler of the Missouri Supreme Court. Haskins, Daniel.—At Worcester, Mass, Apr. 13, aged 81. Practised law in Boston and Worcester; formerly counsel for West End Street Railway Co. Helm, James P.—At Louisville, Ky., Mar. 29, aged 56. Co tion attorney and leader
of municipal reform movement. Holman, Joseph H.—At Rochester, Mich., Apr. 25. Well-known attorney and promoter. Linnoy, Romulus Z.—At Taylorsville, N. C., Apr. 15. Formerly in Congress; orator and litician; one of the most (picturesque men orth Carolina ever produce . Logan, Hollister.—At New York City, Apr. 23. Of the law firm of Logan, Desmond, Hanford & Read. McCauley, Calvin H.-—At Ridgway, Pa., Apr. 15, aged 59.
