The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-04-01
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Concluded,

authorities there college bishops already
venon in Nov 1875 England
that country the three succeeding While there he published
L. D. from the Royal College He returned Rutland
where he resided until "bo vo S T ne [tmoyo from
1906 until the time of his death which in 1841 He here entered
his force and ability in the defence of respondents criminal accusations
before jury small volume of his speeches published in 1872
They show that holiness and energy of opinion happiness of
men act which COL Gs In he wrote and
published" Memoirs of John Horne Tooke with whom he became
Familiarity acquainted while he England In this work he endea
0d to the identity of his friend with the celebrated and yet
ment; he died A D, 1871. aged rs.
dent of Clarendon and became prominent among his townman.
He received legal education and though admitted the bar
his requirements as lawyer but because Of his reputation as and
tbouo the former usually and almost universally the cause Of the latter
vet the reverse Of this was ccercay true Of Judge Harrington
He became extensively known throughout the State repre-
sentative Of Clarendon in the General Assembly, The strength and
his mind obtained for him leading place among the influential
pe 0 n in Tonr his mem e spfr
the House Representatives, In Oct 1900 he made Chief Judge
office and In by
semb of the Judges the Supreme Court At the time oft
that of farmer The month after ov 1909 he applied that
admitted by member of its bar He remained Judge
the Supreme Court until Oct 183 which but month before his
ton may be judged of from his many successive reflections it For
continuation him in his office But four of fseyen who have
been onored with seat the Bench of our supreme
Though he rough and unpublished his department. with personal
appearance far from and was without an with
yet BROUGHT his aid his judicial duties mind energetic and
that he seldom failed in the discovery application oto
principles right which form indeed the only basis of law Though
believed have DONE bc could do and sub
stantia justice. To do justice was protessedy his AIM
extensively known of the State account of his de-
con in the of slave brought before him hGeas cus The
oa for ofe o. me ne"P % p g ~o "n o nave
tlo HyhOW the
the opinion the Court He said the evidence of the title good
90 enough could show bill SALE grant
the Almighty then his title to him would be complete otherwise it would
not As the master had not shown such evidence the Court should dis
charge the slave The more popular account ana one weh well u5
told tat would he then introduced and received similar in
proved he asked Judge H. what further evidence require to
which he received the following blunt but forcibe charter
Judge Clarendon weeks after he left the bench
The following the inscription upon his grave stone in the burying
The Theophus Harrington died Nov 18th in the send
age here with Masonic Honor. He fifth
nea descent from Isaac Harrington who settled the east part of Con
SIDE from Gen Theophlus Whaey who settled in New Haven Con-
in 1860 He was the sixth also by the mother on the fathers side from
first Baptist preacher there and afterwards Governor of that Colony
His mother grand daughter Of Dr. Michael Dwnec who fled from
tied Topsfed Massachusetts, By the mothers side he the fifth from
the offices of sectman and Caeon Chief
Judge the Rutland County Court and for the last ten of his life
Chancellor and assistant Judge of the Supreme Court of udca
ture of the State Of Vermont"
born in Pennington Conn., in 1894 gadu
Yale in studied law with Judge Gilbert of Hebron Conn
and settled in Casteon, where he afterwards
resided his Immediately identified himself with the in
that of this county and otenmes hon
his fellow citizens with important and varied Offices He
Caseton the General Assembly Of the for number Of
and he the judge of probate for the district
the Aiddebury College
that board until his DEATH In 1915
he members of Congress At the time Of his death
councillors the and had been number of
distinguished member of that body In the obituary notices OF
him he is thus spoken Of BY neabe industry directed by eminent
he acquired and sustained through life elevated
BY nexe integrity every station to which he
called the voice of his fellow citizens he acquired epu
ton truly envab which will be long cherished with honest pride by
longd example of unyeling integrity peeverng dill
gnce prudent discretion worthy of their highest respect and m
ton"
He died al Casleton in July, $780, aged &c.
RoLL1N c. MALLORY born Cheshire Conn, May 2h 1884,
resided until when he with his to Pouney
in this
He graduated ddebury College 1905 previous to which he had
his professional sue which he made such proficiency
that the bar in this county March, 1907 In the
succeeding appointed by GOvSm the Gov
and Councnd he afterwards received the same from
18O91O and 12 and also for 81516
-17-18 and ranked among the leading lawyers of
the county office of States Attorney during the 81
History Protestant Episcopal Church Vermont 7dopo
History, Part II page 1876
Number of elections by of the Court
ROYCE each twenty ( and the former
thirteen times usce twve Isaac F. Redfe eev
MOSES ROBINSON and Theopus Harrington each e ~ Jacob Coame