Litchfield enquirer., 1860-06-21
Communications.
Sketches of the Early Lights of the Litchfield Bar.
 No. XV.
LEHMAN CHURCH.
 NEw MILFORD, May 18th, 1860.

NEW MILFORD, May 18th, 1860. 10 tie Editor of tie Litclyseld Enquirer
 smLOne more attempt to comply with you' reneated requests. Leman Church, late mem her of the Litchfeld County Bar, was native of Salisbury in this county, q son of an opulen farmer of that town and in it, it is supposed h' received his education, both scholastic and pro fessional; the latter in the office of his half brother, Samuel Church, afterwards Judge o the Superior Court and finally Chief Justice o the same; and after his admission to the bar h' opened an office in North Canaan, where he re sided during the remainder of his life. MT Church was successful in acquiring at an earl. period promising share of professional business which steadily increased, until by the middle O professional life he occupied stand among the leading advocates at the bar; and towards the close of life there was scarce cause, especially in the higher Courts, of considerable importance discussed in which he was not engaged.
 In september, 1883, MT. Church was appoint ed by the Court, States Attorney, as successor to his brother Saumel on the latter's elevation to the bench of the Superior Court, and held that office by annual re-appointments until Sept term, 1888, when by political change in the court he was required to yield the place to an other; it is believed, however, that he after wards for a time, re-occupied that place, but not positively recollected. As speaker he was cool, unimpassioned and ingenious he never attempted to affect the pas sions of those he addressed, and being destitute of passion himself was consequently incapable of moving the passions of others he never at- tempted to be eloquent or made use of merely ornate expression, his object in speaking was effect, and that wholly directed to his cause and not to himself; in the management of case he he was always cool and selfposessed no sudden and unexpected turn in the progress Of trlal disconcerted him, or appeared to be unexpected by him; no collision at the bar ever appeared to affect his temper in the least. With such a temperament it is obvious that the legal profess sion, was of all the professions, the one for him, and that in which he was calculated to excel.
 Mir. Church was always entirely regardless of personal appearance and dress; he was very small, meager and i'll formed, his features quite ordinary, but all this very indifferent appearance was rescued from inattention by most remark k ably attractive and intelligent eye.
 MT. Church was frequently representative to the Legislature from Canaan and never failed to make an impression upon that body; and to his sagacious management is attributable the prese- vation of the Housatonic Railroad from ruin, as commissioner thereon appointed by the Legis- lature, with power, together with his associate in office, Mir. Pond, to sell and consequently to destroy the road which seemed to be favorite object with them for time.
 Mir. Church died in the midst of life as pro- fessional man, July ls49. am unable to state the particulars of his family
 D. s. BoARDMAN.