Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-12
Lawyers Of Hancock County.

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Lawyers Of Hancock County.
| In Willis History of the Law. the Court
and the lawyers of Maine" We find quite full no
tees of the old practicing lawyers of this coun-
ty. We give such Of the particulars Is will in
| terest our readers.
WILLIAM ABBOT Esq.
/ William Abbot Esq. was born at Wilton. New
! Hampshire Nov. 18th 1.,3, His father was as
native of Nndover. Mass. but removed to Will
ton, early III life. William. the son. began his
preparation for college in 1870 under Jonathan
Fisher. then an under graduate of Harvard. and
subsequently settled in the ministry in Bluehill
Mr.. Fisher was then teaching town school in
Wilton. Mr.. Abbot was gradu ated in 1897, de-
| liyering poem on the occasion on Music" =
favorite subject. Among his classmates were
DR.. John c. Warren, and the Hon. Horace Bin
ney of Philadelphia, who was roommate
| He studied law with willism Gordon Esq. of
Amherst Mass. and removed TO Castne in 1901,
where he remained until 1893 when he removed
to Bangor. He held the Office of Register of
| Probate from 1903 until 1921. the separation
from Mass. In 1916 he was one of the electors
of President, and gave his vote for Rufus King
for President. He was opposed to the separa-
ton of the State, and represented Castine in the
4 Brunswick Convention. The vote in Hancock
county for separation was $50 yeas to 76l noes.
He WAS a member of the Convention which
I framed the Constitution. and was on the Com
init &c to select the name of the State.
! He was Il representative in the first Legisla-
tive Of the state, and also for the years 1926
81
| He removed to Bangor in 1879, and drew up
/ the city charter when that town became city !;
was also member ofthc experimenting School
Committee, and after the adoption of the city
charter was chairman ofthe board some twelve
years. Hon. Jacob Nc CAV. in a notice of Mr..
| Abbot says: Under his fostering care n system
Upgrade schools, teachers. and tasteful structure,
which it is believed has no superiors in the State
was developed and Completed He died in
August 1s4s.
GEO. HERBERT.
| Mr.. Herbert was born in Dcerfeld, Mass.
Aug. 18th ITS, and WAS left an orphan at an ear
+ ly age. He prepared for college 1T the .Acade-
my u Petersham and was admitted to Dart
mouth College in 1895. On leaving college he
entered the law office of Theodore Sedgwick
He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and est1b-
! lished himself in Ellsworth in the autumn of
that year. Ellsworth was not then incorporated
and contained only two hundred and twenty sew
/ en- inhabitants. Mr.. Herbert was the first law
yer settling here. and the only one until 1909.
when John G. Dean Esq settled here. There
were then but four lawyers in what now con-
stitu,es the county of Hancock viz, Job Nelson
anil William Abbot, Ca>tine, Thomas 5. Spark
hawk at Buckstown. (now Bueksporp and Ma
thaniel Coffin at Surry.
Mr.. Herbert is said TO have been peace man,
a healer of strife. He had for client Col
John Black, agent for the proprictors of the mil
lion acres. In 1s13-l4 and II. Mr.. Herbert.
represented Ellsworth in the General Court of
Massachusetts. He was Il Feieralist. He was
appointed Co. Attornv n successor of Hon. W.
D. Williamson of Bangor, whose Office became
vacan; by the incorporation of Penobscot coun-
~ that year. He held this Office until his death,
Jan. I'd ls29, at the age of IL, by consumption.
JOHN G. DEANE.
Mr.. Deane came TO Ellsworth in 1909. He
was 4 graduate of Brown University in tine
wear of 1896. and was descended from John
Dcane, one of the original purchasers and set.
tiers of Taunton. Massachusetts, to which he
removed in 1899. Mr.. Deane became eminent
as statesmen and lawyer. He moved to
Portland in 1s35 and died there in Nov. 1889,
aged SO.
Jon. NELSON.
Was born in Mitldleboro Massachusetts, in
1866, and died. in Orland July md. 1850.
Mr.. Nelson graduated at Brown University in
1870, studied law with Hon. Seth Paddleford of
Taunton, Mass, and settled ut Castinc in 1893.
He was appointed Judge Of Probate in 1904.
and held the position when the District of
Maine was separated from Massachusetts,, and
was afterwards re-appointed by Gov. King and
held the place until 1886. lie removed to Bos-
ton and lived there two years, but returned to
Ca,tine, but losing his fine residence by fire, he
retired to his farm in Orland and died there
July 2nd. $50. aged 81 years.
ISAAC PARKER ESQ.
Graduated at Harvard 1856 at the age of Is
years with high honor, studied law i II the office
with Judge Tudor, Boston, admitted to the bar
and moved TO Casiine 1850. He was the first
lawyer that settled there. He represented the
town in the Legislature in 1874 and 5, and
was one Of the three representatives in Con-
gress from Maine, succeeding Genl. Dearborn.
lie was appointed US. Marshal Of Maine, and
then removed to Portland.
ISAAC STORY.
Settled in Castne in 1856 or 9s, was connec.
ted with the Castine journal for Il while, he.
sides prac,icing at his profession. He mov-
ed back to Massachusetts and opened an Office
in Rutland. He is reported to have been a
brilliant man.
THOMAS STEARNs SPARHAwK.
Graduated at Dartmouth 1871, studied law,
and settled at Buckstown 1876. He was the
son OF Rev. Ebenezer Sparhawk Of Temple
ton, Mass, Congregational Clergyman. He
died in 1907 at Bucksport, never We judge,
having had much practice.
We find no notice Of the late Hon. Sanl. NJ.
Poni, nor of Mr.. Cotfil who settled in Surry.
James Bridge Esq first commenced practice
at Bucksport, but soon removed to Augusta.
There are others no doubt who may have re-
manned in the county for short time.
Our brother Sawyer, OF the Ellsworth
american, didn't get TO be collector. but con-
soles himse If with most excellent philosophy.
,Twa. mine, It's his, and has been slave to sew.
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