The Portland daily press., 1867-09-16
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Fas one of the oldest members, died suddenly
this city on Saturday evening, Sept. u, ct
be age OF u years and months. His health
lad been failing for some time past, although
lot sufficiently SO to prevent his attending to
BUSINESS as usual He spent the evening in
'heeriui conversation, but Immediately after
etiring to his chamber, about half past 10
'eock, he fell upon the floor and expired before
! physician could reach him.
= Mr.. Deblois was son of Stephen Deblois
md Elisabeths daughter of Thomas Amory,
wealthy merchant of Boston, and was born
N that city in December, 1874. His father,
who was Of French extraction, as the name in
iicates, was native of Boston, but came to
Portland soon after the peace of '83, and open
ed store. on the cornerof Exchange and Mid |
die streets; he purchased the property Of Dea. |
Richard Goldman in 1888, and it is now owned |
by the Boyd heirs In 1892 he married Miss |
Amory, and two years after, moved to Boston,
where he died in 1850, at the age Of Sc. He
was tall, fine looking man, whom his son, the
subject of our notice. closely resembled both
in appearance and manners.
"a Our deceased friend was educated at Har-
ward College, from which he took his degree
in 1918. He Immediately commenced the study
OF his profession with Samuel Aver Bradley, of
Fryeburg, and was admitted to the Bar in
1916. He first opened an Office in Windham, in
this county, where he continued few years,
when he moved to Portland and formed part
nership with Gen. Samuel Fessenden, who had
a short time before, in 1922, transferred his
business from New Gloucester to this city. isi
General Fessenden had large practise in
the country; he was an able lawyer, an elo-
quent advocate and popular man; and still
lives, at the age of SO, to mourn the death of
his younger associate, with whom he had
maintained long and intimate connection.
The partnership continued without interrupt
ton for thirty-two years, and was one of the
most successful law firms Of the State. They
were both able advocates and sound lawyers,
and devoted themselves with zeal and ardor to
the practise of their profession, which gave to
their office reputation, which commanded
business not only from all parts of the State
but from abroad. After their separation in
1854, Mr.. Deblois fol med. connection with
George E. B. Jackson, which continued as
long as Mr.. jackson remained in the practise,
and he then, about two years ago, united him.
self with Nathan Webb, a connection only dis
solved by the senior partners death; which
also. terminated a. constants assiduous and
successful practise at the bar, for the unusual
period of ffty-one years. a vr
Soon after Mr. Deblois moved to Portland,
he was married to Dorcas, second daughter of
James Deering, with whom he lived in unin-
terrupted harmony, until death has stricken
down her life long companion, and decreed a
final separation. She proved to him devoted
friend and most wise counsellor. !, He leaves no
children: his brothers have all died before him,
and Of his Immediate family, twokisters only re-
main, who by a fortunate concurrence came to
visit him but two days before his death. OF the
90 members of his college Glass; IA are living at
"a years after graduation; one died in May last,
one in 1866 another, DR.. John Ware of Bos-
ton, in 1854, and DR.. Osgood of Boston, in
1868, all, after reaching a good old age: one
only remains alive in Maine, and he is per-
mitted to make the parting memorial to &.
classmate, with whom he has held most init
mate and friendly relations for more than SO
years, first, as we were pursuing our, prelimi-
nary studies at Exeter Academy, then at col
lege, and for 30 yearsAhalf a centufy lat the
. Cumberland. Bar. gsraaeB ESGs .0F1 "a
Alas, my friend, how many loved. compau-
ions of those early days, have fallen by the
swayl and now seem to be left almost alone
to gaze upon the receding shadows of the long
procession. .i tis q '-aita' .s,''a.' 2 ~
"This is the burden of the heart, ts5
The burden that 1t always bore; -.ssiV I e.
We live to love; we meet to part; i.3eri
,t.l o And part to meet on earth no more nj ! .
Our classmate, DIR. John Ware, also died
very suddenly in 1884; quotation which his
friend, DR.. Bigelow made, in his remarks on
that occasion is appropriate to the present case ::
"Then with no fiery, thrObbing pain,
No cold gradati0ns of decay, .tri,r7 Z
Death broke at once the vital chain,
And freed his soul the nearest way" IN
Mr.. DeblOis was tall in person, remarkably
well developed, and of commanding presence.
His manners to strangers were cold and formal
and somewhat forbidding, but with his friends
be was genial and social He was kind and
benevolent, and was cherished by his family
/ circle and by the religious society to which he
ever belonged as . sincere friend, a faithful
and judicious counsellor. His death will be
deeply felt in those circles; and we, who have
been accustomed, for SO many years, to meet
him in public and private intercourse, will
long feel void which the severance of ties of
close, friendly intimacy cannot fail to create
1t cannot be long before we, too, will follow our
departed friend. - Is
Mr.. Deblois was member of the literary So
ciety of the Phi Beta Kappa of Harvard Col
lege, and of the Historical Society of Maine;
and at the last commencement of Bowdoin
(yOllaOa the deUrQa of II II, n cnpfarrad
upon him. He represented this city in 1857
in the Legislature, and held the office of u s.
Attorney for Maine during the administrations
of Presidents Taylor and Fillmore w. 4