, 1869-12-13
Tho New Circuit Judges.

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Gen. George +. sbepleY, who nas received the
arErlnttreui for fhe F1rut Crcr. Is the son or tne
'aie Jrtee shrpley Of the Eastern Detr,es, aud
reit educated, blytug eeen CTadnatetl a. Dart
Ecu.h College, In rhe c!a,a Of 1851, Wavt.c on-
i,ened n,s Irofeseloaal stnfie. :. the liaf5atd
sccn after c1mfpes ced p,ac.:ce ID Bateor. rn-
d.F the aom,n.,tIa,,on Of lit. PoIk Nj shepley
n ane au G1e ,'f 70 ii, tss
once ur,h Nj. Iiuco.n, tn 1851, ao2otnted a
Eep! b!tcsn successor. at tpe ontn.eak or the
Els El,..t.ry csfeer ~ Colonel cf the T6eltkh
Maite EtgEtnt. His command foT1ed = part Of
aLd ErntTal SteIiey cerm sntfn bE1catc DIR.
II 2 she xre.;er part o; the campaign. AFTER the
tat! Ct the cry BIZ vas Eade coz maEdspt Of tic
PET. 80 pIono1ca 70 nf nasr .u
Louts:3ra. Ini. pct!tlon he coniirued to hold
rntll 1854, when NicnAei Ham waa elected to tho
trrt 10 Ncrioik. VI. ~ H,litarT Go5ef1or. cou.
ttn1rg TO hold The POSITION a.ter the faY Of Rich
noId ssa t'll the clo:e Of tne war: Wien Lee sur
re1urr 10 Xeine "a. appointed ono Of the justices
u .hc Suprere CouE, cf thxt S.a.e. Jed0a Snrn,
ieyt career Is 'aHses has heca rcEy success
rEwIs T. Woodruff
Judge Wcot!ru1 ia wcl known ;a this State az
81 h ne 9n a st
rnti':oo BY lre Governor, Jaon1rJ I, 1872 to e.!
vacancy c2nsed by the Resignation OF John r Por-
election la.t nontn. snd received 2o,9ss Fotes,
E1f uppoterH. Robert Ear. receiving 3l5,5f No
1on... a'lec ccria Fare ten r7ade ihas would
IT The sta'c. He was horn IN L,tehn:lh, Conn,
aid Il & ttGtseE OF II. u, Gt-0fRe T., Woodruff
v:o rfprtftrspd fha Ittcttefd Dtttf1e. in .te
Jhu,1,eveI,n Congress. Wien yoare II m5u.
81. WoodruU came to SeY Yorf. ai3d eo.
| tered The Law once OF Iii. George WOOD,
IL lie nrsc.ce Of lis uroe ss.or. and waa elected
Jutse Of the Ccnrt Of Common Pea5 IL 1ss9,
rogp e n se1 u sdre ~ 9s .es
| kencn fcr ihe har. and hs schsecnrnt carer az
an sIvnra:e VII yrrT brtfart, II. 1as ercaoed
On a'rost m me imnortant cases. In he SIZE
c.r natgn IN nY ~ .ss he Vas tae Tsto, cadina. 9or
,S.;. =, ~ ne,tsi 1rutasan M fATnc,,s nua "a
crnhd,fc =, vho rere,re1 s ~ ross tn . a. ~;
tcr Juase woodrun: ST. Woodrna married he
W. JsIse1. He..nue or The most t,isn;ni +. r. =.
1"rs ~ tf,e S,,.n ann Ia rs ran.tts!nn a.toa1
ro:;,,ca' r, 1en1s ana enenes OF oe'as Of the most
f's'"'s .' s,~ .. w: x.xExx.S 49, ,,,,-. 49,
cat : Ies,ae1t 2; -, Warrington, F., and e Es!i
srown tafcncnnat re "es.ern nar1 Of taat ssSse:
q !nas eec.tco-hls father beng The naa. y: W.
Mekennac Eno Ierrssented ~ district IN Con.
tEexs fIom lss1 70 ls ~ a9a Was Geanmsn Of fns M
;uns e tne election Of President Grsg: nad no!
csspssaatn;i. cot kro I'd to tie conn,r1 at jsrrc
Trehten; t;fauf II fs aaid formed his cf
Hh,1e he Tos ! enact al West Polnr. All las1
tprtr1 NJ, McKecuans ran1e was freaueoill
, mentioned for position In the Cabinet.
| GforGE /. FXAnKK
| The roErjnee Tor RE Fonrth Circuit Il George
4, Pea1c, Of AarJlznd. he Il resident Of Cur1.
beriano County, in that a.ate, and u favornblJ
IEown 10 the legal profession as layer Of mali
ability. He hsa twice feIved In the Legislature o.
Maryland, aud has several r1mes refused nomtns
| t.ona for the House Of Representatives.. In 1856
Judge re.lrs ~ ono e tss ut aad no1dest {
| deuouDce SECESSION. II 1883 the unlonsts OF III,
counties Of Frederick, Al1eGhany. and Washington
elected hin Ch!i Justice OF their Judicial CiEc7lt
IN which position he serFed till the rebel resurrec
| slon Of 1855, Nhen change tn the constitution
1ct'sefed DeM e.ectlon necea11ry. Judge Pe1rrI
was again the unanimous nominee OF hia p1It
for Judge, aud, a1taough the Cn!onAts were de
1eated largely In the district. only lost his elecao1
by 4 1eW hundred votes
"Hl1AM 3 WOODS
| General MA!:am b. Moods Is nalsc o. Nc =
aYk, ONO, ard before the Waf vas . consp!cuo1
lawyer IN nla dfs:r1et. He vas . leaaing Ueno
ctn', Was carry electea Io tne !o"tt nfaucn oi -
sf1ie fgisNase. eneeany oecams a. tesuel IneI
II nis paf! ano in lss "as maue sPeakeI
! me House o. Kepfeseetatltes, posfnou ~ mnic
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