The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-05
A Town THAT RAISES JUDGES.
Old lyme. line Birthplace OF the New
chief Justice.
Prom ,se New London Telegram

From tae New London Telegram
Tho selection of Lyme man for Chef
Justice of the United states suggests the
names of some other Judges who have
lived or originated IN that town. In 1889
Major General Samuel llslden Parsons
was appointed by General Washington
nrst Judge of the Northwestern territory,
a region extending from the Ohio TO tho
Mseissippi river. Ito had been ono Of
the court which tried Major Andre. He
was born and lived 10 middle age in Lyme
where his father, Rev. Johsthon Parsens
was the minister. His mother was Phobe
Griswold, sister OF the first governor OF
that name At Lym4. Ono of Eor grand
sons wss SIMON Greenlesf, the learned
Dane professor Of law al Cambridge.
Matthew Griswold while lieutenant
governor, was eS-oilicio, president Of the
supreme court of ertors. HE two sons
Matthew and Rogor--the latter, perhaps,
the ablost man the state ever produced
were al different times members OF that
court. Their sister Marian had o son Eb-
enezer Lane, who stusied law with them
NJ Lyme, msrried his cousin, daughter
Of Roger, and became chief iustice Of
Ohio. His son, William Griswold Lane, i.
now an able Judge, living st SAndusky
lie married n daughter Of the late Chss
G., Griswold and she now owns the beau.
tiful family seat NJ Black Hall. Her sic.
| ter, Mrs. Lorillsrd Spencer, i. the mother
| of the Princess Cent Of Rome. a dauI III
! tec of Marian Griswuid married Senator
| Lanmsn and her daughter married Sena'
| tor Foster both of them judges of the SUI
preme court. Charles johnson McCurdy,
iGto Of the saino court, siill lives Et Lyme
His mother-in-law was Usula Wslco,t
Gri: void, granddaughter of the Erst and
niece of the second governor.
There also lived and died Ueury Mat
son Waite. the late Chief Justice Of this
State. His mother was n MsLson, sister
Of Governor Buckingham's mother, who
also wen, from Lyme. His wife was OF
the Selteu family, which has produced so
many eminent lawyers and judge. Nor
rison 4. Waite, the new Chief Justice,
was born, bred studied law and married
there. lis wife was a beGutiful woman,
| and the family returned TO spend tho sum-
| mer in the scenes Of their carly life.
Their son. promising young lawyer,
has lust married q daughter Of Row. Mr..
Brainard, the MINISTER Of the parish.
Judge Marvin Waite, who moved to New
| London, wss the father of the Hon. John
| Turner Waite, and not grandfather OF the
new Chief Justice, rs seems to have been
supposed.
The two great lawyers and judges, sam
uel Lee Seldea and Henry Rogers Selden
of Rochester, went from Lyme. Henr.
was at the last election, the Republican
candidate for the chief iusticeship of New
| York. Tho mother of Chief Justice
Stephen Titus Hosmes was Lydia Lord o
Lyme, who was married there. Thu
mother Of Chief Justice William l. Storr'
from whom he Is said 20 have derived hi
talents, WAS Champion, belonging to ID
distinguished family Of that name whic'
went from Lyme. Ephraim Kirby, tn
first reporter of Judicial decisions in thi
country, married the daughter of Lynn
lawyer, Reynolds Maryis, who settled !
Litchneld and was kings attorney in tn
time OF the colonies