Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-30
BI0GRAPhY.
A Brief Review of the Events in the Life of TIE

Brief Review of the Events in the Life of tie
Eminent JdriSt
Morrison Remlck Waite was the sew
enth in the line of distinguished iurists
who held the chief justlcesnip of the
Urited States since the establishment OF
the government in 1889. The names and
terms of service of these men are: John
Jay, from 1889 to 1895; Oliver Ellsworth,
from 1886 to 1899; John MARSHALL, from
1901 to 1886; Roger Brooke Taney, from
1886 to 1864; Salmon Portland Chase.
from 1864 to 1873,and Morrison r. Waite,
from 1874 to 1888. He was descended of
English ancestry, and the family coat of
arms bears the date of 1913. In the old
state documents of England will be found
the death warrant of Charles the IL,
signed by Thomas Wayte, then a member
of parliament. The family removed to
this country soon after the restoration.
In the rural town Of lyme, Connecticut,
the old house still stands i'll which
the subject Of this sketch was born.
on the 29th of November, 1916
At the age of II ne entered Yale college,
from which he gradua ed in 1887, in the
class which incIuded William NJ. Evarts,
Edwards PierrepOnt, Prof. Benjamin
Sllliman, and other distinguished men.
He began The study of law with his
father in Lynne ard concluded his prepa-
ration for the bar in the Office of Samuel
M. Young, then a prominent lawyer in
Maumee City, Ohio. He formed a
partnership with H-s. Young shortly
after being admitted in 1889, and the
year sitter he married a young lady OF
his native town. He was elected 30
the Ohio legislature il 1S49, and the
following year the firm of Young &
Waite removed to Toledo, O.. where they
built up & very large and remunerative
practice. A younger brother of Mr..
Waite was admitted TO the firm soon after
ward, aud tie partnership continued up
to his appointment to the supreme
bench. He was whig until the party
disbanded, and after that bis sympathies
were with the republican party. Although
he was never a jealous partisan, he wac
always positive in the expression of his
political convictions. He reluctantly be
came a candidate for congress n 1862,
and later he was the nominee OF the
administration party" but his canvasses
were unsuccessful. Other nominations
and various appointments were rendered
him from time to time, all of which he
N'AASOLAAA'AShA''iiy 1NiaStI w dCCtpl' L lie
first position in which his abilities at
tracted the attention of the whole country
was that of counsel for the United 5ates
Ill the tribunal of arbitration which met
at Geneva in 1871-72. He was associated
in the matter with Caleb Cushing and
William NJ. Evarts, and their skill
terminated the difficulty arising
out of the civil war between
the United States and the United King
dom. The year after his return home, in
1873, he presided over the constitutional
convention of Ohio. He was appointed
to the position he occupied at the time of
his death by President Grant, on the 21st
of January, 1874, as the successor of
Chief Justice Chase, His appointment
was received with general approval by the
press and people. Mr.. Waite resided ct
Washington and received q salary of
$10,500 year.