New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-30

oto nh affection OF the heart. His death was pt'y
unexpected AM was so sudden that the mcnDer' "
his family. who are in New.iorh CITY cou'" ho' w
summoned. A.,
ms, ysJn,er Professor Dwight was attacked by the
grin but recovered completely in = short Tine MS
health afterward being better than II ma oee" iD'
several years previously. Three weeks ago "o "
the city with his wife 10 spend the summer as uSun''
NJ his country home In clinton. While ho' ho'' "
walk and dependent on his whcelchair for exercise,
no rod 10 Ne gaining In health ana WITHIN Tue
last two days dictated to several fr'cnuS ie''''' ~
Tho bnrin, will be al Clinton In the family buryns
ground The time has no, yet been determined upon
but the funernl will Iubless b. heM on H''"ru"''
Theodore william Dwight was born IN Catsklll. " u
on July IL. 1922. He the son of DR.. behian'h
" Dwight grandson OF the late Timothy Dwight
seventh president Of Yale College. and cousin OF Ihc'
doIc Woolscy. ex president, and Tmo'h! D"le"' Nv"
president OF Yale. lie graduated from haihn'on
College In 1910 and studied law al the fae La" ooo'
for the next two years. returning TO Hamilton 'oso
Is a tutor in 1916 he was made professor ana theh
started the Hamilton Law school, over which lie pre-
sided until 1855 In tIc latter year he came to New
York and established the Columbia Law Ihoo', ana
vas It's sole Instructor until 1873. when IN" faculty. WIS
enlarged.
In 1871 Professor Dwight rred from the law school
and was made professor emeritus. In the tmrVthrF
ycor that he was at the head Of the school over 1000"
most prominent members Of the Nev'-Yorh lar were
his pupils lie member OF u" century ''uO h''u
rho Bar As.,riaton a Trustee o. Hamilton college anu
the American Geographical Society AID had been nrst
rrsdcrt Of the University Club besides DeihR N'e
pIc sident OF Board OF state Charities nnd ir m''
-cor, p-esIden, Of tic New-Yor Prison A-'ofaton Ia
b.l,ane discharged convicts. lie Ind beer also a
member Of the Committee OF Seventy and for some iine
chairman Of lie committee lcli>htinu. lie had dc
1.-Two ed many literary addresses and vns master OF te
ore o. Latin, German and Italian inng'me's. The
Dante Club organized q few year, ago. cho'" him as
rs nr=t prr ldcat. lie wa an active member oi u'
Madison Sauare Prcsjy tcan Church and liberal III sub
schldng ~ It's charities.
A man OF wonderful capacity for work and most
pcthtdlcal In his habits, hc had been counsel ana
a valuable contributor to legal literature, being the
author Of several legal wor"s which arr III constant
nae especially IN suits Involving charitable uses ana
trusts ~ one tim. 10 Of the state Coinmis
sop,r. OF Appeals and had held other appointments Of
ST. responsibility.
Turing The last yolr Professor Dwight had relax-t
Ills usual close attention to work. spending gwat part
Of lis tine IN the brar, OF his home, No I'D fItia
ll. married In is;1 Mss Mary Bond. daughter Of
Asa Ojms,eid OF Clinton. Three children were born.
Of whom only one survives daughter who l. the "ifc
nj DR. Fdwnrd l.. Partridge. Mrs. Partridge. who Is
seriously H. Is nj the storm hing Hotel on the huhsoD
Among the lawyers the news OF Professor Dwight $
death was with cop sorrow, ff he poscs-e1
TO a remarkable degree the Heclon oi all WIN Whom
he came In conaci AND IDS pupils became his loyal and
devoted friends lie avcs mn estate Of considerable
extent and In extremely valuable law library