The Russellville Democrat., 1893-09-28
VIM. H HoRNBLowER
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 NEW YORK, Sept. g. While not surprised, the friends of Mir. Wm. H Hornblower were much gratifed when the news came from Washington to-day that he had teen nominated by the president to suc- ceed the late Justice Blatchford on the bench of the supreme court of the United States. It had been known for some time that Mr. Cleveland was considering the availability of Mr. Hornblower for this important position, and his friends had confidently predi ,ted that the nomination would be sent to the senate some time this week.
 The honor conferred by the presi- dent comes, by all consent, to man we'll deserving of it. For the past ten years Mr. Hornblower has been accounted one of the best corpora ton lawyers in New York, and he has figured in shaping some of the most important transactions ard in bringing to high judicial determine. tion some of the most intricate cases that have been settled in tfiis thiis coun- try in recent years.
 His professional associates are exceedingly proud that he has bee. recognized as specially we'll fitted among the lawyers of this city for the high station to which the president has nominated him. Mir. Frederic R. Coudert summed up his attain ments succinctly when he heard of the appointment. ''Mr. Horn blower" he said, "is an excellent lawyer, an honorable man and pos- sesses the judicial mind. His ap- pointment will do credit to the president. could not say more if l spoke to you all day"
 Wm. H. Hornblower comes nat urally by his judicial qualities. They descend to him through in heritance. His great grand father was signer of the Declaration of Independence and member of the continental congress. His grand father was Chief Justice Joseph c. Hornblower, of New Jersey. His father was graduate of Princeton in the class of '2S, and was for twenty seven years pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Pat terson, N. J., and subsequently, pro- lessor of sacred rhetoric at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa. Before entering the ministry the Rev. Dr. Hornblower practised law, so that the chain of minds trained in the intricacies of that profession is unbroken through several generations of the family.
 Mir. Hornplower was born at Paterson, N. J., May 13, 1851, and is therefore but forty.two years of age. He will be theyoungest justice who ever sat on the supreme bench of the United States, with the one exception of Judge Story, who was appointed an associate justice at the age thirty-two. He pursued his preparatory studies ill the collegi- ate school of this city and entered Princeton College in the class of I'll. He took high rank as scholar, winning the class prize in English literature and becoming belles-let- ters orator of his class at graduation.
 After he had acquired the degree of A. B. he entered the law school of Columbia College, and in 1875 he was graduated with the degree of IL. B. Before this he had taken the degree ot A. M. at Princeton, and had entered the law of flee of Carter & Eaton, bankruptcy lawyers in this city, as a clerk. Within two years he had become a junior partner of this firm. The senior partners were averse to court practice and Mir. Hornblower was required at the beginning of his ca- reer to attend to large part of the litigation business of the firm. This brought him in contact with the bench and bar and paved the way to the popularity which he has since enjoyed. Mir. Hornblower IS a warm friend of ex- Secretary Wm. c. Whitney, and the appointment was made, it is said, at MT. Whit nav's reonast