The Republican journal., 1898-03-24
His Honor Judge FogIer.

men in various parts of the State. He was
also the second choice of the friends of most
of the other candidates. With such indorse-
ments, his great ability as a lawyer and emf
nent qualifications for judicial position, his
appointment was foregone conclusion.
The kennebec Journal gives this appreca-
tive sketch of Judge Fogler:
William Henry Fogler is known all over
Maine as one of its ablest lawyers and one
of its bravest fighters His title of colonel
Is not honorary but was won at the front in
'61-'64 Col. Fogler was born in Lincolnville,
Me, Nov. 10, 1887, and is therefore 81 years
of age as he receives the crowning honor of
his life, He is descendant of the old Dutch
stock that settled Waldoboro. AS boy he
attended the public schools, going later to
hent's Hill, thence to the Newbury, Vt.
seminary, finishing off at the Watervile
now Colby college. In March '61, he went
to Belfast to study law. He studied with
men who then stood high in the State. and in
the May term, 1862, was admitted to the
Waldo bar.
But he did not stop at that time to prac-
tice law. His patriotism required greater
field of activity and he at once went to the
front az captain of Co d, 10Th Maine Infan-
try. This was famous old regiment of
fighters, and Capt. Fogler was always in the
hottest of it. At Gettysburg the 18th helped
.
division, losing 232 men. The 18th went
into the Wilderness campaign with 450 rifles
and at TolopOtomy there were but 80 left.
1t was at Tolopotomy that Capt. Fogler was
wounded by ball in the knee, During the
Wilderness fight he was promoted to lieu
tenant colonel and then to colonel, but ow
ing to his wound was unable to take COM
mand of his regiment. In November, 1864,
he was discharged on account of his wound
ed knee and served as provost marshal for
the 9TH Maine district till the close of the
war. In 1867 he was appointed deputy col
lector of customs at Belfast and after that
resumed his practice of law.
In 1871 he was elected county attorney of
Waldo and served for six years. Later he
was mayor of Belfast. His law business
steadily grew and when he removed to Rock
land in $780, he was said to have the leading
practice in Waldo county. Since 1890 his
home has been in Rockland, where his busi-
ness has been all he could attend to. For
four years he served on the staff of Cover
nor Cleaves as judge advocate general. He
was a member of last Legislature from
ROckland, and as member of the judiciary
committee and an able speaker on the floor
of the House he took an active part in the
session.
Col. Fogler was made Mason just before
going to war. being raised in Phoenix Lodge,
Belfast in 50. He took his Royal Arch de-
grees in Greenleaf Chapter, Portland dur
of Corinthian Chapter, Belfast. He was the
first commander of Palestine Comma ndery
X. T., Belfast, and IS now member of the
Rockland Commandery. He is a past COM
mander of the G. A. r. post at Belfast, a
member of Edwin Libby Post at Rockiand
and also a member of the Loyal Legion
Commandery of Maine. In 1868 Mr.. Fogler
was married to Miss Harriet Anna kingsbury
Of Portland. They have had two children,
son and daughter, but both are dead.
BANQUETED BY THE KNOX COUNTY BAR.
The Knox county bar last Thursday even
ing extended banquet and reception at the
Thorndike Hotel, Rockland, to Hon. W. H
Fogler, the newly appointed Justice of the
supreme court. There We're about 80 at
torneys in attendance, including large dele
cations from Lincoln and Waldo counties.
Hon. d. n. Mortland presided, and the
speakers were Judge Haskell of Portland :;
Hon. G. E. Hale, Por tland; Hon w. Fred
Fogg, Wiscasset; Col Peakes, Dover;
Judge johnson and r. F. Dunton, ESQ.,
Belfast; Hon I. r. Simonton and j. Fl.
Montgomery. Esq, Camden; L. NJ. Staples
Esq, Washington; Everett Harrington and
Q. d. Castner, Waldoboro; L. F. Starrett
Hon. c. E. Littleteld, Gen. C. P. Cilley and
Oliver Otis of Rockland, and Col W. H.
Fogler. That the speeches were of a COM
plimentary nature goes without saying and
more than that they were evidently inspired
by sincere friendship for the guest of the oc-
casion. We can give but a single extract
from Col. Foger's feeling response to a call
from the POSTMASTER:
10 M h oh ha onfa
upon me which | would esteem greater than
that of an appointment to the supreme bench.
The Supreme Court of the State of Maine,
for nearly so years, has stood in the
front rank of the judicial tribunals of this
country. 1t has numbered among its justices
the best and the purest and the ablest Judges
of the nation. The bench as now composed
are gentlemen learned in the law, of un-
doubted integrity and of great ability.
have mlsgivings, l almost despair, of being
able to even assist in maintaining the high
reputation for learning and legal ability of
that learned court. l have this assurance,
however, that when l take my place upon
the bench with the other justices of the
court, shall be among my friends, for there
is not now upon the bench of the Supreme
Court of Maine, and there never has been
since came to the bar, now more than 80
years ago, one who has not had my entire
respect and admiration. There has been no
member of the Supreme Court during all my
career for whom l have not entertained the
most sincere friendship and kindness of
heart, and l say that l have the assurance
that shall have the assistance and the best
wishes of my associates upon the bench
THE VOICE OF THE PRESS.
The newspapers of Maine have commend
ed the appointment of Col. Fogler in the
highest terms, and paid handsome tributes
to his worth as a man and his ability as a
lawyer. The extracts given below voice
the general sentiment:
The general verdict appears to be that in
selecting Col. Foger of Rockland, for the
State supreme bench, Governor Powers has
made good choice. Nor has he made any
mistake in reappointing Judge Haskell.
Portland Advertiser.
Fogler to be a justice of the supreme court
of Maine is credit to him as jurist of
ability and man of upright and irreproach-
able character, a credit to the State whose
highest court he will adorn, and credit to
Llewellyn Powers, who chose him as the
man we'll qualified to take the place at this
particular lime. We extend our congratula-
tions to Governor Powers and to Judge
Fogler Portland Evening Express.
A brave soldier, a skilled lawyer and a
good citizen finds his reward when Col. W.
81. Fogler of Rockland takes the oath of
office as an associate justice of the Supreme
Court of Maine. Governor Powers has
made no mistake. While Bangor has several
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