Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-06-20
HANCOCK COUNTY LAWYERS.
Brief Biographical Sketches If Early
knights Of the Green Bsg.
["wayfarer" In Bangor Commercially


I ["wayfarer" In Bangor Commercially
Hon. William Abbott was born at Will
ton, N. H., Nov. II, 1773. He graduated
4 at Harvard college, 1897. Settled IN Cas-
tine, 1901. He was appointed judge Of
! probate, 1903, and held the office eighteen
| years. Member OF the Constitutional
convention, 1920. Representative, 1922,
I 1923. 1925 and 1927. He removed to BAN
i gor in 1929. Mayor OF Bangor 1s4s-1s49.
( He died Aug. 26, 1s49.
/ Charles J. Abbott, son of William ABB
4 bolt, was born in Castipe, Jan. 9, 1906.
/ Graduated at Bowdoin college, 1925. Col
/ lector OF customs 1871 to 1s45, and again
from 1850 to 1868. Senator in 1865. He
died Aug. 10, 1882,
| Nathaniel Coffin was born in Saco,
Oct. rs, 1881. Graduated at Dartmouth
college, 1893. think he settled at Surry,
now Ellsworth, In the same year; prob
ably the first lawyer there. He was adj
mitted to Hancock lodge, F. and A. NJ,
OF Castine In 1903.
| Donald Ross. In q letter to Gen. David
| Cobb, at Boston, dated Jan. %, 1903,
says, "Young Coffin, our lawyer, boards
with US this winter" He moved to
Wiscasset in 1872, and was clerk of the
courts there for many years, and also
seventh grand master Of the grand lodge
OF F. and A. NJ. in Maine. He went
west and died In Wstaga, Illinois, April
Z. 1854. It 10 rather surprising that
| William Willis did not find him for his
history OF the Early lawyers In Maine"
Arthur F. Drinkwster was (probably)
born in Mt. Vernon. Graduated at
| Wsterville college, 1910. Settled In Blue
hill, then Ellsworth In 1852. Member of
board OF education 1s47- 1852. Judge Of
municipal court 1869 1872. Editor Of THE
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN 1872 1878. Repre-
sentative 1878. Died May q, 1882, aged
/ sixty-tbree.
| John q. Dean was born in Taunton,
Mass, or Baynham, March.27, 1885. Grad
{ uited at Brown university, 1906. Settled
In Ellsworth, 1909. Representative 1925,
/ '28, ~, '2S. He was distinguished for his
contribution to the history OF the north
eastern boundary question. Removed to
/ Portland, 1898. Died in Cherry field,
whittier he went on business, Nov. TO-
1899.
/ Joshua w. Hathaway was born In Nova
Scotin, Nov. 10, 1927. tHis grandfathe
was q Loyalist and the family moved
there; his father moved back to Maine
and died in New Goucester); entered
Dartmouth college, 1916, but graduated
at 3owdoin college, 1920. Settled at
BluehilI. Representative, 1924; senator,
removed to Ellsworth in 1925, taking the
b Isiness OF n. q. Howard. Then re-
move d to Bangor 1S49. Appointed judge
OF district court in 1919, and judge OF the
supreme judicial court IN 1852. tie d ed in
: Bangor June 6, 1862. He was profound
lawyer.
pusnrod W. Hine klev. Born at rhet-
fotd, Vt, March Il, 1893. Graduated ut
Dartmouth college, 1923. Settled at Orono,
tuan B.u,Li:l before 1890. Representative
several years. Senator; executive coun-
sellor, 1898. Collector OF customs for I he
port OF Castine, 1919. Died 1870, aged
sSty-six.
George Herbert was born in Deerfield,
Mass Aus. IS, ITS. He was grandson of
DR.. Gao. llttbert, - no WAS in What is now
k,"gor. IVA to 1779 lie graduated at
Dartmouth college, 1900; studied law Will
Theodore Sedgwick; settled in Ellsworth
( loUl2. Representative to general court
1853, 1914, 1918. County attorney in 1916
D,-u Jan. >. 1870. aged forty-one. He WAS
a man Of ability and integrity.
George Herbert, jr., born Ellsworth,
/ July II, 1916. Studied law and settled in
Ellsworth. He removed to Chicago
I where lie died about 1884. Geo. Herbert
graduated Mt An,Lerst college 1876; prob
ably his SOM.
( Nathan q Howard Was born in the " est =
cru part of The. State. Settled i'll Els
worth 1924. Married there 1925. Re
moved to New York city, 1926, then to
! Indiana, then Mississippi, where he died.
Samuel Little. BON at Salem, N. H..
/ Feb. s, 1871. Settled in Bucksport, 1855
Member OF constitutional convention,
1870. Representative 1870, and OF her years.
! Brother OF Col. Henry Little. Died
/ March 10, 1916, aged sixty five.
I Charles Lowell. Born in Thomaston,
/ Oct. /, 1898. STUDIED law. Settled in
/ Lubec, 1914. ELLSWORTH editor, merchant,
l character.
Job Nelson. Born in Middleboro, Mass.
Graduated a. Brown university, 1880; Cas-
tine, 1873. Representative, 1901, 1903
Judge of Prol ate, 1904 for thirty-tw o
years. Removed To Boston, 1886. Re
turned 1888 and moved t. Orland 1915,
( where lie died July 2, 1850, aged eighty
! four.
Isaac Parker. Born in Boston June Il,
( 176S. Graduated at Harvard college 1885
! Settled at Peno bscot, now Castine, 1870
Representative 1871, 1875, 1886; delivered
an Grafton July A, 1880. Representative TO
/ Congress 1896, one term. Removed to
I Portland. United States marshal; orator
| OF Bowdo college eleven years; overseer
! of Harvard college twenty years, then