The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
The Late Ex-Lleutenat Governor

educated at the Ellington academy ana prepared for college under private tu- tors. He was graduated from Yale college in 1852, with the degree of bachelor of arts. He studied law in the office of the Hon. Richard D. Hub bard of this city and attended lectures at the Yale law school. In 1854 he was admitted to the bar, and ever since had practiced law in this city, having his office for all the time, fifty-three years, in one place, No. S63 (new num- be) Main street.
 MT. Sill early took part in public af- fairs, in which he was prominent for long period of years. From 1873 to 1875 he was recorder of the city court. In 1873 he was nominated for lieuten- ant-governor on the democratic ticket with Charles R. Ingersoll of New Ha- ven, for governor and both were elect ed by large majorities. The term was then one year. They were reelected in 1874, 1875, and 1876. In 1882 MT
 Sill was elected one of the representa- tives from Hartford and was the nom- inee of his party for speaker of the house. President Cleveland appointed MT. Sill, in March, 1888, United States district attorney for the district of Connecticut, which position he held during the first Cleveland administra- tion. For over forty years he was justice of the peace, and was a grand juror for many years. MT. Sill served the city in many positions. He was an alderman in 1864 and 1865, and acoun- cilman in 1872. In 1879, 1880 and 1881 he was a member of the board of police commissioners and he was member of the board of street com missioners in 1892 and 1893, being ap- pointed by Mayor Hyde as his success sor on the board when MT. Hyde was elected mayor. MT. Sill was presidenti of the board from June 1, 1892, to April 1S, 1893 He had not since been in public life.
 In the Civil war pe4iod MT. Sill was active. The first company of Connec- ticut volunteers for the war was form ed in his office. Until 1872 he was an active republican. He then favored the cause of the liberal republicans and supported Horace Greeley for the presidency, He was a delegate to many county and state conventions, and very successful platform speak CT Mr Sill was a member of the Fremont club in 1859, and of the Lin- coln club year later. When Lincoln visited Hartford, MT. Sill intro duced him at the public meeting.
 MT Sill was a member of Skull and Bones, one of the senior societies at Yale college, and also member of Alpha Delta Phi of Yale. He was a communicant of Trinity church. For many years he was counsel for the Security company, and had held pro- fessional connections with other finan- cial and commercial Interests in this city. One of his prominent legal en- agreements was as one of the counsel for the support of the will in the cele- brated Fox will case.
 | MT. Sill was one of the best known lawyers in Hartford, and only few ] lawyers in the state had been longar l in practice. He possessed a brilliant intellect, a quick wit and geniality in manner. He had a kindly disposi- tion and never-failing and ready sympathy. He was always fair and was highly respecteF by his legal as- sociates for his knowledge of law and his courtesy to his opponents. His wit and humor were always ready, but not sarcastic. In college he was a memrer of Linonia, the then celebrated literary society, and always shone in debate.
 MT. Sill was married, December IS, 1861, to Mrs. Mary J. (Preston) Peck, the widow of Dewitt c. Peck of Rock vile, and daughter of Esek J. Preston of this city. She died April IS, 1894. They had four children, George Eliot Sill, who died in 1896; Grace P. Sill, who died in 1898; Mrs. Ellen B. Wood, the wife of Hubert Kip Wood of this city, and William Raymond Sill, for merly in newspaper work in this city | ana NeW 1Ork, ana now III lnedtrlCdl work MT. Sill leaves, besides his two
 children, five grandchildren. They
 are George Sill Wood, Lwrence Gris- wod Wood, Helen Kip Wood and Mar
 garet Preston Wood, the last two twins, children of MT. and Mrs. Wood and Frances sill daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Raymond Sill.
 The funeral of MT. Sill will be held Wednesday afternoon at S:SO, at his late home, No. 124 Garden street The Rev. Dr. Joel Foote Bingham of this city, a classmate of MT Sill in the class of 1852 at Yale, will oficiate, assisted by the Rev. Ernest deF. Miel, rector of Trinity church. The burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery.