The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-04
EMINENT
JURIST DEAD
Justice Abram Quick GarretSon
Succumbs to Pneumonia
After a Brief Illness.
FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY
ABRAM QUIcK eARRETsoN.

Justice Abram Quick Garretson
died at his home on Glen Road last
night of pneumonia. He had been in
his usual health up to last Saturday,
when ne was taken i'll. He leaves a
widow, son and two daughters.
Justice Garretson was born in
Franklin township, Somerset county,
N. j., March IL, 1912. He is descen-
dant of two Of the earliest families in
Somerset county, both being Of Hol-
land-D Dutch stock His parents were
Martin Schenck and Ann S(Quick)
Garretson, and his maternal great
grandfather, Abram Quick, was a
Colonel of New Jersey Militia in the
Revolutionary war. His ancestors
took an active part in public and
commercial affairs, held posts of honor
and trust, and were always among the
foremost citizens of their time.
In 1859 Mr.. Garretson entered the
sophomore class of Rutgers College,
from. W waich he received the degree of
A. M, standing first in his class. He
decided upon the law as his profession,
and almost Immediately after he had
graduated at Rutgers he registered as
a student in the office OF Abraham 0.
ZaDriskie, Of Jersey City, who was af-
terward Chancellor of New Jersey.
He subsequently, attended Harvard
Law School, and in November, 1865.
was admitted to the bar of New Jer-
sey as an attorney, and three years
later as a counselor. subsequently he
was admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court at Wash
ington, d. @.
MI. Garretson began the active prac-
tice of hiS profession in Jersey City in
1865, being associated with the late
Robert Gilclrist, aftefward Attorney
General of New jersey. In 1867 he
took up his professional work alone,
and in February, 1869, was appointed
by Governor Randolph as Prosecutor
of the Pleas of Hudson county for a
term of five years, at the expiration OF
which,sin 1874, ne was reappointed by
Governor Parker. In 1878, after ser
ing in this capacity for nine consecu-
tive years, he resigned to accept at
the hands of Governor Mcclellan the
Office of President Judge of the Hud-
son County Court of Common Pleas,
which position he filed for full term
of five years Since then he devoted
his time to the practice OF his profess
sion, and until he was appointed to
his present office. In 1883 he formed
a co-partnership with James B. Vre-
denburgh, under the firm name Of
Vredenburgh & Garretson, which con-
tinued until his elevation TO the bench
of the Supreme Court. He was mem
ber of the staff of the late Governor
Bedle, and in politics Justice Garrett
son has always been Democrat.
Upon the death of Justice Lippincott
in July 1900, Governor Voorhees, ap-
pointed Mr.. Garretson to fill the va
cancy on the bench. and he was sworn
into Office July 10Th of that year. On
January Nth, 1901, he was nominated
by Governor Voorhees, for full term
of seven years, and the nomination
was confirmed by the Senate on Janu-
ary I'D.
At the opening of court this morn
ing, Judge Parker announced the
death of Justice Garretson and ex-
cused all the jurors and witnesses for
the day except those engaged in the
trial of VanDunk against the North
Jersey Traction Co., which was taken
up on Monday.
A meeting of the Morris County
Bar was held in the library when COM
mittees on resolutions and flowers
were appointed.
The court house bell was tolled be-
tween the sessions of the court.
Funeral services will be held at ST.
Peters Church at 2.3O O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon.