The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-09

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the bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States, he at once, on the ac-
ceptance of his resignation, resum-
ed his law practice, having for a
time an office both in Washington
and New York, giving special atten-
ton to commercial questions arising
under treaties between the United
States and various foreign powers,
tariff cases and the like. He was
prominent in formulating the earlier
legislation of our government defin-
ing the relation of our Government to
the Geneva Award Fund" (paid by
Great Britain under the treaty of
Washington), and subsequently prose-
cuted to a successful termination
many important cases arising under
that treaty. In 1880 he discontinued
his Washington office and thereafter
confined his practice to New York,
and not only in cases of the above
character, but from that time giving
more special attention to corporation
law, having for clients various steam
ship lines, railroad companies, and
other large corporations. For eight
cen years, or from 1882 up to his en-
forced retirement from practice in
1900 he was counsel to the Standard
Oil Company and it's affiliations, and
so preoccupied with the affairs of
this one interest as to leave him lit
tie opportunity for general practice
in the courts, where except for that
company he was seldom SEEN
In the winter of 1900 Mr. Flagg
was severely injured by an accident
in the street near his home, where
he has since been confined. Here he
has shown marvellous endurance and
fortitude, hopeful even when his doc
tors, in repeated consultation, have
been able to hold out little or no en-
couragement of an ultimate recovery.
Throughout all, his optimistic tenn
permanent and determined will-power
have buoyed him up and carried him
through various crices, such as weak
er men could not have withstood,
evincing at all times a cheerfulness
and fortitude such as have afforded
to others an impressive lesson in
dealing with adversely, instead of be-
coming petulant and churlish by pro-
longed confinement and physical suf-
fering of no ordinary degree to which
he has been constantly subjected
In stature, Mr.. Flagg is COM
manding personality, since he stands
as Lincoln did, six feet four inches
in his stockings, and previous to his
injury his erect, military figure was
familiar one on the streets of Wash
ington and New York. He is a man
of scrupulous integrity and ire
proachable haracter-honored, es-
| teemed and beloved throughout the
country While he has many notable
characteristics, perhaps that of de-
termined will power and bulldog
grit" exerted in all situations where
unflinchng resolution is demanded, is
most prominent. But to this should
be added a tenacity of purpose and
an untiring industry, which are
equally prominent characteristics OF
/ his makeup. They all combine tC
make him successful in his law prac-
tice where others would fail, or de-
parently afforded no reasonable
promise of favorable outcome. Men
thus constituted are apt to succeed
in undertakings which weaker hands
or weaker minds would hesitate tC
grapple with, and there is no eXcep-
ton to this general rule with Mr.
Flagg. His career even from boyhoot
confirms it and at every point.
In social life, Mr. Flagg is the prince
of good fellows, his Astounding bon
hommie and quaint humor, together
with his affable, courtly manner, rem
dering his a most fascinating com.
partnership. The genial smile, the
firm grip of the hand and the unaf
fected heartiness with which his
friends are greeted, all speak the
man of ardent impulses, and only the
briefest intercourse will reveal on,
of refined proclivities and cultured
attachments. His wide acquaintance
with distinguished public men ant
notable public events, together will
repeated travels in foreign countries
have given him broad views on al
public questions, whether political
civic, legal or economic, together will
a fund of anecdote and store of re