The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-26
STILES HUDSON
 PASSES AWAY
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 Stiles Judson was born in stratford in the home built by his ancestors on. February 18th. 1882. That he should have been almost from the time he at tained his majority, leading citizen of his town and later on a powerful figure in the state. would seem to have been his by right of heredity.
 He was a descendant of William Judson, who with his wife and three sons came from Yorkshire. England, to Concord, Mass. in 1884. Four years later, William Judson became the first settler of Stratford. Lots 41-42-43 on the inst map of the layout of the town, were the Judson prop erty. Will liam Judson soon removed to East AFIaven where he establi shed flimself in the iron foundry business and became one of the most prosperous business : men in Connecticut.
 His sons, Joseph, Jeremiah and Joshua, elected to remain in Stratfprd where they married and took an inn portant part in all town affairs and in ! the affairs concerning the colony Jo- | seph was a lieutenant in the Stratford 1 train band and was one of the chief executive officers of the attacking English force in the war against the Nara gansett Indians. He was a sse- lectman of the town and one of the most active and successful business men in the county.
 Jeremiah Judson too was a- prouai- fneI1t figure in early town history. He l was a town constable, selectman, and later a justice of the peace. He was ] a sergeant in the militia and at one l time in command of the village watch when it was necessary to naadntain guard on nights and Sundays to pre- ] vent depredations by the Indians. Stiles Judson was the son of Stiles and Caroline E. Peck Judson. His Ia ~ .rsIS1 Q n town offices in stratford and repre- i sented the town in the General As senbly in the sessions of, 1880 and I 1884.
 The former states attorney received I his early education by private tuition ] in the public schools of Stratford and at Stratford academy from which he l graduated At the age of 21 he en- s tered Yale Law school to fit himself 1 for the bar and was graduated in I June, 1885, with the degree of ILL. B. He was at the head of his class on graduation day and when he took the bar examination the same year dt is a matter Of record that he received the highest marks of any student who ap- piled for admission at the same pc riod
 Having been admitted to the bar,
 Attorney Judson entered the offices of Townsend 6 Watrous. then well known
 
 rnained until September, 1886. when he came t6 Bridgeport.
 Attornev Tudson first began the practice of law in Bridgeport in his own offices which he established Tn the Sturdevantz building in Main street Four years later on October 2, 1890, he formed a partnership with Charles stuart Canf1eld under the firm H name of Canf1eld 6 Jud4on. They con tfnued as active law partners for 19 E years, until 1909. In 1907, Attorney John S Pullman was taken into the Jndson & Pullman.
 on December 5. 1889, Attorney Jud- son married Minnie Lee Miles of Mil ford who survives him. The couple had no children. In 1880 Attorney Jud- son enlisted in Old Company K, 4th regiment, Watson Guard. then located | in Stratford He served in the com pany until 1891 arising from private to be company commander. Under
 his able management the company was lone of the foremost organizations IT < the Guard. After his retirement in ] terest declined so rapidly that two
 years later the company was transfer
 red to Bridgeport where it is now the
 11ths company, Coast Artillery corps
 Attorney Judson represented Strat ! l6ord in the general assembly in thu sessions of 1891 and 1895 and ably
 
 nnittee on judiciary at both sessions As senator from the 18th district il ,. 1905 he was again a member of thu ! Judiciary committee and senatol 2 from the same district in 1907 he wa | president pro tempOre of the senate ,, He was Republican candidate for sec Iretary of state in 1892 and, althougl = the entire Republican state ticket wa. ' defeated that year he made an excel I lent run.
 
 9 he was one of the leading debaters an, n his eloquence, force of argument am @ ready wit attracted much attention a and there was always sure to be Q gallery when it was known that Sen = Iator Judson was to speak. His uprigh e manner, genial qualities and keel : sense of hunacr soon made him 3. ma of mark.
 T. Hating shams, he always fought f ,f the open and 1t was his sense of fair le mindedness and determination to d al Eswhat he believed right nos matter wha of the cost to himself. that brought abou y his first political setback. This, th ie first serious check to his rise in pub
 lie life. is believed by his intimat To friends to have brought on the break n, down and illness which finally cause Tt his death
 When Senator ,Jt1dson was returne
 from the 18th senatorial district to th
 Senate Of 1907, he was already bein
 spoken of as the next Republican car
 dfdate for governor and possibly higf
 CT honors. Tn view of his attainment
 and his service in the legislature h
 friends urged that the place as chail . man Of the judiciary committee righ ? fully belonged to him. - N But the 'fbig business of Connec N icut feared the frank and fearless ma y who did not hesitate to block stoe
 manipulation and the taking Of va
 IabIe franchises with no return to u c state. The lobbyists set to wo1 against him and so we'll did they pIa
 their game that he was not eve
 named on that committee or on ar
 other important committee for thu