The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-21

-
continued to be q member thereof for
twenty o.gh, years ara for the last
two years Of that period he was Chief
Justice II am correct In my recol-
lection, but three members Of that
Court IN nh tho past have had longer
terms than he, and perhaps but two.
need not speak At length OF his
labors while a member OF that high
Coart lie recognized the honor which
the office gave him, and fully realized
the duties anu responsibility that came
with il.
lie was q constant student OF the
law. While he presided al the County
Courts was al his houfc, where HIS
office then was, quite ofton in connec.
ton with my profession. and at times
afterwards, aud always found him In
hls Office with his books
TIE industry which he brought TO
the discharge OF his judi duties
soon bore fruit, ne continued 60
crow In knowledge OF the Law
as the years went by; and many OF
Of his opinions. especially Ia the later
years Clearly show that be- was yers-
ed in the Law OF each case, and a
sound reasoner In is application TO
the facts. aud they will endure through
the years to come a3 MONUMENTS 10
hin industry and learning, and as part
ot the law OF the State as iudicially
detcrm ned
At the close OF his last term. pur
uant TO a determination made Two
years before. as shown by his memoir
andum then made. he declined a re
election that he might cease from
his .abCrs' and enjoy during his re
naming days the peace and QuietudC
OF Ms home and family he loved SC
we'll
Judge Muuan for four So sions wa
member % the Legislature Of Yer
mont
In 1872, 1874 aud 1852 he wa q
member Of the House from Manches
ter ANA 1875 q momhe, OF the Sanat,
I NUN l|'NiAIlH A' % NNiAt.h
stall OF these sessions DE was q ne
lul and ufuout O.. member
He stood high 10 the esteem OF Bit
associate member for they soon rec
coEn.7ed his ability and fairness as q
legislator, and that he had no axes t.
grind" but was giving his best effort.
for the good of the Commonwealth
His maiden speech was made earl,
On the Sos lou Of 1872. u support Of ,
bill then before The House TO appropri
ate money ioy @ monument at Tin
mouth Co mark the then unmarked
grave OF Nathaniel Chapman. q soldier
and eminent iurist who e'j So much
for Vermont in Colonial and Reyom
tlouary days
That speech has fortunately beer
preserved For the purity OF It's die
item the cleaiuoss OF It's expression
Us keen logic and persuasive clio
luencc II ~ pht be- paced, without sui
tering by comparison. with many OF
the great speeches that have come
down 10 us from the past II is a elias
sic
Judge Muusou 10 1852 married Mary
Burton, daughter OF Rev. a. b. Camp
bell OF Mendon. H. An eStlmable Ia
dy respected and esteemed by all. She
was a distant relative of the Judge.
! will not trespass upon the sacred
ness Of their dome tic relations, only
70 add that their marriage was "a most
happy one and the life they lived TO
gether ideal
Judge Munson recognized the fact
that he n common with every citizen
owed TO greater or less extent Ger.
cain duties 10 the town and communi
ty in which he lived He never forgot
this and never sought to avoid his
duty lie was town clerk cl Manches
ter Tor ten years while in practice. and
the records OF that town show how
faithful he was IN the discharge of his
lutic3.
Burr and Burton Seminary and It's
prosperity were Always an object OF
hits SPECIAL care and attention.
This institution was chartered i'm
1929. and his father an it's organization
became q member OF the board Of trus
tees and 80 continued till his death In
1857.
In 1873 Judge Munson was elected a
member Of the board and IN 1908 be.
came its president In 1873 h, became
one of the prudential committee
In 1919 he. ~ his own request. rgin
Qu shed the presidency OF the board
aud his membership ON the prudential
committee aud was elected president
emCl tns He held his post on us truS
tee till his death
Few realize how much timn and On
erey he devoted to this institution
but the good that ne did survives aud
VIII through tho years az ,Acy come
and so
Judge Mrn 'ou was a ISOLATED with
the Mark Skinner Library located at
Manchester street from It's inception
II is orc OF the finest In the state, as
regards lbs selection of books. due
largely to him and the library build
ing u.s. artiRtIcally. a gem,
He was elected president of the
hoard of directors when first organized
and So continued until his death The
To worl, he did was IN connection
with the library aud nowhere Is he
more missed than there, except at his