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In a large number of the important legal contro- versies in our county Mr. Gaskill has been of coun- sel. His clients, no less than his opponents, know the zeal, the energy and the learning which he dis- plays in the preparation and trial of his cases. To the discharge of the duties of the office of district attorney he has brought, all the fidelity and ability which have given him success and honorable reputa- tion at the bar, on the civil side of the court. With unflagging constancy and integrity he has conducted the affairs of the people entrusted to his hands.
In the two years now expired of his current term of office, prosecutions of great interest have been con- ducted by him, one among many being that of a no- torious mal-practitioner, whose victim had made a dying declaration charging the crime upon the ac- cused ; but, by reason of the inapt phraseology of the statute, it was held by the court upon the trial that the dying declaration could not be used in evidence upon a trial for abortion ; the case was given to the jury without this evidence, and a verdict of guilty followed, which, for insufficiency of evidence, was set aside. Thereupon an indictment was found for manslaughter by negligence, which was a sagacious, but by many lawyers thought a futile, effort to pre- vent the escape of a guilty person, by reason of an
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inefficient statute. Mr. Gaskill brought the accused to trial on the charge of manslaughter, and, though defeuded with great zeal and ability, the prisoner was convicted ; for in this case the dying declaration was unquestionably admissible, and was admitted. After mature consideration by the counsel for the de- fense, the exceptions were waived, and sentence was imposed upon the defendant.
This successful prosecution is adverted to as dem- onstrating the vigilance and energy of Mr. Gaskill's methods, manifested as well in his prompt and sys- tematic management at each term of the Criminal Court, where everything upon the docket which can be tried is brought forward and disposed of. In this district at least, there exists no complaint of an ac- cumulation of untried cases.
Sureties, who have pledged themselves to secure the attendance of au accused person for his trial, have learned that a bail bond is a stern and inex- orahle compact, which they cannot evade; no less have persons who appeal from sentences in the lower courts learned that they must speedily answer on trial in the Superior Court.
It is a noteworthy fact, and one upon which Mr. Gaskill may well look with legitimate pride, that in the two years of his term of office as district attorney no indictment drawn by him has been quashed for any insufficiency in form.
Happily, the time has not yet come for writing a completed biography of the subject of this sketch ; his life-work is not yet done, and it may be confidently hoped that many years of usefulness are yet before him ; here only brief mention can be made of some of the events (and those chiefly professional) of his past life.
The biographer of one still in active life must carefully observe a due consideration for him whose life and character is under discussion, and so scrupu- lously avoid anything by way of seeming eulogy, however well deserved and just such eulogy may be.
The more recital of the events of Mr. Gaskill's life, the positions of honor and trust to which he has been called, the distinguished reputation he has gained in his profession, the respect and esteem in which he is held by his cotemporaries, all make up a more eloquent eulogy than the pen of any biographer could frame.
It is fitting to add, however, what no one can or would wish to gainsay, that Mr. Gaskill has fully maintained the high moral and professional standard established by his most distinguished predecessors in the office. In him the county and the people may see the realization of those rare qualities of mind and character which are required of him, who is at once prosecuting officer of the Commonwealth, but no less, in accordance with the merciful and just considera- tion of our criminal jurisprudence, "the prisoner's attorney."
THEODORE S. JOHNSON.1-Worcester County has been exceptionally fortunate during its history in securing for clerk of the courts men of high character and pronounced ability. It is an office of dignity and of great responsibility, requiring exact legal knowledge, and a ready fund of fertility upon which instant drafts must frequently be made. It is en- ricbed with ample compensation, only slighly below that established for a justice of the Superior Court.
Some of the incumbents of the office have yielded to its attractions after distinguished service in Con- gress, others after effective labors in other capacities, while still others have relinquished it for a seat in Congress.
The term of service of most has been long. Since the incorporation of the county, in 1731, a period of nearly one hundred and sixty years, there have been but eleven different persons holding the office. No fairer test than this can be applied to determine the measure of satisfaction with which the affairs of the office have been administered.
The incumbent is judged by two standards-one adopted by the judges and lawyers, with whom he is brought into closest relations ; the other, proceeding from parties in causes, jurors and the public at large. The former is applied more particularly to his legal capacity and general administration of the office; the latter to his characteristics. The combination of qualities to satisfy both tests is not often found.
The eleventh clerk of the courts for Worcester County is the subject of this sketch.
Theodore S. Johnson was born in Dana, in this county, in 1843. After attendance in the common schools of his native town and at the High School and Wilbraham Academy, he came to Worcester in 1864, and entered as a student the law-office of Dewey & Williams. He was admitted to the bar in 1866, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Blackstone. In 1867 he was appointed trial justice by Governor Bullock, and held the office till 1871.
In the latter year Hon. Hartley Williams, in whose office Mr. Johnson had studied law, was judge of the Municipal Court of Worcester, and a vacancy occur- ring in the office of clerk of that court, he quickly turned to Mr. Johnson as admirably qualified to fill the position ; he was at once appointed and continued as such and as clerk of the Central District Court of Worcester till 1881. The sagacious treatment of the great volume and variety of business in those courts re- quiring the action and attention of the clerk during those years certainly justified the judgment of his friend and instructor, Judge Williams.
In 1881 Mr. Johnson was elected to his present office as clerk of the courts for Worcester County for the term of five years, and in 1886 was re-elected for a similar term.
Mr. Johnson's activities have not been confined
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solely to these duties, though never for an instant neglecting them.
He was captain and judge advocate on the staff of . the Third Brigade Massachusetts Volunteer Militia from 1874 to 1876, inclusive. He was selected in 1878 by Governor Talbot as colonel and aide-de-camp up- on his Gubernatorial staff.
Mr. Johnson's discriminating political judgment, as well as his prominence as a citizen of Wor- cester and his earnest belief in the Republican party, led naturally to his selection as Worcester's represen- tative on the Republican State Central Committee from 1881 to 1884, inclusive.
In 1883 he was elected a director of the Quinsiga- mond National Bank, and has retained the position ever since.
In 1873 he married Miss Amanda M. Allen, of Blackstone.
Valuable as his other services have been, honorable as the other positions are which he has held, identified as he has been with other material and social inter- ests of Worcester and Worcester County, yet his ad- ministration of the office of clerk of the courts has been by far his most significant and successful service.
The writer of this sketch can best apply the legal test hitherto spoken of, and Mr. Johnson can securely rest in the confidence and approbation of the bar when that is invoked. His generous courtesy and ready service to his brethren of the bar and to others, and his unimpeachable character never fail to satisfy the other test.
JUDGES OF THE HIGHER COURTS RESIDENT IN
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Superior Court .- Jedediah Foster, on the bench 1776-79.
Supreme Judicial Court .- Levi Lincoln, on the bench 1824-25; Benjamin F. Thomas, 1853-59; Pliny Merrick, 1853-64; Dwight Foster, 1866-69; Charles Devens, 1873-77, 1881 -.
County Court of Common Pleas .- Artemas Ward, on the bench 1775-99 (C. J.); Jedediah Foster, 1775- 76; Moses Gill, 1775-94; Samuel Baker, 1775-95; Joseph Dorr, 1776-1801 ; Michael Gill, 1794-98; Eli- jah Brigham, 1795-1811; John Sprague, 1799-1801 (C. J.); Dwight Foster, 1801-1I (C. J.); Benjamin Heywood, 1801-11.
Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit .- Edward Bangs, on the bench 1811-18; Solomon Strong, 1818-20.
Court of Common Pleas for Commonwealth .- Solo- mon Strong, on the bench 1820-42; Charles Allen, 1842-44; Pliny Merrick, 1843-18, '50-53; Emory Washburn, 1844-47; Edward Mellen, 1854-59.
Superior Court for the Commonwealth .- Charles Allen, on the bench 1859-69 (C. J.); Charles Devens, 1867-73; Francis H. Dewey, 1869-81 ; P. Emory Aldrich, 1873 -; Hamilton B. Stapler, 1881 -.
Probate Court .- John Chandler, on the bench 1731-40; Joseph Wilder, 1740-56; John Chandler (2d), 1756-62; John Chandler (3d), 1762-75; Jede- diah Foster, 1775-76; Artemas Ward, 1776; Levi Lincoln, 1776-82; Joseph Dorr, 1782-1801 ; Nathan- iel Paiue, 1801-36; Ira M. Barton, 1836-44; Benja- min F. Thomas, 1844 48 ; Thomas Kinnicutt, 1848- 57; Dwight Foster, 1857-58.
Court of Probate and Insolvency .- Henry Chapin, on the bench 1858-78; Adin Thayer, 1878-88; W. Trowbridge Forbes, 1888 -.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE BAR .- In the follow- ing list it is intended to give the names of all persons who were members of the Worcester County bar Jan- uary 1, 1889, and of those who had been members of it at any time since the establishment of the county, with the date and place of the birth and graduation of each (if graduated), the date of admission to the bar, and the place or places where they have prac- tised, so far as it has been practicable to obtain the facts.
Explanations .- The 1 indicates that the person was dead January 1, 1889; r., removal from the county. The colleges at which persons named were graduated or attended are indicated by initial letters, thus : H. C., Harvard College ; B. U., Brown University ; A. C., Amherst College; Y. C., Yale College ; W. C., Williams College; D. C., Dartmouth College ; M. U., Michigan University ; W. U., Wesleyan University ; U. V., University of Vermont ; U. C., Union Col- lege ; B. C., Bowdoin College; N. U., Norwich Uni- versity ; U. of C., University of Cal .; H. Cr., Holy Cross College; McG., McGill University ; C. U., Colby University ; T. C., Tuft's College ; St. M., St. Michael's College ; N. D., University of Notre Dame.
Thomas Abbott, r., born in Canada; admitted 1849 ; practised in Millbury and Blackstone.
Benjamin Adams,1 born in Mendon, 1764; gradu- ated at B. U., 1788; admitted 1792 ; practised in Ux- bridge.
Charles L. Adams, born in Westboro', 1861; ad- mitted 1887; practised in Westboro'.
Henry Adams,1 graduated at H. C., 1802; practised in Ashburnham.
Zabdiel B. Adams,1 graduated at H. C., 1791 ; prac- tised in Luneuburg.
Henry W. Aiken, born in Millbury, 1857; gradu- ated at Y. C., 1880; admitted 1884; practised in Millbury.
Charles F. Aldrich, born in Worcester, 1858; grad- uated at Y. C., 1879; admitted 1881; practised in Worcester.
P. Emory Aldrich, born in New Salem, 1813; ad- mitted 1846 ; practised in Barre and Worcester.
Charles Allen,1 born in Worcester, 1797; admitted 1818 ; practised in New Braintree and Worcester.
Frederic H. Allen,1 graduated U. V., 1823; ad- mitted 1818 ; practised in Athol.
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Samuel H. Allen,1 born in Mendon, 1790; gradu- ated at U. C., 1814; practised in Mendon and Graf- ton.
Joseph Allen,1 born in Leicester, 1773 ; graduated at H. C., 1792; admitted 1795; practised in Worces- ter, Warren and Charlestown, N. H.
Albert H. Andrews, born in Waltham, 1829; ad- mitted 1856 ; practised in Nebraska, Minnesota, Ash- burnham and Fitchburg.
William S. Andrews,1 r., born in Boston ; graduated at H. C., 1812; admitted 1817; practised in Spencer and Worcester.
Joshua Atherton,1 born in Harvard, 1737 ; gradu- ated at H. C., 1762; admitted 1765; practised in Petersham.
Edward Avery, r., born in Marblehead, 1827; ad- mitted 1849 ; practised in Barre, Worcester and Bos- ton.
Erasmus Babbitt,1 born in Sturbridge, 1765 ; grad- uated at H. C., 1790; practised in Charlton, Grafton, Oxford, Sturbridge and Westboro'.
Henry Bacon, born in Oxford, 1835; admitted 1859; practised in Worcester.
Peter C. Bacon,1 born in Dudley, 1804; graduated at B. U., 1827 ; admitted 1830; practised in Oxford, Dudley and Worcester.
Goldsmith F. Bailey,1 born in Westmoreland, Vt., 1823; admitted 1848; practised in Fitchburg.
Harrison Bailey, born in Fitchburg, 1849; gradu- ated at A. C., 1872; admitted 1874; practised in Fitchburg.
Charles F. Baker, born in Lunenburg, 1850; gradu- ated at H. C., 1872; admitted 1875; practised in Fitchburg.
Christopher C. Baldwin,1 born in Templeton, 1800; admitted 1826; practised in Sutton, Barre and Wor- cester.
George W. Baldwin, r., born in New Haven ; grad- uated at Y. C., 1853; admitted 1858; practised in Worcester and Boston.
Isaac Baldwin, admitted 1853 ; practised in Clin- ton.
George H. Ball, r., born in Milford, 1848 ; gradu- ated at H. C., 1869; admitted 1871; practised in Worcester.
George F. Bancroft,1 admitted 1874; practised in Brookfield.
James H. Bancroft, born in Ashburnham, 1829; admitted 1868; practised in Worcester.
Allen Bangs,1 r., born in Springfield ; graduated at H. C., 1827 ; practised in Springfield and Worcester.
Edward Bangs,1 born in Hardwick, 1756; gradu- ated H. C., 1777; admitted 1780; practised in Wor- cester.
Edward D. Bangs,1 born in Worcester, 1790 ; ad- mitted 1813 ; practised in Worcester.
William B. Banister,1 r., born in Brookfield, 1773; graduated at D. C., 1797; practised in Brookfield and Newburyport.
Forrest E. Barker, born in Exeter, N. H., 1853 ; graduated at W. U., 1874; admitted 1876; practised in Worcester.
Merrill Barlow, r., admitted 1848; practised in Southbridge and Columbus, O.
Frederick J. Barnard, born in Worcester 1842; graduated at Y. C., 1863; admitted 1867; practised in Worcester.
L. Emerson Barnes, born in Hardwick, 1843; grad- uated at A. C., 1871; admitted 1873; practised in North Brookfield.
Andrew J. Bartholomew, born in Hardwick, 1833; graduated at Y. C., 1856; admitted 1858; practised in Southbridge.
Nelson Bartholomew,1 born in Hardwick, 1834; graduated at Y. C., 1856 ; admitted 1858; practised in Oxford.
William O. Bartlett, r., born in Smithfield, R. I .; admitted 1843 ; practised in Worcester and New York.
Ira M. Barton,1 born in Oxford, 1796; graduated at B. U., 1819 ; admitted 1822 ; practised in Oxford and Worcester.
William S. Barton, born in Oxford, 1824; gradu- ated at B. U., 1844; admitted 1846; practised in Worcester.
Ezra Bassett, practised in New Braintree.
Sumner Bastow,1 born in Uxbridge; graduated at B. U., 1802; admitted 1811; practised in Sutton and Oxford.
Liberty Bates,1 graduated at B. U., 1797; practised in Grafton.
Robert E. Beecher, r., born in Zanesville, O., 1839; graduated at W. C., 1860; admitted 1868; practised in North Brookfield.
Joshua E. Beeman, born in Westboro', 1844; ad- mitted 1879; practised in Westboro'.
Felix A. Belisle, born in St. Marcelle, P. Q., 1857; admitted 1888; practised in Worcester.
Daniel H. Bemis, born in Billerica, 1831; admitted 1860 ; practised in Clinton.
Abijah Bigelow,1 born in Westminster, 1775; grad- uated at D. C., 1795; admitted 1817; practised in Worcester and Leominster.
Daniel Bigelow,1 born in Worcester, 1752; gradu- ated at H. C., 1775 ; admitted 1780 ; practised in Pe- tersham.
George P. Bigelow, admitted 1881.
Lewis Bigelow,1 born in Petershamn; graduated at W. C., 1803; practised in Petersham and Peoria, IlI.
Tyler Bigelow,1 graduated at H. C., 1801; practised in Leominster and Waltham.
Arthur G. Biscoe,1 born in Grafton; graduated at A. C., 1862 ; admitted 1864; practised in Westbor- ough.
J. Foster Biscoe, r., born in Grafton ; graduated at A. C., 1874; admitted 1877.
Jason B. Blackington, r., graduated at B. U., 1826; practised in Holden.
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Francis T. Blackmer,1 born in Worcester, 1844; admitted 1867 ; practised in Worcester.
Fred. W. Blackmer, born in Hardwick, 1858 ; ad- mitted 1883; practised in Worcester.
Francis Blake,1 born in Rutland, 1774; graduated at H. C., 1789; admitted 1794; practised in Rutland and Worcester.
Jesse Bliss,1 born in Brimfield ; graduated at D. C., 1808; admitted 1812; practised in W. Brookfield.
Daniel Bliss,1 born in Concord, 1740; graduated at H. C., 1760; admitted 1765; practised in Rutland and Concord.
William Bliss,1 graduated at H. C., 1818; practised in Athol.
Jerome B. Bolster,1 born in Uxbridge; admitted 1865 ; practised in Blackstone.
Frederick W. Botham,1 born in Charlton, 1811; admitted 1835 ; practised in Southbridge and Douglas.
Frederick W. Bottom,1 born in Plainfield, Conn., 1785; graduated at B. U., 1802; practised in Charl- ton, Southbridge and Sturbridge.
Lewis H. Bontelle, r., practised in Westborough.
Charles D. Bowman,1 born in New Braintree, 1816; graduated at H. C., 1838; admitted 1845; practised in Oxford.
Lucian C. Boynton,1 admitted 1847 ; practised in Worcester.
Albert E. Bragg, r., admitted 1884; practised in Worcester and Boston.
Samuel Brazer,1 born in Worcester, 1785; practised in Worcester.
Benjamin Bridge, practised in Uxbridge and Win- chendon.
O. L. Bridges,' r., born in Calais, Me .; practised in Boston and Worcester.
William H. Briggs, born in Andover, 1855; ad- mitted 1876 ; practised in Worcester.
David Brigham,1 r., born in Shrewsbury, 1786; graduated at H. C., 1810; practised in Fitchburg, Leicester, New Braintree and Shrewsbury.
David T. Brigham, r., born in Shrewsbury, 1808 ; graduated at U. C., 1828; admitted 1831; practised in Worcester.
Charles Brimblecom, born in Sharon, 1825; ad- mitted 1848; practised in Barre.
Aaron Brooks,1 born in Petersham; graduated at B. U., 1817 ; practised in Petersham.
Calvin M. Brooks, r., graduated at Y. C., 1847; ad- mitted 1848; practised in Worcester, Boston and N. Ashland, Conn.
Francis A. Brooks, r., born in Petersham, 1826; attended H. C .; admitted 1845; practised in Peter- sham and Boston.
Bartholomew Brown,1 graduated at H. C., 1799; practised in Sterling.
John F. Brown, admitted 1880.
Luke Brown,1 graduated at H. C., 1794; practised in Hardwick.
William E. Brown,1 born in Sidney, Me., 1831; ad- mitted 1868 ; practised in Fitchburg.
Nahum F. Bryant, r., born in New Salem, 1810; admitted 1835; practised at Barre and Bangor, Me.
Walter A. Bryant,1 born in New Salem, 1817; ad- mitted 1839; practised in Barre and Worcester.
Alexander H. Bullock,1 born in Royalston, 1816 ; graduated at A. C., 1836; admitted 1841; practised in Worcester.
Augustus George Bullock, born in Enfield, Conn., 1847; graduated at H. C., 1868; admitted 1875; practised in Worcester.
Gardner Burbank, graduated at B. U., 1809; prac- tised in Worcester.
Silas A. Burgess, born in Goshen, 1826; admitted 1852; practised in Blackstone and Worcester.
Henry M. Burleigh, r., practised in Athol.
Samuel M. Burnside,1 born in Northumberland, N. H., 1783 ; graduated at D. C., 1805; admitted 1810 ; practised in Westborough and Worcester.
Albert C. Burrage, r., born in Ashburnham, 1859; graduated at H. C., 1883; admitted 1884; practised in Boston.
Charles D. Burrage, born in Ashburnham, 1857 ; graduated at U. of C., 1878; admitted 1882; prac- tised in Baldwinville and Gardner.
Stillman Cady,1 practised in Templeton.
Joseph B. Caldwell,1 born in Rutland ; graduated at H. C., 1802; practised in Grafton, Rutland and Worcester.
William Caldwell,1 graduated at H. C., 1802; prac- tised in Rutland.
George W. Cann, born in Easton, Pa., 1849; at- tended Pa. C., 1869; admitted 1872; practised in Fitchburg.
James B. Carroll, r., born in Lowell, 1856; grad- nated at H. Cr., 1878; admitted 1880 ; practised in Springfield.
Peter T. Carroll, born in Hopkinton, 1857 ; attend- ed H. Cr .; admitted 1882; practised in Worces- ter.
Chauncey W. Carter, born in Leominster, 1827 ; admitted 1857 ; practised in Leominster and Gardner.
Frederick H. Chamberlain, born in Worcester, 1861; admitted 1886 ; practised in Worcester.
Leon F. Chamecin,1 born in Philadelphia, 1861 ; admitted 1882 ; practised in Boston and Templeton.
Nathaniel Chandler,1 born in Worcester, 1750; gradnated at H. C., 1768; admitted 1771; practised in Petersham and Worcester.
Rufus Chandler,1 born in Worcester, 1747; grad- uated at H. C., 1766; admitted 1768; practised in Worcester.
Charles S. Chapin, r., born in Westfield, 1859; graduated at W. U., 1880; admitted 1884; practised in Worcester.
Henry Chapin,1 born in Upton, 1811; gradnated at B. U., 1835; admitted 1838; practised at Uxbridge and Worcester.
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Linus Child,1 born in Woodstock, Conn., 1802; graduated at Y. C., 1824; admitted 1826; practised in Southbridge and Boston.
F. Linus Childs, born in Millbury, 1849; graduated at B. U., 1870; admitted 1873; practised in Wor- cester.
Ambrose Choquet, born in Varennes, P. Q., 1840 ; graduated at McG., 1865; admitted 1865; practised in Montreal, Rochester and Worcester.
Charles W. Clark, r., born in Worcester, 1851; graduated at Y. C .; admitted 1876; practised in Worcester.
Edward Clark,1 born in Charlton ; practised in Sut- ton and Worcester.
Henry J. Clarke, born in Southbridge, 1845; grad- uated at Boston U., 1875 ; admitted 1875 ; practised in Webster.
Samuel Clark, born in Dedham, 1809; graduated at B. U., 1836; admitted 1841; practised in North- borough.
Peter Clarke,1 graduated at H. C., 1777 ; practised in Southborough.
Hollis W. Cobb, horn in Boylston, 1856; graduated at Y. C., 1878; admitted 1881; practised in Wor- cester.
John M. Cochran, born in Pembroke, N. H., 1849; admitted 1870 ; practised in Palmer and Southbridge.
John B. D. Cogswell, r., born in Yarmouth, 1829 ; graduated at D. C., 1850; admitted 1853; practised in Worcester, Milwaukee, Wis., and Yarmouth.
James D. Colt, r., born in Pittsfield, 1862; grad- uated at W. C., 1884; admitted 1887; practised in Boston.
Joseph B. Cook, r., born in Cumberland, R. I., 1837; admitted 1860 ; practised in Blackstone.
Edwin Conant, born in Sterling, 1810; graduated at H. C., 1829; admitted 1832; practised in Sterling and Worcester.
John W. Corcoran, born in New York, 1853 ; gradu- ated at H. C., 1875; admitted 1875; practised in Clinton.
Oliver S. Cormier, r .; admitted 1884; practised in Worcester and Manchester, N. H.
Mirick H. Cowden, born in Rutland, 1846 ; admitted 1875; practised in Worcester.
John G. Crawford, born in Oakham, 1834; admitted 1865; practised in Michigan, New Hampshire and Clinton.
Austin P. Cristy, born in Morristown, Vt., 1850; graduated at D. C., 1873; admitted 1874; practised in Worcester.
Samuel M. Crocker,1 graduated at H. C., 1801 ; practised in Douglas and Uxbridge.
Amos Crosby,1 born in Brookfield, 1761 ; graduated at H. C., 1786 ; admitted 1804; practised in Brook- field.
Eph. M. Cunningham,1 graduated at H. C., 1814; practised in Ashburnham, Lunenburg and Sterling.
Albert W. Curtis, born in Worcester, 1849 ; gradu-
ated at Y. C., 1871; admitted 1873; practised in Worcester and Spencer.
Wolfred F. Curtis, admitted 1878.
Elisha P. Cutler, graduated at W. C., 1798; prac- tised in Hardwick.
Louis Cutting,1 born in West Boylston, 1849; admitted 1888 ; practised in West Boylston and Wor- cester.
Samuel Cutting,1 graduated at D. C., 1805; practised in Templeton.
Appleton Dadmun,1 born in Marlborough, 1828; graduated at A. C., 1854; admitted 1857 ; practised in Worcester.
John T. Dame, born in Orford, N. H., 1817 ; gradu- ated at D. C., 1840; practised in Clinton and Marl- borough.
Richard H. Dana,1 born in Cambridge, 1787 ; gradu- ated at H. C., 1808; admitted 1811; practised in Sutton.
I. C. Bates Dana, born in Northampton, 1848 ; admitted 1872; practised in Worcester.
John A. Dana, born in Princeton, 1823; graduated at Y. C., 1844; admitted 1848; practised in Wor- cester.
William S. Dana, admitted in 1878.
Mat. (Jas.) Davenport, graduated at H. C., 1802; practised in Boylston.
Andrew J. Davis,1 r., born in Northborough, 1815 ; admitted 1834; practised in Worcester and St. Louis, Mo.
Andrew McF. Davis, born in Worcester, 1833 ; admitted 1859; practised in Worcester, New York and San Francisco.
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