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Rufus Pettibone
Rufus Pettibone (May 26, 1784 – July 31, 1825) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1823 to 1825, appointed from St. Louis County. Early life, education, and career Born in Litchfield County, Connecticut to Giles and Margaret Holcomb Pettibone, he was the youngest of a large family of children, and it was generally understood in the family that Rufus was to receive a collegiate education.William Van Ness Bay, Reminiscences of the Bench and Bar of Missouri' (1878), p. 98-100. In 1801, he applied for and was admitted to Williams College, in northwestern Massachusetts, graduating in 1805, with high honors. In 1806, he began reading law in the office of a lawyer with a large practice, in Onondaga County, New York. He remained in this office for about two years, and then entered the office of Abraham Van Yeckten, a leading lawyer of that day in the city of Albany, in the same state. After remaining there for one year he was admitted to practice law. He settled in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of Missouri
The Supreme Court of Missouri (SCOMO) is the highest court in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1820 and is located at 207 West High Street in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri voters have approved changes in the state's constitution to give the Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction – the sole legal power to hear – over five types of cases on appeal. Pursuant to Article V, Section 3 of the Missouri Constitution, these cases involve: *The validity of a United States statute or treaty. *The validity of a Missouri statute or constitutional provision. *The state's revenue laws. *Challenges to a statewide elected official's right to hold office. *Imposition of the death penalty. Unless their case involves one of those five issues, people who want a trial court's decision reviewed must appeal to the Missouri Court of Appeals. Most of these cases involve routine legal questions and end there. The Court of Appeals is divided geographically into the Eastern District, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Bag (1889–1914)
''The Green Bag'' was a popular legal magazine published in Boston between 1889 and 1914—the Progressive Era—containing news of legal events, biographies, and essays, generally in a lighthearted tone. The magazine was initially captioned "A Useless, but Entertaining Magazine For Lawyers"; later "An Entertaining Magazine for Lawyers". The name of the magazine was purported to reflect the use of green bags by barristers, although this assertion was disputed. Charles Carroll Soule, owner of the Boston Book Company and publisher of ''The Green Bag'', hired Horace Williams Fuller to be the first editor. Soule, C. C. (Dec 1901). "The First Editor of 'The Green Bag'". ''The Green Bag''. vol. 13. no. 12. pp. 551–552. A contemporary publication reviewed the initial efforts of ''The Green Bag'' as follows: "Although primarily intended for the amusement of lawyers, this magazine should be a welcome guest at any library table. It is certainly one of the brightest, spri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New York State Assembly
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams College Alumni
Williams College is a Private school, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755. Notable alumni of the college are listed below. Academia ;A–F * Brooke Ackerly 1988, political scientist and Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University * Peter Adamson (academic), Peter Adamson 1994, professor of late ancient and Arabic philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich * Lawrence A. Alexander 1965, Warren Distinguished Professor of constitutional law at University of San Diego * Robert Z. Aliber 1952, professor emeritus of international economics and finance at the University of Chicago * Robert S. Anderson 1974, geomorphologist at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Fellow of the American Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1825 Deaths
Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes an island after a flood drowns its wide isthmus. * February 9 – After no presidential candidate receives a majority of United States Electoral College votes following the 1824 United States presidential election, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States in a contingent election. * February 10 – Gideon Mantell names and describes the second known dinosaur ''Iguanodon''. * February 10 – Simón Bolívar gives up his title of dictator of Peru and takes the alternative title of ''El Libertador''. * February 12 – Second Treaty of Indian Springs: The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government and migrate west. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1784 Births
Events January–March * January 6 – Treaty of Constantinople: The Ottoman Empire agrees to Russia's annexation of the Crimea. * January 14 – The Congress of the United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain to end the American Revolution, with the signature of President of Congress Thomas Mifflin.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p167 * January 15 – Henry Cavendish's paper to the Royal Society of London, ''Experiments on Air'', reveals the composition of water. * February 24 – The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam begins. * February 28 – John Wesley ordains ministers for the Methodist Church in the United States. * March 1 – The Confederation Congress accepts Virginia's cession of all rights to the Northwest Territory and to Kentucky ( Illinois County). * March 22 – The Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wash
Robert Wash (November 29, 1790 – November 30, 1856) served on the Supreme Court of Missouri from September 1825 to May 1837. During his term, the pro-slavery judge, who owned slaves himself, wrote the dissenting opinion on several important freedom suits, including ''Milly v. Smith'', ''Julia v. McKinney'' and ''Marguerite v. Chouteau''. However, he did join in the unanimous finding for the plaintiff in the landmark '' Rachel v. Walker'' case. Judge Wash's decision to split up a family of slaves he owned was the impetus for Polly Wash's freedom suit and her daughter Lucy's memoir.edition=Electronic Early life Wash was born on November 29, 1790, in Louisa County, Virginia. He was the youngest of seven children born to William Wash and Anee Lipscomb Wash(born Anee Kennedy). His parents were wealthy enough to send him to William and Mary College. He graduated in 1808, at the age of 18, spent the following two years studying law, and was admitted to the bar. In 1810, he settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Judges Of The Supreme Court Of Missouri
The following is a list of all of the individuals who have served on the Supreme Court of Missouri. Missouri's Supreme Court had three judges from 1820 until 1872, when it was increased to five. In 1890 the number of judges was increased to seven, which is still the standard. Only the Chief Justice is referred to as "justice" while other members are referred to as "judge." The chief justice is typically elected to a two-year term on a rotating basis by a vote of the Supreme Court judges. References *''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006.'' Jefferson City, MO:Secretary of State. {{Lists of US Justices[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry S
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Williams Fuller
Horace Williams Fuller (June 15, 1844 – October 26, 1901) was an American lawyer and editor who served as the first editor of ''The Green Bag'', a late-19th- and early-20th century legal news and humor magazine. Life and career Born in Augusta, Maine, his father was Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller, by profession a lawyer, who was for several years on the bench, and his grandfather was also a lawyer. His mother's maiden name was Harriet Seiden Williams. After getting an education at the Augusta High School and Phillips Exeter Academy, Fuller came to Boston in 1861, and for several years devoted himself to business, beginning as a clerk in the office of Page, Richardson & Company. The legal instincts of the family prevailed—Melville Fuller, the Chief Justice of the United States, was his cousin—and after reading law in the office of Henry W. Paine, and taking a course of instruction at the Boston University Law School, he was admitted to the Suffolk bar in 1876. He never ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County is a County (United States), county in northwestern Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 185,186. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is the state's largest county by area. Litchfield County comprises the Torrington, CT, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New York City, New York–Newark, New Jersey, Newark, New York (state), NY–New Jersey, NJ–CT–Pennsylvania, PA, New York metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. As is the case with the other seven Connecticut counties, there is no county government and no county seat. Each town is responsible for all local services such as schools, snow removal, sewers, and fire and police departments. However, in some cases in rural areas, adjoining towns may agree to jointly provide services or even establish a regional school system. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dillard Cook
John Dillard Cook (1792 – 1852) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from November 1820 to May 1823. Born in Virginia, Cook read law with a Frankfort, Kentucky, lawyer to gain admission to the bar. Cook moved Missouri during territorial days, and was a member of the convention which framed the state's first constitution. He served as judge of the Supreme Court for two years before resigning to accept an appointment to the state circuit court.L. C. Krauthoff, "The Supreme Court of Missouri", in Horace Williams Fuller, ed., '' The Green Bag'' (1891), Vol. 3, p. 165-66. Cook was one of the first three judges appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court, following the admission of the state to the Union.L. C. Krauthoff, "The Supreme Court of Missouri", in Horace Williams Fuller, ed., '' The Green Bag'' (1891), Vol. 3, p. 157. An account of his time on the supreme court states: He lived in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Cape Girardeau County (commonly called Cape County) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
