. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, .Ashmun, one of the pioneers of the bar of Hampshire county, andhis brother was Prof. John Hooker Ashmun of Northampton,each being a distinguished lawyer in his time. Alanson Knox, more frequently known by reason of his con-nection with the state militia as General Knox, came to the bar in1810, and for many years lived and practiced in Blandford, hisnative town, and in which his father, Elijah Knox, and also hisgrandfather, William Knox, were pioneers. General Knox wasborn in 1785. He is remembered as a good lawyer of
. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, .Ashmun, one of the pioneers of the bar of Hampshire county, andhis brother was Prof. John Hooker Ashmun of Northampton,each being a distinguished lawyer in his time. Alanson Knox, more frequently known by reason of his con-nection with the state militia as General Knox, came to the bar in1810, and for many years lived and practiced in Blandford, hisnative town, and in which his father, Elijah Knox, and also hisgrandfather, William Knox, were pioneers. General Knox wasborn in 1785. He is remembered as a good lawyer of the oldschool, and his military title added to his personal dignity andbearing and gave him an especial standing in society. JudgeChapman, of the Supreme .judicial court, ac(iuiied his early legaltraining in General Knoxs office. The latter s]ieiit the last yearsof his life in Ohio. Oliver B. Morris, who died in 1871, in his eiohty-ninth year,for many years was one of Hampdens leading citizens and prom-inent lawyers. He was born in 1782. and was the son of Edward ( 316 ). Oliver B. MorrisOf the oM Hmiipilfn Ba OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE Morris, an early settler and a patriot of the revolution. Olivergraduated at Williams college in 1801 and read law with Mas-ter George Bliss, whose daughter he subsequently married. Hecame to the bar in 1804 and practiced until 1835, combining withprofessional work a long service in public life. From 1809 to1811, and again in 1813, he was representative in the generalcourt, and from 1813 to 1829 he was register of probate. Again,from 1829 to 1858. he was judge of the Probate court. In themeantime, from 1820 to 1832, he likewise served as county attor-ney, under the old statute relating to that office. He also was amember of the constitutional convention of 1820. Politically,Judge Morris originally was a federalist, later a whig and finallya republican : and it goes without saying that he was a prominentfigure in political circles, as his long se
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