Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . the same year he returned home and \\asadmitted to the Windham county bar. JnSeptember, 1849, he formed a jiartnersbip withSamuel C. Moigan and entered upon his pro-fessional career in Norwich. He was in active[ii-actice in that city until a few months ])re-vious to his death, and that he was indeed abusy lawyer is in the fact that every BIOGRA PHICAL.—CONNECTICUT. 29 volume of tlie State repoits from 22 to Go in-clusive, with but one exception, eoi
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . the same year he returned home and \\asadmitted to the Windham county bar. JnSeptember, 1849, he formed a jiartnersbip withSamuel C. Moigan and entered upon his pro-fessional career in Norwich. He was in active[ii-actice in that city until a few months ])re-vious to his death, and that he was indeed abusy lawyer is in the fact that every BIOGRA PHICAL.—CONNECTICUT. 29 volume of tlie State repoits from 22 to Go in-clusive, with but one exception, eoiitains a,record of eases in w liicli liis name ajijxars aseounsel. In 1X70 lie was admitted to jnaeticein the United States Supreme Court, and he-fore that tribunal he gained some of his mostnotable triumphs. fn moral attributes, in mental eliaracter-istics and personal appearance Mi. Jialsey boiethe stamp of his illustrious iuritan lo\-erof truth and jusliee for their own sake,of intellect elearaiid ])cnetrating, calm and self-controlled temp(Mament, lucid in expressionand convincing in logic, deeply learned in the. JEREMIAH HALSEY . principles, practice ami detail of his professionand gifted with a })o\ver of discriminationwhich made easy the practical application ofthem, he was as counselor, trier and advocateat once, uner|ualed at the bar of this State. Always interested in ])ul)lic affairs, } was not fond of office, nor did he seekit. He represented Norwich in the generalasseml)lies of 1852-1 Sr).} and 1859-18G0. From1853 until his resignation in 1871, he was cityattorney of Norwich, and from 1883 to 1888was corporation counscd. Jn iS73 he was ap-pointed fi member of the new State house commission, and continued a member of thatboaid until the completion of the new capitol. Inassuming and simple in manner, was of an unusual cheerful-ness and sweetness of (lisi)osition whicii im-pressed all who came in contact with charity
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