. History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. Carolina, May 30, 1815;his parents removing to middle Tennessee in1826, he received his preliminary educationthrough the medium of the public schools in hishome community. Although but a lad in yearshe volunteered for service in the campaign to sup-press the Creeks in Georgia and Alabama, andafter the signing of the treaty a regiment volun-teered to go to Florida to fight the Seminoles, thelast of these veterans being the judge. Retur
. History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. Carolina, May 30, 1815;his parents removing to middle Tennessee in1826, he received his preliminary educationthrough the medium of the public schools in hishome community. Although but a lad in yearshe volunteered for service in the campaign to sup-press the Creeks in Georgia and Alabama, andafter the signing of the treaty a regiment volun-teered to go to Florida to fight the Seminoles, thelast of these veterans being the judge. Return-ing home he entered the Tennessee university andgraduated therefrom in 1839, after which he en-gaged for a time in teaching. Taking up the studyof law with Judge Cahal he combined the prac-tice of his profession with journalism, about thistime becoming editor of the Columbia Observerand Nashville Whig, which matters occupied hisattention during the ensuing eight vears. Coming to California in 1850, Judge Rosbor-ough was one of the first to wield the pen on theSan Francisco Evening Picayune, holding theposition of editor for some time. Later he formed i. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. a company to settle at Cape St. George, the pres-ent site of Crescent City, which place he removed to Yreka, Siskiyou county, in 1853,and there practiced law with J. Berry and ElijahSteele until he was elected county judge, in whichcapacity he served for fourteen years, when heresigned to become judge of the district held this position for ten years, when hisjudicial career was ended by the statute of limi-tation under the new constitution. During allthose years Judge Rosborough enjoyed the poli-tical support alike of the Republicans and Demo-crats, and never once was a decision of his re-versed by the supreme court. At the close of theModoc war in 1873 he was appointed by Presi-dent Grant, at the request of the Indians, as oneof the peace commissioners. In 1879 ne becamea
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