Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . ver Theological Institution ; his term of office endedin 1826. He was a member of the memorable Hartfordconvention in December, 1814 (of the twenty-six membersseventeen were lawyers), which is a prominent feature inthe political history of New England. In 1787 he wasadmitted to the First Church (Rev. Dr. Bezaleel Howard)from the church at Yale College. He was a trustee ofWilliams College from 1820 to 1825. In 1823 HarvardCollege conferred upon him the de
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . ver Theological Institution ; his term of office endedin 1826. He was a member of the memorable Hartfordconvention in December, 1814 (of the twenty-six membersseventeen were lawyers), which is a prominent feature inthe political history of New England. In 1787 he wasadmitted to the First Church (Rev. Dr. Bezaleel Howard)from the church at Yale College. He was a trustee ofWilliams College from 1820 to 1825. In 1823 HarvardCollege conferred upon him the degree of May 22, 1789, he married Hannah Clark, daughter ofDr. John Clark and Jerusha (Huntington) Clark of Lebanon,Conn. She was born May 19, 1764, and died September , aged 31 years. In May, 1799, he married for a secondwife Mary Lathrop, daughter of John Lathrop of NewHaven, Conn. She died May i, 1803. In November, 1804,he married for a third wife Abigail Rowland of Windsor,Conn. She died January 21, 1832. Mr. Bliss died March8, 1830, aged 65 years. Children : one son and one daugh-ter. 58 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. No. 531 Main street was the home of the Hon. George Bliss, Sr. After hisdeath it was occupied by Capt. Henry Bunker, Rodolphus Kinsley, Robert Cros-sett, and Levi P. Rowland. It is now owned by McGregory & Gasman. AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIELD. 59 On the death of Mr. Bliss the following tribute appearedin the American Jurist in 1830 :— • In his whole bearing as a jurist, and in all his various relations atthe bar, he was eminently distinguished by fidelity, integrity, honestyof purpose, and high moral purity. His manners were the semblanceof austerity, yet such was not his temperament. The appearancearose entirely from his being habitually a man of thoughtfulness. Hisconversation was full of instruction enlivened with interesting anec-dotes and occasional sallies of wit. William G. Bates, Esq., in his address delivered at thededication of the
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