History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . which wasaugmented by his connec-tion with Mr. Haines, thenlegarded as the best coun-selor at the bar. In theirbusiness in court the argu-ment of causes before thejury was prineipallyassumedby Mr. Bradley, who wasthen regarded as one ofthe ablest advocates in thecounty. With him his clientwas always in the right. Itwas a peculiarity of his thathe always made his clientscause his own. He was anardent Whig in politics. Here the same positive andaffirmative elements of character as appea
History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . which wasaugmented by his connec-tion with Mr. Haines, thenlegarded as the best coun-selor at the bar. In theirbusiness in court the argu-ment of causes before thejury was prineipallyassumedby Mr. Bradley, who wasthen regarded as one ofthe ablest advocates in thecounty. With him his clientwas always in the right. Itwas a peculiarity of his thathe always made his clientscause his own. He was anardent Whig in politics. Here the same positive andaffirmative elements of character as appeared in his law-practice were quite as demonstratively shown. He wasno demagogue in any sense. In 1844 he was the Whigcandidate for Presidential elector. In 1848 he was adelegate to the convention which nominated Gen. Taylorfor the Presidency. To this nomination he was irrecon-ciled until the day before the election, when, feeling thathis influence must fall upon one side or the other, hecame out in a public speech in support of the nomina-tion. As a friend, no man was truer or more firm andreliable. ?^. /^^^L^A-^ Samitel W. IjUQUES was born in the town ofLyman, York Co., Me., Aug. 3, 1816. His grandfather, Antliony Luqnes, born in Retz,France, educated as a physician in Paris, came tothe United States in 1785. He married, and settledat Beverly, Mass., wliero in 1791 iiis son Andrew,father of Samuel W., was born. In 1802 thefamily removed to Lyman, where Samuel W. spenthis boyhood, and in 1824 went with the familyto Kennebnnkport. Having received a good aca-demical education in early life, he entered tlie law-oftice of Hon. Edward E. Bonrne, at Kennebunk,and continued his legal studies at the HarvardLaw School. In 1841, upon examination, he wasadmitted to the York County bar. Not finding a location favorable for business hedid not .settle anywhere permanently until 1846,when he came to Biddeford, where he has since re-sided and practiced his profession. In 1852 he married Hannah
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