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 leading law linn iif .San lran-cisco, that of Ilalleck, Peachy, Hillings i^ Paik,of which general Halleck, sul)se(|uently for atime general in chief of the [Jninn armies, andTrenor W. Park were members. The law lliinwas dissolved in 18()l,(in Mr. Billinys uoinuto England in company with Ceneral Iremontii[iiin liusiness connerte<l with the generals great Mai-iposa estate. Mr. liillings was aninfiuential and earnest actor in the of the for
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 leading law linn iif .San lran-cisco, that of Ilalleck, Peachy, Hillings i^ Paik,of which general Halleck, sul)se(|uently for atime general in chief of the [Jninn armies, andTrenor W. Park were members. The law lliinwas dissolved in 18()l,(in Mr. Billinys uoinuto England in company with Ceneral Iremontii[iiin liusiness connerte<l with the generals great Mai-iposa estate. Mr. liillings was aninfiuential and earnest actor in the of the formative periotl in tiie history ofCalifornia, and active in the various niove-nieiits for the establishment of law, order andthe institutions of educ-atiiin, religion and civilgovernment, through wdiich the new State be-came a stable commonwealth. Pie was espe-cially active in defeating the conspirators wdioendeavored tn detach (alifornia IVom the Inionat the outbreak (if the ci\il war, and in com-pany with Stari King he made a tour of theState, in behalf of the National cause, every-where by his patriotic appeals electrifying the. FREDEKICK BILLINGS. audiences wbieb asseiidiled to bear them. Al-tbtiugb he was an umisually impressive siteakerand [leculiariy filteil foia public careei, never cared to enter politieal life, lieaccepted the responsible jiosition of attorney-general of (alifiirnia, but luld no other politi-cal office, although often [ to take nomi-nations for such oHices during his residence inSan Franciseo. .\ltei- the i\-election (tf Presi-dent Lincoln, ami while be was reconstructinghis cabinet for his second tenu, the Californiadelegation in congress urged upon him thepiopriety of giving (alifoiiiia a representative BIOGRA PHICA L— J ERMONT. 39 ill tli(_ iitN\ ciiliinet, aiul uuaiiiiiiously rccoiii-iiniidcd j\[r. I)illini;s fur the jilace. Only two(lays before Mr. Lincoln was assassinated, liegave assurance to a niemlicr of the delegationtha
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