Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . d studious life. Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Brown and Harvardall conferred upon him the degree of Doctorof Laws. In the proceedings of the Supreme Court ofthe United States, as well as in the CircuitCourts of the country, held to honor his mem-ory, bench and bar united in conceding to thevenerable magistrate the character of a great,wise and judge. WILLlAiM HENKY CLIFFORD,Portland, son of Nathan Cliffbid,just noticed, was horn in Newfield, York coun-ty. Me., Au
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . d studious life. Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Brown and Harvardall conferred upon him the degree of Doctorof Laws. In the proceedings of the Supreme Court ofthe United States, as well as in the CircuitCourts of the country, held to honor his mem-ory, bench and bar united in conceding to thevenerable magistrate the character of a great,wise and judge. WILLlAiM HENKY CLIFFORD,Portland, son of Nathan Cliffbid,just noticed, was horn in Newfield, York coun-ty. Me., August 11, 1839, the third son of thefamily of (children. lie was fitted for collegeat the Bortland iVcademy and Professor Woodsschool at Yarmouth, Me. He entered Dait-mouth College from which he was graduated in 1858. Having determined upon makingthe [jrofession of law his life work, he Ijeganstudy in tlie office of Shepley & Dana, Port-land, and completed his course in the office ofBenjamin R. Curtis in Boston. Upon his ad-mission to the bar he opened a law office inPortland, where he has pratticed his profes-sion ever WILLIAM HENRY CLIKIOKD. During eight ur ten years be served as com-missioner of the United States Circuit Courtfor tlie district of Maine, and a very large por-tion of the connuitnients for \iolation of theFederal statutes were, for a series of ,made in his court. Later he ac(|uired an ex-tensive j)ractice in the Fedeial courts of thisand neighboring circuits, ami in tlie SupremeCourt at Washington. He is the author ofCliffords Reports (four vohnnes), a compilationof .Justice Clillbrds decisions on the New Fng-lanil Circuit. iNlr. Clifford has from an early period in hislife taken an active part in the })olitical con-tests in Maine on the Democratic side and hasshaied in the fortunes of his [)arty in thisState. He has achieved a high position as aDemocratic leader, the result of having partici-pated in the labor of every iiolitical (?am})aign BIOGRA
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