Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . ected with manybusiness enterprises and corporations. He wasliresidont of tlie Ellsworth Water Comiiany, adirector of the Cumberland National l>ank ofPortland, of the lirst National ISank of i$arHarbor, the Westbrook Trust (.om])any. andother leading business ami financial corpora-tions of the State. He was a prominent mem-bir of the Masonic fraternity and of the OddFellows, president of the Society for the Pre-vention of (Jruelty to Animals, and a memberan


Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . ected with manybusiness enterprises and corporations. He wasliresidont of tlie Ellsworth Water Comiiany, adirector of the Cumberland National l>ank ofPortland, of the lirst National ISank of i$arHarbor, the Westbrook Trust (.om])any. andother leading business ami financial corpora-tions of the State. He was a prominent mem-bir of the Masonic fraternity and of the OddFellows, president of the Society for the Pre-vention of (Jruelty to Animals, and a memberand officer of many charitable organizations,the treasuries of which havi many times feltthe benetit of his quiet but ellective was a faithful and <le\oted inendjer of St. THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OE NEW ENGLAND. Lukes parisli and tor many years one of itsvestrymen. Judge Cleaves was in active practice duringa period of more than tliirty years. He at-tained great prominence in tiie profession lieloved so much, and always enjoyed the confi-dence, respect, and esteem of the hench andhar, and of the entire NATHAN CLEAVES. Natiian Cleaves married in May, 1<S()5, Caro-line, the acconiplisliod daughter of .Judge Jo-seph Howard. 8he died at Augusta in FehiU-ary, 1875, while her hushand was there asrepresentative from Portland. Judge Cleaves died at his residence in Port-land on September 5, 1S<J2. Memorial exer-cises were held by the Cumberland Bar befoie the Supreme .ludicial Court, andthe following was adoi)ted andplaced on the records of the court: , That the memliers of the Cum-berland har have heard with a deep sense ofl)ersonal grief and tlie news of the suildenillness and death of their distinguished membei, the Hon. Nathan Cleaves, atthe very suuunit of his professional career;that his contemporaries at the bar during theirlives will cherish the memory of his unvary-ing courtesy, his dignity


Size: 1436px × 1740px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidmemoirsofjudicia02reno