. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, ward was professionally Jle was admitted to practice in 1850 and soon becamepartnei with .Mr. Ashmiiii. In later years he attained a highstamling in the profession and was recognized as one of the lead-ing corporation lawyers of the state. So closely indeed did hebecome identified with corporation practice and interests that forseveral years he was counsel for the Connecticut i-i\er in 1880 was elected president of the company. In 1874 hewas appointed district attorney to succeed Mr. Stearns
. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, ward was professionally Jle was admitted to practice in 1850 and soon becamepartnei with .Mr. Ashmiiii. In later years he attained a highstamling in the profession and was recognized as one of the lead-ing corporation lawyers of the state. So closely indeed did hebecome identified with corporation practice and interests that forseveral years he was counsel for the Connecticut i-i\er in 1880 was elected president of the company. In 1874 hewas appointed district attorney to succeed Mr. Stearns, and in1877 he was elected to the same office. He also sei-ved six yearsas councilman in Sprinirtield and was president of the boardfrom 1860 to 1864. William Steele SluiitletT. reeister of insolvency from 1857 to1859. register of iirobate from 1859 to 18(i:,. and .jndiiv of probateand from 186:-! to 1896. was born in Xewbuig. X. ami died in Lotmincadow in -lanuary. 18911. He wasthe s<in of Koswell and Claia ((ileasoiO ShurtlctV. and a ( 325 ). Colonel William S. Shurtleff Forty-Sixth Massachusetts Vohmteer Infantry BENCJI AM> BAR desceiiilL!:i-iiiis in the vessel uext followinir the May-flower. The family came to Springfield in 1839. Judge Shurt-lelT was cdneatpd in the public schools. Williston seminary andYale (•iillci:r. luit \\;is not i;i-a(lualc(l. ifi stndicd law with OeorgeAshmnn and in Harvard law school, and cami to the bar in 18.) after he began practice lie formed a partnership with TTenryVose. and still later was partner witii <!eorge Walker. Tn theearly jiarl of the war of 18fil-65 he entered the anny. enlisting asprivate in Co. A. lUith Mass. Vol. and on the organization ofthe company was elected lieutenant; and on the organization ofthe regimental field and staff he was likewise chosen lienlenant-eolouel. Three months later he was promoted colonel, by whichdesignation he afterward was generally known. On re
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