Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . ded. His fathers death in 1849 threwhim upon bis own resources at the age ofseventeen, and that year he taught his Hrstterm of school, lie subse(|uently lifted him-self foi college in his native state at MountWrnon and at the Merrimac Normal Insti-tute in Reeds Ferry, finishing under theprivate tutelage of the late Hon. (leorge Stev-ens, of Lowell, Mass. In 18.)5 he entered Dartmouth, w here he took a broad and liberalcollege course, teaching school every wint
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . ded. His fathers death in 1849 threwhim upon bis own resources at the age ofseventeen, and that year he taught his Hrstterm of school, lie subse(|uently lifted him-self foi college in his native state at MountWrnon and at the Merrimac Normal Insti-tute in Reeds Ferry, finishing under theprivate tutelage of the late Hon. (leorge Stev-ens, of Lowell, Mass. In 18.)5 he entered Dartmouth, w here he took a broad and liberalcollege course, teaching school every winter,and graduating in 18.)9 with the confidenceof both officers and students and with the as-surance of the faculty that bis progress dur-ing the four years had been relatively greaterthan that of any other man in the entire classof .seventy. While there he was librarian ofone of the college libraries for three years. After graduating, Mr. Colby accepted theposition of principal of the Stetson High Schoolat Randolph, Mass., wdiere lie achieved suchmarked success that promotion and distinctionwere open to him as a teacher. Tempting. K. C();\ . business offers were also uiged upon him. Rutbe settled upon the law as his ])rofession, and,having studied it privately rcmo\ed to ISostonin 1S(>4 and cntei-ed the office of Hon. Am-f)rose A. Ranney and the late Nathan was admitted on examination to the Suf-folk bar in Decendjer, 18(J4, after less than twoyears of actual study, and from that time untilhis death continued in the general practice ofthe law in Roston almost without interrupt with a lofty conception anil greatenthusiasm for the , be gained thereputation of being a sound lawyer, a 550 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OE NEW ENGLAND. eiitious and faitliful attorney, and an able ad-advoeate. lie devoted himself to his profes-sional duties witii great ardor and with emi-nent success, avoiding, as a rule, both businessresponsibilities a
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