Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . 1().50, and thence removedto Stamford, where many generations of thefamily ha\e li\ed, usually following the occu-pation of farming. Mi. Raymonds great-grandfather, ])a\id Raymond, was a soldierof the Continental army. His father was aprominent citizen of Stamford, and hcdd vari-ous local offices. Mr. Raymond attended the district schoolsof his native town, and in 1S74, when of age, came to New Ikdfonl and enteredthe High School, from which be wa


Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . 1().50, and thence removedto Stamford, where many generations of thefamily ha\e li\ed, usually following the occu-pation of farming. Mi. Raymonds great-grandfather, ])a\id Raymond, was a soldierof the Continental army. His father was aprominent citizen of Stamford, and hcdd vari-ous local offices. Mr. Raymond attended the district schoolsof his native town, and in 1S74, when of age, came to New Ikdfonl and enteredthe High School, from which be was gradu-ated in 1877. He subse(piently attendedWcsleyan rniversity at Middletowu, (oiin.,one yeai, an<l taught school in Marion, Rlvm- outb county, .Mass., two years, keeping uji hiscollege studies in the imantime. In 1 SSO hewent to Boston, where he taught a privateLatin school for one year and also atltiidedlectures at Harvard College. In ISSl lieentered Harvard Law School, where he studiedfor two years. He was admitted to the liris-tol county bar at the .)une term, 1 , and tothe Hniteil States Circuit Court, Anmist KJ,. KOKEKT I. Shortly after his admission Mr. Ray-moiul formed a itartnership with William for tin [n-acticc of law in New Bedfordunder the firm name of Parker A continued until , since which timehe has practiced alone. His practice, nowgrown to ])roportions, has lieen of ageneral nature, and he has at frecpient inter-vals appeared as counsel in cases of more thanordinary im[)ortance, including the ElizabethTalicr will case which iii\olvcd upwards of^.)0(l,(l()l), and the trial for murder of MinnieMooney, to whose defense he was assigned byJudge Henry K. Braley. lie was api)oiiitcdby the Supreme Judicial Court of ^fassacbu-sctts one of the trustees to up the affairsof the Commonwealth Loan and Trust Co., 500 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OE NEW ENGLAND. and in this cnpacity lias made tVe(iuenl trip


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