. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, he misfortune to lose a great share of hisproperty. Mr. Mills was born in Sandisfield about 1790. Heread law with Judge John Phelps and was admitted to practice in1815. He was in the senate in 1826-8. Justice Willard, the noted special pleader, began his careeras a lawyer in 1816, and when Judge Morris was appointed judgeof probate, Mr. Willard succeeded him as register. He is re-called as a lawyer of ability, and also as an uninteresting publicspeaker, for he was too logical in his arguments to attract listen-ers. It
. "Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, he misfortune to lose a great share of hisproperty. Mr. Mills was born in Sandisfield about 1790. Heread law with Judge John Phelps and was admitted to practice in1815. He was in the senate in 1826-8. Justice Willard, the noted special pleader, began his careeras a lawyer in 1816, and when Judge Morris was appointed judgeof probate, Mr. Willard succeeded him as register. He is re-called as a lawyer of ability, and also as an uninteresting publicspeaker, for he was too logical in his arguments to attract listen-ers. It was he who once declared in a public assemblage thatsome of his hearers would live to witness the i-unning of a trainof cars from Springfield to Boston between sun and sun. Butnotwithstanding his peculiarities Mr. Willard was an honoredmember of the bar and a respected citizen. Caleb Kice is recalled as one of the leading counsellors of histime rather than as a strong trial lawyer and advocate. He wasborn in 17112, iiiul graduated at Williams college. He read law ( 318 ). William B. Calhoun Oil, COrMY A.\D ITS IEOlLE in AVesttield, with AVilliain Blair, and was admitted to practice in1819. He settled in ^Vest Springfield, but upon his election tothe office of sheriff, which he held from 1831 to 1851, he removedto Springfield. He served also in both houses of the state legis-lature and was one of the early mayors of Springfield. Mr. Ricewas a popular citizen and one who enjoyed the confidence of thepeople. He died in 1873. AVilliam B. Calhoun probably received his early legal train-ing from Master George Bliss; and while that schooling wasthorough and he gave nnich promise for future advancement inprofessional life, he afterward drifted away and became absorbedin other pursuits. It was not that he loved the law less but thathe loved politics more, hence the best of his years were spent inpublic life, and when he finally laid aside the cares and duties ofoffice he retired to the
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