. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . 104 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. sented St. Louis in the State Legislature 1859-60, taking a prominent part in thedeliberation of that bod}. He was_a__member,ofjthe_constitutional conventionof 1863 and 1861, serving as vice-president in the latter year. He framed forthis convention the instrument known as the Drake Constitution. Heserved as U. S. Senator fromMissouri from IMarch, 1867 until 1870, when heresigned to accept the appointment, by President Grant, of chief justice of theU. S. Court of Claims, which office he hel
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . 104 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. sented St. Louis in the State Legislature 1859-60, taking a prominent part in thedeliberation of that bod}. He was_a__member,ofjthe_constitutional conventionof 1863 and 1861, serving as vice-president in the latter year. He framed forthis convention the instrument known as the Drake Constitution. Heserved as U. S. Senator fromMissouri from IMarch, 1867 until 1870, when heresigned to accept the appointment, by President Grant, of chief justice of theU. S. Court of Claims, which office he held until December, 1885. He was much interested in school matters. He organized the St. LouisLaw Library in 1838, the first of its kind in the United States. He receivedthe degree of LL. D. from Hanover College, Ind., in 1863, and from the Uni-versity of Worcester, Ohio in 1875: He wrote many articles for the magazinesand papers; published A Treatise on the Law of Suits by Attachment in theUnited States, 1855; Union and Anti-Slavery Speeches delivered during theRebellion; Life
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