Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . where he took his degree of in ). Afterward he continued his legalstudies in lioston in the otHce of Ilillard,Hyde, it Hickinsun, was a(hnitted to the Suf-folk Ijar ill .lune, (i, and at once began theiictive practice of his profession. In heformed a co-partnership witli Charles Allen,which continued under the style of Allen itFox until thr appointmrnt of Mr. .\llen to the bench of the Supreme .Judicial Court in 18,S-i to


Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . where he took his degree of in ). Afterward he continued his legalstudies in lioston in the otHce of Ilillard,Hyde, it Hickinsun, was a(hnitted to the Suf-folk Ijar ill .lune, (i, and at once began theiictive practice of his profession. In heformed a co-partnership witli Charles Allen,which continued under the style of Allen itFox until thr appointmrnt of Mr. .\llen to the bench of the Supreme .Judicial Court in 18,S-i to was a memter of thefiriu of Piussell it Iutuam; fmni 18S).S to Sep-tember, lyOO, hr practiced law for himself;September 5, PJOO, he was appointed of the Supreme Court of the Common-wealth by (lovernor (_rane. Mr. I\ixs law [iractice has been of a generalcharacter. He has l^een largely engaged inmatters of eijuity, in making liriefs, and inarguing cases before the full court, and (le)iartments he has achieved a highreputation and eminent success. legal attaiinnents, great power for argu-. jai;ez meiit, and a broad and accurate knowledge ofthe law, he is recognized as a lawyer and advo-cate of ability. .Among his many noteworthycases were tiiose of Abbot v. West ]d StreetRailway Company and Codman v. former involved the ijuestion of the con-stitutionality of the law allowing the construc-tion of the electric trolley system in publicstreets, and as counsel for the defense Mr. Foxsuccessfully earried his point and mainlaincdthe law. Thr latter case invoUed the con-struction of an act of congress of 1S!)1 regard-ing the distiiliUtion of the award in payment BIOGRA PHICA L. —MA SSA CHUSE ITS. 617 of the so calloil I<reiicli spoliation tlie late William (I. Russell, Mr. Fox alsoargued, in 18!)4, the (luestiou of the coustitutionality of the collateral succession or inherit-ance tax law of Massacimsetts. Mr


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