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The Supreme Court of New Jersey. John C he t wood was a lawyer of great re known as Beaverwyck, in Morris County, spectability, and had practised his profession and obtaining a good education, studied law, for several years at Elizabeth Town, as it and after proper preparation was licensed as was then called, now known as Elizabeth. an attorney and then as a counsellor. In He came from a Quaker family, many of 1792 he was called to the degree of Serjeantwhose descendants have been distinguished at-law, — a title now obsolete, but then very members of the Bar of New Jersey. He much desired by lawyers in New Jersey. was on the bench of the Supreme Court for He pursued the practice of his profession at many years, and filled his office to the entire Newark. His undoubted ability as a lawyer satisfaction of the law

and his high character . i soon procured for him yers practising in his covirt, and with great the confidence of the honor to himself. His community. His of family was originally fice was eagerly sought settled at Salem, in by young men who the lower part of the desired to study law; and many distin State, but subse guished men of the quently removed to Elizabeth Town, where profession, not only in it became connected New Jersey, but in with the Episcopal New York, pursued Church. In 1797 their studies under his Judge Chetwood re direction. His brother Elias Boudinot, also a signed, on account of lawyer, was a member his ill health. He died in 1806, at the • of the Continental Congress, at one time age of seventy-two. its President, and In 1798 the Legisla ture, by statute, author- I signed the articles of ized the election of a peace between the third Associate Justice young Republic and of the Supreme Court., England in 1783. Elias Boudinot, how Elisha Boudinot was ANDREW KIRKPATRICK. selected to fill the new ever, is better remem office, and served for bered as the first Pres a term of seven years, He was one of the ident of the Bible Society, and as a great many illustrious men to whom New Jersey has friend of the Indians. In 1804 the Legisla given birth. He was distinguished not only ture repealed the law creating the office of as a lawyer, as a judge, as a philanthropist, Third Associate Justice, and Judge Boudinot but as a firm and fast friend of the cause retired from the bench. He died in 1819. Andrew Kirkpatrick was one of the most of the colonies, and an unswerving patriot. At the very beginning of the troubles with remarkable men of his time. It will be im Great Britain, he unhesitatingly espoused possible to do justice to this eminent man in the patriot cause, became the Secretary of the brief space allotted to him in these rem the Committee of Safety, and otherwise, by iniscences. He was the third son of David active service, identified himself with the Kirkpatrick, and the grandson of Alexander movement against the royal authority Kirkpatrick, who were both born in Scotland. He was born in 1742, at the family-seat, i The grandfather emigrated to New Jersey in