Age 66 years, 5 months, 5 days.
Son of Charles A. and Frances A. (Henshaw) Dewey.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis Henshaw Dewey.
Died at his residence in Worcester, the 16th inst., after a very brief sickness.
He was the eldest son of the late Hon. Charles A. Dewey of Northampton, a justice of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts.
The subject of this notice was born in Williamstown, July 12th, 1821.
He pursued his early and preparatory studies in his native town and at the Amherst Academy, and was matriculated at Williams College in 1836.
He was graduated at that college with honor in 1840, and has ever since taken an active interest in that institution, having been at the time of his death and several years previous one of its trustees.
His three sons also were graduated at that college.
He early determined to adopt the profession of which his father was a distinguished member, and after pursuing the usual preparatory course of studies at the Yale and Harvard law schools and in the office of Hon. Charles P. Huntington of Northampton, and later in the office of Hon. Emory Washburn of Worcester, he was admitted to the bar at Worcester in June, 1843.
He soon commenced practice as the law partner of Mr. Washburn, and continued his practice in that connection till 1844, when that gentleman was appointed an associate judge of the court of common pleas, a court then having jurisdiction similar to that of our superior court at the present time.
In 1850 he formed a partnership for the practice of law with the late Hon. Hartley William, which was continued several years.
In 1866 Frank P. Goulding, Esq., became a partner of Mr. Dewey, and the firm thus formed continued in practice till 1869, when Mr. Dewey was appointed to the office of an associate justice of the superior court.
That office he held and performed its duties very ably and acceptably till 1881, when he resigned it, to take an important position in the business of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company, as the general advisor of that large and wealthy corporation.
That position he held till his death.
Its duties occupied him only a portion of his time, leaving to him abundant opportunity for travel and recreation, and for attention to the duties of several other offices which he held, as well as to all the various duties to his family, his church, the state and the city of his adoption, which he always promptly and cheerfully performed....
Judge Dewey was twice married.
His first wife was the amiable and accomplished daugher of the late John Clark, Esq., of Northamption.
His second wife survives him, and is extensively known in ths community by her charties and her energy and activity in all good works.
He and his wife were influential members of the All Saints Church (Episcoal), were constant attendants on its public services and much interest in its objects.
Judge Dewey leaves three sons and a daughter.
The daughter and eldest son are married and all reside in Worcester.
He will be greatly missed and long mourned ....
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis H. Dewey.
Judge Dewey had lived in Worcester about forty-five years, and the whole of his professional life was spent here.
He came from a family of lawyers.
His grandfather, Daniel Dewey, was appointed a judge of the supreme judicial court by Governor Strong in 1814, and his father, Charles Augustus Dewey, received an appointment to the same court from Governor Everett in 1847.
The first Judge Dewey died in about a year after taking his seat upon the bench; the second held his place for nearly thirty years, until his death in 1866.
Another office, that of a trustee of Williams College, descended to Judge Dewey as if by inheritance.
His father, both his grandfathers and a great grandfather were trustees of that college, and the first in the line was one of its founders.
Judge Dewey's life until he left practice for the bench was full of professional work.
He left his business more than once for service in the legislature, but he did not seek this service to gratify political ambition, but consented to it as to the performance of a public duty.
His clients were numerous and his practice covered nearly every department of the law.
He prepared his cases so thoroughly, and his memory was so retentive, that he acquired an extrordinary store of information concerning the details of the employments and ways of life of New England people....
Son of Charles A. and Frances A. (Henshaw) Dewey.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis Henshaw Dewey.
Died at his residence in Worcester, the 16th inst., after a very brief sickness.
He was the eldest son of the late Hon. Charles A. Dewey of Northampton, a justice of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts.
The subject of this notice was born in Williamstown, July 12th, 1821.
He pursued his early and preparatory studies in his native town and at the Amherst Academy, and was matriculated at Williams College in 1836.
He was graduated at that college with honor in 1840, and has ever since taken an active interest in that institution, having been at the time of his death and several years previous one of its trustees.
His three sons also were graduated at that college.
He early determined to adopt the profession of which his father was a distinguished member, and after pursuing the usual preparatory course of studies at the Yale and Harvard law schools and in the office of Hon. Charles P. Huntington of Northampton, and later in the office of Hon. Emory Washburn of Worcester, he was admitted to the bar at Worcester in June, 1843.
He soon commenced practice as the law partner of Mr. Washburn, and continued his practice in that connection till 1844, when that gentleman was appointed an associate judge of the court of common pleas, a court then having jurisdiction similar to that of our superior court at the present time.
In 1850 he formed a partnership for the practice of law with the late Hon. Hartley William, which was continued several years.
In 1866 Frank P. Goulding, Esq., became a partner of Mr. Dewey, and the firm thus formed continued in practice till 1869, when Mr. Dewey was appointed to the office of an associate justice of the superior court.
That office he held and performed its duties very ably and acceptably till 1881, when he resigned it, to take an important position in the business of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company, as the general advisor of that large and wealthy corporation.
That position he held till his death.
Its duties occupied him only a portion of his time, leaving to him abundant opportunity for travel and recreation, and for attention to the duties of several other offices which he held, as well as to all the various duties to his family, his church, the state and the city of his adoption, which he always promptly and cheerfully performed....
Judge Dewey was twice married.
His first wife was the amiable and accomplished daugher of the late John Clark, Esq., of Northamption.
His second wife survives him, and is extensively known in ths community by her charties and her energy and activity in all good works.
He and his wife were influential members of the All Saints Church (Episcoal), were constant attendants on its public services and much interest in its objects.
Judge Dewey leaves three sons and a daughter.
The daughter and eldest son are married and all reside in Worcester.
He will be greatly missed and long mourned ....
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis H. Dewey.
Judge Dewey had lived in Worcester about forty-five years, and the whole of his professional life was spent here.
He came from a family of lawyers.
His grandfather, Daniel Dewey, was appointed a judge of the supreme judicial court by Governor Strong in 1814, and his father, Charles Augustus Dewey, received an appointment to the same court from Governor Everett in 1847.
The first Judge Dewey died in about a year after taking his seat upon the bench; the second held his place for nearly thirty years, until his death in 1866.
Another office, that of a trustee of Williams College, descended to Judge Dewey as if by inheritance.
His father, both his grandfathers and a great grandfather were trustees of that college, and the first in the line was one of its founders.
Judge Dewey's life until he left practice for the bench was full of professional work.
He left his business more than once for service in the legislature, but he did not seek this service to gratify political ambition, but consented to it as to the performance of a public duty.
His clients were numerous and his practice covered nearly every department of the law.
He prepared his cases so thoroughly, and his memory was so retentive, that he acquired an extrordinary store of information concerning the details of the employments and ways of life of New England people....
Age 66 years, 5 months, 5 days.
Son of Charles A. and Frances A. (Henshaw) Dewey.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis Henshaw Dewey.
Died at his residence in Worcester, the 16th inst., after a very brief sickness.
He was the eldest son of the late Hon. Charles A. Dewey of Northampton, a justice of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts.
The subject of this notice was born in Williamstown, July 12th, 1821.
He pursued his early and preparatory studies in his native town and at the Amherst Academy, and was matriculated at Williams College in 1836.
He was graduated at that college with honor in 1840, and has ever since taken an active interest in that institution, having been at the time of his death and several years previous one of its trustees.
His three sons also were graduated at that college.
He early determined to adopt the profession of which his father was a distinguished member, and after pursuing the usual preparatory course of studies at the Yale and Harvard law schools and in the office of Hon. Charles P. Huntington of Northampton, and later in the office of Hon. Emory Washburn of Worcester, he was admitted to the bar at Worcester in June, 1843.
He soon commenced practice as the law partner of Mr. Washburn, and continued his practice in that connection till 1844, when that gentleman was appointed an associate judge of the court of common pleas, a court then having jurisdiction similar to that of our superior court at the present time.
In 1850 he formed a partnership for the practice of law with the late Hon. Hartley William, which was continued several years.
In 1866 Frank P. Goulding, Esq., became a partner of Mr. Dewey, and the firm thus formed continued in practice till 1869, when Mr. Dewey was appointed to the office of an associate justice of the superior court.
That office he held and performed its duties very ably and acceptably till 1881, when he resigned it, to take an important position in the business of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company, as the general advisor of that large and wealthy corporation.
That position he held till his death.
Its duties occupied him only a portion of his time, leaving to him abundant opportunity for travel and recreation, and for attention to the duties of several other offices which he held, as well as to all the various duties to his family, his church, the state and the city of his adoption, which he always promptly and cheerfully performed....
Judge Dewey was twice married.
His first wife was the amiable and accomplished daugher of the late John Clark, Esq., of Northamption.
His second wife survives him, and is extensively known in ths community by her charties and her energy and activity in all good works.
He and his wife were influential members of the All Saints Church (Episcoal), were constant attendants on its public services and much interest in its objects.
Judge Dewey leaves three sons and a daughter.
The daughter and eldest son are married and all reside in Worcester.
He will be greatly missed and long mourned ....
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis H. Dewey.
Judge Dewey had lived in Worcester about forty-five years, and the whole of his professional life was spent here.
He came from a family of lawyers.
His grandfather, Daniel Dewey, was appointed a judge of the supreme judicial court by Governor Strong in 1814, and his father, Charles Augustus Dewey, received an appointment to the same court from Governor Everett in 1847.
The first Judge Dewey died in about a year after taking his seat upon the bench; the second held his place for nearly thirty years, until his death in 1866.
Another office, that of a trustee of Williams College, descended to Judge Dewey as if by inheritance.
His father, both his grandfathers and a great grandfather were trustees of that college, and the first in the line was one of its founders.
Judge Dewey's life until he left practice for the bench was full of professional work.
He left his business more than once for service in the legislature, but he did not seek this service to gratify political ambition, but consented to it as to the performance of a public duty.
His clients were numerous and his practice covered nearly every department of the law.
He prepared his cases so thoroughly, and his memory was so retentive, that he acquired an extrordinary store of information concerning the details of the employments and ways of life of New England people....
Son of Charles A. and Frances A. (Henshaw) Dewey.
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis Henshaw Dewey.
Died at his residence in Worcester, the 16th inst., after a very brief sickness.
He was the eldest son of the late Hon. Charles A. Dewey of Northampton, a justice of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts.
The subject of this notice was born in Williamstown, July 12th, 1821.
He pursued his early and preparatory studies in his native town and at the Amherst Academy, and was matriculated at Williams College in 1836.
He was graduated at that college with honor in 1840, and has ever since taken an active interest in that institution, having been at the time of his death and several years previous one of its trustees.
His three sons also were graduated at that college.
He early determined to adopt the profession of which his father was a distinguished member, and after pursuing the usual preparatory course of studies at the Yale and Harvard law schools and in the office of Hon. Charles P. Huntington of Northampton, and later in the office of Hon. Emory Washburn of Worcester, he was admitted to the bar at Worcester in June, 1843.
He soon commenced practice as the law partner of Mr. Washburn, and continued his practice in that connection till 1844, when that gentleman was appointed an associate judge of the court of common pleas, a court then having jurisdiction similar to that of our superior court at the present time.
In 1850 he formed a partnership for the practice of law with the late Hon. Hartley William, which was continued several years.
In 1866 Frank P. Goulding, Esq., became a partner of Mr. Dewey, and the firm thus formed continued in practice till 1869, when Mr. Dewey was appointed to the office of an associate justice of the superior court.
That office he held and performed its duties very ably and acceptably till 1881, when he resigned it, to take an important position in the business of the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company, as the general advisor of that large and wealthy corporation.
That position he held till his death.
Its duties occupied him only a portion of his time, leaving to him abundant opportunity for travel and recreation, and for attention to the duties of several other offices which he held, as well as to all the various duties to his family, his church, the state and the city of his adoption, which he always promptly and cheerfully performed....
Judge Dewey was twice married.
His first wife was the amiable and accomplished daugher of the late John Clark, Esq., of Northamption.
His second wife survives him, and is extensively known in ths community by her charties and her energy and activity in all good works.
He and his wife were influential members of the All Saints Church (Episcoal), were constant attendants on its public services and much interest in its objects.
Judge Dewey leaves three sons and a daughter.
The daughter and eldest son are married and all reside in Worcester.
He will be greatly missed and long mourned ....
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," 17 Dec 1887:
Francis H. Dewey.
Judge Dewey had lived in Worcester about forty-five years, and the whole of his professional life was spent here.
He came from a family of lawyers.
His grandfather, Daniel Dewey, was appointed a judge of the supreme judicial court by Governor Strong in 1814, and his father, Charles Augustus Dewey, received an appointment to the same court from Governor Everett in 1847.
The first Judge Dewey died in about a year after taking his seat upon the bench; the second held his place for nearly thirty years, until his death in 1866.
Another office, that of a trustee of Williams College, descended to Judge Dewey as if by inheritance.
His father, both his grandfathers and a great grandfather were trustees of that college, and the first in the line was one of its founders.
Judge Dewey's life until he left practice for the bench was full of professional work.
He left his business more than once for service in the legislature, but he did not seek this service to gratify political ambition, but consented to it as to the performance of a public duty.
His clients were numerous and his practice covered nearly every department of the law.
He prepared his cases so thoroughly, and his memory was so retentive, that he acquired an extrordinary store of information concerning the details of the employments and ways of life of New England people....
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