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hardly second to the manner, though the The exciting contests of the forum afforded him a greater delight, and he resigned his manner was as nearly perfect as any elocu office to engage again in the active practice tion could be." He studied law partly at the Harvard of his profession. He was for several years Law School, and partly in the office of a professor in the Harvard Law School. Judge Bradley took an active part in pub Charles F. Tillinghast, then a leading mem ber of the Rhode Island bar. Admitted to lic affairs, and for years was the leader of the bar in 1841, he soon rose to a prominent the forlorn hope of the Democratic party in place in the profession, and for more than Rhode Island. He labored long and ear nestly to secure freer

forty years was one of suffrage and a more its acknowledged lead liberal Constitution ers. In legal knowl for the State. In this edge, quickness of connection he pub apprehension, profes lished a learned and sional tact and inge nuity, and in the ver valuable pamphlet satility ot his powers upon the methods of he had few equals at amending the consti the bar. He was a tutions of our States; thorough advocate. in this he attacked an He came very near opinion of the judges being a great orator. of the Supreme Court. His presence was He was answered by commanding and dig Chief-Justice Durfee nified; his delivery in a pamphlet entitled was graceful and en "Some Thoughts on ergetic; his thought the Constitution of Rhode Island." acute and profound, During the last few and clothed in the choicest diction of the years of his life Judge scholar. These traits Bradley retired largely from practice, and de early won for him re markable success as a voted his time to his PARDON- E. TILLINGHAST. jury lawyer. He was private affairs and to also an accomplished the delightful com and successful equity lawyer, and during the panionship of books and art and friends; years of his active professional life he was here he found congenial society and pursuits retained on one side or the other of most of for his declining days. " There was in him," says one of his friends, " a certain elegance the great causes tried in Rhode Island. The brief term during which Judge Brad about his intellectual structure and move ley held his judicial office (1866-1868) was ment, a mixture of grace and sentiment and hardly sufficient to demonstrate his ability imagination with his logical and practical as a judge. It is doubtful if he possessed power, which lifted him above the dry profes the judicial temperament in high degree. sional road he travelled with so much success." He was somewhat stern and impatient with George A. Brayton. minds of less attainment and slower move Judge Brayton was born in Warwick, ment than his own. He found little satis faction in the performance of judicial labors. Rhode Island, in 1803. He graduated at