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fast rising into importance from the growing was needed, and was selected from both po number of its factories. Young Ogden found litical parties, for the Constitutional Conven many competitors for public favor, but he tion, he was made a member of that important soon placed himself among the best advocates body. and secured a large clientage. Paterson was In 1848 he was appointed an Associate then included in Essex County, and the law Justice, and was re-appointed in 1855. These yers there resident were obliged to go to appointments were made by governors of Newark, the county-seat, to attend court. his own political faith; but when his second Very soon after receiving his counsellor's term expired the executive of the State was

license young Ogden politically his oppo was appointed Prose nent, but that gov cutor of the Pleas, the ernor was Charles S. most important office Olden. He honored of the kind in the State. himself and Judge He performed the du Ogden by breaking ties of the position through the trammels with great assiduity, which had hitherto and evinced talents surrounded the gov of more than ordinary ernors of New Jersey character. The crim and restricted them inal business of the in the selection of county was very large, judges to men of their and required a great own party, and reap pointed Judge Ogden. part of the time of the Prosecutor for the Judge Ogden was proper discharge of his not a man of com duties. It necessarily manding talents, nor obliged him to be at was he a genius; but Newark four times he was a man of good sound judgment, of each year, away from sterling commonhis office and ordinary business. But while sense; a painstaking, conscientious judge; Mr. Ogden never failed HENRY W. GREEN in the performance of genial in his inter course with the mem his whole duty as Coun sel of the State, he succeeded in retaining all bers of the bar and all who approached him, of his private practice; his numerous clients and during his long term of office secured never complained of his inattention to their the confidence and respect of the whole com interests. He was a most industrious and munity. When his last term expired he careful practitioner, and ever responsive to the removed to Elizabeth and occupied the calls of present duty. He filled the office homestead of his father, Gov. Aaron Ogden, of Prosecutor for two terms with great where he was born, and where he died in ability. 1865. His opinions were sensible, prepared with The political party with which he affiliated very early recognized his abilities, and re care, and were evidently the result of full quired his services in the Legislature, to examination. Among them was one, which excited comment at the time, where he denied which he was twice elected. In 1844, when the best talent in the State the right of judges of a State court to inter