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will be found in five volumes, 65 to 69 N. C. the Supreme Court, and was admitted to inclusive. He was a very successful practi the bar in 1844. His license was the last tioner. While on the bench he was said to one signed by the lamented Gaston, who died have been especially useful on questions of so suddenly. He located in Rutherfordton, practice. He was a good lawyer, possessed but after his marriage removed to Lincolna strong and cultivated mind, and- was en ton. In 186 1 he was appointed by Gover dowed with an extraordinary memory. Many nor Ellis Lieutenant-Colonel of the second of his opinions might be cited with profit. N. C. Regiment. His future associate on A fair specimen of his style, and his prac the Supreme Court, Judge Faircloth, was

Quartermaster of this tical turn of mind will regiment; and the be found in Horton v. Major was the future Green, 66 N. C. 596, which was an action General and Judge W. for deceit and false R. Cox. Judge By warranty in the sale num was in the battles of a mule. around Richmond and He married in 1825, at the first battle of in Stokes County, Fredericksburg. Af Miss Ruth Martin, by ter the death of Colwhom he had several t>nel Tew, he became children, but left sur Colonel. Early in 1863 viving him only two, he was elected Solicitorand returned home. N. A. Boyden of Yad He continued in this kin and J no. A. Boyden of Salisbury. After position for eleven years, and until pro her death he married in December, 1845, moted to the Supreme Mrs. Jane Mitchell, Court. He was a mem widow of Dr. Louico ber of the State Con Mitchell, daughter of vention of 1865, and State Senator 1865-66, Hon. Archibald Hen by which body he was derson and niece of elected Solicitor. He Chief-Justice Leonard THOMAS S. ASHE was appointed by Gov Henderson. By her ernor Caldwell, Nov. lie left one son, A. H. 20, 1873, to the Supreme Court bench to fill the Boyden, one of the most prominent and pop ular citizens of Salisbury. In 1873 Judge vacancy caused by the death of Judge Boy Boyden attended the Commencement at den, and occupied the post till the expiration of his term, Jan. 6, 1879. He then settled Union College, being the fifty-second anni versary of his graduation, and found only one in Charlotte to practise law; but being a man of means, has paid no great attention to busi person who had been at college with him. Judge Boyden was succeeded by William ness. His opinions are to be found in 70 P. Bynum. N. C. to 79 N. C. inclusive, — nine volumes. William Preston Bynum was born June 20, They are clear, strong, and able. He has a 1820, in Stokes County, N. C. He gradua vigorous mind, was a capital judge, and ted at Davidson College, with the highest thoroughly impartial. He wrote many ex honors, in 1843. He read law with Judge cellent opinions. The following may be Pearson, with whom he afterwards sat on quoted as specimens : Armfield v. Brown, 70 73