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A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Ohio. was thereafter appointed presiding judge of gress, serving three successive terms. In the Common Pleas Court, and judge of the 1830 he was elected a judge of the Supreme Supreme Court. He had considerable to Court, but resigned in 1835. In 1853 he do with shaping the judiciary of the state. had charge of the editorial department of In 1850 he was elected by the Democratic " The Cincinnati Gazette." He was more party Governor of Ohio, taking his seat in suited to the practice of the law than any other calling, and as a forensic debater had 1851. It is said that during his administra tion the State was very prosperous, and that few equals. Judge Wright was the author the gubernatorial office had never been of Wright's Reports, the first reports of the more worthily filled.

decisions of the Su The new Constitution preme Court ever published. After of 1851 went into leaving the bench, effect, March, J 851, thus vacating the about 1834, he went to Cincinnati, where office of Governor. he formed a partner He was renominated and elected, taking ship with Timothy Walker, a lawyer of his seat as Governor much repute, the firm the second time in being Wright & Wal January, 1852. He was a candidate for ker. We must give a story told by Judge the Presidency at the Carter in his anec great Democratic Convention at Balti dotes of the bar. Judge Wright was in more in 1852, but conversation one day w a s defeated b y Franklin Pierce. He with a Yankee gentle man, recently from resigned the chief the hub of the uni executive office in verse : — 1853 to accept the consulate at Valpa Boston. — "So I raiso, South America, see, Judge Wright, but returned within you have a Massa GEORGE K. NASH. a year to Ohio, and chusetts gentleman for a short time for your partner." resumed the practice of the law. He died Judge. — " Yes. He is a Boston Walker, October 1, 1864. and a good talker." He was a great character. His tall, erect Boston. — "So I've heard : quite a scholar, form and commanding mien won for him too?" the title of the " Old Cuyahoga Chief." Judge. — "The best in the world; a walking encyclopaedia — a complete Walker John C. WRIGHT was a native of Con necticut, born August 17, 1784, and died in in that respect." Boston. — "Ah! I am told he is rich, 1861 at Washington, D. C. He came to Ohio soon after it became a state, settling very wealthy?" in Steubenville, and was admitted to the bar Judge. — " Yes. He has walked himself in 18 10. He filled several county offices, into something in that way." and in 1822 was elected a member of ConBoston. — " Just like all intelligent and