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Theron Metcalf (October 16, 1784 – November 12, 1875) was an American attorney and politician from Massachusetts. He was a New England jurist and served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Theron Metcalf | |
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Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
In office 1848–1865 | |
Appointed by | George N. Briggs |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | James Colt |
Personal details | |
Born | Franklin, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 16, 1784
Died | November 12, 1875 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged
Spouse | Julia Tracy Metcalf |
Relations | Uriah Tracy |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Profession | |
Metcalf was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, the son of Hanan Metcalf and Mary (Allen) Metcalf.[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1805, and studied law at the Litchfield Law School after graduation.
On November 5, 1809, he married Julia Tracy, daughter of United States Congressman Uriah Tracy.[2] Metcalf and his wife had three children: George Tracy Metcalf, William Pitt Metcalf and Julia Metcalf.[3][4] Metcalf died in Boston, Massachusetts on November 12, 1875.[5]
Metcalf edited the Dedham Gazette from 1813 to 1819.[6][7] The editor was Jabez Chickering.[7]
He opened a law school in Dedham in 1828 where he gave lectures.[8] He was appointed Reporter of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 1839, and sat on the bench of that court from February 24, 1848, until his resignation on August 31, 1865.[9] His annotations were considered valuable for their philosophical investigation and discriminating analysis.
He was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1807, and moved to Dedham, Massachusetts in 1809 to practice law.[10] He served as Norfolk County Attorney for twelve years, until the position was eliminated.[11]
Metcalf defended the arsonist who admitted to burning down the Phoenix Hotel.[12] In the case of Baker v. Fales, he served alongside Samuel Haven in representing a group of church members who objected to the hiring of a minister at the First Church and Parish in Dedham.[13]
In 1815, he was appointed Reporter of Contested Elections for that year.[14] In 1831, 1833 and 1834, he served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and was chairman of the Judiciary Committee.[15]
Brown gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1844, and Harvard University did the same in 1848.[9] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1844.[16]
In 1832 and 1847, he was elected a fellow of Brown University.[8] He delivered an address before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Brown in 1832,[10] and in 1840 delivered the Fourth of July oration at Dedham.[17] Metcalf donated a set of fifty volumes of ordination sermons that he had collected to Brown University.[18]
His publications include:
His edited works include:
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