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sons and sources for my information and guished lawyers and politicians of his day. claim but little credit for originality, but as Judge Harrison resided in Clarksburg, Har sume all blame myself for mistakes. rison County, Virginia, from 1821 until the The first Supreme Court of the State con time of his death. sisted of the following judges : James H., In 1823 he was assistant United States Brown; Wm. A. Harrison; Edwin Maxwell, District Attorney and attended the court in and Ralph L. Berkshire. Wythe County, going to and fro on horse William A. Harrison was the son of back. Matthew Harrison, a merchant and inspector His practice was one of immense labor, of tobacco at Dunmfries, Prince William and to it he gave great research and profound

County, Virginia. thought. While He was born at the never a politician he latter place the 27th was a constant ad of August, 1795. herent of the Vhig His family was party, and his inter among the early set course with his fel tlers of Virginia, an low-men was marked ancestor, Burr Har with a dignified bear rison, having come ing and manner, from England to the courteous to all. He young colony about was an eloquent ad 1 660. He was mar vocate, a sound rea ried in 1823 to Miss son er, an honest Anna Mayburry. man, and adorned She was the grand the profession, both daughter of Valen the bench and bar, tine Eckert, a Pennby his eminent quali sylvanian distin ties of head and guished in Revolu heart. tionary times, and He was a mem ' one of the earliest ber of the Presby judges to sit upon terian Church and the bench after the lived a consistent formation of the Christian. RALPH L. BERKSHIRE. United States gov sessions a member of the He Virginia was forAssem three ernment, having been made judge in 1784 of the court of common pleas of Berks bly, and subsequently he became District County, Pennsylvania, and continuing in Attorney for the western district of Virginia. office for seven years. When excitement arose incident to the Judge Harrison's home near Clarksburg Rebellion he showed a firm adherence to the was noted for its generous hospitality, and Union and took an active part in the public there he reared a large family of boys and meetings which resulted in the reorganized girls. He was a tall and handsome man of government of Virginia at Wheeling. He dignified and commanding appearance, and at was a member of the Governor's Council and the same time, gracious in manner. He rendered material aid by his knowledge of the law and his sound judgment and wise died at Clarksburg, December 31, 1870. He was largely acquainted with distin- councils. .;