...important that it be fairly and generously given. In 1887, in acknowledgment of his position at the bar, the degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon him by the University of Michigan. After retiring from the Supreme Court, Judge Champlin resumed the practice of the law,...

...president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he bequeathed it his very valuable library. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the universities of Yale and Edinburgh. Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., was named in his honor. He wrote...

...president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he bequeathed it his very valuable library. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the universities of Yale and Edinburgh. Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me., was named in his honor. He wrote...

...dean and professor of common law, transportation and interstate commerce. In June, 1901, the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester, New York. NEEDHAM, Elias Parkman, inventor, was born in Delhi, NY, Sept. 29, 1812 ; son...

...Engineers, in recognition of his services in editing its transactions, and in 1897 he was its president. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Pennsylvania. In 1895 Dr. Drown was elected president of Lehigh University which position he filled...

...Senator Southard was chosen president of the senate. He died at Fredericksburg, Va., on June 26, 1842. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Pennsylvania in 1833. He was a graceful and forcible writer and speaker, and published "Reports...

...occasional contributor to "The American Journal of Philology," " The Nation," and " The Classical Journal." The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Michigan in 1889, and the degree of Doctor of Letters by Rutgers College in 1901. He was married...

...later day, for similar reasons, and in testimony of his great service in behalf of higher education, the degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon him by the University of North Carolina and by Washington-Lee University. At other times signal recognition came to him in...

...is by Mr. Wm. S. Elliott, of South Carolina, a grand nephew of Pinckney: "In the diploma, by which the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Princeton, New Jersey, it is expressly declared, that it 'is conferred on account of high acquirements,...

...a leading position in his profession. He was elected to Congress in 1846 and again in 1848. In 1867 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the Western University of Pennsylvania. After retiring from the bench in January, 1874, he practiced law...