Death Of Judge Wilson

By a somewkat singular coineidence withiii the past six months three of the former Judges of the Probate Court of this county have dieil: Judge H. J. Beakes, last June; Judge B. F. Granger n December and last week Kobert S. Wilson, of Oh cago, who was Probate Judge for one term begiuning iti 183G. In 1850 lie moved to Chicago and was a Pólice Justice of that city for many yeara. The followng obituary of him appeared in the Chichago Tribune: Thedeath isannouncedof Judge Kobeit S. Wilsoii, a prominent lawyer of this city, wlio, as Recorder from 1853 to 1863, wai a terror to the criminal classes, whicli were then as troublesome as they appear to be now. His death occurred at 6 o'clock Saturday evening at the home of hls sister, Airs. Orpha Jeunings, Lawrence.VanBureii county, Mich. He had been in poor health for sotne time, acd went there in the hope of recuperating. He was accompanied by hls niece, Mrs. Charles W. Bard, of this city, witli wliom he lived, and by his daughter, both of whom were with him when he died. The direct cause of his ilcmi.se was a carbuncle on the tieck at the base of the braiu. This began forming shortly before Thanksgiving, and even in its incipiency gave him so uiuch pain that he visited h physieian and had it painted with iodine. Judge Wilsou's remaius were brought to this city last evening. Judge Wilson was bom Nov. 6, 1812, at Montrose, Susquehanna county , Pa., of which town his parents were the llrst iettleis. The family subsequeutly lived in Bradford county and in Allegany county, New York. The father was a farmer, but always took an active interest in public alEiirs, and was highly honored and respected. He died at the age of 7(J, the molher at the age of 90. Young Kobert reraained upon the fan occasionally attendlng school, untll he was 15 years of age, when he learned the printers trade in the office of his brother, Samuel C. Wilson, who was then publishing the Angélica Reporter. Quitting the printer's case he studied law ia t!ie oftice of George Miles, District Attoruey of Alleghtney county, and at the early age of 21 years was admitted to the bar. In Man-U, 1836, he removed to Ann Arbor, Mich., and was shortly thereafter elected a Justice of the Peace, in the fall of the same year he was elected Probate Judge. In 1843'44 he was a member of the State Senate, and was a delégate to the convention which nominated James K. Polk for the Presidency. Judge Wilson removed to Chicago in 1850, and three years later was elected Judge of the Recorder' Court, a court with both civil and criminal jurisdiction. In 1858 he was re-elected, and served in all ten years in this position with such ability that nocominendatlon is necessary save the mere meution of the fact that only three "of his very many decisions during his term of otflce were rerersed by the Supreme Court. At the close of his secoud term Judge Wilson was importuned to run for the office a third time, but he declined. From thut time on he aHBaa_MiHMSaaaaaHBMaMaa was engaged in the active practlee of hl profession, first as the senior partner of Wilson & Asay, subsequently Wilsou & Martin, and more recently Wilson, Martin & Cook, the latter of which firnu wai dissolvcd about one 3'oar ago, owinjr to the illncss of Judffe Wilson nnd the election of Kdward Martin to a judgeship in ¦Viscongin. Judprc Wilson was the youngest of nine children, sven of whom are yet livinjc. Mason 8.Wilson,83yearsold,i8 the oldest living settler at Montrose, Pa. ; Samuel C. WilBon llves in Allegheney county, and has been dignified with the positions of öurrogate and first Judgre of the county; and Stephen Wilson is living on the oíd homestead at Belfast, on the Oenesee river, in the une county.