Docket of Supreme, Superior, and County Courts / J.T. Wait.

1 volume (unpaged) ; 25 cm.

Hicks classification: MssB C762 no.1.

Title from spine.

John Turner Wait studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1836. He began practicing law in Norwich that same year. He served as state's attorney for the county of New London from 1842 to 1844 and 1846 to 1854. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857. He served in the Connecticut Senate in 1865 and 1866, the latter year as president pro tempore. He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1867, 1871, and 1873, serving as speaker in 1867. Wait was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry H. Starkweather. He was reelected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from April 12, 1876, to March 3, 1887. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886, and resumed the practice of his profession -- wikipedia, viewed 6/23/2014.

Ledger book containing dockets for various courts in Norwich and New London, Conn. Details include names of parties, docket numbers, jury verdicts, sentences, fines, and court costs. Cases are mainly for criminal offenses and include assault, divorce, adultery, theft, burglary, and default.

Connecticut state's attorney docket book, 1847-1854.

English

June 23, 2014