Henry Adams Bellows (justice) explained

Henry Adams Bellows
Office:Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature
Term Start:1869
Term End:March 11, 1873
Predecessor:Ira Perley
Successor:Jonathan Everett Sargent
Office2:Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature
Term Start2:September 23, 1859
Term End2:1869
Office3:Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Term3:1839, 1856–1857
Birth Date:25 October 1803
Birth Place:Walpole, New Hampshire, U.S.
Parents:Joseph Bellows
Mary Adams
Profession:Politician, lawyer, jurist

Henry Adams Bellows (October 25, 1803 – March 11, 1873) was an American lawyer, state legislator, and jurist born in Walpole, New Hampshire October 25, 1803 to Joseph and Mary (Adams) Bellows. He was educated at the academy at Windsor, Vermont. He taught school in Walpole and studied law under William C. Bradley, being admitted to the bar in 1826. He practiced in Littleton, New Hampshire from 1828 to 1850, moving to Concord, New Hampshire. He was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Littleton in 1839. He was subsequently elected again to the House from Concord in 1856 and 1857, and served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. On 23 September 1859 he was appointed associate justice to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, where he served as a justice from 1859 to 1869 and Chief Justice from 1869 until his death on March 11, 1873.

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