A CYCLOPEDIA of Ation

274 A CYCLOPEDIA OF ation. His public discourses are prepared began to practice his profession. Unusual with great care, and evince much research. ability is sure, sooner or later, to become They are packed full of good ideas and well apparent, and especially is this true in the delivered with a rich strong voice. They case of the legal profession, where success are quaint, incisive, distinguished for per- in such a large portion of the field depends spicuity, strength of statement, and are upon ability. Mr. Elliot was soon a bar- exegetical rather than oratorical, pictorial rister of respectable standing, and no one another than logical. This last quality gives was surprised when, in 1869, he was called him enormous power over the youth to to the bench as judge for Middlesex, in the whom an art sermon is preached once a room of the Honourable James Small, de- month. He is deservedly esteemed for his ceased. For five years our subject acted as. excellency of character, elevated by a rare superintendent of public schools in the old sweetness of disposition which runs its London district, which then comprised the brightness through his laborious ministerial counties of Middlesex and Elgin, and he life, all the duties of which are most con- has had likewise a varied experience with scientiously discharged under a deep sense municipal bodies. He married, in 1848 of their great responsibility. In June, 1867, Miss Robinson, a daughter of Samuel Rob- Rev. Mr. Clarkson was married to Miss inson, M.D., of Dublin, and sister of Mrs. Whalley, the only daughter of the late B. Hume Blake, and of Judge Robinson, of Whalley, of Montreal, formerly of Leeds, Lambton. J udge Elliot and his family re- England, who, after a life of great suffer- cently suffered a severe blow in the death of ing, passed away, in Toronto, in 1881. His their son, Skeffington Connor Elliot, an es- present wife is the youngest daughter of timable and very promising young man, who Wm. Soarff, of Woodstock, Ontario. Their fell in the conflict at Duck Lake, North- only child and son is called Douglas. Mr. west territory, between the Dominion forces Clarkson has travelled extensively on this and the insurgents under Louis Riel, on the continent, and has been three times in Eu- 26th March, 1885, in the twenty-sixth year rope. His contributions to the press have of his age. He was in an excellent practice been fugitive artieles on various topics with in the law at Prince Albert, on the Sas- an occasional scientific essay. Many allege katchewan, when, with twenty-five other that so strong a pen, should be more freely young fellows, he hurried to the front, to- exercised. uphold the supremacy of the law, and, with Elliot, Hon. William, City of Lon- eight of Iris volunteer comrades, died on don, Ontario, senior Judge of the County j that fatal field for their country. His re- of Middlesex, was born in the year 7 817, mains having been brought to London, his on his grandfather's property, where his native place, the people of that city and father resided, at Stoniegate, in the County vicinity testified by a public funeral, and of Durham, England. Mr. Elliot received in many other ways, their regard for their his ed.ucation principally under the Rev. Dr. brave young fellow-citizen. Judge Elliot Mortimer, for twenty-five years head mas- belongs to the Episcopal church, and enter- ter of the London city schools, England, tains the opinions which are represented and subsequently prebendary of St. Paul's. by what are called the Broad church party.. Mr. Elliot's father was of the family of the No one is more extensively known than he Elliots of Stobbs, in Roxburghshire, Scot- in the part of Ontario where he has resided land ; and his mother was one of the Hut- for the last forty-nine years. As a judge tons of Marske, in Yorkshire. In 1836, Mr. he is, through his integrity, his ability, his- Elliot's father, with his family, left New- patience, and his learning, an ornament and castle-on-Tyne, to take up land on the Mis- an honour to the bench. sissippi. But his residence there was not Crilliolin, Ro!>ert, Gait, was born in entirely satisfactory, and the following year the township of North Dumfries, in the he left the United States, and settled on County of Waterloo, in 1833. His parents the river Thames, two miles from London, were Robert Gilholm and Ann, nee Eor- Ontario. After the death of his father, man, who resided in Borosden, Northum- which occurred shortly after the arrival in berlandshire, England, and removed to this Canada, Mr. Elliot occupied himself with country in 1832. They settled in the town- farming, and continued to do so till 1847, ship of North Dumfries, about one and a- when he commenced the study of the law. In k-alf miles west of Gait, where the father 1852, he was called to the bar, and at once, adopted the life of a farmer. He had possessed of energy, much learning in the seven children, Robert, the subject of our law, and abilities far beyond the average, sketch, being the third. Young Gilholm..

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