Chapter III: Part 3

At the end of the War he studied law with the late U. S. Justice Joseph Bradley, and was admitted as a New Jersey attorney at the June Term, 1866, but did not become counselor until February, 1879. He also became admitted to the various United States Courts. He became, in Newark, an active lawyer not only but a strong political speaker and manager, and was long chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee and, for a time, of the State Democratic Committee. His ability as an organizer and his forcefulness as a speaker made him a powerful factor in moulding sentiment in party conventions. His tall figure and military bearing added their effect. In the latter years of his political activity he was familiarly referred to as the "Old War Horse of the Democracy." As a lawyer he ranked high in municipal practice. He was counsel for the city of Newark and various outlying townships and for many of the Boards in Newark.

In 1865, before he became of age, he accepted a nomination for Assembly from Essex county and was sworn into office just after he rounded his twenty-first year. He was re-elected in 1867. As a legislator he applied his active intelligence to a study of the needs of his constituents and of the State in general and was the author of many laws now on the statute books. In later life Colonel Price bought a farm near Branchville, Sussex county, and spent much of his time there.

On June 1, 1864, Colonel Price married Emma, daughter of William and Mary Ann Marriott of Newark. On April 27, 1887, he was married again, the second wife being Frederica Theresa, daughter of Edward C. and Eva Elizabeth Eberhardt of Newark. His surviving children are a son, Frank M. Price, who lives at the Price home, and two daughters, Mrs. Frances Maria Josephine Spear, wife of Edwin M. Spear of Trenton, and Mrs. Marion White, a widow, also of Trenton. Edward Livingston Price, the eldest son, died three years ago. The eldest daughter, Marie Louise Jones, died in Kansas City, Mo.

MR. CHARLES J. ROE.

Mr. Charles J. Roe, of the Jersey City Bar, died in Faith Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, on Feb. 10th. For some time past he had not been in good health, and he went South the latter end of January to seek improvement. Soon after his arrival there he became worse and entered the hospital where he died. In Jersey City he had recently made his home, for himself and wife, in the Fairmount Hotel on the Boulevard.

Mr. Roe was the son of Charles Roe and Elizabeth Ann (Coult) Roe, and was born in Sussex county, Sept. 11, 1850. His father was the surrogate of that county for three terms (1863-'78) and then opened a drug store in Newton. The son obtained his preparatory education at Chester Institute and Newton Collegiate Institute; then entered Princeton College and was graduated therefrom in 1870, in the same class as Chief Justice Gummere and ex-Judge George M. Shipman of Belvidere. He then studied law with the late Levi Shepherd of Newton, and became an attorney at the June Term, 1873, and a counselor three years later. He practiced very successfully in Newton until 1894, a portion of the time having a law partner, Mr. Frank Shepherd; at the last named date, he removed to Jersey City. Recently he has had, as a law partner, J. Haviland Tompkins, the firm being Roe & Tompkins. Mr. Roe was an Advisory Master of the Court of Chancery and Supreme Court Commissioner. His practice was a general one, but he somewhat specialized in Chancery work. He was recognized as an able attorney, of scholarly instincts, being learned not only in his profession but in the arts and sciences. He knew some foreign languages and had traveled extensively in Europe as well as in this country.

Mr. Roe married Margaret, daughter of James F. and Sarah (Northrup) Martin, and is survived by his wife, and his sister, Mrs. John R. Hardin of Newark.

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