MONELL, Claudius L., jurist, born in Hudson, New York, 20 March, 1815; died in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, 1 August, 1876. He was the son of Joseph D. Monell, a prominent jurist. Educated chiefly in his native town, he removed to New York in 1836, studied law with Benjamin F. Butler, and was admitted to the bar in 1887. In 1841 he returned to Hudson and formed a partnership with Judge Henry Hogeboom. His professional career was henceforward active and successful. He was retained as counsel by the Shakers in many important cases, and by the Hudson river railroad company when the question of the acquisition of the right of way from Poughkeepsie to Albany, New York, was raised. He again removed to New York city in 1851, and was elected to the bench of the superior court in 1861, 1867, and 1873. becoming chief justice, fie was a member of the Constitutional convention of 1876. He was the author of " Practice of the Courts of the State of New York" (New York, 1849 ; 2d ed., 2 vols., 1853-'4).