Marilla ricker biography of martin

  • Marilla Ricker was an apprentice to Belva Lockwood in Washington D.C. and joined the Bar there in 1882.
  • Letter from Marilla M. Ricker, attorney and counsellor at law in Dover, NH, to Justin H. Shaw in Kittery, ME, dated June 18, 1918.
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    Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Ricker, Riker Family Origin

    We are informed bygd writers on European genealogy, that the Rikers were originally a German family, located at a very remote period in Lower Saxony, where they enjoyed a state of allodial independence, at that day regarded as constituting nobility. There they possessed the estate or manor of Rycken from which they took their name, then written von Rycken, indicating its territorial derivation. Subsequently the name suffered various changes, being found written de Rycke, de Ryk, Riecke, and in amerika finally assuming its present form.

    Hans von Rycken, the lord of the above manor, and a valiant knight, with his cousin, Melchior von Rycken, who lived in Holland, took part in the first crusade to the Holy nation, in 1096, heading 800 crusaders in the army of Walter the Penniless. Melchior lived to return, but Hans perished in that ill-fated expedition. In time the descendants of Melchior von Rycken extended themsel

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    Jodi Picoult, Christa McAuliffe and Jeanne Shaheen among influential New Hampshire women

    Women of the Granite State have demonstrated a strength, courage and resolve both before and after they could legally vote, personifying Yankee independence and a rugged resilience.

    Perhaps the challenge of merely surviving New Hampshire's harsh winter weather steeled them with the skill and smarts needed for their family’s survival. Perhaps the personalities of the kind of women who chose to settle here already required an innate adventurousness and resolve. No matter its origins, these traits and the courage to break barriers have been handed down from one generation to the next through honorable examples and nurturing mentors.

    In August, America will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, when women gained the legal right to vote. To mark this centennial, the USA TODAY Network is naming 10 American women from all 50 states and the District of Columbia who’ve made signific

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    List of first women lawyers and judges in New Hampshire

    This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Hampshire. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

    Firsts in New Hampshire's history

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    Lawyers

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    State judges

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    Federal judges

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    Attorney General of New Hampshire

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    Assistant Attorney General

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    United States Attorney

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    First 100 women admitted to practice law in New Hampshire

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    Firsts in local history

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    • Martha Crocker:[25] First female lawyer in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

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    1. ^Balkan, Gabrielle (2015-10-01). The 50 States: Explore