HON. JOSIAH G. BELLOWS of Walpole, Cheshire County, NH from Granite State Magazine (1906)

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Granite State Magazine An Illustrated Monthly Devoted to the History,
Story, Scenery, Industry and Interest of New Hampshire 
Edited By George Waldo Browne 
Volume I. January to June, 1906 
Manchester, N.H.:
Granite State Publishing Company 1906

page 307

HON. JOSIAH G. BELLOWS was born in Walpole, July 24, 1841, and died in
his native town, February 17, 19o6. The son of Josiah Bellows, A and
greatgrandson of Col. Benjamin Bellows, one of the first settlers of
Walpole, he attended the local schools, fitted for college and entered
Harvard in 1859, but ill health compelled him to abandon a full
collegiate course. Later he entered the law office of judge Frederick
Vose of Walpole, and in 1865 he graduated from the Harvard Law School
and was admitted to the New Hampshire bar that year. Soon after he
opened an office in Boston, but a few years later returned to his
native town. He was made judge of probate for Cheshire County in 1876,
holding the position until January 1, 1894, when he was appointed
railroad commissioner, which office he held until he resigned, on
account of ill health, in April, 1901. Besides holding many places of
trust, he was judge advocate-general on Governor Sawyer's staff.