The Biographical Dictionary of America/Angell, Joseph Kinnicut

ANGELL, Joseph Kinnicut, editor, was born in Providence, R. I., April 30, 1794. He was graduated from Brown university in 1813, studied law, and in 1816 was admitted to the bar. From 1828 to 1831 he was editor of the Law Intelligencer and Review, and from 1845 to 1849 reporter of the Rhode Island supreme court, editing and publishing the first reports of the court. His publications include: "A Treatise on the Right of Property in Tide Waters" (1826); "Inquiry Relative to an Incorporeal Hereditament" (1827); "A Practical Summary of the Law of Assignment" (1835); "Treatise on the Common Law in Relation to Water Courses" (1840); (3d ed. 1848); "Treatise on the Law Concerning the Liabilities and Rights of Common Carriers"; (2d ed. 1845, London ed. 1849); "Treatise on the Limitations of Actions at Law and Suits in Equity and Admiralty" (2d ed. 1846); and a "Treatise on the Law of Fire and Life Insurance." In conjunction with Chief Justice Samuel Ames he wrote a "Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations" (4th ed. 1858); and he left incomplete a "Treatise on the Law of Highways," which was finished by Mr. Thomas Durfee and passed through several editions. He died in Boston, May 1, 1857.