During  a  portion  of  this  period  he  acted  as  lec-
turer in  the  Union  College  of  Law  at  Chicago,
and  as  editor  of  "The  American  Law  Register."
His  literary  labors  were  unceasing,  his  most
notable  work  being  entitled  "Constitutional  Con-
ventions; their  History,  Power  and  Modes  of
Proceeding."  He  was  also  a  fine  classical
scholar,  speaking  and  reading  German,  French,
Spanish  and  Italian,  and  was  deeply  interested
in  charitable  and  reformatory  work.  Died,  sud-
denly, in  Chicago,  June  16,  1890.
JARROT,  Nicholas,  early  French  settler  of  St.
Clair  County,  was  born  in  France,  received  a
liberal  education  and,  on  account  of  the  disturbed
condition  there  in  the  latter  part  of  the  last  cen-
tury, left  hie  native  country  about  1790.  After
spending  some  time  at  Baltimore  and  New
Orleans,  he  arrived  at  Cahokia,  111.,  in   1794,  and


became  a  permanent  settler  there.  He  early  be-
came a  Major  of  militia  and  engaged  in  trade
with  the  Indians,  frequently  visiting  Prairie  du
Chien,  St.  Anthony's  Falls  (now  Minneapolis)  and
the  Illinois  River  in  his  trading  expeditions,  and
on  one  or  two  occasions,  incurring  great  risk  of
life  from  hostile  savages.  He  acquired  a  large
property,  especially  in  lands,  built  mills  and
erected  one  of  the  earliest  and  finest  brick  houses
in  that  part  of  the  country.  He  also  served  as
Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Judge  of  the  County
Court  of  St.  Clair  County.  Died,  in  1823.— Vital
(Jarrot),  son  of  the  preceding,  inherited  a  large
landed  fortune  from  his  father,  and  was  an
enterprising  and  public-spirited  citizen  of  St.
