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Mahoning County, Ohio

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20th Century History of
Youngstown & Mahoning Co., Ohio

and Representative Citizens - Publ. Biographical Publ. Co.
Chicago, Illinois -
1907
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CHAPTER XXI.
THE BENCH AND BAR
Its Early History - First Court and First Lawyers - Great Lawyers of Former Years -
The Present Bar and Its High Standing.
Pg. 279

 

 

 

 

 

PRIMITIVE COURT SCENES.

 

FIRST COURT IN TRUMBULL COUNTY.

 

OTHER COURT SESSIONS.

 

FIRST COURT OF MAHONING COUNTY.

 

BIOGRAPHICAL.

     HON. GEORGE TOD. -

     HON. SAMUEL HUNTINGTON

     HOMER HINE

     HON. CALVIN PEASE

     PERLEE BRUSH

     ELISHA WHITTLESEY

     HON. EBEN NEWTON

     HON. ROBERT W. TAYLER

     HON. DAVID TOD

     HENRY J. CANFIELD

     HON. BENJAMIN F. HOFFMAN

     JOHN M. EDWARDS

     DAVID M. WILSON

     WILLIAM G. MOORE

     GEN. THOMAS W. SANDERSON

     ASAHEL W. JONES

     HON. LAURIN D. WOODWORTH

     HALSEY H. MOSES

     LEROY D. THOMAN

     ISAAC A. JUSTICE

     WALTER L. CAMPBELL

     SIDNEY STRONG

     JARED HUXLEY

     ALBERT J. WOOLF

     JOHN H. CLARK

     CLATE A. SMITH

     VOLNEY ROGERS

     HON. DISNEY ROGERS

     HON. LOUIS W. KING

     HENRY C. CASSIDY

     JOHN J. BUTLER

     ROBERT B. MURRAY

     HON. GEORGE F. ARREL

     CHARLES R. TRUESDALE

     WILLIAM J. LAWTHERS

     MASON EVANS

     CECIL D. HINE

     MOSES H. BURKY

     WILLIAM S. ANDERSON

     WILLIAM T. GIBSON

     FRANK JACOBS was born in Youngstown, Ohio, May 22, 1855, son of Philip and Sally (Kimmel) Jacobs.  He was graduated at the Albany Law School, Mar. 26, 1877, and admitted to the bar in Youngstown Mar. 26, 1878, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession.  Further biographical mention of Mr. Jacobs may be found elsewhere in this work.

     I. BARCLAY MILLER

     JAMES P. WILSON

     BENJAMIN F. WIRT

     HON. JAMES KENNEDY

     L. H. E. LOWRY

     HON. JOSEPH R. JOHNSTON

     HON. JAMES B. KENNEDY

     MELVIN CARY McNAB

     WILLIAM A. MALINE

     SIDNEY de LAMAR JACKSON

     WILLIAM McK. OSBORN

     HALBERT B. CASE

     HENRY G. LESLIE

     JAMES B. BLOCKSOM

     ENSIGN CHURCH BLOCKSOM

     EMIL J. ANDERSON

     W. NOBLE ANDERSON

     WILLIAM N. ASHBAUGH

     LEROY A. MANCHSTER

     JOHN S. ROLLER

     WILLIAM P. BARNUM, JR.

     HAROLD L. BEARD

     RALPH A. BEARD, senior partner of the law firm of Beard & Beard, was born in Beaver township, Mahoning county, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1871.  He studied law with M. C. McNab, and was admitted to the bar Mar. 11, 1897.  He has since been engaged in the practice of law in Youngstown since June 1, 1903, in partnership with his brother Harold L., in the firm of Beard & Beard.  He has made a special study of criminal law, but is engaged in general practice.

     JOHN J. BOYLE was born in Hubbard, Trumbull county, Ohio, July 7, 1876.  He read law with A. J. Woolf, and spent a similar length of time in the law department of the Western Reserve University.  He was admitted to the bar in June, 1902, and had since been engaged in general law practice in Youngstown.  His office is in the Malony block

     D. J. HARTWELL was born in Tryonville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, Apr. 19, 1855,  He read law with Judge J. E. Pickering at Warren, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar June 7, 1888.  From that time until 1890 he practice law in Hubbard, Ohio, but since the date last named he has followed his profession in Youngstown.  He is located at No. 115, West Federal street.

     THEODORE A. JOHNSON was born at Decatur, Indiana, in 1870.  He read law with E. S. Atherton at Durand, Michigan, and with Frank Jacobs in Youngstown, Ohio.  He was admitted to the bar Dec. 22, 1905, and has since practiced in Youngstown, making a specialty of real property and negligence cases.  He has served as attorney for the Retail Grocers' Association.  His office is in the Dollar Bank Building.

     GEORGE J. CAREW

     ROBERT C. HUEY

     C. H. BAKER

     WILLIAM W. ZIMMERMAN

     MAX E. BRUNSWICK

     CHARLES W. GILGEN

     ARTHUR E. BURKY was born in Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1877.  He read law with his father, M. H. Burky,and was admitted to the bar Oct. 14, 1899.  He is engaged in general law practice with his father under the firm name of Burky & Burky.

     GEORGE EDWARDS was born at Coalburg, Trumbull county, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1871.  He read law with A. J. Woolf, and was admitted to the bar June 8, 1893.  He has since been engaged in general law practice in Youngstown.  In April, 1896, he was elected a justice of hte peace and served one term.  He has an office in the Dollar Bank Building.

     VENICE J. LAMB was born in Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1879.  He read law at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and with Emil J. Anderson of Youngstown, Ohio.  He was admitted to the bar Dec. 21, 1906, and has since practiced his profession in Youngstown, having an office in the Dollar Bank Building.

     EDWARD E. MILLER was born in Ohltown, Ohio, Dec. 27, 1869.  He studied law with Hinkley & Rice at Warren, Pensylvania, where he was admitted to the bar.  He then pursued, further studies under the tuition of Geo. F. Arrel, and was admitted to the bar of Ohio at Columbus in April, 1905.  In the same year he formed a partnership with J. P. Huxley, under the style of Miller & Huxley, which firm is now engaged in general law practice, with offices in the Dollar Bank Building.  In 1899-01900 Mr. Miller held office as deputy revenue collector, during which time he suspended law practice.

     FRANK L. ZIMMERMAN

     PAUL J. JONES

     F. R. HAHN

     HERMAN BRANDMILLER

     HON. ANTHONY B. CALVIN

     CLYDE W. OSBORNE

     DAVID G. JENKINS

     JOHN HENRY CHALMER LYON

     STEPHEN L. CLARK

     AARON ESTERLY was born in Columbiana, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1858.  He read law with Hiram G. Bye, and was admitted to the bar June 17, 1902.  He has an office in the Dollar Bank Building, where he is engaged in the general practice of law.

     CURTIS A. MANCHESTER

     CHARLES KOONCE, JR., was born at Lewisburgh, Pennsylvania, Nov. 23, 1869.  He studied law under William Zimmerman and was admitted to the bar in Ohio in June, 1894.  He is engaged in general practice, his office being located in the Maloney building, Youngstown.

     HON. JOHN CALVIN EWING

     ROY I. GUTHMAN

     W. W. WATSON

     BRAINARD SPENCER HIGLEY

     WALTER C. McKAIN

     EMERY F. LYNN

     HORACE T. SMITH

     MARK L. GUNLEFINGER was born at Warren, Ohio, acquired his knowledge of law at the Cincinnati Law School, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1904.  He has since been engaged in the practice of law in Youngstown, his office being in the Maloney Block.

     JAMES V. MURPHY was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, Oct. 25, 1875.  He read law with L. T. Farr, attended the Western Reserve Law School one year, and was admitted to the bar June 4, 1902.  He is engaged in general law practice, being associated with the firm of Norris, Jackson & Rose, of Youngstown.

     THOMAS L. ROBINSON was born in Ravenna, Ohio, studied law at the University of Michigan, and was admitted to the bar in 1902.  He is a member of the well-known law firm of Hine, Kennedy & Robinson.

     FRANK L. OESCH was born at North Georgetown, Columbiana county, Ohio, Feb. 16, 1870.  He read law with Hon. E. H. Moore of Youngstown, and was admitted to the bar Oct. 14, 1897.  He has since practiced his profession in Youngstown, since 1901 in partnership with U. F. Kistler, under the firm name of Kistler & Oesch  Jan. 1, 1906, Mr. Oesch became city solicitor of Youngstown.

     GUY TAYLOR OHL

     EARL G. SCOTT

     JOHN IRVING WILLIAMS, JR.

     WILLIAM M. OUSLEY

     JOHN SCHLARB

     BENJAMIN O. SHULMAN

     JOSEPH F. WILLIAMS

     WILLIAM R. STEWART

     WILLIAM HARRISON WOOLF

     H. H. SMITH

    JOHN T. HARRINGTON

     D. F. ANDERSON

     THOMAS E. CONNELL

     HON. DAVID F. GRIFFITH

     A. J. GILLESPIE

     STEPHEN S. CONROY, JR.

     MYRON A. NORRIS

     HON. GEORGE E. ROSE

     A. W. CRAVER

     HON. EDMOND H. MOORE

     WILLIAM R. GRAHAM

     ENSIGN N. BROWN

     GEORGE H. GLAZZARD

     JOHN J. HAMILTON

     U. F. KISTLER was born in 1865 near Cornersberg, Boardman township, Mahoning county, Ohio, a son of Joseph Kistler.  He attended school in Boardman and Canfield, and subsequently spent ten years in teaching.  He read law with R. B. Murray of Youngstown, and was admitted to the bar  in 1894.  In 1902 he entered into partnership with F. L. Oesch, under the style of Kistler & Oesch, which firm still continues.

     HON. FRANK L. BALDWIN

     SAMUEL M. THOMPSON

     DAVID STEINER

     JAMES E. NEVIN

     GORDON COOK

     JAMES M. McKAY

     JOHN E. McVEY

     H. G. BYE

     HARRY A. ERNST

     JOHN WELLINGTON DAVIS

     THOMAS McNAMARA, JR.

     CHARLES F. SCHLARB

     JARED P. HUXLEY

     ABRAHAM B. LIVINGSTONE

     MICHAEL LIVINGSTONE was born in Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1869, son of Simon and Fanny (Brunswick) Livingstone.  He acquired his literary education in the schools of Youngstown, and read law with the firm of Hine & Clark, that city.  Admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, in October, 1891, he has since practiced hsi profession in Youngstown.  He is in partnership with his brother Abraham, in the firm of Livingstone & Livingstone.

     FRED J. HEIM

     In addition to the members of the Mahoning county bar already mentioned there have been others who practiced for a while, but who have moved away, discontinued practice or are now deceased.  To these but brief allusion will be made.

     EDWARD ROCKWELL, a native of Connecticut, where he was admitted to the bar, came to Youngstown in 1827, and practiced here several years.  He was at one time justice of the peace.  He removed to Cleveland about 1855.

     WILLIAM FERGUSON born in Trumbull county, Ohio, was admitted to the bar at Warren, Ohio, about 1844, and commenced practice in Youngstown.  He was elected prosecuting attorney of Mahoning county in 1846 at the special election held after the organization of the county; and was re-elected at teh annual election held in October o that year.  In 1853 he removed to DeWitt, Clinton county, Iowa, where he died in 1862.

     RIDGELEY J. POWERS

     WILLIS W. POWERS

     FRANCIS E. HUTCHINS

     WILLIAM L. BROWN

     JOHN L. KING

     ROBERT E. KNIGHT

     ELGIN A. ANGELL

     WILLIAM C. BUNTS

     HENRY CAMP

     WILLIAM PORTER

     EPHRAIM J. ESTEP

     JOHN C. HUTCHINS

     WILLIAM W. WHITTLESEY

     CORNELIUS M. BORWN

     EDWARD G. CANFIELD

     FRANCIS G. SERVIS

     JOHN W. CHURCH

     GARRETSON I. YOUNG

     SAMUEL W. GILSON

     THERON M. RICE

     CHARLES A. HARRINGTON

     CHARLES E. GLIDDEN

     GILES VAN HYNING

     JOHN J. MOORE, born at Milton, Ohio, was admitted to the bar at Canfield in 1863, and after practicing for a short time there removed to Ottawa, Putnam county, Ohio.

     ALEXANDER H. MOORE, born at Milton, Ohio, was admitted to the bar at Canfield in 1859, practiced there a few years and afterwards in Youngstown.  He later returned to Milton, where he engaged in other business, occasionally practicing law.

     ISAAC E. COFFEE, born in Salem, Ohio, was admitted to the bar in 1855, practiced law in Canfield in partnership with W. S. Gilson, and died there in 1859.

     CHARLES RUGGLES

     HORACE RUGGLES

     EDWIN C. RUGGLES, another son of Charles Ruggles, was admitted to the bar at Canfield in 1869, practiced there a few years, and removed to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

     JOHN H. LEWIS, a native of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar at New Lisbon, Ohio, in 1843.  In 1846 he removed to Canfield, where he practiced about eight years, and then removed to Cincinnati.  After practicing there a similar length of time, he settled in Greenford, Ohio, and engaged partly in other business.

     FRANCIS C. NESBIT, a native of Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar of Ohio about 1860, and commenced practice at Canfield.  He was justice of the peace from 1866 to 1869.  He removed West about 1870.

     HARRISON J. EWING

     WILLIAM KNIGHT

     SELDEN HAINES

     FREDERICK W. BEARDSLEY

     EMERY E. KNOWLTON

     ALBERT A. LOGAN, born in Poland, Ohio, served in the Civil War, was admitted to the bar at Canfield in 1866, and not long after removed to Missouri.

     JAMES M. NASH, born about 1832, was at first a printer and journalist in Youngstown.  He served through the Civil War, returning as colonel of his regiment - the Nineteenth Ohio - and after the war was twice elected clerk of the court of common pleas.  He was admitted to the bar about 1870.

     JOHN CRACRAFT, born in Poland, Ohio, in 1839, read law at the Ohio State and Union Law College in Poland, was admitted to the b ar at Canfield, Ohio, about 1860.  He practiced at Lowellville until 1861, when he enlisted in the Twenty-third regiment of Ohio Volunteers.  After the war he removed to Charlestown, West Virginia, where he engaged in the practice of law.

     We give below the names of a few others, with the date of their admission to the Mahoning county bar, of whom we have no further information:  J. W. Stanley, 1860; W. V. S. Eaton, 1867; N. A. Gilbert, 1867; W. R. Brownlee, 1869; Augustus L. Heiliger, 1869; John B. Barnes, 1870; Hiram Macklin, 1870; Robert W. Tayler, Jr., 1877; David Burden, 1853.

     The Ohio State and Union Law College, to which reference has several times been 1856, by the law firm of Hayden, King & Leggitt.  After being conducted there a few years it was removed to Cleveland, Ohio.  Of the members of this firm Chester Hayden and Marcus A. King came to Poland from Poughkeepsie, New York, and were both admitted to the bar of Ohio at the district court at Canfield at the April term in 1857.  Mr. Hayden, who was an elderly man, had been judge of one of the circuit courts of the state of New York.  Mortimer D. Leggitt, who was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1831, removed with his parents, who were Friends, to Geauga county, Ohio, in 1847.  He was admitted to the bar in 1853, and practiced a few years in Warren, as partner of J. D. Cox, afterward Governor of Ohio.  When the law school was removed from Poland he removed to Zanesville, Ohio, where he became superintendent of public schools.  He afterwards served through the Civil War, entering the service as colonel of hte Seventy-eighth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and being commissioned major-general January 15, 1865.  He was appointed United States commissioner of patents in June, 1871.  After that office a few yeas he took up his residence in Cleveland, Ohio, and resumed the practice of law.

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