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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