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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
A History of Scioto County, Ohio
together with a
PIONEER RECORD
of
SOUTHERN OHIO
by
NELSON W. EVANS, A. M.,
Life Member of The Ohio state Archaeological and Historical Society.
Member of the Virginia Historical Society, and of the
American Historical Association
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Published
Portsmouth, Ohio
by Nelson W. Evans
1903
Hon. James W. Bannon |
JAMES WILLIAM BANNON
was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, September 22nd, 1841. His father
was Edward Bannon, who came to Portsmouth April 7th, 1837, a
native of County, West Meath, Ireland. His mother was
Bridget Dervin, a native of Dublin, Ireland. His parents
were married in Ireland. He went to school in Portsmouth.
His parents were married in Ireland. He went to school in
Portsmouth, until he was fifteen years of age. Among his
teachers were Miss Rankin, Prof. Dodge, James H. Poe, John
Bolton, Jennie Wheelock, and Prof. E. E. White At
the age of fourteen, he went into the employment of Emanuel
Miller and was a boy about the store. He remained with him
until he was twenty-one years of age. While in Mr. Miller's
employ he began the study of law under the direction of Judge Peck,
then on the Supreme Bench. He read under Judge Peck for
thirteen months. He went into Judge Towne's office Jan.
1st, 1863, and was admitted to the bar, Mar. 15th, 1864, on a
certificate signed by Judge Wm. V. Peck and H. A. Towne.
He enlisted in Company "E", 140th, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, May 2nd,
1864, for one-hundred days, and was mustered out Sept. 3rd, 1864.
He was the First Sergeant of the Company. After he came back
from the war, he went into partnership with Judge H. A. Towne,
for three years, until Feb. 9th, 1869, and soon after formed a
partnership with T. C. Anderson, under the name of Bannon
and Anderson, which continued until 1878.
He was Common Pleas Judge of his subdivision from
October, 1884, till February, 1887, and administered the office with
great credit, but declined a re-election. He practiced alone
until 1891, when he formed a partnership with his son, Henry T.
Bannon; and during that same year his son Arthur H., was
admitted to the bar, and became a member of the firm. He is in
partnership with his two sons under the firm name of Bannon &
Bannon. He was a member of the City School Board from
1874 to 1877. He has been President of the First National Bank
since 1893. He has been Counsel in Ohio for the Norfolk &
Western Railroad since it purchased the Scioto Valley, and held the
same position for the Scioto Valley several years before. He
is a Director of the Portsmouth & Kentucky Fire Brick Company, and
in the Drew, Selby Company. He operates a farm of 1000 acres,
and is engaged in the general practice of law with his sons as
before stated. He was married April 24th, 1866, to
Mary E. Smith, daughter of Josephine M. G. Smith.
His sons are: Henry Towne
and Arthur Hurd, who are his law partners; a daughter,
Charlotte a teacher in the Portsmouth High School; and
James W., an employe in the Drew, Selby Shoe Factory.
Judge Bannon has been remarkably
successful in his career. He stands at the head of his
profession as a lawyer, and has been equally successful in business
enterprises. Any organization in which he has interested
himself has prospered. He is generous and liberal to every
worthy cause. He has always taken a great interest in
politics, but has never been ambitious for himself. Socially,
he is a most charming companion and his delineations of Irish
character and humor are true to life. He is always at the
command of his friends and the community in general desires to be in
that class.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. 1907 - Page 81 |
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CHARLES A. BARTON
was born in Sidney, Maine, Sept. 3, 1824. He was the third son
of Rufus Barton and Susanah Wyman, the grand-son of Flint
Barton of Worcester, Mass. The years of his minority were
passed under his father in the business of farming and lumbering,
and his opportunities for education were exceedingly meager.
At the age of twenty-one he started in the world for himself, and
for several years was engaged in the lumber districts of Maine,
New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, and New York. He was subsequently
employed for a couple of years at the trade of mill-wright. In
the spring of 1854, he made his way to Ohio, rafting lumber down the
Alleghany and Ohio rivers to Ironton, and the next year located in
Portsmouth and engaged with Messrs. Riggs & Thompson in the
lumber trade and manufacture, in which businss he conined until the
breaking out of the late Civil War. He then entered the army
in Company G, 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and at the expiration of
the three-months' service, re-enlisted and and went out as First
Lieutenant of Company B of the 13th Ohio, which was afterwards
changed to the 22nd Ohio, serving until after the battle of Shiloh,
when he resigned on account of failing health. In the fall of
1862, he raised an independent company of sharp shooters, and took
them intooo the service. In November, 1863, he was attached to
Gen. Thomas' headquarters for general duty and so remained
until mustered out on July 25, 1865. Returning home, he
resumed the lumber trade for a short time, and then engaged in civil
engineering and surveying, which for the most part he continued to
the time of his death.
He was for a time employed on the turnpikes of Scioto
county in connection with Captain Gibbs, and with that
gentleman prepared a very excellent map of the county. In 1872
and 1873, he had charge of the survey of the Ohio University lands,
and after they were ready for market was engaged in selling them,
and also in various other matters pertaining to his profession.
On Feb. 25, 1858, he married Miss Mary Jane, daughter of
William Maddock of Portsmouth, but originally from Wales.
Captain Barton was a Master Mason and has been connected with
the order for a quarter of a century. In politics, he was a
strong adherent to the principles of the republican party.
In 1867, he was the republican candidate for county
Treasurer. He was defeated by Aaron Noel, and contested
the ejection. Noel won in the contest. In 1873,
he was elected to succeed Andrew O'Neill as a member of the
Water Works Board. The latter had been removed by impeachment.
Capt. Barton was elected to take his place and
re-elected in 1875, serving five years. For the same length of
time he was a member of the city council and was its president in
1881. He also served as a member of the Board of Education.
He was useful man and citizen wherever placed. He served on
the City Board of Equalization of Portsmouth for several years.
He was a member of the city Board of Trade and took great interest
in it. He was its secretary at the time of his death. He
and Captain F. C. Gibbs laid out the Barton and Gibbs
addition to the city, and in 1883, they published a map of the
county. He was agent for the Ohio State University lands for
several years. He was a public spirited citizen, and highly
esteemed by all who knew him. He was a man who should have had
no enemies. If he had them, they did not make themselves
known. He was always in favor of public improvements and
laboring to secure them. He died June 28, 1888.
Source: History of Scioto Co.,
Ohio - Publ. 1907 - Page 897 |
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