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Milton Fleener August 17. 1850, to serve seven years from August 12, 1850.
PROBATE JUDGES.
James McIntire November 16, 1836.
Patterson C. Parker May 3. 1838, appointed, vice James McIntire, de- ceased. Commission not issued to Patterson C. Parker.
Cornelius W. Tucker October 6, 1838.
Joseph Stilson March 14, 1840, appointed.
John C. Marshall. August 13, 1840, to serve seven years from date.
James Watson. August 19, 1847, to serve seven years from date.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
William G. Quick 1852-56.
George A. Buskirk 1856-64.
Oliver J. Glessner 1864-68.
Thomas W. Woollen 1868-70, resigned.
Richard L. Coffee Appointed October 15, 1870-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
ยท Daniel W. MeClure 1852-53, resigned.
Thomas L. Perry Appointed December 20, 1853-56.
A. D. Cunning. 1856-57, resigned.
Thomas L. Perry Appointed October 30, 1857-58.
E. K. Millen 1858-60, resigned.
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Stephen Thresher 1860-61, resigned.
James Harrison Appointed January 7, 1861-62.
David D. Banta 1862-64.
Kendall M. Hord
1864-66.
Francis M. Conner. 1866-6S.
James A. Reeves 1868-69, resigned.
William C. Stansifer Appointed May 24, 1869-70.
George W. Workman. 1870-72, died.
James A. Jordan
Appointed August 21, 1872.
Charles W. Snow 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Brown county was organized by the act of February 4, 1836, which went into effect April, 1836, when it was placed in the Seventh circuit. At this time Amory Kinney was on the bench in this circuit, although he never held a term of court in Brown county. The first Judge to hold court in this county was Elisha M. Huntington, who took the office January 25, 1837, and served until January 28, 1839. An act passed on that date put Brown county in the Tenth circuit, on which David McDonald was then serving as Judge. He continued on the bench of this circuit until the new Constitution went into effect, October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Alexander C. Downey __ October 12, 1852; resigned August 1, 1858, to take effect August 9. First circuit.
John W. Spencer. August 9. 1858-October 25, 1858.
Joseph W. Chapman October 26. 1858-October 26, 1864.
John G. Berkshire October 26, 1864-May 5, 1869. The act of May 5, 1869, placed Brown in the Twenty-eighth.
Andrew L. Robinson Appointed May 18, 1869; resigued August 25, 1869. samuel P. Oyler Appointed August 25, 1869-October 24, 1870.
David D. Banta October 24. 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6. 1873, put Brown in the Ninth.
James S. Hester Appointed March 15, 1873; died in office July 28,
1879.
Nathan T. Carr Appointed August 1, 1879; died in office in May, 1885.
Nelson R. Keyes. Appointed May 30, 1885; died in office January 16, 1892.
Marshall Hacker Appointed January 20, 1892-November 19, 1892.
Francis T. Hord November 19, 1892-February 28, 1899. The act of February 28, 1899, constituted Brown and John- son the Eighth circuit, where they have since re- mained.
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William J. Buckingham_February 28, 1899-November 13, 1906. The act of February 28, 1899, transferred Buckingham from the Sixteenth to the Eightb.
William E. Deupree. November 13, 1906; term expires November 13, 1918.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS,
David McDonald April 1, 1836-August 17, 1837; resigned. Seventh circuit.
John Cowgill August 17, 1837-February 13, 1838.
Delana R. Eckles February 13, 1838-January 28, 1839. The act of January 28, 1839, put Brown in the Tenth.
John I. Watts Appointed February 1, 1839-February 1, 1843.
William G. Quick February 1, 1843-February 1, 1845.
Craven P. Hester February 1, 1845-February 1, 1847.
William M. Franklin August 23, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Robert P. Moore October 12, 1852; resigned March 1, 1854. circuit.
First
Daniel Kelso November 7, 1854-November 7, 1856.
Francis Adkinson November 7, 1856-November 7, 1858.
George W. Richardson .November 7, 1858-November 7, 1862.
James M. Myers
November 7, 1862; resigned June 16, 1864.
Benjamin F. Lewis Appointed June 16, 1864-November 1, 1865.
John A. Miller
November 1, 1865-November 3, 1868.
John Denton November 3, 1868-May 5, 1869. The act of May 5, 1869, put Brown in the Twenty-eighth.
William P. Hargrave. Appointed May 18, 1869-August 23, 1869.
Daniel W. Howe August 23, 1869-October 24, 1870.
Nathan T. Carr
October 24, 1870-June 25, 1872; resigned.
John W. Morgan Appointed June 25, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act
of March 6, 1873, put Brown in the Ninth.
George W. Cooper Appointed March 15, 1873-October 22, 1873.
Amos Burns. October 22, 1873-Octiber 22, 1875.
William W. Browning __ October 22, 1875-October 22, 1877.
Wilson S. Swingle October 22, 1877-October 22, 1879.
Washington C. Duncan_October 22, 1879-October 22, 1881.
Webster Dixon
October 22, 1881-October 22, 1885.
Anderson Percifield. October 22, 1885-October 22, 1889.
W. H. Everroad October 22, 1889-October 22, 1891.
William M. Waltman. _October 22, 1891-October 22, 1895.
William H. Shea. October 22, 1895-November 17, 1898.
John L. Davis November 17, 1898-February 28, 1899. The act of February 28, 1899, put Brown in the Eighth, where it has since remained.
Elmer E. Roland February 28, 1899-October 22, 1899.
Thomas Williams January 1, 1906-January 1, 1908.
Henry E. White. January 1, 1909-January 1, 1914.
John P. Wright January 1, 1914; term expires January 1, 1918.
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CARROLL COUNTY.
Carroll county was organized by an act of the Legislature, approved January 7, 1828, and, according to its provisions, it was to become effective on the 1st of the following May. The first seat of justice was on a tract of land of one hundred acres, which was a part of section 29, range 2 west, town- ship 25 north. The land was donated for the location of the county seat by William Wilson, who at that time was living on the land. The locating commissioners called the new coun- ty seat Carrollton, but for some reason this name was changed by the board of commissioners to Delphi, on May 24, 1828.
The organization act designated the house of Daniel Baum, then located in the bottoms of Deer creek, west of where the Wabash railroad passes through the town, as the place for holding courts. The Circuit, Probate and Commissioners' courts were all held in the house of Baum during 1828 and part of 1829. In the fall of the latter year, a school house, which had just been erected during that summer, served as a court room. It was not until 1831 that the county started the erection of a court house and the building was not ready for occupancy until September, 1832. It was a brick struc- ture, costing the county $1,351, and served the purpose for which it was built for the next quarter of a century.
The first term of the Carroll Circuit court was held in the house of Daniel Baum, May 8, 1828. Bethuel F. Morris was the Presiding Judge and Isaac Griffith and Christopher McCombs were the Associate Judges. The first Prosecuting Attorney was appointed at the second session of the court, which met on November 6, 1828, Judge Morris appointing Andrew Ingram to this office. The first term of the Probate court of Carroll county was held at the house of Daniel Baum, May 11, 1829, by Judge John Carey. A Common Pleas court was provided for by the legislative act of May 14, 1852, and such courts were in operation in the state until abolished by the Legislature with the act of March 6, 1873. Carroll county was in the Common Pleas district including Tippeca- noe, Benton and White counties. John W. Blake was the first Judge of the circuit.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Isaac Griffith May 8, 1828.
Christopher McCombs _May 8, 1828.
George C. Sanderson August 22, 1834, to serve seven years from May 8, 1835.
Lewis Johnson August 22, 1834, to serve seven years from May 8, 1835; resigned August 14, 1837.
John Irwin October 2, 1837 (special election, to serve seven years from May 8, 1835, vice Lewis Johnson, re- signed.
John Irwin August 11. 1841, to serve seven years from May 8, 1842.
George C. Sanderson August 8, 1842, to serve seven years from May 8, 1842.
David Martin
August 17, 1848, to serve seven years from May 8,
1849.
George C. Sanderson
August 17, 1848, to serve seven years from May 8,
1849.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Johu Carey
August 13, 1829.
John Grantham September 30, 1836.
John Grantham August 14, 1843.
Thomas Gillam August 14, 1850.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
John W. Blake
1852-56, resigned.
Robert P. Davison
Appointed August 20, 1856-October 28, 1856.
Jouathan C. Applegate .1856-60.
Gustavus A. Wood.
1860; resigned July 1, 1861.
David P. Vinton
Appointed July 1, 1861-67, resigned.
Alfred Reed
Appointed March 12, 1867-November 4, 1867.
Bernard F.
Schermerhorn
1867-69, resigned.
Alfred Reed
Appointed October 1, 1869-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Robert P. Davison
1852-56, resigued.
Leander MeClung
Appointed August 25, 1856-58.
John B. Kane
1858-60.
Lewis C. Pierce
1860-64.
William DeWitt
Wallace 1864-67, resigned.
Levi M. Graham
Appointed March 25, 1867.
Alfred W. Reynolds
1867-70.
Thomas L. Merrick.
1870-72.
William E. Uhl
1872-73.
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PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Bethuel F. Morris May 1, 1828-January 20, 1830. Fifth circuit. The act of January 20, 1830, put Carroll in the First.
John R. Porter January 20, 1830-January 7, 1833. The act of Jan- uary 7, 1833, put Carroll in the Eighth.
Gustavus A. Everts January 9, 1833-January 27, 1836. The act of January 27, 1838, put Carroll in the First.
Isaac Naylor January 27, 1838-December 14, 1841. The act of December 14, 1841, put Carroll in the Eighth.
John W. Wright. December 14, 1841-January 9, 1847.
Horace P. Biddle. January 9, 1847; resigned April 20, 1852.
Robert H. Milroy Appointed August 20, 1852-October 12, 1852. CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Thomas S. Stanfield October 12, 1852-January 21, 1853. Ninth circuit. The act of January 21, 1853, put Carroll in the Eleventh.
John U. Pettit. Appointed January 25, 1853; resigned August 28, 1854.
John Brownlee Appointed September 6, 1854-October 25. 1854.
John M. Wallace. October 25, 1854-October 26, 1860.
Horace P. Biddle October 26, 1860-November 3, 1872.
Dudley H. Chase November 3, 1872-March 5, 1875. The act of March 6, 1873, put Carroll in the Twenty-ninth and trans- ferred Chase from the Eleventh to the Twenty- ninth. The act of March 5, 1875, put Carroll in the Thirty-ninth.
Bernard S. Dailey Appointed March 6, 1875-October 24. 1876.
John H. Gould October 24, 1876-November 15, 18SS. The act of March 15, 1877, made Carroll and White the only counties in the Thirty-ninth, where they have since remained.
Alfred W. Reynolds November 15, 1888-November 19, 1894.
Truman F. Palmer. November 19, 1894-November 19, 1906.
James P. Wason November 19, 1906-November 19, 1918.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
James Whitcomb May 1, 1828-January 14. 1829. Fifth circuit.
W. W. Wick. January 14, 1829-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, put Carroll in the First.
Edward A. Hannegan January 25, 1830-January 25, 1832.
Andrew Ingram January 25, 1832-January 7, 1833. The act of Jan- uary 7, 1833, put Carroll in the Eighth.
John B. Chapman January 10, 1833-August 11, 1834, resigned.
Samuel C. Sample. August 11, 1834-July 5, 1836, resigned.
Joseph L. Jernegan Appointed July 5, 1836-December 10, 1836; trans- ferred to Ninth.
Thomas Johnson December 10, 1836-January 27, 183S. The act of January 27, 1838, put Carroll in the First.
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Joseph A. Wright. January 27, 1838-December 5, 1839. Samuel C. Willson December 5, 1839-December 14, 1841. The act of December 14. 1841, put Carroll in the Eighth.
Spier S. Tipton December 15, 1841-December 15, 1843.
William Z. Stuart. December 15, 1843-December 15, 1845.
David M. Dunn December 15, 1845-December 15, 1847.
William Potter August 23, 1849; resigned June 25, 1851.
George E. Gordon Appointed August 28, 1851; resigned September 15, 1852.
John M. Wilson Appointed September 15, 1852-October 12, 1852.
D. J. Woodward October 12. 1852-January 21, 1853. Ninth circuit. The act of January 21, 1853, put Carroll in the Eleventh.
John M. Connell. Appointed January 25, 1853-November 9, 1855.
Isaiah M. Harlan November 9, 1855; resigned February 11, 1856.
Orris Blake Appointed February 27, 1856-October 30, 1856.
Charles H. Parrish October 30, 1856-December 1, 1858.
Richard P. DeHart. December 1, 1858; resigned October 29, 1860.
Meredith H. Kidd Appointed November 1, 1860-February 17, 1862, resigned.
Thomas C. Whiteside. February 17, 1862-November 3, 1864.
Dudley H. Chase November 3, 1864-November 3, 1870.
Alexander Hess November 3, 1870-January 1, 1873.
James M. Justice. January 1, 1873-October 22, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Carroll in the Twenty-ninth and transferred Justice from the Eleventh to the Twenty-ninth.
Thaddeus S. Rollins October 22, 1873; resigned September 1, 1874.
Charles R. Pollard Appointed September 3, 1874-March 5, 1875. The act of March 5, 1875, put Carroll in the Thirty- ninth.
William E. Uhl Appointed June 1, 1875-October 24, 1876.
John H. Wallace October 24, 1876-October 25, 1880.
Frank P. Hench October 25, 1880-November 17, 1882.
Robert Gregory November 17, 1882-November 17, 1884.
Will C. Smith November 17, 1884-November 17, 1886.
William S. Bushnell. November 17, 1886-November 17, 1888.
Michael A. Ryan November 17, 18SS-November 17, 1892.
George Marvi November 17, 1892-November 17, 1894.
T. B. Wilber November 17, 1894-November 17, 1896.
John C. Odell. November 17. 1896-November 17. 1898.
George Marvin November 17, 1898-January 1, 1901.
Edward E. Pruitt January 1. 1901-January 1, 1905.
William O. Thomas January 1, 1905-January 1, 1909.
Wesley Taylor January 1. 1900-January 1, 1911.
Clarence R. Cowger January 1, 1911-January 1, 1913.
Howard T. Brockway __. January 1, 1913; term expires January 1, 1917.
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CASS COUNTY.
Cass county was organized by an act of the General As- sembly, December 18, 1828, the act becoming effective on April 13, 1829. The county seat was established at Logans- port on August 10, 1829, by the locating commissioners. The Circuit court of Cass county first met and organized on May 21, 1829, in the seminary, a one-story building. It was the first public building erected in the county and stood at the northeast corner Fourth and Market streets in the city of Logansport. Judge Bethuel F. Morris, of Indianapolis, was the President Judge and his Associate Judges were Hiram Todd and John Smith. From the organization of the court in 1829 until February, 1838, court was held in the seminary building and from 1838 until November, 1840, the Presbyte- rian church was occupied as a court room. From 1841 until August, 1842, court was held in the old Methodist church, located between North and Broadway streets. The contract for building the first court house was let in 1839, but it was not completed until 1844, although the sessions of the court were held in it after 1842.
The first Judge of Cass county, Bethuel F. Morris, was a resident of Marion county. Judge John R. Porter, of New- port, who succeeded Morris in 1830, was possessed of a prac- tical turn of mind, even though not very methodical. Judge Gustavus A. Everts (1833-36) was a man of great tact and fine address, and astute in the management of witnesses, as well as learned in the law. Judge Samuel C. Sample (1836) was a resident of South Bend, and died in that city in middle life. He had been reared in Connersville, Indiana, and came from a family of considerable prominence. He later served in Congress. Judge Charles W. Ewing was a man who was capable of grasping facts quickly and was deservedly popular. After retiring from the bench in 1839, he died by his own hand, January 9, 1843. Judge Henry Chase, of Logansport, who was appointed September 1, 1839, by Governor David Wallace, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Charles W. Ewing, had taught school in St. Clairville, Ohio, in 1825, and afterwards studied law. He practiced in Adams
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county, Mississippi, in 1828, moved to Carroll county, Indiana, in 1830, settling at Logansport in 1834. He was a ready ad- vocate, and as a judge was dignified and self-reliant. After leaving Logansport he located in New York city, but, in 1852, settled at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where his death occurred in 1854, at the age of fifty-four years. He was the father of Judge Dudley H. Chase, who served from 1872 until 1884, and from 1896 until 1902.
Judge John W. Wright, after retiring from the bench, served as mayor of Logansport. Later he became interested in the construction of the first railroad into Logansport. He died in Washington, D. C.
Judge Horace P. Biddle, of Logansport, who served as Judge of the Cass court from 1847 until 1852, and from 1860 until 1872, was a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1850. In 1875 he was elevated to the Supreme bench of the state, and served six years. He was a versatile writer of both prose and poetry, and achieved almost international reputa- tion as a scholar. He died in 1900.
Judge Robert H. Milroy, of Delphi, who had graduated from the military school at Norwich, Vermont, was the cap- tain of a company in the Mexican War, and during the Civil War, became colonel of the celebrated "Bloody Ninth" regi- ment. He was appointed August 20, 1852, to fill the unex- pired term of Biddle. When the new constitution went into operation on October 12, 1852, Thomas L. Stanfield became the first Judge of the Third Circuit to which Cass was assigned. The act of January 21, 1853, placed Cass in the Eleventh circuit and the Governor appointed John U. Pettit, of Wabash, who served from January 25, 1853, until August, 1854, when he resigned to take his place as a member of Con- gress from the Eleventh district. He was in Congress from 1857 to 1861 and became Speaker of the House, which position he filled with distinction. He was one of the most polished presiding officers who ever filled the speaker's chair. He studied law in the office of Senator D. D. Pratt, of Logans- port, and was admitted to the Logansport bar, February. 1840. In 1842 he settled in Wabash, where he continued to reside until his death, March 21, 1881. He was professor of
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law in the State University in 1850, and served his country with honor as consul at Maranham, Brazil.
John Brownlee, of Marion, was appointed September 6, 1854, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Pettit. He was a lawyer of fair ability and made a creditable Judge. He was a resident of Grant county.
John M. Wallace, a native of Franklin county, but then a resident of Marion, succeeded Judge Brownlee, and served from 1854 until 1860, when he was succeeded by Judge Biddle. Judge Wallace was a veteran of the Mexican War, and was the Colonel of the Twelfth Indiana Infantry in the Civil War. Later he became paymaster of the regular army.
Dudley H. Chase, of Logansport, who succeeded Judge Horace Biddle on the bench in 1872, was a son of Judge Henry Chase (1839-47). Altogether Judge Dudley H. Chase served on the Cass Circuit bench for eighteen years-from 1872 to 1884 and from 1896 until his death, on July 2, 1902.
In 1884 Judge Chase was succeeded by Maurice Winfield, of Logansport, who resigned in 1889 to resume the practice of law. After the resignation of Judge Winfield in 1889, Dyer B. McConnell, of Logansport, was appointed to fill out the unexpired term. Judge McConnell had previously been elected as Judge of the Cass Circuit court, and served until his res- ignation in 1895, when he was succeeded by Moses B. Lairy, a Democrat, who was appointed to fill out his unexpired term. Judge McConnell was a dignified officer and maintained a high standard of the court during his term of office.
Judge Moses B. Lairy, who was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Judge McConnell, was appointed by Gov- ernor Claude Matthews, and served until November 3, 1896. Judge Lairy was elected in 1910 as a member of the Appellate court, and served until 1915, when he was elected Judge of the Supreme court on the Democratic ticket over Quincy A. Myers, Republican, and Lou W. Vail, Progressive. Dud- ley H. Chase served from 1896 until his death, July 2, 1902, George A. Gamble following him by appointment and serving until November 3, 1902. In 1900 John S. Lairy, of Logans- port, was elected Judge of the Cass Circuit court, and assumed the office on November 3, 1902. In 1906 Judge Lairy was re-
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elected, and again in 1912 for the third term over George W. Funk, the Republican candidate, and Charles H. Stuart, Pro- gressive candidate. Judge John S. Lairy and Supreme Judge Moses B. Lairy are brothers, both natives of Cass county.
Cass county has been honorably and ably represented in the higher courts of the state and nation by Judges William Z. Stuart, Horace P. Biddle, George E. Ross, Quincy A. Myers, Moses B. Lairy and Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Judge Stuart, who was admitted to practice law at the Cass county bar in 1837, served as Prosecuting Attorney from 1844 until 1845, and from 1853 until 1856, he was Judge of the Supreme court of Indiana. Upon returning to private practice, he became attorney for the Wabash railroad, and died in Logansport, May 7, 1876. Judge Biddle was a member of the Supreme bench from 1875 until 1881. Judge George E. Ross served as a member of the Appellate court from 1893 until 1897. In 1908 Quincy A. Myers was elected as a Judge of the Supreme court on the Republican ticket and served until 1914, when he was defeated for re-election by Judge Moses B. Lairy.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Judge of the United States District court at Chicago, Illinois, was educated in the public schools of Logansport, and graduated from the Union College of Law in 1891. He was Secretary to Walter Q. Gresham while the latter was Secretary of State, and was appointed Judge of the United States District court for the Northern District of Illinois on March 28, 1906. Judge Lan- dis was admitted to the practice of law in Cass county, July 13, 1889.
The first lawyer admitted to practice in the Cass Circuit court at its organization on May 21, 1829, was Albert S. White, who resided at Lafayette. White afterwards became a member of Congress, a member of the United States Senate and Judge of the United States District court. Williamson Wright, who was a brother of Judge John W. Wright, became a member of the Cass county bar, August 10, 1835, and for many years he and John S. Patterson enjoyed a large portion of the legal business of the county. He died in 1896. Senator Daniel D. Pratt studied law in the office of Calvin Fletcher, of Indianapolis, located at Logansport in 1836, served one
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term in the Legislature and represented Indiana in the United States Senate from 1869 until 1875. He died in Logansport, June 17, 1877.
John B. Dillon, who was admitted to the practice of law in Cass county, May 14, 1840, became a forcible and fluent writer, both of prose and poetry. He was editor of the Logansport Canal-Telegraph for several years in the forties, but his greatest work was his "History of Indiana." He died in Indianapolis in 1879. Senator David Turpie studied law in the office of Senator Daniel D. Pratt in 1849, and later moved to Monticello, but in 1868 returned to Logansport, where he continued the practice until 1872, when he moved to Indian- apolis, where his death occurred, April 21, 1909. Senator Turpie was a profound lawyer, an able speaker, and a rare linguist, being master of seven languages. He was a judge on the bench, a member of the State Legislature, a United States Senator, and one of the ablest lawyers who ever prac- ticed in the Cass county courts.
Probably the most energetic and forceful lawyer at the Cass county bar, to which he was admitted on February 5, 1855, came from the state of New York, and studied in the office of his uncle, D. D. Pratt. As a criminal and jury law- yer, David D. Dykeman had few superiors. He was not a close student, but was energetic and resourceful, and a nat- ural leader of men. He served in the City Council, as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and in the state Senate. Judge Dykeman died on February 23, 1911.
T. C. Annabal who was admitted to the practice of law, May 8, 1860, became interested in newspaper work and other business. He moved to Goodland, Indiana, and died there subsequently, March 17, 1895. His son, Thomas W. Annabal, is now a well-known lawyer of Peru, Indiana.
Hon. Daniel P. Baldwin, who graduated from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin in 1856, and from the Columbia Law School in 1860, became a successful lawyer after his admis- sion to the bar, November 16, 1860, and for many years prac- ticed law in partnership with Senator Pratt. He was ap- pointed Judge of the Common Pleas court in 1870, and in 1888 was elected Attorney-General of Indiana, both of which
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positions he filled with credit. Judge Baldwin died at his home in Logansport, November 13, 1908.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
John Smith May S. 1829, resigned.
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