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John H. Gillett, who was appointed July 2, 1892, to fill the unexpired term of William Johnston, also served for ten years on the circuit to which Lake was attached. Judge Gillett re- signed January 25, 1902, to accept an appointment to the Su- preme bench to fill the unexpired term of Francis E. Baker. Judge Gillett was later elected as a member of the Supreme court and served until January, 1909. Upon retiring from the bench he again engaged in practice in Hammond, where he has lived since he was admitted to the bar in 1881. Judge Gillett was born in 1860 at Medina, New York, but has lived practically all of his life in Indiana. He is the author of two legal publications which have received high commendation at the hands of his fellow members of the bar. His work on "Criminal Law" was first issued in 1888, a second edition coming from the press in 1895. In 1897 he issued "Indirect and Collateral Evidence."
Willis C. McMahan, the present Judge of the Lake Circuit court was born in Carroll county, Indiana, August 2, 1858. After graduating from the Delphi high school he started to teach, later entering the University of Michigan, where he studied law in 1881 and 1882. He continued his legal educa- tion in the office of a Logansport firm and was admitted to the bar at Delphi in 1883. In the spring of 1884 he located
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at Crown Point and has made this county his home since that time. He was prosecuting attorney from 1890 to 1894 and was serving as county attorney when Governor Durbin ap- pointed him, January 25, 1902, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Gillett. Judge McMahan was elected in the fall of the same year and re-elected in 1908 and 1914.
Lake county has had two members of its local bar who have served in Congress, Thomas J. Wood and John B. Peter- son. Wood was born in Ohio, reared on a farm, taught school in Vigo county, Indiana, worked his way through the law de- partment of the University of Michigan and graduated at the head of his class in 1868. He at once located at Lowell, Lake county, Indiana, where he began the practice of his profession, but two years later moved to Crown Point, where he lived the remainder of his life. He became one of the Democratic lead- ers of his county, was elected to several town offices, served as prosecuting attorney from 1872 to 1876, served in the state Senate from 1876 to 1880 and was elected to Congress in the fall of 1882 from the Tenth district. After serving one term in Congress he returned to Crown Point, where he lived until his death, October 13, 1908. It might be mentioned that when he was elected to Congress in 1882 he had the largest Re- publican majority of any district in the state to overcome, and that as a result of the strength shown by him in his race for Congress his name was even mentioned for the presidency.
John B. Peterson, the other congressman from Lake coun- ty, was born in this county, July 4, 1851, and has been identi- fied with the legal profession of his county since he was nine- teen years of age. He served as prosecuting attorney from 1880 to 1884, the only official position which he has held be- sides his service in Congress. In 1913 he was elected to Con- gress as a representative of the Tenth district, a district which had been overwhelmingly Republican for many years. Peterson has not only been a successful lawyer, but has also given considerable of his time and attention to the banking business. He is president of the Commercial bank of Crown Point and the First Calumet Trust and Savings bank of East Chicago.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
William Clark April 15, 1837, to serve seven years from date.
William B. Crooks April 15, 1837; removed from county, 1838.
Heury D. Palmer February 11, 1838, vice William B. Crooks.
Samuel Turner August 18, 1843, to serve seven years from April 15, 1844; died, February, 1847.
Henry D. Palmer August 18, 1843. to serve seven years from April 15, 1844.
Benjamin McCarty August 21, 1847, to serve seven years from April 15, 1844, vice Samuel Turner, deceased ; resigned, September, 18-19.
Alexander F. Brown November 3, 1849, to serve seven years from April 15, 1844; died before qualifying.
William Rockwell January 12, 1850 (special election), to serve seveu years from April 15, 1844.
William Rockwell September 26, 1850, to serve seven years from April 15, 1851.
Michael Pearce September 26, 1850, to serve seven years from April 15, 1851.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Robert Wilkinson November 10, 1837.
Hervey Ball August 30, 1844; resigned, July, 1849.
David Turner August 25, 1849 (special election).
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Herman Lawson 1852-56.
William C. Talcott.
1856-68.
Hiram A. Gillett 1868-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Daniel Noyes 1852-54.
J. A. Thornton
1854-56.
Martin Wood 1856-58.
Edward M. Horan
1858-59. died in office.
Joseph M. Door
Appointed July 6. 1859-60.
R. S. Dwiggins. 1860-62.
Oliver W. Ray 1862-61.
James Burson
1864-66.
Elisha C. Fields 1866-68.
William H. Martin 1868-70.
William T. Horine 1870-72.
Newton T. Bozart. 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Samuel C. Sample February 15, 1837-August 8, 1843, resigned. Ninth circuit.
John B. Niles Appointed August 8, 1843-December 1, 1843.
E. M. Chamberlain December 1, 1843; resigned in August, 1852.
Robert R. Lowry. Appointed August 28, 1852-October 12, 1852.
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CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Thomas S. Stanfield October 12, 1852; resigned, February 23, 1857. Ninth circuit.
Albert G. David February 23, 1857-November 17, 1857.
Andrew L. Osborn November 17, 1857-October 24, 1870.
Thomas S. Stanfield October 24, 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6. 1873, put Lake in the Thirty-first.
Hiram A. Gillett Appointed March 14, 1873-October 22, 1879.
Elisha C. Field. October 22. 1879; resigned in March, 1889, to be- come general solicitor for the Monon route.
William Johnston Appointed March 12, 1889; resigned, July 2, 1892.
John H. Gillett Appointed July 2, 1892; resigned, January 25, 1902, to accept an appointment to the Supreme bench.
Willis C. McMahan Appointed January 25, 1902-term expires Novem- ber 13, 1920. The act of February 24, 1913, made Lake the sole county in the Thirty-first, where it has since remained.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Joseph L. Jernegan February 15, 1837-August 15, 1838, resigned. Ninth circuit.
John B. Niles August 15, 1838-December 7, 1838.
William C. Hanna December 7. 1838-December 15, 1842.
E. M. Chamberlain December 15, 1842-September 19, 1843.
Renben L. Farnsworth_ September 19, 1843-September 19, 1845.
Johnson Horrell September 19, 1845; failed to file with secretary of state his bond and oath of office. His con- mission returned April 29, 1846, "said Farns- worth not vacating his office."
James Bradley Appointed April 13, 1846-August 25, 1846; vice Farnsworth removed from state.
Joseph H. Mather
August 25, 1846-August 25, 1848.
James S. Frazer
August 25, 1851-October 12, 1852.
D. J. Woodward
October 12. 1852-November 7, 1854. Ninth circuit.
Morgan H. Weir November 7, 1854-October 1, 1856, resigned.
Reuben L. Farnsworth_Appointed October 1, 1856-October 30, 1856.
Mark S. Dumont October 30. 1856-November 15, 1858.
William B. Biddle.
November 15, 1858-November 15, 1860.
David T. Phillips November 15, 1860-November 15, 1864.
Aaron G. Guiney November 15, 1864-November 15, 1866.
William H. Calkins. November 15. 1866-November 15, 1870.
Michael L. Essick
November 15, 1870-November 15, 1872.
Thomas J. Wood November 15. 1872-November 15, 1876. The act of March 6, 1873, put Lake in the Thirty-first. This act transferred Wood from the Ninth to the Thirty- first.
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Jnlius W. Youche November 15, 1876-November 15, 1880.
John B. Peterson November 15, 1880-November 17, 1884.
Edgar D. Crumpacker. November 17, 1884-November 17, 18SS.
Charles N. Norton November 17, 1888-November 17. 1890.
Willis C. McMahan November 17, 1890-November 17, 1894.
Thomas H. Heard. November 17, 1894-November 17, 1898.
Stanley H. Sutton November 17, 1898-January 1. 1901.
William J. MeAleer
Jannary 1. 1901-January 1, 1907.
David E. Boone.
January 1, 1907-January 1, 1911.
Charles E. Greenwald. - January 1, 1911-January 1, 1913. The act of Feb-
ruary 24, 1913, made Lake the sole county in the Thirty-first, where it has since remained.
James A. Patterson January 1, 1913; term expires January 1, 1917.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Lake county was united with Porter and Laporte in one Superior court circuit by the act of March 9, 1895, which was passed over the Governor's veto. These three counties continued to form one Superior court circuit until the act of March 8, 1907, divided the circuit, making Lake one court and Porter and Laporte another. The Judge of the district for- merly including the three counties became the Judge of the Porter-Laporte Superior court and the Governor appointed, for the Lake Superior court, Virgil S. Reiter, who is still on the bench. The population of Lake county increased to such an extent that it was found necessary to provide additional courts and the act of February 22, 1911, provided for two additional Superior Judges. The Governor appointed Law- rence Becker, Judge of Room 2, and he served until November, 1914, when Walter T. Hardy, who had just been elected, as- sumed the bench. For Room 3, Judge Johannes Kopelke was appointed March 6, 1911, to serve until November 16, 1914, on which date Charles E. Greenwald ascended the bench. Room 3 alternates between Hammond and Crown Point, holding five- week sessions.
Lake is the only county in the state which boasts of two court houses, there being one at Crown Point, the county seat, and another at Hammond. The building of the court house at Hammond was the result of the establishment of a Supe- rior court in Lake county and the credit for the building be- longs to James M. Bradford, a successful business man of the
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city who has always taken an active part in the civic life of the county. It was while serving as county commissioner from 1894 to 1900 that he took the lead in the agitation for a court house in Hammond for the use of the Superior court. It was originally stipulated when a Superior court was es- tablished in Hammond that the county commissioners should provide quarters for holding its sessions. But Bradford was anxious for the city to provide a court house and through his efforts a site was selected and an architect secured to provide plans for a building, and all of this was done before the oppo- nenets of his scheme realized what he was doing. The ques- tion of building was taken into the courts, where the matter was finally settled in favor of Bradford and those advocating the erection of the building.
The first Judge of the Superior court of Lake county was Virgil S. Reiter, a native of Indiana. He began the practice of law at Rochester, Indiana, where he later served as city attorney. He located at Hammond in August, 1893, and serv- ed as city attorney in Hammond from 1902 to 1904. He has been on the Superior bench from the time the court was estab- lished. Upon the organization of Room Two of the Lake Su- perior court in 1911, the Governor appointed Lawrence Beck- er, a native of Germany and a resident of Hammond since 1896, as its first Judge. Judge Becker came from Germany with his parents when ten years of age, the family settling at Tolleston, Indiana, where they lived four years. The fam- ily then moved to Montana, where young Bradford remained until he was twenty-three years of age. He then returned to Indiana and completed his education at Valparaiso Univer- sity, graduating from the law department in 1896. He served as city attorney at Hammond from 1898 to 1902 and was Mayor of the city from May, 1904 to March, 1911, when he was appointed Judge of the Superior court, Room Two. He served until November, 1914, when he was succeeded by the present incumbent, Walter T. Hardy. At the time Rooms Two and Three were established in 1911, Johannes Kopelke was appointed Judge of Room Three. Judge Kopelke was born in Germany and received his education in the Royal Gymnasium of his native land before coming to America. Upon coming
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to this country he entered the University of Michigan and graduated from the law department of that institution in 1876. He at once located at Crown Point, Indiana, and formed a partnership with T. S. Fancher, but the partnership was dis- solved three years later. He served in the state Senate from 1891 to 1895. He held no other official position until he was appointed Judge of the Superior court, Room Three, in Lake county on March 6, 1911. He served until November 16, 1914, at which time Charles E. Greenwald took the bench. Judge Greenwald had been a member of the Lake county bar for about fifteen years before his election to the Superior court of his county in 1914. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, grad- uated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1895, and three years later located at Whiting, Indiana, where he has since resided. He was prosecuting attorney of the Thirty-first circuit from 1911 to 1913.
LAPORTE COUNTY.
Laporte county was organized by the Legislature on Febru- ary 2, 1832, and the act became effective on the 1st of the following April. The county seat has always been at Laporte, although Michigan City has made several attempts to secure it. The first session of the Circuit court was held in October, 1832, at the home of A. B. Andrew. The courts were held at various places for the first two or three years. In fact, the county seat was not laid out until 1833, and a year later there were only fifteen houses in the village.
When Laporte county was organized in 1832 it was at- tached to the First circuit, but a year later (January 7, 1837) it was placed in the Eighth, where it remained until the act of February 17, 1838, put it in the Ninth. It remained in this circuit until the adoption of the new Constitution in 1852. The seven Judges who presided during the two decades prior to 1852, when the new Constitution went into operation, have been mentioned in other counties of the circuit. None of them was a resident of Laporte county.
Thomas L. Stanfield was the first Judge of the circuit elected under the new Constitution, Laporte county being then in the Ninth circuit with the counties of Lake, Porter, St.
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Joseph, Marshall, Starke, Fulton, Carroll, Howard, Pulaski, White, Cass and Miami. Laporte remained in this circuit, which was decreased from time to time, until March 6, 1873, when it was united with St. Joseph in the Thirty-second cir- cuit. The two counties were united until January 3, 1897, when Laporte was made the sole county of the Thirty-second and St. Joseph constituted the newly created Sixtieth.
Lucius Hubbard was Judge of the Thirty-second circuit when it was divided by the act of January 30, 1897, and since he lived in South Bend he was transferred to the St. Joseph Circuit court, the newly created Sixtieth. Governor Mount appointed William P. Biddle on March 23, 1897, as Judge of the Laporte Circuit court to serve until the Novem- ber, 1898, election. At that time John C. Richter was elected to the bench and served two terms. James F. Gallaher, the present incumbent, took the bench on November 15, 1910.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Jacob Miller May 5, 1832, to serve seven years from date.
Judah Leaming May 5, 1832, to serve seven years from date.
David Evans August 23, 1834, vice Jacob Miller (resigned), to serve seven years from May 5, 1832; resigned, August, 1836.
Clinton Foster August 22, 1835, vice Judah Leaming (resigned). to serve seven years from May 5, 1832.
Gustavus A. Rose October 5, 1836 (special election), vice David Ev- ans (resigned-, to serve seven years from May 5, 1832.
Gustavus A. Rose August 24, 1838, to serve seven years from May 5. 1839.
Willard A. Place. August 24, 1838, to serve seven years from May 5, 1839; resigned, June, 1839.
Charles W. Henry August 21, 1839 (special election), vice Willard A. Place (resigned), to serve seven years from May 5, 1839.
William Andrew August 29, 1845, to serve seven years from May 5. 1846.
Abner Bailey August 29, 1845, to serve seven years from May 5, 1846.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Benjamin McCarty September 6, 1832.
Chapel W. Brown August 23, 1834, vice Benjamin McCarty (re- signed), to serve seven years from date.
Jabez R. Wells September 13, 1841, to serve seven years from date.
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Jabez R. Wells August 29, 1848, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 13, 1848. Jabez R. Wells refused to qualify.
Gilbert Hathaway January 16, 1849, appointed.
Milford K. Farraud August 24, 1849.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Herman Lawson
1852-56.
William C. Talcott 1856-60.
Elisha Egbert 1860-70.
Edward J. Wood 1870-72.
Daniel Noyes 1872-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Daniel Noyes.
1852-54.
J. A. Thornton
1854-56.
Martin Wood 1856-58.
Edward M. Horan
1858-59, died in office.
Joseph M. Dorr Appointed July 6, 1859-60.
Charles P. Jacobs 1860-62.
William Andrews 1862-68.
Joseph B. Arnold.
1867-70, resigned.
Orville T. Chamberlain_ Appointed July 15, 1870.
William B. Hess. 1870-72.
George Ford. 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
John R. Porter April 1, 1832-January 7, 1833. The act of January 7. 1833, took Laporte out of the First and put it in the Eighth.
Gustavus A. Everts January 9, 1833-July 5, 1836, resigned.
Sample C. Sample. Appointed July 5, 1836-January 9, 1837, transferred to the Ninth.
Charles W. Ewing January 9, 1837-February 17, 1838. The act of February 17, 1838, put Laporte in the Ninth.
Samuel C. Sample February 17, 1838-August 8, 1843, resigned.
John B. Niles. Appointed August 8, 1843-December 1, 1843
E. M. Chamberlain December 1, 1843; resigned in August, 1852.
Robert R. Lowry Appointed August 28. 1852-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Thomas L. Stanfield October 12, 1852; resigned, February 23, 1857. Ninth circuit.
Albert G. David. February 23, 1857- November 17, 1857.
Andrew L. Osborn November 17, 1857-October 24, 1870.
Thomas L. Stanfield October 24. 1870-October 24, 1876. The act of
March 6, 1873, put Laporte in the Thirty-second and transferred Judge Stanfield with it.
Daniel Noyes October 24, 1876-November 14, 1894.
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Lucius Hubbard November 14, 1894-January 30, 1897. The act of January 30, 1897, made Laporte the sole county in the Thirty-second and transferred Judge Hubbard to the newly created Sixtieth.
William P. Biddle Appointed March 23, 1897-November S, 1898.
John C. Richter November 8, 1898-November 15, 1910.
James F. Gallaher November 15, 1910; term expires November 15, 1916.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Andrew Ingram April 1, 1832-January 7, 1833. The act of January 7, 1833, took Laporte out of the First and put it in the Eighth.
John B. Chapman January 10, 1833-August 11, 1834, resigned.
Samuel C. Sample. Appointed 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-February 17, 1838. The act of February 17, 1838, put Laporte in the Ninth.
Joseph L. Jernegan February 17, 1838-August 15, 1838. The act of December 10, 1836, had transferred Jernegau from the Eighth to the Ninth.
John B. Niles August 15, 1838-December 7, 1838.
William C. Hanna December 7, 1838-December 15, 1842.
E. M. Chamberlain. December 15, 1842-September 19, 1843, resigned.
Reuben L. Farnsworth_ September 19, 1843-April 13, 1845, removed from state.
Johnson Horrell September 19, 1845; failed to file with secretary of state his bond and oath of office. His commis- sion, returned April 29, 1846, "said Farnsworth not vacating his office."
James Bradley Appointed April 13, 1846- August 25, 1846, vice, Farnsworth, removed from state.
Joseph H. Mather
August 25, 1846-Angust 25, 1848.
James S. Frazer
August 28, 1851-October 12, 1852.
D. J. Woodward
October 12. 1852-November 7. 1854. Ninth circuit.
Morgan H. Weir. November 7, 1854-October 1, 1856, resigned.
Reuben L. Farnsworth_Appointed October 1, 1856-October 30, 1856. Mark S. Dumont October 30. 1856-November 15, 1858.
William B. Biddle. November 15, 1858-November 15, 1860.
David T. Phillips November 15, 1860-November 15, 1864.
Aaron G. Guiney November 15, 1864-November 15, 1866.
William H. Calkins November 15, 1866-November 15, 1870.
Michael L. Essick November 15, 1870-November 15, 1872.
Thomas I. Wood November 15, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of
March 6, 1873, put Laporte in the Thirty-second.
George Ford
Appointed April 7. 1873-October 22, 1873.
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James A. Crawley October 22, 1873-October 22, 1875.
George Ford. October 22, 1875; resigned January 15, 1885.
Andrew J. Egbert Appointed to fill vacancy of George Ford served uutil October 22, 1887.
Abraham L. Brick October 22, 1887-October 22, 1889.
Joseph G. Orr October 22. 1889-October 22, 1891.
Peter D. Connolly October 22, 1891; died May 22, 1893.
Oliver M. Cunningham_Appointed May 25, 1893, to fill unexpired term of
Connolly ; declined to serve.
Francis M. Jackson Appointed May 31, 1893-October 22, 1895, vice Cunningham, who declined to serve the unexpired term of Peter D. Connolly, deceased.
John C. Richter October 22, 1895; resigned November 16, 1SOS. The act of January 30, 1897, made Laporte the sole county in the Thirty-second.
Julius G. Travis Appointed November 16, 1898-October 22, 1899.
William Il. Breece October 22. 1899-January 1, 1904.
Jeremiah B. Collins. January 1, 1904-January 1, 1906.
Theron T. Miller. January 1, 1906-January 1, 1908.
Ralph N. Smith
January 1, 1008-January 1, 1914.
Worth W. Pepple January 1, 1914; term expires January 1, 1918.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Laporte county was united with Porter and Lake in one Superior court district by the act of March 9, 1895, which was passed over the governor's veto. These three counties continued to form one Superior court district until the act of March 8, 1907, divided the district, making Lake one court and Porter and Laporte another. The Judge of the district formerly including the three counties became the Judge of the Porter-Laporte Superior court, and the Governor appoint- ed a Judge for the newly created Lake Superior court. The . governor appointed John Cass on March 28, 1895, as the first Judge of the Superior court district including the counties of Laporte, Porter and Lake. Judge Cass was followed (January 1, 1897) by Harry B. Tuthill, who served until January 1, 1915, when the present Judge, Harry L. Crumpacker, ascended the bench. It was during the term of Judge Tuthill that the district was divided, as stated above, Judge Tuthill being con- tinued on the bench of the Laporte-Porter district.
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LAWRENCE COUNTY.
Lawrence county, which at one time was a part of Wash- ington and, later, of Orange county, was created out of a part of the latter county by an act approved January 7, 1818. At the suggestion of Benjamin Blackwell, the first county seat of Lawrence county was named Palestine, but by an act of the Legislature, approved February 9, 1825, the county seat was relocated at Bedford. The first court house in Lawrence county was erected at Palestine in the spring of 1818 and was used until 1822, when a new court house was built at Pales- tine at a cost of five thousand and five hundred dollars. Early in 1825 a temporary log court house was erected at Bedford at a cost of about five hundred dollars. The first term of court in Bedford opened on February 6, 1826. Another court house was finished and accepted in May, 1834, and this served all of the purposes of the county until 1869, when agitation was begun for the erection of another building. The present Lawrence county court house was completed in 1872 at a cost of about one hundred thousand dollars.
The first Circuit court of the county was held at the house of James Gregory on June 4, 1818. The house of Gregory was located in Leatherwood, east of the site of the present city of Bedford, on the David Ikerd farm, which afterward belonged to Capt. Isaac Newkirk. James Gregory, who was a native of North Carolina, located in Lawrence county in 1818, served in the Legislature of 1820 and died in 1842. He was the father of R. C. Gregory, later one of the Judges of the Indiana Supreme court. Thomas Blake was the Presi- dent Judge when the first court in the county met in June, 1818, but he resigned the last day of the year. General W. Johnston took his seat as Judge of the Circuit court of Law- rence county at the March term in 1819. At this term of court, Robert Holly, Jr., and Winthrop Foote were admitted to the bar. In June, 1819, when the first term of court was held at Palestine, Jonathan Doty was Judge and John Ross the state prosecutor. At the October, 1819 term, Winthrop Foote became prosecutor in the place of John Ross. William W. Wick became Judge of the court in March, 1822. In the
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meantime, James R. Higgins, Daniel Shell, Charles Dewey and Hugh S. Ross were admitted to the bar. Rollin C. Dewey and James Bramin were admitted to the bar in October, 1820, and the former became the first resident attorney of Law- rence county. Dewey, who was a native of Massachusetts, died of the cholera in 1832. In June, 1822, Addison Smith, John Kingsbury, Thomas M. Allen, Henry A. Coward and James Whitcomb were admitted to the bar. The last named later became Governor of Indiana. At the June, 1823, term of court, Henry P. Thornton, Edgar C. Wilson and Thomas H. Blake were admitted to the bar.
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