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served until the new Constitution went into effect, October 12, 1852.
When the state was recircuited in 1852, Union county was placed in the Fourth circuit with Dearborn, Franklin, Decatur, Shelby, Rush and Fayette. William M. McCarty was the first Judge elected for the circuit, but he resigned in July of the following year. Governor Wright appointed William S. Hol- man July 29, 1853, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge McCarty, but he resigned twelve days later and, as far as is known, never held a term of court in any one of the counties of his circuit. The bench was filled on August 10, 1853, by the appointment of Reuben D. Logan, who served by appoint- ment and subsequent election, until October 1, 1865. On that date Jeremiah M. Wilson took the bench and was still serving when the act of April 22; 1869, put Union in the newly organ- ized Twenty-sixth circuit with Franklin, Dearborn and Ohio. Judge Wilson was left in the Fourth circuit, and Governor Baker appointed Robert N. Lamb as Judge of the newly created Twenty-sixth. He was succeeded at the October, 1870, election by Henry C. Hanna, who served until his death, July 24, 1880. During his term of office the act of March 6, 1873, united Union and Franklin in the Thirty-seventh circuit. Four days after the death of Judge Hanna, Governor Gray ap- pointed Ferdinand S. Swift to the vacancy caused by his death. Judge Swift served by subsequent re-elections until October 27, 1904. During his incumbency, the act of March 2, 1883, added Fayette county to Union and Franklin, thus placing three counties in the circuit. There are only two other circuits in the state containing three counties, the Third (Crawford, Harrison and Perry) and the Sixth (Jennings, Ripley and Scott). No change has been made in the Thirty- seventh circuit since 1883. The present Judge, George L. Gray, has been on the bench since October 27, 1904, and will finish his second term October 27, 1916. In the November, 1914, election Raymond S. Springer was elected to succeed Judge Gray, and his term will begin at the expiration of the present term of Judge Gray.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Sylvanus Everets March 5, 1821; resigned, October, 1822.
Robert Swann March 5, 1821.
Robert Swann January 23, 1828, to serve seven years from March 5, 182S.
Daniel Ogden January 23, 1828, to serve seven years from March 5, 1828.
Robert Swann August 15, 1834, to serve seven years from March 5, 1835.
Daniel Ogden August 15, 1834. to serve seven years from March 5, 1835; resignation filed August 9, 1841.
Isaac Connell August 9, 1841, to serve seven years from March 5, 1842.
George R. Chitwood August 9, 1841, to serve seven years from March 5, 1842.
Elijah Van Zandt August 22, 1848, to serve seven years from March 5, 1849.
William B. Crist August 22. 1848. to serve seven years from March 5, 1849.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Henry C. Hammond August 15, 1829; resigned. 1833.
William Cason, Sr August 13, 1833, vice Henry C. Hammond, resigned.
William Cason, Sr August 11, 1840.
William Cason, Sr.
Angust 18, 1847 ; died before Angust 6, 1850.
Daniel Ogden August 6, 1850, vice William Cason, Sr., deceased.
Daniel Ogden August 21, 1850.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
John S. Reid 1852-60.
Jeremiah M. Wilson 1860-65. resigned.
J. F. Kibbey. Appointed March 6, 1865-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
James R. McClure 1852-54.
Joseph Marshall 1854-56.
Nath'l McCrookshank 1856-58.
Clement C. Cory 1858-60.
John C. Whitridge. 1860-64.
Henry C. Fox. 1864-68.
William H. Jones 1868-70.
John L. Rupe 1870-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Miles C. Eggleston February 1, 1821-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, took Union out of the Third and put it in the Sixth.
Charles H. Test
Appointed January 23, 1830-December 11, 1835;
·
resigned.
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Samuel Bigger
Appointed December 11, 1835-March 29, 1840, re- signed.
James Perry Appointed March 29, 1840-January 23, 1844.
Jehu T. Elliott. January 23, 1844-February 15, 1851.
Oliver P. Morton February 15, 1851-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
William M. McCarty __ October 12, 1852; resigned, July 29, 1853. Fourth circuit.
William S. Holman Appointed July 29, 1853; resigned, August 10, 1853
Reuben D. Logan Appointed August 10, 1853-October 1, 1865.
Jeremiah M. Wilson. October 1, 1865-April 22, 1869. The act of April 22. 1869, put Union in the Twenty-sixth.
Robert N. Lamb Appointed April 28, 1869-October 24, 1870.
Henry C. Hanna
October 24, 1870; died in office, July 24, 1SSO. The act of March 6, 1873, put Union in the Thirty. seventh, and transferred Hanna from the Twenty- sixth to the Thirty-seventh.
Ferdinand S. Swift. Appointed July 28, 1SSO-October 27, 1904. The act of March 2, 1883, constituted Union, Franklin and Fayette the Thirty-seventh, since which time no change has been made.
George L. Gray October 27. 1904-October 27. 1916.
Raymond S. Springer __ Commissioned November 12, 1914, for a six-year term beginning October 27. 1916.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Oliver H. Smith August 9, 1824-August 1, 1826, resigned. Third
circuit.
Amos Lane Appointed August 1, 1826-December 30, 1826.
Cyrus Finch December 30, 1826-December 30, 182S.
M. M. Ray
December 30, 1828-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20. 1830, took Union out of the Third and put it in the Sixth.
James Perry January 25,1830-January 25, 1832.
William J. Brown January 25. 1832-December 10. 1836. resigned.
Samuel Parker December 10. 1836-December 10. 1838.
David Macey Decembr 10. 1838-December 11, 1840.
Martin M. Ray December 11. 1840-December 15, 1842.
Jehu T. Elliott. December 15. 1842; resigned, January 23, 1844.
Samuel E. Perkins Appointed January 23, 1844-August 20. 1844.
Jacob B. Julian August 20. 1844-August 27, 1846.
John B. Still August 27. 1846-August 27. 1848.
Joshua H. Mellett August 18. 1851-October 12. 1852.
Oscar B. Hord. October 12. 1852-November 2. 1854. cuit.
Fourth cir-
William Patterson November 2. 1854-August 13. 1858, resigned. Sebastian Green Appointed August 13, 1858-November 2, 185S.
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Henry C. Hanna. November 2, 1858-November 2, 1860
Milton H. Cullum
November 2, 1860-November 2, 1862.
Samuel S. Harrell
November 3, 1862-November 3, 186-4.
Creighton Dandy November 3, 1864-November 3, 1866.
Kendall M. Hord.
November 3. 1866-November 3, 1SGS.
Platt Wicks
November 3, 1868-April 22. 1869. The act of April 22, 1869, put Union in the Twenty-sixth.
William Wirt Kelley. Appointed April 28, 1869-October 24, 1870.
George R. Brumblay October 24, 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March
6, 1873, put Union in the Thirty-seventh.
Bartemus Burke Appointed March 29, 1873-October 22, 1875.
Stephen E. Urmster October 2, 1875-October 22, 1877.
Bartemus Burke
October 22, 1877-October 22, 1881.
Leland H. Stanford.
October 22, 1881-October 22, 1SS5. The act of March 2, 1883, constituted Union, Franklin and Fayete the Thirty-seventh, since which time no change has been made.
Lewis M. Develin October 22, 1885-October 22, 1SS9.
George W. Pigman
October 22, 1889-October 22, 1893.
George I. Gray
October 22, 1893-October 2, 1895.
F. M. Smith October 22, 1895-October 22, 1897.
George L. Gray October 22, 1897-January 1, 1902.
Frank E. Nevin January 1, 1902-January 1. 190-4.
Robert E. Barnhart.
January 1, 1904-January 1, 1908.
Allen Wiles
January 1, 1908-January 1, 1910.
Frank M. Edwards.
January 1, 1910-January 1. 1916.
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James A. Clifton January 1, 1916; term expires January 1, 1918.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY.
Vanderburgh county was organized on January 7, 1818, and began its formal career as an independent county on the first of the following month. Evansville, its county seat, en- joys the unique distinction of being the only town in the state which has been the county seat of two different counties. When Warrick county was organized April 1, 1913, Evansville was made the county seat. At that time Warrick embraced practically all of the present counties of Posey, Vanderburgh, Spencer and Perry, together with a part of Crawford county. No doubt, Col. Hugh McGary's gift of one hundred acres on July 15, 1814, was the determining factor in the selection of Evansville as the county seat of Warrick county. Within three months from the time Evansville was made the county seat of Warrick, Posey county was organized with practically
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its present limits. This left Evansville in the extreme south- western corner of Warrick and this fact was responsible for the territorial legislative act of September 1, 1814, which moved the county seat of Warrick from Evansville to a site on the Ohio river, subsequently called Darlington. The or- ganization of Vanderburgh and Spencer counties in January, 1818, out of Warrick county left the latter with nearly its present boundaries.
There was no question but that Evansville would be the county seat of the newly organized Vanderburgh county and it was so ordered by the locating commissioners designated in the act organizing the county. As soon as the county was organized, provisions were made for building a court house, but for the first year the sessions of the court were held at the residence of Hugh McGary in Evansville. It was in his house that the first session of the Circuit court of Vanderburgh county met on Monday, February 23, 1818, Vanderburgh county being at that time a part of the Fourth judicial circuit. David Hart was the President Judge and John McCrary and William Wagnor were the Associate Judges.
The first Probate court in Vanderburgh county met in February, 1821, in the county clerk's office with Associate Judges John McCrary and William Wagnor on the bench. By virtue of their office, they were judges of the Probate court until 1829, when G. W. Lindsey was elected. Lindsey served until August, 1835.
The first meeting of the Common Pleas court of Vander- burgh county was held in the court house in Evansville on the first Monday in January, 1853. The governor appointed Con- rad Baker as the first judge of the court and he served until December, 1853, at which time Asa Iglehart, who had been elected in the preceding August, took the bench. He served until December, 1858.
The Vanderburgh Criminal court was established by the legislative act of May 13, 1868, and was abolished by the Legislature, March 3, 1877. The new court opened on the first Monday in June, 1869, with Andrew L. Robinson as judge (appointed May 18, 1869), and William P. Hargrave as prose- cutor. Judge Robinson served by appointment until October
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26, 1870, when he resigned and was succeeded by Charles H. Butterfield. Judge Butterfield resigned in June, 1872, to be- come mayor of Evansville and Judge Hargrave was again ap- pointed (June 13, 1872), to the bench and served by appoint- ment and subsequent elections until the office expired by limi- tation at the end of the July session of court, 1877. With the abolishment of the Common Pleas court in 1873 and the Crim- inal court in 1877, there was more court business than the Cir- cuit court could handle and it became necessary to provide a new court. For this reason the Superior court of Vander- burgh county was brought into existence with the act of March 3, 1877. The first term of the new court was held on the first Monday in August, 1877, with Azro Dyer, an appointee of the governor, on the bench. Judge Dyer was subsequently elected judge of the court and continued to serve as a result of re-elections until December 18, 1890. The Superior court judges since that date follow: Peter Maier, December 18, 1890-December 18, 1894; John H. Foster, December 18, 1894- May 24, 1905; Alexander Gilchrist, May 24, 1905-December 5, 1910; Fred M. Hostetter, December 5, 1910-re-elected in November, 1914, for a second term of four years.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
John McCrary February 28, 1818.
William Wagnor February 28. 1818: resigned, May, 1822.
William Olmstead June 27. 1822. vice William Wagnor, resigned.
John M. Dunham October 27, 1824, vice John McCrary, resigned.
William Olmstead November 25. 1824.
John M. Dunham November 25. 1824, to serve seven years, from February 19, 1825.
John M. Dunham August 23, 1831, to serve seven years, from Feb- ruary 28, 1832.
William Olmstead August 23. 1831, to serve seven years, from Feb- ruary 28, 1832.
John W. Lilleston. August 16, 1838, to serve seven years, from Feb- ruary 28, 1839; resigned, June, 1842.
William Olmstead August 16, 1838, to serve seven years, from Feb- ruary 28, 1839; resigned, June, 1844.
Conrad Stacer August 10. 1842. to serve seven years, from Feb- ruary 28, 1839, vice John W. Lilleston, resigned ; Conrad Stacer, resigned, July, 1849.
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Silas Stephens August 23, 1844, vice William Olmstead, to serve seven years, from February 28, 1839.
Wilson Shook Angust 28, 1849, to serve seven years, from Fch- ruary 28, 1846.
PROBATE JUDGES.
George W. Lindsay. August 20, 1829.
Nathan Rowley November 3, 1835, vice George W. Lindsay, re- signed.
Nathan Rowley August 9, 1836, to serve from August 23, 1836; refused to serve.
John B. Stinson October 18, 1836, appointed.
John B. Stinson August 14, 1837; resigned, July, 1841.
Edward Hopkins July 19, 1841, appointed vice Jolin B. Stinson, re- signed.
Thomas Hornbrook.
August 25, 1841. to serve seven years from date.
John B. Stinson May 19, 1846, appointed vice Thomas Hornbrook, resigned.
Edward Hopkins. August 21. 1846, to serve seven years, from August 21, 1846; died September 12, 1850.
Cadwallader M. Griffith September 23, 1850, appointed, vice Edward Hop- kins, deceased.
Ira P. Granger. August 23. 1851.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Conrad Baker 1852-53. resigned. .
Asa Iglehart Appointed December 20, 1853-56.
Joel W. B. Moore 1858-60.
John Pitcher 1860-66.
Andrew L. Robinson 1866-67.
Morris S. Johnson
1867-71, died in office.
William P. Edson
Appointed November 25, 1871, vice Johnson, de-
ceased, 1872.
William Land
August 3-October 28, 1872.
John B. Handy
1872-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Morris S. Johnson 1852-54.
Isaac S. Moore 1854-56, resigned.
Edmund B. Seymour Appointed October 26, 1856-60.
Burr H. Pope
1860.
Ellis Lewis 1860-64.
Charles G. Bennett 1864-66.
William M. Hoggatt 1866-6S.
Milton W. Pearce 186S-70.
John Brownlee 1870-73.
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PRESIDENT JUDGES.
David Hart. February 1, 1818-January 2, 1819, resigned. Fourth circuit.
Richard Daniel Appointed January 2, 1819-February 21, 1822.
James R. E. Goodlet. February 21, 1822-January 25, 1832.
Samuel Hall January 25, 1832-April 20. 1835, resigned.
Charles I. Battell
Appointed April 20. 1835-December 11, 1835.
Elisha Embree
December 11, 1835-January 1, 1846.
James Lockhart.
January 1, 1846; resigned in May, 1851, to take effect September 21, 1851.
Alvin P. Hovey Appointed May 31, 1851, to serve from September 21, 1851-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Alvin P. Hovey October 12. 1852; resigned September 26, 1854. Third circuit.
William E. Niblack Appointed September 26, 1854; resigned, October 24, 1857.
Ballard Smith Appointed October 24. 1857-November 1, 1858.
M. F. Burke
November 1. 1858-February 22, 1859. The act of February 22, 1859, put Vanderburgh in the Fif- teenth.
William F. Parrett Appointed August 3, 1859 : resigned March 10, 1869.
James G. Jones Appointed March 12, 1869-October 24, 1870.
David T. Laird. October 24, 1870-December 21, 1872. The act of
December 21. 1872, put Vanderburgh in the Third.
Newton F. Mallott December 21. 1872-March 6. 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Vanderburgh in the First.
William F. Parrett. Appointed March 7. 1873; resigned December 31, 1888.
Robert D. Richardson __ Appointed January 1, 1889-November 17, 1898. The act of March S. 1895. made Vanderburgh the sole county in the First, where it has since remained. .
Hamilton A. Mattison __ November 17, 1896-November 17, 1902.
Louis O. Rasch November 17. 1902-November 17. 190S.
Curran A. DeBruler November 17. 190S; died in office in November, 1911.
John W. Spencer Appointed November 9, 1911; resigned April 15, 1912. to become judge of the Supreme court.
William M. Blakely Appointed April 15. 1912-November 23, 1912.
Duncan C. Givens November 23, 1912 ; term expires November 23, 1918.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Amos Clark August 9. 1824-August 14, 1826. Fourth circuit. Charles I. Battell August 14. 1826-December 30, 1832.
John Pitcher December 30. 1832-August 10, 1836.
Eben D. Edson AAppointed August 10. 1836-January, 1837.
John A. Breckinridge __ January, 1837-December 7, 1838.
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Eben D. Edson December 7, 183S-December 10, 1840.
John Pitcher
December 10. 1840-August 6, 1841, resigned.
James Lockhart Appointed August 6, 1841-September 19, 1845.
Samuel S. DeBruler August 27, 1846-August 27, 1848.
Andrew L. Robinson
August 23, 1849-September 1, 1851.
Harmon G. Barkwell
Setpember 1, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Andrew L. Robinson
October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Third circuit.
Nathaniel Ushier
November 7, 1854-November 22, 1855, resigned.
Harmon G. Barkwell November 22. 1855; resigned August 15, 1857.
William F. Parrett
Appointed August 31, 1857-November 12, 1857.
James M. Shanklin
November 12, 1857: resigned October 11, 1858.
Commission issued November 24, 1858, served to November 5, 1861. The act of February 22, 1859,
put Vanderburgh in the Fifteenth. This act trans-
ferred Shanklin from the Third to the Fifteenth.
Blythe Hines November 5, 1861-May 21, 1863; "vacated the Office."
Charles E. Marsh Appointed May 21, 1863-November 12. 1864.
Lewis C. Stinson November 12. 186-1-November 23, 1865.
William P. Hargrave. November 23, 1865-November 23, 1867.
William Henning
November 23, 1867-October 24, 1870.
Currån DeBruler
October 24. 1870-October 21, 1872.
Edwin R. Hatfield
October 21, 1872-December 21. 1872. The act of
December 21, 1872, put Vanderburgh in the Third.
Samuel H. Taylor
December 21. 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Vanderburgh in the First.
John Brownlee Appointed March 12, 1873-October 22. 1879.
William H. Gudgel October 22. 1879-October 22, 1883.
Philip W. Frey
October 22. 1883-October 22, 1887.
Andrew J. Mccutcheon_October 22. 1887-October 22, 1891.
John W. Spencer October 22. 1891-October 22. 1895. The act of
March 8, 1895, made Vanderburgh the sole county in the First, where it has since remained.
Andrew J. Clark October 22, 1895-October 22. 1899.
Edgar Durre October 22. 1899-January 1. 1904.
Charles Wittenbraker. _January 1, 1904-January 1. 1908.
Oscar R. Luhring January 1. 1908-January 1, 1912.
John W. Sappenfield
January 1. 1912-January 1, 1916.
Lane B. Osborn January 1. 1916 ; term expires January 1. 1918.
VERMILLION COUNTY.
Vermillion county was originally a part of Vigo county and was organized by an act of the Indiana Legislature, January 2, 1824. Newport has always been the county seat. The court house was nearly destroyed by fire on January 29, 1844.
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The present building was erected in 1868. It was remodeled in 1903 and substantially increased in size.
Vermillion county was first made a part of the First judi- cial circuit and remained in this circuit until the redistribu- tion of counties made by an act of the General Assembly ap- proved January 28, 1839, when it became a part of the Seventh circuit, along with Knox, Sullivan, Clay, Putnam, Vigo and Parke counties. Jacob Call was the President Judge of the First circuit in 1824, and was followed in July of that year by John R. Porter, who served until 1838. In 1838 Isaac Naylor became judge of the circuit, which included Vermillion county, and he presided until the circuit was changed in 1839, when he was succeeded by E. M. Huntington, of Terre Haute. In 1841 William P. Bryant became President Judge of the court and he was succeeded in 1844 by John Law. In 1850 S. B. Gookins became President Judge and served about six months. In January, 1851, D. R. Eckles was commis- sioned and presided over the local court until October 12, 1852. William P. Bryant succeeded Judge Eckles and served until 1858, when John M. Cowan succeeded to the office. The act of March 1, 1867, put Vermillion in the Eighteenth circuit and the governor appointed Richard W. Thompson as judge of the new circuit. Judge C. Y. Patterson served from Novem- ber 4, 1867, to 1873, when he was succeeded by Thomas F. Davidson, who served until 1882. In that year Joshua Jump (1885-86) became judge and he was succeeded by Ared F. White, who served from 1886 to 1904. Judge White's succes- sors have been Gould G. Rheuby, Charles W. Ward, William C. Wait, Jr., and Barton S. Aikman, the present judge.
Among the early lawyers of Vermillion county was Henry D. Washburn, a native of Vermont, and a member of the noted Washburn family of the old Green Mountain state, who was born in March, 1832, and came to Vermillion county in 1850. He taught school and studied law, while teaching, with Thomas C. W. Sale at Newport, being admitted to the bar in 1853. He served one term as auditor of Vermillion county, begin- ning in 1854; entered the army as captain of Company C, Eighteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was finally bre- vetted major-general, serving in all about four years. In 1864,
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before the termination of the Civil War, he was elected to the lower house of Congress against Daniel W. Voorhees, serving from March, 1865, until March, 1869. In 1869 he was ap- pointed surveyor-general by President Grant for the territory of Montana. He died in 1871, while still holding this office. Commanding a company of fifty men, he made the first ex- plorations of the now famous Yellowstone Park in 1870, in which journey the exposure brought on an illness which proved fatal to him.
Henry A. White, who was a native of Helt township, prac- ticed law at Clinton for a number of years and then moved to Kansas. M. B. Davis, who was a graduate of Asbury (now DePauw) University at Greencastle, moved in 1885 to Beat- rice, Nebraska, where he practiced law for a number of years and edited a local newsaper. In 1888 Davis, Daniel C. John- son, Platt Z. Anderson, Benjamin R. Whitcomb and I. H. Strain were the leading lawyers of Clinton.
Daniel M. Jones, a native of Vermillion county, who at- tended Wabash College, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and served in the Legislature of 1861 as a Republican. He died in the autumn of 1865. L. C. Allen, who was a native of near Highland, Vermillion county, studied law under M. G. Rhoades, of Newport, and practiced law for some time. Later he moved to Fountain county.
Nathan Harvey, who was a native of Parke county, taught school for some time in the seminary building at Newport. He married a daughter of John C. Johnson and formed a law partnership with William Eggleston. He died early in life.
Robert A. Parrett, who attended school at Asbury (now DePauw) University for a short time, read law in the office of Judge Jump, and in the fall of 1875 was admitted as a part- ner of B. E. and M. G. Rhoads. After January, 1880, he was engaged in farming.
Prof. B. F. Rhoads, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in 1834 and came with his parents to Richmond, Indiana, in 1836. They came to Parke county in 1837 and later to Wave- land in Montgomery county. Young Rhoads entered Wabash College and was graduated from that institution in 1859. He
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taught in the Farmers College at Clinton, studied law in the office of Judge Maxwell at Rockville, and was admitted to the bar about 1861. From 1865 to 1879, he was in partnership in the practice of law with his brother, M. G. Rhoads, and in 1865 was a member of the Legislature. In 1878 he moved to Terre Haute. Early in the spring of 1881, he was ap- pointed judge of the Superior court of Vigo county and served one year. For five years, he was one of the trustees of the State University at Bloomington, and for a time was the pro- fessor of law in that institution.
John D. Cushman, a native of Perryville, Vermillion county, was the son of Thomas Cushman, who was elected auditor of Vermillion county in the fall of 1872. John D. Cushman studied law and became a fluent public speaker. He died about 1882. Thomas C. W. Sale, who was for many years a lawyer at Newport, moved to Paris, Illinois, before the Civil War, where he served as an Indian agent. Later he went to the far West, but finally returned to Paris and there spent the remainder of his life.
Samuel G. Malone, who practiced law before the Vermil- lion county bar prior to the Civil War, moved to Decatur, Illi- nois, and there accumulated a fortune, which he subsequently lost. Eventually, he came back to Helt township, Vermillion county, and engaged in farming.
William Eggleston, a native of Vermillion county, received his education at the county seminary at Newport. He was admitted to the bar about 1859 and soon acquired considerable practice. In about fifteen years, however, he engaged in the mercantile business with his brother, but the business failed. While a resident of Newport, Mr. Eggleston wrote and pub- lished three works: "A Treatise on County Commissioners," "A Legal Work on Damages," and a play entitled "The Broken- hearted Wife." In 1877 Eggleston moved to Terre Haute.
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