Courts and lawyers of Indiana, Volume III, Part 20

Author: Monks, Leander J. (Leander John), 1843-1919; Esarey, Logan, 1874-1942, ed; Shockley, Ernest Vivian, 1878- ed
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Indianapolis : Federal Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 720


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An effort has been made in this connection to prepare an alphabetical list of lawyers not mentioned elsewhere. Their names and such few facts as are given have been taken largely from county histories and the news- papers. Obviously the data in many cases is confined to the mere state- ment that the lawyer lived in such a county, was admitted to the bar in a certain year or moved to Indiana at some time more or less definite. The list does not attempt in any sense to be exhaustive, but it presents about three hundred lawyers who have made a sufficient impression upon their day and generation, to get their names into a county history or into the files of their local newspapers.


Thomas C. Anthony was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1833. Clark M. Anthony was admitted to the Pike county bar in 1841. Samuel I. Anthony, of Porter county, was admitted to the bar in 1839. Thomas F. G. Adams practiced in Owen county, and Cyrus M. Allen, in Vincennes. Jacob Angle was a lawyer of Boone county from 1843 to '1856. At the latter date he moved to Illinois. Joseph Anthony was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1836.


Hiram Brown, of Marion county, was born July 18, 1792. in Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced until his death. June 8. 1853. - He traveled the circuit from Bloomington to Fort Wayne. Alexan- der Buckner, a lawyer of Clark county lived at Charlestown. He was born in Jefferson county. Kentucky, in 1775. He settled on a military grant at Charlestown in 1812, but, in 1818, moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was president of the Missouri Territorial Convention in 1820. He served in the United States Senate from 1831 until his death in 1833. He was the first grand master of the Indiana grand lodge of Masons. W. B. Beach, of Boone county, practiced in the forties and fifties. He later moved to Providence, Rhode Island. He was a representative in the Leg- islature in 1851. Horace Bassett, of Dearborn county, was born in Mans- field, Connecticut, January 18. 1782. He located in Aurora in 1820. From 1822 to 1828 he was in the Legislature. In 1834 Judge Holman appointed


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him clerk of the United States court and he continued in that position until his death, December 18, 1860. He lived at Indianapolis from 1840 to 1860. James T: Brown, of Dearborn county, was born in Kentucky in 1795. He came to Indiana in 1814 and from 1838 to 1867 lived at Wilming- ton. A. J. Boone, of Boone county, practiced at Lebanon from 1848 until his death, July 12, 1875. He was born in Preble county, Ohio, July 17, 1820, and came to Boone county in 1838. He was a state senator from 1873 to 1877. Cromwell W. Barbour practiced in Putnam county. John A. Brackenridge practiced in Warrick county from 1816 to 1835. He was a representative from 1833 to 1834. Theodore Barnett practiced in Craw- ford county in the twenties and thirties. George W. Blakemore was a lawyer of Cass county in the early days. He soon drifted into politics and became county auditor ; he was also representative three times, 1843, 1844, and 1848. John Brownlee was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1836. William J. Brown, of Rush and Marion counties, was born in Ken- tucky, November 22, 1805. He moved to Indiana in 1821. He was ad- mitted to the Rush county bar in 1826, after having read law with C. H. Test. He was representative. 1828-1829; secretary of state, 1837-1841; in Congress, 1843-1845, 1849-1851. He died, March 18, 1857. John T. Brown, of Eastern Indiana, located at Greensburg, 1824-1826. Ovid Butler, of Marion county, practiced at Shelbyville from 1825 to 1836. He then came to Indianapolis and practiced until 1849. William A. Bullock, of the Third circuit, practiced in Jennings county during the twenties. William C. Bul- lock, of Jennings county, was the first resident attorney at Vernon. John H. Bradley was a lawyer of Bartholomew county. He was a partner of A. A. Hammond in 1840. In 1846 he moved to Indianapolis. From 1842 to 1843, he was representative. Joseph F. Brown, of Tippecanoe county, was born in Ohio, May 7, 1820. He came to Indianapolis in 1837 and attended Indiana University and Hanover College. He read law in the old governor's mansion under Judge Blackford. He was admitted to practice in 1841 and located at Lafayette. In 1843 he went to Washington, D. C., with his brother, William J. Brown, a congressman. Andrew J. Bair, of Kosciusko county, located in Warsaw in 1844 and went into busi- ness after a few years. He was a partner of Arnold Fairbrother. James Bradley was a lawyer of Laporte county before 1850. He was senator in 1867 and 1869 and representative in 1850. T. P. Bradley, of Pike county, was admitted to the bar in 1845. Joseph Brackenridge, of Ft. Wayne, was admitted to the bar in 1846. He was born at Brookville, August 7, 1823, and was educated at Ft. Wayne. He studied law with his uncle, Robert Brackenridge. He became prosecutor; Common Pleas Judge; Judge of Criminal court, and attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Michael G. Bright, of Madison, Indiana, was born in Plattsburg, New York, January 16, 1803. He came with his parents to Madison in 1820. He read law with Judge Sullivan, and in 1832 was elected representative. He was state agent in 1844, and was a member of the Constitutional Con- vention in 1850. He retired with a fortune about 1850, and died at Indian- apolis, January 19, 1881. James Bramin, of Lawrence county, was ad-


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mitted to the bar in 1820. Lot Bloomfield, of Wayne county, was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1823. He was prosecutor in 1823, and rep- resentative in 1836. Hiram Bell was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1830.


Joseph W. Chapman was a lawyer of Laporte in 1846 and was later Judge. He served in the Senate in 1843. 1844 and 1845. Prior to that time he lived at Madison, where he was a partner of Senator Jesse D. Bright. Henry Cooper, of Allen county, was admitted to the bar in 1829. He was born in Maryland in 1793. He came to Indiana In 1825 and practiced in this state until his death, on March 25, 1853. He was a very successful lawyer and enjoyed a wide practice. John B. Chapman was a lawyer of Cass county. He was prosecutor of the Eighth circuit in 1831. John Caven, of Marion county, was born in Pennsylvania in 1824. He came to Indianapolis in 1845, and read law during the year of 1847. His practice continued until 1863 when he became engaged in politics. He was senator in 1868, and mayor in 1875. Hiram M. Curry, of Marion county, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1822. He soon took a position in the clerk's office and a few years later moved west. Henry P. Coburn, of Marion county. came to Indianapolis in 1824, having come to Indiana first in the year 1816. He was clerk of the Supreme court most of his life. He died in 1854. David H. Colerick, of Allen county, was admitted to the bar in 1829 and practiced until 1872. He was born in Pennslyvania in 1805, and studied law with Thomas Ewing, of Ohio. He was representative in 1832 and senator in 1835-1838. His death occurred on November 6, 1887. James S. Collins, of Whitley county, was admitted to the bar in 1844. He read law at Ft. Wayne under L. P. Ferry, with whom he practiced until the


latter's death in 1844. He was in the Legislature in 1861. William M. Clapp, of Noble county. was admitted to the bar at Augusta in 1844. HIc read law at Peru under E. P. Loveland, but soon drifted into business and politics. From 1845 to 1850 he was audittor and from 1856 to 1858 was in the Legislature. He was also Judge of the Common Pleas court from 1860 to 1873. Randall Crawford was a lawyer of Floyd county. Alphonso A. Cole, of Miami county, practiced there in 1843. He was rep- resentative in 1847 and 1849. John C. Childs was admitted to the Putnam county bar in 1835. John Cowgill was a lawyer of Putnam county and was Probate Judge from 1830 to 1837. Moses Cox practiced in Putnam county. Daniel J. Caswell practiced in Cincinnati early in 1825. He was one of the southeastern Indiana lawyers, and located at Versailles. He was a partner of W. C. Drew. Merritt S. Craig, of Ripley county, was born in Kentucky. He died very young at Versailles. He was a schoolmate of O .H. Smith. During the years 1825. 1826, 1827 and 1828 he was a repre- sentative. William Carpenter, of Jefferson county, located at Madison in the twenties. Isaac Coffin was an attorney of Indianapolis in 1861. He died at the age of thirty-one.


John B. Dillon, of Cass county, was admitted to the bar May 14. 1840. He soon drifted into literary work. He was editor of the Canal Telegraph in the forties and is the author of a history of Indiana. He was state


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librarian from 1845 to 1851. His death occurred at Indianapolis in 1879. James D. Dunn was a lawyer of Cass county in the twenties and the thirties. He was justice of the peace for many years. Williamson Dunn, of Jefferson county, was born December 25, 1781, at Danville, Kentucky. He came to Madison in 1809, and was justice of the peace from 1811 to 1816. From 1812 to 1814 he was captain of the Rangers; Associate Judge in 1814 ; representative in 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819; speaker in 1819; register of land office at Terre Haute in 1820; followed the office to Crawfordsville in 1823; and was Probate Judge, 1846-1852. He died November 11, 1854, at his home in Hanover. Robert B. Duncan came to Marion county in 1824 and held the clerk's office until 1850 when he was admitted to the bar. L. C. Dougherty, of Boone county, studied law at Washington, Indiana. He came to Lebanon about 1840 and was a partner of W. B. Beach. He was representative, 1848- 1849, and Probate Judge, 1853-1860. He died on October 29, 1876. He was born at Washington, Indiana, April 5, 1820. John A. Daley was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1819. John Dumont. of Switzerland county, husband of Julia L. Dumont, and father of Ebenezer Dumont, was in the state Senate, 1831-1837; representative, 1816, 1822, 1828, 1829 and 1830, and candidate for governor in 1837. Ebenezer Dumont of Dearborn county, was born at Vevay in 1814, and was the son of John and Julia Dumont. He was admitted to the bar about 1835; was representative, 1838; lieutenant-colonel of the Fourth Regiment in the Mexican War; representative and speaker in 1851; pres- ident of the State Bank, 1852-1858; colonel of the Seventh Regiment in the Civil War. He became brigadier-general and was in Congress from 1863 to 1867. He died at Indianapolis April 16, 1871. Rollin C. Dewey was a lawyer of Lawrence county from 1820 until his death, of cholera, in 1832. Reuben J. Dawson. of Allen county, was admitted to the bar in 1838. He was born in Dearborn county March 13, 1811. He was surveyor ; teacher ; clerk in land office under his brother-in-law, John C. Spencer; representa- tive, 1849; senator, 1850; presidential elector in 1852; and was Circuit Judge in 1858. He died May 14, 1859. Lemuel DeBruler was a lawyer of Daviess and Pike counties. William C. Drew practiced law in Ripley county in 1820. He and his partner, Daniel Caswell, were noted special pleaders. John Dunn, a brother of Williamson Dunn, was Probate Judge of Owen county, 1832-1849. He was born in Kentucky in 1779. He came to Madison in 1815, and to Owen county in 1817.


Thomas J. Evans, of Cass county, practiced at the first court in the county in 1829. William G. Ewing, of Ft. Wayne, a brother of Charles W. Ewing, was admitted to the bar in 1824; was Probate Judge, 1830-1833, and then went into business with his brother, George W. Ewing. Charles W. Ewing, of Allen county, was admitted to the bar in 1824 and appointed prosecutor at the same session. Andrew Ellison came to Lagrange in 1844 and was the second resident attorney of the county. Abner T. Ellis was a lawyer of Knox county. George W. Ewing was a lawyer of Vin- cennes. Thomas Jefferson Evans, of Gibson county practiced between the years 1816 and 1833. He was representative from 1833 to 1839, being


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speaker the two latter years. Robert M. Efans, of Gibson county, was admitted to the bar about 1816. He later went to Evansville. John Engle was a lawyer of southern Indiana in the thirties. Eben D. Edson, of southwestern Indiana, practiced in the twenties and thirties and was prosecutor of Dubois county in 1840. He lived in Posey county from 1816 to1833. Sm ith Elkins was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1833. William Elliott was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1835.


Cyrus Finch, of Wayne county, located at Centerville, where he prac- ticed in the twenties. He was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1821. William M. Franklin practiced in Owen county. He was born in Monroe county, Indlana, February 13, 1820. He received his education at Asbury and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He located at Spencer and was representative in 1849. He was also prosecutor of the Seventh cir- cuit. He was a Supreme court commissioner from 1SS1 to 1885. James Farrington, of Vigo county, was born in Boston, December 6, 1798, and received his education in Massachusetts. He came to Vincennes in 1819; went to Terre Haute 1822; went into the banking business in 1834 and became president of the Terre Haute Branch bank; representative in 1824-1840; senator in 1831, 1832, 1833. He was a partner of Wright and Gookins. William D. Farley was a lawyer of Owen county. Calvin Fletcher, of Marion county, came to Indianapolis in 1821 and practiced until his death in 1866. He was born in Vermont. He served as pros- ecutor and senator. Obed Foote, of Marion county, was a native of Dela- ware and was admitted to the bar in 1822. He practiced until his death in 1833. Fabius M. Finch, of Johnson and Marion counties, came with his parents from New York to Noblesville in 1S19. He was born about 1811 and read law with his brother-in-law, Judge W. W. Wick, at Indian- apolis. He was admitted to the bar of Johnson county in 1831, and prac- ticed there until 1865, when he moved to Indianapolis. He was Judge of the Fifth cuircuit in 1842. Arnold Fairbrother was a lawyer of Kosciusko county from about 1836 to 184S, when he died. Mulford K. Farrand was a lawyer of Laporte county before 1850. Benjamin Ferguson was a lawyer of Clark county. After a long practice, he retired to a farm in Clark county. Davis Floyd practiced in Clark and Harrison counties. Lucian P. Ferry was a lawyer of Ft. Wayne. He was Probate Judge, 1836-1840. He was prosecutor from 1840 until 1844 when he died at the age of thirty- three. Thomas Fitzgerald was a lawyer of Warrick county before 1840. James A. Fay was a lawyer of Allen county from 1858 until his death in 1876. He was born, May 10, 1813, in New York. He studied law in Centerville and practiced at Connersville. He was a partner of Caleb B. Smith. Samuel Frisbie was a lawyer of Perry county. Joseph P. Farley was Probate Judge and attorney of Putnam county. He was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, April 15, 1791. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 under R. M. Johnson. He helped edit the Hoosier. His death occurred at Greencastle, August 6, 186S.


Benjamin F. Gregory was a lawyer of Vermillion county in the thir- ties. James M. Gregg, of Putnam county, was a representative in 1863.


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Robert Glidewell practiced in Putnam county. Willis A. Gorman was a lawyer of Bloomington. David S. Gooding, of Hancock county, was born in Kentucky, January 20, 1824, and came to Indiana in 1827. He was educated at Asbury, and read law under George W. Julian. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1845. He was representative in 1847; prosecutor, 1848, and senator, 1856-1860. His practice extended over more than half a century. William C. Graves, of Kosciusko county, was county clerk in 1836 and was admitted to the bar in that year. He continued to prac- tice until his death in December, 1884. He was representative in 1849 and senator in 1863. Jonathan W. Gordon, of Ripley and Marion counties, was born August 13, 1820, the thirteenth child. He came to Ripley coun- ty and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He served in the Mexican and Civil wars. He moved to Indianapolis in 1852 and was representative in 1856 and 1858. He was also a criminal lawyer and lecturer. Lucian D. Greggs, of Clinton county, located at Frankfort in 1838. He came from Connecticut. He practiced in Frankfort until his death, March 30, 1848. George S. Green was a lawyer of Posey county before 1840. Harry Gregg, of Marion county, was admitted to the bar in 1822. He came from Ken- tucky. Reuben C. Gregory practiced in Putnam county. James Gilmore was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1820.


Pleasant A. Hackleman, of Rush county, was born in Franklin county in November, 1814. He read law with John A. Matson at Brookville and was admitted to the bar in 1837. John B. Howe, of Lagrange county, was admitted to the bar in 1834. He was representative, 1840-1841; mem- ber of constitutional convention, 1850-1851. He was the first resident at- torney of the county. Abram W. Hendricks, of Jefferson county, was born at Ligonier, Pennsylvania, October 12, 1822, and came to Madison in 1838. He began practice in 1844 after reading law with his uncle, ex-Governor Hendricks. He graduated from the Transylvania College law school in 1845 and opened an office in 1845 at Rising Sun. He returned to Madison in 1847; he was a partner of William McKee Dunn; he joined the firm of Hendricks & Hord at Indianapolis in 1865. He died on November 25, 1887. He was representative during the years 1852 and 1853. Isaac Howk, of Clark county, was grand master of the Indiana Masons in 1826; served seven terms in the Legislature and was speaker in 182S and 1830. He died very suddenly in Indianapolis in 1833. He was born in Massachu- setts, July 23, 1793, and attended Williams College. He read law in Cin- cinnati in 1816, and was admitted to the Clark county bar in 1817. His son, George V. Howk, later sat on the Supreme bench of the state. Royal S. Hicks, of Johnson county, was admitted to the bar about 1850. He was the son of Gilderoy Hicks. He went to Spencer county and be- came an editor; he was representative in 1853. Duane Hicks practiced in Johnson county. He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and practiced until 1857. He was the son of Gilderoy Hicks. His death occurred on September 28, 1863, when he was thirty-five years old. William Herod practiced in Bartholomew county until his death. He was admitted to


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the bar in 1824. He was a native of Kentucky. He was a member of Congress from 1837 to 1839; representative, 1829, 1830 and 1844; senator, 1831, 1832, 1848, 1849 and 1850. Adams Y. Hooper of Whitley county, located at Columbia City in 1849 and practiced law for twenty-five years. He was representative in 1852; county auditor in 1854; senator in 1868. He died in March, 1875. William Henderson, of Henry county, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1844. He was born in Alabama, October 20, 1820. He came to Morgan county and read law with J. S. and A. J. Hawkins at Eaton. In 1850 he came to Indianapolis and formed a parnership with W. A. Mckenzie. Major Henry Hurst, of Clark county, was deputy United States prosecutor during territorial days, serving on General Har- rison's staff. He practiced at Vincennes until 1813 and then came to Jeffersonville. Later he was clerk of the United States District court at Indianapolis. He served in the Legislature during the years 1838 and 1839. He rode beside Harrison at Tippecanoe and also in the procession at Washington, March 4, 1841. He died at Jeffersonville about 1854, being nearly eighty-four years old. Benjamin Hurst, of Cass county, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1829. He very rarely practiced out of the county. William K. Howard practiced at the Lawrence county bar after 1827. U. G. Howard was admitted to the Lawrence county bar in 1827. R. N. Hudson, of Vigo county, was born in Brookville about 1820 and graduated from Asbury in 1844. He read law with R. W. Thompson and was ad- mitted to the bar about 1847. He was senator in 1849 and 1853, and later in 1856, became editor of the Terre Haute Express. He was a col- onel in the Civil War. Nathaniel Huntington was a lawyer of Knox and later of Vigo county. He practiced before 1830 having been admitted to the Vigo county bar in 181S. Craven P. Hester, of Monroe and Clark counties, moved to California. His son, James S. Hester, later practiced in Brown county. Jonathan S. Harvey, of Laporte, Marshall, Hendricks and Marion counties, was born on January 16, 1817, in Wayne county. In 1836 he removed to Laporte county and read law; in 1837 he located at Plymouth; in 1843 he located at Danville, Hendricks county. He was representaitve in 1845, 1846 and 1847; senator, 1848-1851. He moved to Indianapolis in 1852 and practiced there until 1858. During the year 1860 he was state treasurer. He was president of the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railway for a time. Abner Haynes was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1832. Anderson B. Hunter of Johnson county, was born in Kentucky, October 1, 1826. He came to Johnson county in 1840. He was admitted to the bar, March 7, 1848. He formed a partnership with Gabriel Overstreet, which lasted until Hunter's death on August 14. 1891. Gilderoy Hicks practiced in Johnson county until 1857. He was admitted to the bar in 1833. Joseph E. Hacker, of Boone county, was ad- mitted to the bar some time after 1843. He moved to Kansas in 185S and died, at Semca, in that state, about 1SS5. J. C. Hague, of Boone county, was admitted to the bar before 1850.


Asa Iglehart practiced in Vanderburgh county. He was born in Ken- tucky, December S, 1817. In 1825, he came to Warrick county, Indiana,


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He was admitted to the bar at Evansville in 1849, where he practiced until his death, in February, 1887.


Moses Jenkinson, lawyer, practiced in Allen county where he was admitted to the bar about 1840. He was representative during 1861. He died on November 1, 1865. Thomas Johnson, of Allen county, was ad- mitted to the Wayne county bar in 1832 and soon moved to Allen county. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1807. He was Probate Judge of Allen county during the years 1835 and 1836. He practiced until his death, which occurred on September 18, 1843. Mason Julett was a lawyer of Greencastle. Gabriel Johnson, a lawyer of Marion county, was admitted to the bar in 1823. He was a partner of Harvey Gregg. Isaac M. John- son was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1820.


Amory Kinney, of Daviess and Vigo counties, was born at Bethel, Vermont, April 13, 1791. He studied law under Judge Nelson at Cort- landville, New York, and came to Vincennes in 1819. He was at Wash- ington till 1826, when he located at Terre Haute. He worked on the Code of 1831; was Judge of the Seventh circuit; was a partner of Wright and Gookins; and during the year 1851 was Common Pleas Judge. John L. Ketcham was a lawyer of Marion county. He was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, April 3, 1810. He studied law at Indianapolis in 1833 under Judge Blackford. He practiced continually until his death on April 21, 1869. John Kingsbury was admitted to the Lawrence county bar in 1822. Reuben Kidder was a lawyer of the Third circuit in 1816. He took the first case to Indianapolis to the Supreme court. He was first located at Paoli. He practiced in Posey county while Springfield was the county seat.


Jonathan A. Liston was admitted to the Randolph county bar in 1831 and to the Marshall county bar in 1843. His home in later years was in South Bend. Lewis B. Lawrence, a lawyer of western Indiana, was ad- mitted to the Vigo county bar in 1818. John Lawrence practiced in the Dearborn court during the year 1820. He had an advertisement in the Lawrenceburg Palladium, July 8, 1825, stating that he had just located at Versailles. Peter H. Lemon, of Sullivan, Madison and Marion counties, was born near Sullivan in 1813. He was admitted to the bar at Marion in 1839; at Alexandria in 1841, at Anderson in 1845, at Indianapolis in 1863. John M. Lord, of Jefferson county was born in Vermont, March 15, 1815. He came to Madison, Indiana, in April, 1844, read law under Jere- miah Sullivan and William Hendricks, and was admitted to the bar by Judge Cushing in 1848. He served in the Mexican War: was agent of state in New York, 1852-1858. He returned to Indianapolis and entered business. Leslie Lyman was a lawyer of Harrison county in the twenties and the thirties. George W. Lindsay practiced in Gibson and Knox coun- ties in the twenties and thirties. Seth M. Leavenworth was a lawyer of Crawford county. George Lyon, of Cass county, located at Logansport, November 8, 1829. He was the first prosecutor of Cass county. Jacques M. Lasselle, of Cass county, was admitted to the bar, September 1, 1841. In 1851 he became Probate Judge and died soon afterwards. Charles B. Lasselle, of Cass county, studied under Pratt, and was admitted to the bar




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