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WILLIAM S. O'ROURKE.
William S. O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne, was born in that city, January 6, 1858, the son of Patrick S. and Eliza (Boulger) O'Rourke. The father and grandfather were prominent railroad men. William S. O'Rourke was educated in the public schools of Fort Wayne, in St. Vincent's College, Pennsylvania, and in Michigan University, graduating from the latter insti- tution in April, 1880. As early as 1877 he had begun reading law with Samuel M. Hench, and, later, with Allan Zollars, both of Fort Wayne. He was admitted to the bar in 1879. In 1880 he was elected prosecutor of Allen county on the Democratic ticket. At the expiration of his term the office was abolished by the General Assembly. He next served eight years as attorney for the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway. In 1889 his health failed and he spent three years in the south. In 1892 he formed a partnership with Col. Robert S. Robertson, but since the dissolu- tion of this partnership, Mr. O'Rourke has practiced alone. Mr. O'Rourke
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served four years as the supreme secretary of the Catholic Knights of America. He is a member of the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations, a Democrat in politics and a Catholic in religion. He mar- ried Margaret G. Garvey, and to them have been born five children, Gene- vieve, Allen G., Donald, William S. and John Carroll Leo. The family home is at No. 1401 Washington boulevard, Fort Wayne.
THEODORE ELLIS SLINKARD.
Theodore Ellis Slinkard, of Bloomfield, was born on a farm at Slink- ard's Mill, one mile south of Newberry, Greene county, Indiana, October 1, 1866. His parents, Nathan V. and Sarah (Edwards) Slinkard, were both native Hoosiers. He was reared at Newberry, enjoying the ordinary ad- vantages of the common schools and a few ternis at local summer normals. He prepared for the bar by reading books which he purchased for the pur- pose. He was admitted to practice in 1893 and has since been located at Bloomfield. He practiced three years in Linton, Indiana, then formed a partnership with his brother, William L. Slinkard, and practiced three years with him. In 1912 he was elected judge of the Sixty-third circuit and is now in this position. He married Mattie Brawand and they have four children, Bonnie C., Fay C., Marguerite S. and Wilhelmina R.
PUBLIUS V. HOFFMAN.
Publius V. Hoffman was born in Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio, May 10, 1848, and is the eldest of five children born to Josiah J. and Caroline C. Hoffman. His father and mother were of pure German blood, though their ancestors had lived in the United States for several generations, being what are known as Pennsylvania-German. In the fall of 1848, Mr. Hoffman's parents moved to Indiana, settling on a farm two miles north of Auburn. Here Publius V. Hoffman continued to reside, working on the farm and attending the public schools, including the Auburn high school, until he was eighteen, when he began life for himself by teaching school, working at farm labor and attending school and col- lege, finishing his education at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, after which he continued to teach school, and read law until he was admitted to the bar of the DeKalb Circuit court, in 1872. In October, 1873, Mr. Hoffman located at Butler, Indiana, and formed a partnership with George H. K. Moss, under the firm name of Moss & Hoffman. Upon the election of Mr. Moss as clerk of the DeKalb Circuit court, Mr. Hoffman, in 1875, moved to Auburn, where he practiced until the fall of 1878, when he moved to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, where he continued to practice until 1880, when he returned to Auburn. Subsequently, he practiced law in Noble county, Indiana, and four years in Chicago, Illinois, returning to Auburn, in 1898, where he has continued to practice since. Mr. Hoffman is a member of the bar of the Supreme courts of Indiana and Illinois, of the United States Supreme court and United States District and Circuit courts. At present Mr. Hoffman is the senior member of the firm of Hoff-
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man & Shearer, at Auburn, Indiana. Mr. Hoffman was married to Miss Clara Hubbell, in 1876, who still survives, and they are the parents of three daughters, grown to womanhood, Mrs. Athens Lehman, of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Carrie Nance, of Los Angeles, California, and Jennie Hoffman, who is yet with her parents at home.
JOHN W. GERDINK.
John W. Gerdink, of Terre Haute, was born in that city on June 11, 1867. He is a son of John and Mary (Burke) Gerdink, the former a native of Holland, the latter of Tipperary, Ireland. He first attended the parochial schools of Terre Haute, but during his boyhood his parents moved to Sullivan county, where he continued in the common schools. His college training was secured at Union Christian College, Merom, Indiana. Returning home, he entered the law office of Charles Barrett, of Sullivan, but soon changed to the office of B. F. Havens, at Terre Haute. He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and for two years practiced with Louis Reichman. In 1902 he became deputy prosecutor. In 1909 he was appointed city judge of Terre Haute for two years and also served as circuit judge during the Pulliam contest. He married Mamie O'Donnell, a native of Ireland. They have two children, Herbert and Helen.
WARREN R. VOORHIS.
Warren R. Voorhis, of Kokomo, was born on a farm near Indian- apolis, December 6, 1873, and is the son of Manning and Anna (Cox) Voorhis. His education was received in the common schools, the high school at Irvington, Indiana, and the National Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio. His professional education was obtained in the Indiana Law School, from which he graduated in 1896. He began his practice in 1897 in Kokomo, as a member of the firm of Harness & Voorhis. After five years, the firm became Harness, Moore & Voorhis for five years more. In 1812 he joined the present firm of Bell, Kirkpatrick & Voorhis. He was prosecuting attorney in 1902 and city attorney in 1907-1910. He is a Ma- son, a Republican, and a Methodist. In June, 1905, he married Edna Curlee and they have four children, Harold, Dorothy, Manning and Virginia.
JAMES F. ELLIOTT.
James Finley Elliott was born in Preble county, Ohio, May 6, 1840. His father moved to Grant county, Indiana, and young Elliott attended school at Logansport. In the Civil War he served in the Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After the loss of an arm he decided to study law, and taught and attended Asbury. He graduated in 1868. A year later he went to the University of Michigan for a term. He was admitted to the bar at Kokomo, Indiana, in 1870 and began practice with John W. Kern. He was elected prosecuting attorney of the Thirty-sixth judicial circuit in 1870 and was re-elected in 1872. He served as Judge of his circuit from 1902 to 1908. He died at Kokomo, May 3, 1909.
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CHARLES SUMNER WILTSIE.
Charles Sumner Wiltsie, of Indianapolis, was born near Knightstown, Indiana, April 20, 1860. He is a son of George and Lydia (Nixon) Wiltsie, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of North Carolina. He was educated in the common schools of Rush county and the Indiana State Normal School. From 1879 to 1885 he taught in the public and graded schools of Carthage. In the latter year he moved to Indianapolis and began reading law in the office of T. A. Rollins, at the same time attending the law lectures of the night law class of Indianapolis. In October, 1885, he was admitted to the Indianapolis bar, where he has since practiced. From 1886 to 1888 he was deputy prosecuting attorney; in 1887, was file clerk in the General Assembly; from 1894 to 1898, was prosecuting attorney of Marion county ; chairman of the seventh congres- sional district committee in 1892; president of the Marion Club, 1892-93; member of Marion County Bar Association and a Knight of Pythias. On January 27, 1897, he married Mabel Timberlake and they have one son, Charles Sumner. Their home is at No. 1739 North Meridian street.
BENJAMIN F. LONG.
Benjamin F. Long, of Logansport, was born on a farm in Washington township, Cass county, Indiana, January 31, 1872. He is a son of William and Joanna (Penny) Long, natives of Indiana and members of pioneer families. He was educated in the district schools and the Logansport high school. His higher education was obtained in Indiana University, from which he graduated in 1901, from both the law and art courses. He taught one year in the law faculty of his alma mater. He was admitted to the bar and has always practiced at Logansport excepting the one year he served in the law faculty. He was deputy prosecutor from 1903 to 1906. He practiced with George W. Walters till January 1, 190S, since then with the firm of Long, Yarlott & Souder. He is a Republican. He is now a member of the board of trustees of Indiana University, having been appointed to that position in May, 1915. He married Lucy Nichols, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and they have one son, Benjamin.
CHALMERS HAMILL.
Chalmers Hamill, of Terre Haute, was born in Marshall, Illinois, August 2, 1884. He is a son of Robert E. and Mary P. (Martin) Hamill, natives of Alabama and Illinois, respectively. He attended the common schools of Marshall and Springfield, Illinois, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and the high school at Terre Haute. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1904, from Princeton University in 190S, and from the Harvard Law School in 1911. On November 1, 1912, he became a member of the law firm of Hamill, Hickey, Evans & Hamilton, of Terre Haute, and, on November 1, 1912, he joined the Stimson, Stimson, Hamill & Davis firm, with which he has since practiced. He is a member of the Terre Haute Bar Association and is a Mason.
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HENRY N. SPAAN.
Henry N. Spaan, of Indianapolis, was born in Gelderland, Holland, on December 13, 1851, and is one of four children born to John and Nellie Spaan. His parents brought him to this country when he was about one year old. His childhood was spent in Chicago and Keokuk, Iowa, where he obtained a good, common-school education, and assisted his father in his brick yards. He studied law with P. T. Lomax, a prominent member of the Keokuk bar. In 1873 he was admitted to the bar and practiced in his home town until May, 1876, when he established an office in Indian- apolis. He has built up one of the best practices in the state, and has elegantly appointed offices in the Indiana Trust building. As a criminal lawyer he has a nation-wide reputation. Few lawyers in the state have devoted themselves so closely to the practice as he. He is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations.
CHARLES J. ORBISON.
Charles J. Orbison, ex-judge of the Superior Court of Marion county, was born in Indianapolis, on September 28, 1874, and is one of a family of five children born to William H. and Mary Jane (Meirs) Orbison, the father being a merchant. Charles J. Orbison was educated in the common and high schools of Indianapolis. After completing his high school work in 1893, he entered the Law School of the University of Indianapolis, from which he graduated in 1896, and was admitted to the bar the same year. He was elected to the Superior court bench of Ma- rion county in 1910 on the Democratic ticket and served one term, thus serving on the bench at the age of thirty-six years.
Mr. Orbison is a Mason, Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Red Man, and a member of the Presbyterian church. He married Ella R. Falken- berg and to this union have been born two children, Tilford B. and Robert H. The family home is at No. 51 North Irvington avenue, Indian- apolis.
WILLITTS A. BASTIAN.
Willitts A. Bastian, of Indianapolis, was born, October 20, 1866, at Ligonier, Noble county, Indiana. His parents, Huston M. and Mattie (Stead) Bastian, were natives of Pennsylvania, the former being of Ger- man and the latter, of English descent. When Willitts A. was but six weeks old, the family moved to Lagrange, Indiana, and in the schools of that town he received his preliminary education, graduating from the high school in 1882, at the age of fifteen years. For the purpose of im- proving his health by outdoor life and as a means of acquiring funds for a college course, he sold dry goods from a wagon which he drove through the country during four summers. During the winters he devoted himself to the study of Latin, history and literature. In the fall of 1887 he en- tered DePauw University, taking the classical and law courses, and grad- uating in 1881, with the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of
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Arts. The same year he was admitted to the bar. In 1891-2 he was principal of the high school at Hastings, Nebraska, and in 1892-3, prin- cipal of the high school at Lagrange, Indiana, following which, for fifteen months, he was employed in field work by an atlas publishing firm. In September, 1894, Mr. Bastian came to Indianapolis and for two years studied law in the office of McBride & Denny. In 1896 he opened law offices in the Lemcke building and has since been engaged in the prac- tice alone. He is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. From 1909 to 1916 he has served as a professor in the Indiana Law School, teaching at different times Equity, Jurisprudence, Trusts, Torts, Agents, Partnership, Justice Practice and Appellate Procedure.
Mr. Bastian was a Republican, politically, but identified himself with the Progressive party, being chosen the first county chairman of that party in Marion county. He is a member of All Souls Unitarian church and of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was one of the leaders in the organization of the University Club of Indianapolis in 1899, and was its first secretary, Benjamin Harrison being its first president. Mr. Bastian belongs to the Indianapolis Literary, Century, Economic and Saturday Lunch Clubs, as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has attained the thirty- second degree of the Scottish Rite; of the Shrine, and of the Knights of Pythias, in which he is now chief tribune of the grand lodge.
On May 23, 1895, Mr. Bastian married Mary L. Ellison, the daughter of Andrew and Susan (Tuttle) Ellison, the former a well-known lawyer, and a sister of ex-Senator Thomas E. Ellison, of the Ft. Wayne bar. To Mr. and Mrs. Bastian have been born four children, namely: One deceased ; Robert E., now a student at DePauw University; Frederick W. and Richmond E.
SCHUYLER A. HAAS.
Schuyler A. Haas, of Indianapolis, was born in Wabash, Indiana, February 14, 1865, and is the son of Absalom and Hannah Eliza (Cox) Haas. When he was eleven years of age, his father moved from Waldo, Ohio, to Indiana, becoming a notion jobber at Wabash. There were seven children in the family, of whom Schuyler A. Haas is the second. He attended the schools of Wabash until he was eighteen years of age, when he entered DePauw University, at Greencastle, taking the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1SS7, and received from his alma mater the Master of Arts degree in 1900. After teaching three years as principal of the North Manchester high school, he entered Ann Arbor Law School, from which he graduated in 1892. He then came to Indianapolis, where, after a year with Duncan & Smith, he opened an office and has since practiced alone. Corporation law is his specialty.
In 1897 Mr. Haas married Narcissa Arnold, of North Manchester, who died on January 21, 1900. On May 3, 1906, he married Mrs. Belle
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Hinkley Dickinson, of Benton Harbor, Michigan. He resides at No. 2525 North Pennsylvania street. He is a Republican in politics. From 1893 until 1895 he was city prosecutor during the administration of Mayor Caleb S. Denny. In 1897 he was president of the Marion Club. He is a thirty-second-degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Religiously, he is an attendant of the Methodist church.
JOSEPH W. WILLIAMS.
Joseph W. Williams, ex-judge of the Second judicial circuit, was born. in Owen county, Indiana, January 19, 1862, and is one of seven children born to William H. and Sarah (Spear) Williams. His early life did not differ materially from that of other country children. He secured a good elementary education in the common schools, taught school, and attended Valparaiso College, giving special attention to public speaking. At the age of twenty-four he began the study of law with Inman H. Fowler, of Spencer, and was admitted to the bar in 1888. He took the law course at Valparaiso before beginning to practice, and then continued to practice at Spencer till 1904, when he went on the Circuit bench, serving till 1912. He later moved to Martinsville, Indiana, where he is still in active prac- tice. He is a member of the Morgan County and State Bar Associations, a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, a Red Man and an Odd Fellow. He has been married twice, his first wife having been Anna B. Mannan, by whom he had two children. His second wife was Florence L. Richards, and they have two children.
JAMES L. MASON.
James L. Mason was born in Union county, Indiana, April 3, 1830. At the age of fourteen he entered Farmer's College near Cincinnati, and a year later entered Indiana University, where he graduated in law in 1855. For several years he was principal of the public schools at Green- field, Indiana. In 1862 he was elected joint representative of Hancock and Shelby counties and in 1864 was elected to the Senate. He declined a congressional nomination in 1866. Mason was a lifelong Democrat. He died on January 2, 1894.
BENJAMIN F. CLAYPOOL.
Benjamin F. Claypool was born in Connersville, Indiana, Decmeber 12, 1825. He was educated in the common schools of Connersville and later entered DePauw University, where he remained for two years. After leav- ing school he studied law in the office of O. H. Smith, at Indianapolis, and was admitted to the bar in 1847. He opened an office in Connersville and began taking an interest in politics. In 1856 he was a delegate to the Republican national convention ; in 1864 a presidential elector for the Fifth district and in 1868 an elector-at-large. In 1860 Claypool represented Fayette and Union counties in the Senate. He was defeated for Congress in 1870. He died in 1882.
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LAWSON M. HARVEY.
Lawson M. Harvey, ex-judge of the Superior court of Marion county, was born at Plainfield, Hendricks county, Indiana, December 5, 1856. He is the son of Dr. Thomas B. and Delitha (Butler) Harvey, both of Quaker belief. When Lawson M. Harvey was eight years old, his parents moved to Indianapolis, where he received a good elementary education in the common schools and in the Indianapolis Classical School. He then studied for a time at Butler College, Indianapolis, and at Haverford College, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Central Law School, In- dianapolis, in 1882. He at once began practice and continued with Edgar A. Brown and Alexander C. Ayres, or both, for a number of years. In 1894 he was elected to the Superior court bench of Marion county. After his term expired in 1898, he formed a partnership with William A. Pickens, Linton A. Cox and Sylvan W. Kahn. This firm lasted until 1907, when Judge Harvey was appointed a judge of the Superior court of Ma- rion county. Since 1909 he has practiced alone and with his son. He is a Republican ; a member of the Friends church; of the Indianapolis Bar Association, of which he was president in 1907; of the Marion and Colum- bia Clubs and Chamber of Commerce. In October, 1882, he married Kate M. Parrott and they have three children.
MARTIN L. BUNDY.
Martin L. Bundy was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, in 181S. He was brought to Indiana when a child. He was a mail carrier through the wilderness and deputy in the county recorder's office. He attended Miami University one year and later studied law under Jehu T. Elliott at New Castle. He was admitted to the bar in 1842 and devoted himself to practice for ten years. In 1852 he was elected Judge of the Common Pleas court and was re-elected in 1856. In 1860 he was elected to the Legislature and in 1861 was appointed paymaster in the army. After the war Bundy devoted himself to business rather than law. He organized the First National Bank of New Castle. He was a member of the Whig national convention of 1848 and of the Republican national con- vention of 1856. He died several years ago.
SOLOMON H. ESAREY.
Solomon H. Esarey, of Indianapolis, was born on a farm near Branch -. ville, Perry county, Indiana, May 17, 1868. He is one of nine children born to John C. and Barbara (Ewing) Esarey, both of whom were natives of Perry county. His early education was obtained in the district schools. His higher training was obtained at Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana, where he spent three years in study, teaching at intervals in the meantime to pay his expenses. After one year at Cannelton as teacher in the city schools, he entered into a partnership with E. F. Barker for the practice of the law. He was admitted in March, 1892, and prac- ticed at Cannelton, Indiana, until September, 1900. He then entered
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the law school of Boston University, from which he graduated in June, 1902. He was appointed assistant reporter of the Supreme court by ' George W. Self, January 13, 1905, in whose office he spent eight years. Since then he has been practicing at Indianapolis, first as a member of the firm of Roby, Watson, Esarey & Salsbury, afterwards of the firm of Watson & Esarey. He is a Knight of Pythias, a Modern Woodman, a Methodist and a Republican. On February 8, 1893, he married Loulie Clark, of Cannelton, Indiana. Their home is at No. 2332 College avenue.
EDWARD O'ROURKE.
Edward O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne, was born in Newark, New Jersey, October 13, 1840, and is one of eight children born to Christopher and Ellen (Flannagan) O'Rourke. He received his education in the public schools of Ohio and was also a student in the Methodist College, of Fort Wayne, where he spent three years studying Latin and mathematics. He began reading law in the office of Worden & Morris, of Ft. Wayne, in 1865, and the next year was admitted to the bar, since which time he has been a member at Ft. Wayne. In 1867 he was elected prosecutor and served five years. After his retirement from the office of prosecutor, he practiced until 1876, when he was elected judge of the Thirty-eighth circuit. He held this position by six successive elections for thirty-six years, and when his term expired, in 1912, he formed a partnership with Martin H. Leucke, which still continues. It is interesting to note in this connection that Judge O'Rourke served longer on the Circuit bench than any other judge in the state of Indiana. He is a member of the Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations, a thirty-second-degree Mason, and a Democrat in politics.
Judge O'Rourke married Ada L. Abrams, and they are the parents of five children, Thomas, Helen, Clara, Mary and Edward, Jr. The family home is at No. 420 East Washington street, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
CHARLES EDWARD SHIVELEY.
Charles Edward Shiveley was born on a farm in Preble county, Ohio, on July 8, 1853. He was a son of Henry and Mary Shiveley. In 1860 his parents moved to Miami county and, in 1868, to Wayne county, In- diana, where he was educated in the public schools of Cambridge City. He afterwards attended Hanover College and finished his junior year there. During this time he read law and in 1875 he was admitted to the. Wayne county bar. He was elected prosecuting attorney of the Seven- teenth judicial circuit in 1880 and re-elected in 1882. In 1895 and 1897 he represented his county in the state Senate. After his service in the Senate, he was appointed by the Governor of the State of Indiana as a member of the board of control of the Indiana Reformatory and served upon that board for about five years. He was elected to and held the office of grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the state of In- diana and in 1904 he was elected supreme chancellor of the national
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organization of that secret order. He has always been a Republican and active in his party. In December, 1875, he married Lillian Ray, of Cam- bridge City, and two children were born to that union, Ray Karr and Mary V. In August, 1909, the daughter was married to Prof. Harry N. Holmes. Ray Karr Shiveley was born at Cambridge City, on April 29, 1877. He is a graduate of Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, and took his law course at Columbia University of New York City. He is a partner of his father in the practice of law. On October 16, 1907, he married June Elmer, of Richmond, Indiana.
JOHN P. KEMP.
John P. Kemp, of Tipton, was born in Jefferson township, Tipton county, Indiana, December 14, 1854. He is one of six children born to David and Mary A. (Price) Kemp, for whom the town of Kempton was named. John P. Kemp took advantage of the district schools of his home neighborhood, and later entered DePauw University, at Green- castle. From there he went to Valparaiso University, graduating from the latter institution in 187S, and then taught five terms of school before he entered the law office of Daniel Waugh, of Tipton. In 1880 he was admitted to the bar and has since practiced here, most of the time in the same office where he studied for admission to the bar. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow and an Elk, and is a Democrat in politics. On April 11, 1882, Mr. Kemp was married to Belle Cox, and they are the parents of three children, Charles, Walter J. and Ralph. Charles is a practicing attorney in partnership with his father.
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