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Proceedings," and in the same year, "Gifts and Advancements," the latter a pioneer work on these subjects. Besides these he has edited at least several editions of the School Laws and several pamphlets on legal sub- jects. He also prepared the "Revised Statutes of Indiana" in 1897; with Frank H. Blackledge, a work on "Building and Loan Associations" in 1898; in 190S two large volumes on "The Law of Negligence in Indiana"; in 1911 a treatise on "The Statutes of Congress concerning the Liability of Interstate Railroads to Their Employees Engaged in Interstate Com- merce," which reached the third edition in 1915; in 1912 a treatise on the "Sherman Anti-trust Statute"; in 1914 two large volumes of "Indiana Instructions to Juries"; in 1898, "Indiana Township Officers' Guide," which reached its fifth edition in 1914; and in 1898 a school book on "The Gov- ernment of Indiana." Besides all this laborious work he has been engaged in active practice, both in the nisi prius and Appellate courts. He was one of the lecturers in the Indiana Law School, located at Indianapolis. He is a member of both the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associa- tions.
BERNARD C. CRAIG.
Bernard C. Craig, of Brazil, Indiana, was born in Newport, this state, on April 23, 1880, and is a son of North and Celia (Weller) Craig, both natives of Vermillion county. He was educated in the Rockville common schools and the Terre Haute high school and, later, studied at Indiana University and at Wabash College. His legal training was secured in the office of Maxwell & Maxwell at Rockville, where he spent six years. In January, 1907, he moved to Brazil where he practiced with Albert Payne and with McNutt & Shattuck. Since about 1909 he has been alone. He gives special attention to insurance law. He was chairman of the Demo- cratic county committee of Parke county, and was an alternate delegate to the Democratic national convention at Baltimore in 1912. He is a Mason, having received the degree of Knight Templar. He married Clo Branson, of Parke county, and they have two children, George and Eliza- beth.
GEORGE E. HERSHMAN.
George E. Hershman, a practicing lawyer at Crown Point since 1907 and nominee of the Democrats of the Tenth congressional district for Congress in 1916, is a native of Indiana, born on a farm in Jasper county, June 29, 1885, the son of Walter H. and Anna C. (Sager) Hershman, who were the parents of five children. Upon completing the course in the public schools, he entered Valparaiso University and was graduated from the law department of that institution in June, 1904. In September of that same year he was admitted to the bar and at once began the prac- tice of his profession at Rensselaer, where he practiced until 1907, when he removed to Crown Point where he has been located ever since. Mr. Hershman is a Democrat and in the spring of 1916 was nominated by the
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Democrats of the Tenth congressional district for Congress. He is a mem- ber of the Lake County Bar Association, is a past deputy grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Indiana, a member of the Mod- ern Woodmen of America, the Royal Neighbors and the Rebekahs, while he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Hersh- man married Lillian M. Wright, daughter of Jasper Wright, of Mt. Ayr, this state, and to this union two children have been born, Esther A. and Harold W.
JAMES N. TEMPLER.
James N. Templer was born in Greene county, Ohio, February 8, 1836. In 1844 Templer's father moved to Portland, Indiana, and young Templer attended the schools there, and studied law under Judge Jacob Haynes. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and in 1861 was chosen prosecuting attorney for the Twenty-fifth judicial circuit. In 1871 he moved to Muncie, Indiana, and became the senior partner of the firm of Temple & Gregory. He died several years ago.
WILLIAM WATSON WOOLLEN.
William Watson Woollen, of Indianapolis, was born in that city, on May 28, 1838. His father, Milton Woollen, came to Indianapolis from Kentucky in 1828. In 1837, in Indianapolis, he married Sarah Black, who was a native of Maryland. The parents soon established a home on a farm a few miles northeast of Indianapolis. Here William Watson Wocllen, the eldest son, passed his boyhood, working on the farm and at- tending school. In September, 1856, he entered Northwestern Christian University (now Butler College), where he graduated in due time in law. He read law in the offices of Gordon & Connor, and commenced practice in October, 1859. He was admitted to the Indianapolis bar on April 1, 1860, and has continued in practice actively to the present time, being now the senior member of the bar. He is a member of the firm of Woollen, Woollen & Welliver. In 1864 he was elected district attorney of the Common Pleas court of Marion, Boone and Hendricks counties on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1866. In December, 1881, he became attorney for Marion county, serving three consecutive years. He has been a close stu- dent of the law, especially of Indiana law. He is the author of "Woollen's Topical Annotations;" "Woollen's Indiana Digest : 1881-1895;" Woollen's Trial Procedure," 1899; "Woollen's Special Procedure," 1901, and is joint author with W. W. Thornton of "The Law of Intoxicating Liquors." He had a complete collection of state laws, which he gave to the Indianapolis Bar Association. Besides his study of law, he has long been a student of the out-door world and a lover of birds, standing in a class by himself in this regard. His "Birds of Buzzards' Roost" shows his knowledge and research in this direction. He has been an extensive Alaskan traveler and is pre- paring a work entitled, "Vancouver's Explorations Re-explored." In De- cember, 1909, he conveyed to the city of Indianapolis forty-four acres of land on Fall creek, known as Woollen's Garden of Birds and Botany, to
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Democrats of the Tenth congressional district for Congress. He is a unem- ber of the Lake County Bar Association, is a past deputy grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Indiana, a member of the ".d- ern Woodmen of America, the Royal Neighbors and the Rebekahs, while he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Hon man married Lillian M. Wright, daughter of Jasper Wright, of Mt. A .: this state, and to this union two children have been born, Esther A. aud Harold W.
JAMES N. TEMPLER.
James N. Templer was born in Greene county, Ohio, February 8, 1836. In 1844 Templer's father moved to Portland, Indiana, and young Templer attended the schools there, and studied law under Judge Jacob Haynes. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and in 1861 was chosen prosecuting : tturi oy for the Twenty-fifth judicial circuit. In 1871 he moved to Muncie. Indiana, and became the senior partner of the firm of Temple & Gregory, Le ilei several years ago.
WILLIAM WATSON WOOLLEN.
WiDi in Watson Woollen, of Indianapolis, was born in that city, on May 15. 1336. His father, Milton Woollen, came to Indianapolis from Ketuky in 1528. In 1837, in Indianapolis, he married Sarah Black, who was a native of Maryland. The parents soon established a home on a farma a few miles northeast of Indianapolis. Here William Watson Wochen, the eldest son, passed his boyhood, working on the farm and at- tending school. In September, 1856, he entered Northwestern Christian T'niversity ( now Butler College), where he graduated in due time in law. He read Jaw in the offices of Gordon & Connor, and commenced practice in October, 1559. He was admitted to the Indianapolis bar on April 1, 1860, and has continued in practice actively to the present time, being now the senior member of the bar. He is a member of the firm of Woollen, Woollen & Welliver. In 1864 he was elected district attorney of the Common Pleas court of Marion. Boone and Hendricks counties on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1866. In December, 1881, he became attorney for Marion county, serving three consecutive years. He has been a close stu- dent of the law, especially of Indiana law. He is the author of "Woollen's Topical Annotations:" "Woollen's Indiana Digest : 1881-1895;" Woollen's Trial Procedure," 1899; "Woollen's Special Procedure." 1901, and is joint author with W. W. Thornton of "The Law of Intoxicating Liquors." He had a complete collection of state laws, which he gave to the Indianapo!'s Bar Association. Besides his study of law, he has long been a student of the out-door world and a lover of birds, standing in a class by himself in ri s regard. His "Birds of Buzzards' Roost" shows his knowledge and research in this direction. He bas been an extensive Alaskan traveler and is 10 paring & work entitled. "Vancouver's Explorations Re-explored." In - cember, 1909, he conveyed to the city of Indianapolis forty-four acts ve Jaud on Fall creek, known as Woollen's Garden of Birds and Botas. to
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be a place for nature study. He organized "The Nature Study Club of Indiana," in 1908 and has been its president continuously since. Mr. Woollen is a Baptist, but, with his family, is identified with the First Presbyterian church. He is a Democrat. He married Nancy Barn, daugh- ter of Conrad Barn.
DAVID N. TAYLOR.
David N. Taylor was born in Monroe county, Indiana, September 13, 1850. He graduated from Indiana University in 1874 and from the law school in 1876. He was admitted to the Monroe county bar in 1876 and became a partner of Gen. M. C. Hunter. He located in Terre Haute in 1878, entering the office of C. F. McNutt. In 1882 he was appointed deputy prosecuting attorney for Vigo and Sullivan. In 1890 he was elected Judge of the Vigo Circuit court and served six years. He is now living a retired life at Bloomington, Indiana.
MARK W. LYDAY.
Mark W. Lyday was born in Clinton, Vermillion county, Indiana, No- vember 14, 1889. He is one of thirteen children of Daniel W. and Charity (Carroll) Lyday, both of whom were natives of Vermillion county. Born of poor parents, he had to struggle for an education, and was a bootblack when a boy. He grew up in Clinton, where he received his elementary and high school education, finishing his professional training in Indiana University Law School and the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar on January 5, 1911, at Newport, Indiana, but has practiced at Clinton. On June 9, 1911, he was appointed deputy prosecutor and served until December 31, 1912. He is now city attorney of Clinton. At the November election, 1912, he was elected a representative on the Democratic ticket and served in the 1913 General Assembly. He is a Methodist, and a Democrat, while, fraternally, he is a Mason, belonging to the blue lodge, chapter and commandery of the York Rite, the Scottish Rite, the Mystic Shrine, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and an Odd Fellow.
EDWIN C. DAVIS.
Edwin C. Davis, representative in the lower House of the Indiana General Assembly from Lake county, a practicing attorney in Indiana since 1895 and a resident of the city of Crown Point since 1910, is a native of the state of Indiana, born on a farm near Marion, on September 14, 1865. He is the son of the Rev. Elwood and Rachel Davis, who were the parents of ten children. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and in 1895 began the practice of his profession in Grant county, this state, later moving to Jefferson county, being admitted to the bar in that county in 1898. In 1910 he moved to Crown Point, where he ever since has been engaged in practice. Mr. Davis is a Republican and in 1914 was elected representative from Lake county to the lower House of the Indiana Gen-
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eral Assembly. He is a member of the Lake County Bar Association and of the Knights of Pythias, while he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. Mr. Davis married Anna D. Perkins, daughter of David S. Perkins, of Jennings county, Indiana, and to this union has been born one son, Leslie.
THOMAS W. HUTCHISON.
Thomas W. Hutchison, of Brazil, was born in Union county, Ken- tucky, on January , 20, 1861. He is the son of William and Margaret (Maxon) Hutchison, the father a native of Scotland, the mother. of Pennsylvania. They settled in Warrick county, Indiana, while Thomas W. Hutchison was an infant. The latter secured his elementary educa- tion in the public schools and his higher education at Ladoga and Central Normal Colleges. His professional education was obtained in the Univer- sity of Michigan Law School, from which he graduated in 1890. He located in Brazil, where he practiced with J. W. Rawley till the latter was elected judge; he then was alone till 1913, and was then with Roy L. Shattuck till the latter's death in 1915, and has been with James L. Burns until the present time. He is a member of the Clay County Bar Associa- tion, is an Odd Fellow, a Knight of Pythias, a Shriner and an Elk. He married Anna Kruzan and they have two children, William M. and Ersel Lucile.
BASKIN E. RHOADS.
Baskin Eply Rhoads was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1834. He came to Montgomery county, Indiana, in 1840. He attended Waveland Academy, later entered Wabash College and graduated in 1860. He read law with S. F. Maxwell, of Rockville, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He sat in the Legislature in 1865, became trustee of Indiana University in 1866 and lectured in the law school in 1869. He resigned in 1877, studied a year in Europe and on his return located in Terre Haute. In 1SS1 he was appointed Judge of the Vigo Superior court. He died in 1895.
JAMES P. HUGHES.
The Hon. James P. Hughes, of Greencastle, Judge of the Sixty-fourth judicial district, is a native of Indiana, born near the city of Terre Haute, December 18, 1874, son of George W. and Hester (Ferrel) Hughes, both natives of Indiana and both of Irish descent. He was but three months old when his parents moved to Putnam county and his elementary educa- tion was obtained in the public schools at Cloverdale, supplementing the same by a course in DePauw University, from which he was graduated in 1898, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, after which he entered Indiana Law School, from which he was graduated in 1900, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In that same year he was admitted to the bar and opened an office at Greencastle. In 1902 he was appointed county attorney,
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serving until 1905, in which year he was appointed deputy prosecutor, serving until 1907. In the latter year he was elected prosecutor for the Thirteenth judicial circuit, comprising the counties of Clay and Putnam, . and was re-elected in 1909, serving four years. In the meantime, in 1903, he had formed a partnership for the practice of law with John P. Allen, which continued until his elevation to the bench, this latter honor coming by appointment of Governor Marshall at the time of the creation of the Sixty-fourth judicial circuit, February 28, 1911, when Putnam county was organized as a separate circuit. In the following election, 1912, Judge Hughes was made the choice of the Democratic party for the judgeship and was elected for a term of six years. On January 17, 1907, James P. Hughes was united in marriage to Mayme Gainer, of Greencastle, and to this union one child has been born, a son. The Judge is a member of the Methodist church. He is a York-Rite Mason and a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as well as a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity, is a director of the De- Pauw Alumni Association, member of the Putnam County Bar Association, the Indiana Bar Association and the Indiana Democratic Club.
MARCELLUS A. CHIPMAN.
Marcellus A. Chipman was born at Noblesville, Indiana, September 27, 1852. He was educated in the common schools of Noblesville and later attended Indiana University, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1873. He was admitted to the bar of Madison county before he was of age. On February 22, 1889, Governor Hovey appointed him Judge of the Fiftieth judicial circuit. He was a candidate for this position in 1890, but was defeated. He then resumed practice in partnership with Sanford M. Keltner and Edgar E. Hendee. He is still practicing in Ander- son.
HENRY P. DOOLITTLE. 1
Henry P. Doolittle, member of the firm of Bradford & Doolittle, of Indianapolis, whose practice is conducted with special reference to patent, trade-mark, copyright, interstate commerce and corporation law, was born in Washington, D. C .. October 10, 1874. son of the late William H. Doolittle, at one time assistant commissioner of patents, appointed by President Grant, was connected with the patent office for many years and was an expert official, his work on "Inventions of the Nineteenth Century" being an authority along that line. Henry P. Doolittle attended the Corcoran Scientific School of Columbian (now George Washington) University and was graduated from the law school of that institution, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1897 and the degree of Master of Patent Law in 1898. In the latter year he was admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. In the meantime, beginning in 1895, he had been associated with his father in practice in Washington, under the firm name of Will-
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iam H. Doolittle & Son, and that association continued until the death of the elder Doolittle in 1904. Afterward he remained in practice alone at Washington until 1911, in which year he formed a partnership with Ernest W. Bradford, of Indianapolis, the business of the two members of the firm being consolidated and offices maintained both at Washington and Indianapolis. Mr. Doolittle was associated with and is the successor of the late William Henry Browne, author of "Browne on Trade-Marks," in the trade-mark practice, under the firm name of William Henry Browne & Company. In 1907 Mr. Doolittle was admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court and in that same year was elected secretary of the Washington Patent Law Association, an office he held for three years. He is a member of the Indiana Bar Association and of the Indianapolis Bar Association; a member of the American Chemical Society and of the University Club of Washington. He is a member of the Kappa Alpha (Southern) fraternity and in 1909 was president of the national conven- tion of that fraternity.
BENJAMIN BLUMBERG.
Benjamin Blumberg, of Terre Haute, was born in that city on April 22, 1889, and is the son of Max and Theresa (Ravitch) Blumberg. As a boy he spent his winters in the common and high schools of Terre Haute, his summers at Culver. In 1910 he graduated from DePauw University. The following year was spent in Harvard Law School, and in 1913 he received the degree Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Chicago. He was admitted to the Vigo county bar in September, 1913, and the In- diana Supreme Court bar, February 17, 1916. The next two years were spent in the office of Duvall & Beall, at Terre Haute, and in March, 1915, the firm of Foley & Blumberg was formed, with offices in the Star building. Mr. Blumberg is a Mason, holding membership in lodge No. 907, Chapter No. 240, Council No. 66, and is an Elk, a member of Chicago Lodge, No. 4. Mr. Blumberg is a member of the Langdell, Bigelow and DePauw Law Clubs; the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; the Terre Haute Bar Association, and the Mckinley Club, of which he was vice-president when it was organ- ized. In local charities he is active as secretary of the Flora Gulick Boys' Club.
FIELD RAY MARINE.
Field Ray Marine, who has been practicing law at Valparaiso since 1911, is a native son of that city, born on April 9, 1885, son of Charles H. and Charlotte (Cobb) Marine, who were the parents of three children. Upon completing the course in the public schools, he entered Valparaiso University, from which he was graduated, in the classical course, in 1907. He then took up the law course in the same institution and was grad- uated from that department in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1911 and has ever since been engaged in the practice of his profession in his home town, with present offices in the Farmers National Bank building.
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Mr. Marine is a member of the Porter County Bar Association, a Repub- lican in politics and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Marine married Grace Leonard, daughter of James Leonard, of Porter county, and to this union have been born two children, Evaline and Grace Rae.
DANIEL B. STRALEY.
Daniel B. Straley, one of the younger members of the bar at Crown Point, is a native of Pennsylvania, having been born in York county, that state, on June 25, 1885, the last born of nine children to Samuel H. and Catherine (Miller) Straley. Upon completing the course in the common schools, he entered Schisshers Business College and was later graduated from Washington and Lee University and attended Harvard University, being graduated from the former institution in 1912. In 1911 he was ad- mitted to the bar in Virginia and in 1913 opened an office for the practice of - his profession at Crown Point, where he ever since has been located. Mr. Straley is a member of the Lake County Bar Association. He is a Republican, a Mason and a member of the college fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta. Mr. Straley married Mabel Brown, daughter of William B. Brown, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
WILLIAM W. SPENCER.
William Wallace Spencer, a prominent attorney of Indianapolis, was born on October 7, 1851, on a farm in Jefferson county, Indiana, and is the son of William and Sarah (Irvin) Spencer, the former a native of Kentucky, though of English descent, and the latter, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. William W. Spencer, after completing the public school course, attended Hopewell graded school, a Quaker institution in Jennings county, four terms, and then entered the State University, where he graduated from the literary course, receiving the degrees of Bachelor of Science in 1875, and Bachelor of Laws in 1877. He made his way through college without financial aid from any one. In the latter year he was admitted to the bar, but for a few years engaged in teaching school, being employed six terms in Jefferson county and two years in high school work at Canaan. While still employed in high school work, he tried his first case, a replevin suit, which he won. Moving to Indianapolis, he began active practice in the office of Duncan, Smith & Duncan and has since then been closely identified with much of the most important litigation in the courts of the state. Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks made the motion on which he was admitted to the United States courts.
Mr. Spencer has for many years been recognized as an authority on the election laws of Indiana. In 1878 he was appointed a member of a board of elections and from that time on he has been continuously con- nected with the election boards in Indiana. He has codified the election laws of the state a number of times. He took an active part, as a Demo-
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crat, in the campaign of 1880, and in 1882 became secretary of the Demo- cratic county committee, being re-elected in 1884. He was chairman of the city committee in 1897, when Thomas Taggart was elected mayor, and chairman in the campaign in which Caleb S. Denny was elected to the mayoralty; in 1892, chairman of the Center township committee; in 1902, chairman of the county committee; has assisted since 1882 in every cam- paign and in every election contest in city and county. Mr. Spencer served as a member of the Legislature during the sessions of 1911 and 1913, and in the latter year was the floor leader for his party in the House. He is a York-Rite Mason and a thirty-second-degree Scottish-Rite Mason, as well as a Shriner; belongs to the Sigma Chi fraternity and to the Indiana Democratic Club. Mr. Spencer was married, on the anniver- sary of his birth, October 7, 1877, to Hattie L. Ferris, the daughter of Edwin P. and Sibyl Foster ( Stevens) Ferris, the latter of whom was related to Thaddeus Stevens. To them have been born five sons and one daughter.
HARRY S. WALLACE.
Harry S. Wallace, of Terre Haute, was born on a farm in Sullivan county, August 1, 1868. His parents, Henry R. and Kate (Grant) Wallace, who were of Scotch ancestry, came to Sullivan county when quite young and spent their lives on the farm. Harry S. Wallace attended the district schools and then entered Valparaiso Normal, graduating from its law department in June ,1893. He was admitted to the Porter county bar in February, 1893, and immediately after graduation he located at Terre Haute, where he has since practiced. In 1898 he was appointed deputy prosecutor, in which position he served four years, and then was elected and served two years as prosecutor. On January 1, 1908, he became a member of the firm, McNutt, McNutt & Wallace, which still continues, the name now being McNutt, Wallace, Sanders & Randel. Mr. Wallace is a Democrat in politics, a Mason, an Odd Fellow, a Modern Woodman and an Elk.
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