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CHESTER R. MONTGOMERY.
Chester R. Montgomery, South Bend, was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, November 13. 1881, coming to South Bend with his parents a year later. He is one of four children born to Dr. H. T. and Hattie L. (Cook) Montgomery. He was educated in the common and high schools of South Bend. He attended Wabash and also Knox College, and grad- uated from the law department of Washington University, St. Louis, in 1909. The same year, he was admitted to the bar at South Bend, where he has since practiced. In 1910, he was elected prosecutor and re-elected in 1912 and 1914. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, an Elk, a Moose, a Democrat and a Presby- terian. He married Miss Jessamond B. Wasson, of Illinois. They have one child, John W.
SAMUEL P. SCHWARTZ.
Samuel P. Schwartz, of South Bend, was born in the state of New Jersey on January 29, 1892, son of Morris and Sarah (Schwartz) Schwartz, the former of whom was a merchant. Upon completing the course in the public schools, Samuel P. Schwartz entered the law department of the University of New York, and later attended Notre Dame University at South Bend, from which latter institution he was graduated in June, 1913. He was shortly afterward admitted to the bar and in the fall of that same year was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney by Prosecutor Mont-
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gomery, with whom he had been more or less associated in connection with his law studies for several years prior to his appointment, and has since been serving in that capacity. He served, during the years 1910-11, as secretary of the Democratic county central committee. He is a Democrat and is affiliated with the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, the Moose. the Elks, the Eagles and the Western Star. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the St. Joseph County Bar Association.
HARRY F. KENNERK.
Harry F. Kennerk, of Fort Wayne, was born on a farm in Allen coun- ty, Indiana, June 10, 1873. He is the son of Timothy and Mary (Hourigan) Kennerk, pioneers of Allen county. Harry F. Kennerk was educated in the public schools, in the Tri-State Normal at Angola, Indiana, at Valparaiso Normal School, and finally at Indiana Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and formed a partnership at Fort Wayne with Herbert L. Somers, which partnership still continues. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and of the Allen County Bar Association. He mar- ried Nora Wickens, of Jennings county, Indiana, and both are members of the Catholic church.
DANIEL B. NYE.
Daniel B. Nye, of South Bend, was born on a farm in Elkhart county, Indiana, August 14, 1881, son of Henry P. and Caroline ( Bechtel) Nye, who were the parents of five children. Upon completing the common and high school courses he entered the Tri-State College at Angola, Indiana, and was graduated from that institution in 1904. Some time later he en- tered the law department of Indiana University, where he became a mem- ber of Phi Delta Phi, and was graduated therefrom in 1911, immediately thereafter entering upon the practice of his profession at South Bend, where he has ever since been located. Mr. Nye is a Democrat and is affil- iated with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias. He and his wife, the latter of whom, before her marriage, was Josephine LaBadie, daughter of Joseph H. LaBadie, are members of the Christian church.
STEWART T. McCONNELL.
Stewart T. McConnell, of Logansport, was born in Greenfield, Ohio, October 16, 1836. His early life was spent on a farm attending the neigh- borhood schools in the winter. He attended a classical school four years and then taught for several years. During this time he had his mind made up to study law, and put in all his spare time reading in the office of D. D. Pratt and D. P. Baldwin, of Logansport. He was admitted to the bar in December, 1861, and soon began the practice and has since continued. He married Miss Louisa Gibson, April 3, 1860. They had four children, of whom one survives. She is Orpha, wife of Attorney Thomas H. Wilson, of Logansport. Mrs. McConnell died in 1SS4. In November, 1885, Mr. McConnell married Eloise Landis Stuart. They have no children.
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GEORGE W. RAUCH.
George W. Rauch, of Marion, Indiana, was born on a farm near War- ren, Huntington county, Indiana, February 22, 1876. He is a son of Philip and Mary Rauch. He was educated in the common schools of his neigh- borhood and in the Valparaiso Normal. His professional training was secured in the Northern Indiana Law School. In 1902, he was admitted to the bar and opened an office in Marion, where he has since practiced. In 1906, he was elected to Congress from the Eleventh district and has since been re-elected four times. He is now the fourth member on the Committee on Appropriations. He is a Democrat.
ALBERT WARD.
Albert Ward, of Peru, was born on a farm in Perry township, Miami county, September 30, 1879. He is one of seven children born to James H. and Mary (Newton) Ward, descendants of Indiana pioneers. The father serevd throughout the Civil War in the Eighth Minnesota Volunteers, com- ing out as first lieutenant. Albert Ward was educated in the common schools, read law with Reasoner & O'Hara at Peru, and graduated from Indianapolis College of Law. He was admitted to the bar in September, 1902, at Peru, and has practiced there since. His first partnership was with J. T. Cox and E. T. Reasoner, and lasted one year. He then prac- ticed with Mr. Reasoner till July 16, 1913, when the latter died. Since then Mr. Ward has practiced alone. He is a Republican. On February 4, 1904, he married Huldah Kohls. They have two children, Wesley C. and Noel A.
WILLIAM T. WILSON.
William T. Wilson was born at Logansport, Indiana, in 1854. He is a son of Thomas H. and Mary I. A. (Dexter) Wilson, pioneers of Logansport. He was educated in the local public schools after which he entered Prince- ton University. After graduating in 1874, he opened a law office in Logans- port, where he has since practiced. In 1SSO, he married Martha L. Mc- Carty, of Logansport. They have four children, Thomas H., Elizabeth, Joseph and Dorothy. The eldest son is a graduate of Princeton and at present is a partner with his father in the law practice.
JESSE MACBETH AND DAVID H. HOGG.
Jesse Macbeth is the eldest of six children born to David F. and Samantha Macbeth Smith. A separation of the parents resulted in pulling the family name apart, the mother and children holding to the old maternal family name of Macbeth. He is the grandson of Samuel Patterson Macbeth, and the great-grandson of Samuel Hamilton Macbeth, of Brown county, Ohio. He was born near Felicity, Ohio, on a farm. October 10, 1877 .. He attended the common schools in Clermont and Warren counties, Ohio, the National Normal University, Central Normal College, Valparaiso and Indi- ana Universities, and the John Marshall Law School, graduating from the
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Central Normal College and the John Marshall Law School. After teach- ing two terms of school in his native state, he, in 1900, located in Fort Wayne, where he followed teaching for six years, and then engaged in the practiced law, in which he has been quite successful. He has been active in educational and fraternal organizations. He was a member of the Fort Wayne Board of Education for six years. He is a Past Master Mason and is Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Indiana. In politics, he is a Democrat, but has never sought political honors. He married Agnes L. Kurtz of Harlan, Indiana, and they are the parents of two sons and two daughters. On January 1, 1916, Mr. Macbeth formed a partnership with David H. Hogg, under the firm name of Macbeth & Hogg.
Mr. Hogg was born in Jackson county and is the son of Nelson and Nancy Hogg. His father was a veteran of the Civil War and afterward lost his sight as the result of wounds received at Vicksburg. David Hogg was graduated from high school at the age of fifteen and from Indiana University in 1909 and Indiana University School of Law in 1912.
In 1913, he located in Fort Wayne, and has met with an unusual degree of success. He has been president of the Blackford Law Club, and of Indi- ana University Alumni Association. Mr. Hogg teaches a Business Men's Sunday school class that has an average attendance of one hundred and eight. He is a Mason and a Republican.
HORACE CORBIN.
Horace Corbin was born in Tioga county, New York, May 21, 1827. At the age of nineteen he entered the academy at Oswego for two terms and taught district school one term. At twenty-one he came to Wyoming county, Pennsylvania, and began reading law with John Brisbin, a member of Congress. After two years he passed the examination and was admitted to the bar. In 1851 he located at Plymouth, Indiana. In 1852 he was elected prosecuting attorney ; in 1862 state Senator for Marshall and St. Joseph counties, and in 1873 mayor of Plymouth. Two years later Gover- nor Hendricks appointed Corbin Judge of the Forty-first judicial circuit (Marshall and Fulton counties). He served for the balance of that term and was defeated at the next election.
JOHN E. SCOTT.
John E. Scott was born on a farm in St. Clair county, Illinois, Jan- uary 20, 1851. He grew to manhood on the farm, attending in due time McKendree College and, later, Illinois Wesleyan University at Blooming- ton, Illinois. He graduated from the latter in 1873 and spent the following year and a half in Bloomington, Illinois, reading law. In 1875 he moved to Indianapolis, where he remained in active, continuous practice until his death, on June 22, 1913. When he came to Indianapolis he formed a partnership with Ambrose P. Stanton, which, under the firm name of Stanton & Scott, lasted fourteen years. In 1893 Mayor Caleb Denny ap- pointed Mr. Scott city attorney, which position he filled two years. In 1895 he formed a partnership with Albert Rabb, under the name of Scott
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& Rabb, which continued until 1903, after which he practiced in partnership with his son, Elmer E. Scott, until his death. He served for several years on the faculty of the Indianapolis Law School, and in 1896 was president of the Indianapolis Bar Association. In 1874 he married Mary A. Crist, of Bloomington, Illinois, who survives him. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ARTHUR MERRILL HOOD.
Arthur Merrill Hood was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 25, 1871. His parents were Harrison P. and Vesta (Merrill) Hood, both of New England stock. He was educated in the common and high schools of Indianapolis, though he withdrew from the high school at the age of fourteen to become a machinist's apprentice. He entered Rose Polytechnic Institute in September, 1889, and graduated in the course of mechanical and electrical engineering in June, 1893. He then took a position as assistant examiner in the United States patent office, where he worked until July, 1895. At the same time he attended Columbian (now George Washington) University Law School, graduating in May, 1895. He then returned to Indianapolis and engaged in the practice of law with his father, giving his attention entirely to the practice of patent and trade mark law. In this work he has built up a wide reputation, his practice taking him into many states. From January, 1902, until the death of Mr. Chester Bradford in April, 1911, he was a member of the firm of Bradford & Hood. The firm name is now Hood & Schley. He is a member of the American, Indianap- olis and Indiana State Bar Associations, Chicago Patent Bar Association and American Patent Law Association.
On April 16, 1895, Mr. Hood was married to Alice Burgess Johnson, of Washington, D. C. They are the parents of three children.
CHARLES L. HENRY.
Hon. Charles L. Henry, of Indianapolis, president of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company, former member of Congress, former state senator and for years a member of the bar in Indiana, is a native of this state, born on a farm in Hancock county, July 1, 1849, son of George and Leah (Lewis) Henry, the former a native of County Sligo, Ireland, and the latter of Greenbrier county, Virginia. When he was two years and six months old his parents moved to Pendleton, Madison county, and there his youth was spent. He attended the Pendleton schools and old Asbury University, leaving the latter at the end of his sophomore year for Indiana University, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1872; was admitted to the bar and in April of that same year began practice at Pendleton in partnership with Hervey Craven, afterward judge of the Madison Circuit court. In the fall of 1875 he moved to Ander- son and for two years practiced there in partnership with Joseph T. Smith, and in 1880 was elected to the state Senate from the district comprising Madison and Grant counties. During his years of practice at Anderson Mr. Henry was associated as a partner, at various times, with Judge William
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S. Diven, Henry C. Ryan, each afterward judge of the Madison Superior court; J. A. VanOsdol, E. B. McMahan and E. E. Hendee. In the fall of 1894 he was elected to Congress from the district comprising Madison, Marion and Hancock counties, and was re-elected in 1896 from the new Eighth district, comprising the counties of Madison, Henry, Randolph, Blackford, Jay, Wells and Adams.
It was in 1891 that Charles L. Henry entered the Indiana traction field, when he bought the Anderson mule-car line. The next year he elec- trified that line and extended the same to North Anderson; in the fall of 1897 organized the original Union Traction Company and built a line from Anderson to Alexandria, extending the same to Summitville and Elwood in 1898, this being the first interurban traction line in Indiana, the word "interurban" being coined by Mr. Henry to meet the exigency. In 1899, in company with the late George F. McCollough, he brought about a consolida- tion of the lines running out of Anderson, the Muncie line, the Marion line, extending to Summitville, extending the system to Indianapolis, the whole constituting the lines of the Union Traction Company of Indiana. Mr. Henry being general manager of the same. In 1900 he sold his interest and resigned from the company and in that year he and his family made a trip to Europe, visiting Ireland, England, Scotland, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, France, Germany and Italy. In 1903 Mr. Henry moved to Indian- apolis and organized the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company, of which he has ever since been president and general manager, a line extend- ig from Indianapolis to Connersville and from Indianapolis to Greensburg, soon to be extended to Cincinnati. Mr. Henry is a Republican, a member of the Methodist church and is a member of the University Club. On Sep- tember 2, 1873, he married Eva N. Smock, of Greencastle and to that union seven children have been born, two sons and five daughters.
JOHN V. HADLEY.
John V. Hadley was born in Guilford township, Hendricks county, Indiana, October 31, 1840. He was one of seven children born to Jonathan and Ata (Carter) Hadley. He received his early education in the sub- scription schools of his neighborhood, and was attending Northwestern University (Butler) when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted August 20, 1861, in the Seventh Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out on March 22, 1865, with the rank of first lieutenant. He was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run and again in the Wilderness, where he was captured. The story of his escape from the southern prison, "Seven Months a Prisoner," has been published in book form. After the war he took up the study of law in the private school of David McDonald, at Indianapolis. In June, 1866, he was admitted to the bar and in 1869 formed a partnership at Danville, Indiana, with Jesse S. Ogden. The lat- ter died in 1877 and Mr. Hadley then formed a patrnership with R. B. Blake and Enoch G. Hogate. In the fall of 1SSS, he was elected to the Circuit court bench on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected. He served as state Senator, 1869 to 1872. He sat on the Supreme court bench
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from 1899 to 1911. He was a Mason, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Loyal Legion, the State Bar Association and the Christian church. In 1865 he married Mary J. Hill, of Hendricks county. They have three children. Mr. Hadley died on November 17, 1915.
EDWARD G. HOFFMAN.
Edward G. Hoffman, Fort Wayne, was born on a farm in Allen county, Indiana, October 1, 1878. He is one of four children born to George W. and Anna (Stabler) Hoffman. He attended the public schools of Allen county, and later Valparaiso University, from which he graduated in 1900. He then entered the Law School of the University of Michigan, graduating in 1903. He was admitted to the bar the same year at Fort Wayne, and has since practiced there. He has been county attorney since 1906. He was candidate for United States Senator in 1907. He is the junior member of the firm of Barrett, Morris & Hoffman, which was formed in 1914. He is a Mason, an Elk, a Knight of Pythias, and a Democrat. He is a member of both the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations.
Mr. Hoffman married Emily R. Hoffman, daughter of William H. Hoffman, and they are the parents of one child, Anne K. The family are members of the First Presbyterian church, Fort Wayne, and their home is at Hickoryhurst, Fort Wayne, Allen county, Indiana.
LOUIS F. CROSBY.
Louis F. Crosby, of Fort Wayne, is one of two children born to Elbert W. and Louisa (Pouchot) Crosby. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Febru- ary 14, 188S. The father was a locomotive engineer and is now employed in that capacity by the Nickel Plate railroad. Louis F. Crosby was edu- cated in the schools of Fort Wayne. He took his Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan University, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Michigan in 1913. The same year he was admitted to the bar and opened an office in Fort Wayne, where he has since practiced. He is a member of the Allen County Bar Association. His home is at 734 Fourth street, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
CHARLES MARTINDALE.
Charles Martindale, Indianapolis, was born at Newcastle, Indiana, June 1, 1857. He is the second son of Elijah B. and Emma (Taylor) Mar- tindale. In 1861, he removed with his family to Indianapolis. Charles Martindale attended the public schools. A severe injury confined him to his home for several years. This enforced leisure he used in reading and developing a taste for and acquaintance with the best literature. After recovering his health he attended Phillips Academy at Andover. Massa- chusetts, and later studied a year in Berlin, Germany. On his return to Indianapolis, he was employed two years as a reporter on the Indianapolis Journal. During the years 1878 and 1879. he was the Washington corre- spondent of that newspaper. In 1880 he became editor of the Journal. In
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the autumn of that year the paper was sold and he then entered the Cen- tral Law School conducted by Byron K. Elliott. In 1881, he was admitted to the bar and has since practiced in Indianapolis. He served many years on the Board of Children's Guardians. The law which governs the Board, was drafted by him for the General Assembly in 1889. In June, 1893, he becanie a member of the school board, Indianapolis, and became its presi- dent in 1894. In 1878 he married Martha McIntyre. They have no chil- dren.
DANIEL NOYES.
Daniel Noyes was born at Poultney, Vermont, June 27, 1830. He graduated from Union College at Schenectady in 1848 and entered the law office of Clark & Underwood at Auburn. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme court in 1851. The following year he settled at La- porte, Indiana. In 1873 he was elected Judge of the Common Pleas court of the district which contained Laporte county. Three years later he was elected Judge of the judicial circuit composed of Laporte and St. Joseph counties and continued to serve until 1894, when he again took up the practice of law.
JOHN H. KINGSBURY.
John H. Kingsbury, Indianapolis, was born in Xenia, Ohio, March 17, 1870. He is one of eight children born to John and Nancy (Clark) Kings- bury. The family was of Irish descent, lived for a time on a farm in Illinois, removing to Indianapolis in 1889, and here the father died in 1893. John H. Kingsbury was educated in the common schools of his home, finishing his educational training in DePauw University, Green- castle, Indiana, where he graduated from the Law Department in 1894. The same year he was admitted to the bar and began practice, in which he has met with success. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, and of the Indianapolis bar. He is a Progressive in politics. His home is at 1128 East Ohio street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
AUGUSTIN BOICE.
Augustin Boice was born on his father's farm in Gallia county, Ohio, December 1, 1842. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Ninety-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and during an engagement in Virginia his arm was injured by a minie ball. After the close of the war, Mr. Boice entered Ohio University, at Athens, Ohio, from which in- stitution he graduated in June, 1869. While in college he became ac- quainted with John L. McMaster, and the two classmates opened a law office in Indianapolis in October, 1870. This partnership lasted over twenty years. During almost a score of years Mr. Boice continued in the active practice at Indianapolis, but gradually transferred his interests to real estate in Arkansas, the legal affairs of which, in later years, engrossed his attention. Mr. Boice was a prominent member of the First Presby- terian church, of Indianapolis, and of George H. Thomas Post, Grand Army
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of the Republic, being an elder of the former and a past commander of the latter. His first wife was a daughter of Dr. William P. Johnson and his second wife was Mary H. Arndt. Mr. Boice died at his home, No. 1505 North Delaware street, Indianapolis, on May 17, 1913.
GEORGE W. BUFF.
George W. Buff, of Sullivan, Indiana, was born in Darke county, Ohio, August 31, 1843. He is the son of John and Jane (Pigman) Buff. The parents moved to a farm near Merom, Sullivan county, in 1862 and located on a farm. His education was received at Merom and in the Academy of Jay county. He taught school till 1868 when he began to read law with his brother, N. G. Buff, at Sullivan. In September, 1869, he entered the law school at Lexington, Kentucky, from which he graduated. He practiced with his brother at Sullivan till 1875; with John T. Hays till 1878; with James B. Patten till 1882, when he was elected Circuit judge. After his service as judge he formed a partnership with Paul W. Stratton, which still continues. He served in the Civil War in the One Hundred thirty-seventh and Twenty-first Infantry, from May, 1864, to October, 1865. He is a member of the Sullivan county bar and a Republican.
WILLIAM H. SHAMBAUGH.
William H. Shambaugh, of Fort Wayne, was born in Indiana, Febru- ary 24, 1858. He is one of five children born to Daniel and Sarah Sham- baugh. The father was a cabinet-maker. William H. Shambaugh received his elementary education in the common schols, and later did work in Indiana Normal. He read law and prepared for admission to the bar in 1886, opening an office in Fort Wayne, where he has since practiced. He was city attorney for Fort Wayne thirteen years, during which time he drew up the present city charter. He represented his county in the General Assembly from 1886 to 1890. He is now, and has been for seven years, on the school board of his city. He is a member of the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations, is a thirty-second degree Mason, and an Elk, a member of the Commercial and Country Clubs, of Fort Wayne, and is a Democrat in politics. His home is at 1209 West Berry street, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
WILLIAM N. BALLOU.
William N. Ballou, of Fort Wayne, was born in Branch county, Michi- gan, November 13, 1875. He is a son of James Ballou, a merchant, and Mary E. Ballou. He took full advantage of the local public schools, and then entered the Tri-State Normal School at Angola, Indiana. He grad- uated from this institution in 1897, and then entered the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in 1900. He was admitted to the bar in Michigan, but in the same year came to Fort Wayne, where he has since been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. He prac-
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ticed in partnership with William C: Geake for three years, after which he formed a partnership with Edward G. Hoffman, which lasted until 1914, since which time he has practiced alone. He is a member of the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations, a past master Mason, and a Republican.
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