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Mr. Ballou married Verna Fish, and they are the parents of four chil- dren. The family are members of the West Jefferson Christ church. Their home is at Penn Place, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
FRANK L. LITTLETON.
Frank Leslie Littleton, of Indianapolis, was born in Hancock county, Indiana, January 12, 1868. He is one of two children born to 'Aaron S. and Mary (McCord) Littleton. The family is of English and Scotch origin, the parents coming from Ohio. Frank L. Littleton received his elementary training in his neighborhood schools, after which he entered DePauw Uni- versity, Greencastle, Indiana, from which institution he was graduated in 1891. He at once entered the law office of Byron K. Elliott, of Indianapolis, with whom he was more or less closely associated until 1905, when Mr. Littleton became general attorney for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, with offices at Cincinnati. In 1896 he was elected to the Indiana General Assembly from Indianapolis. He made such a record that he was re-elected and made speaker in 1898-9. He took a leading part in preparing the Apportionment Bill of 1897.
ELWIN M. HULSE.
Elwin M. Hulse was born January 1, 1875, at Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is one of three children born to William L. and Sophia (Taylor) Hulse. He attended the local public schools and then entered Purdue University, at Lafayette, Indiana. He finished his studies at the University of Michi- gan and was admitted to the bar on August 6, 1900. He located at Fort Wayne, where he formed a partnership with Robert S. Taylor in 1900. He is a thirty-second-degree Mason, and a Republican in politics.
Mr. Hulse married Grace Harding, a daughter of Daniel L. Harding, of Fort Wayne, and they are the parents of two children, Stewart H. and Edward L. The family are adherents of the Presbyterian church, and the home is at 2929 Fairfield avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
HARLEY F. HARDIN.
Harley F. Hardin was born on a farm near Livonia, Washington county, Indiana, June 29, 1876. He is a son of Isaac A. and Susan F. (Thomeison) Hardin, both natives of Indiana. He was educated in the district schools and the high school of Livonia. He entered Indiana Univer- sity in 1898, and graduated from the law school in 1901, having taught school to pay expenses. He was admitted to the bar and located at Mat- thews, Grant county, where he practiced till 1906, when he came to Marion. He has practiced alone during this period. He has confined his work
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largely to civil practice. He is a member of the Grant County and Indiana State Bar Associations, a Mason, and Odd Fellow, and a Knight of Pythias. On September 15, 1901, he married Mary E. Burgess of Washington county. They have five children, Belva L., Esther M., Forest F., Frances E., and Carl H.
ALBERT R. OWENS.
Albert R. Owens, Terre Haute, was born on a farm in Vigo county, Indiana, September 23, 1881. His parents, Thomas W. and Mary ( Clayton) Owens were native Indianians. He obtained his education at the com- mon schools, high school and at the State Normal. His professional train- ing was secured in the Indiana Law School of Indianapolis, from which he graduated in 1903. The same year he was admitted to the bar and opened an office in Terre Haute. He served as prosecuting attorney from 1908 to 1912. He then practiced alone till 1915, since when he has been a part- ner of Charles C. Whittock. He is a member of the Terre Haute Bar Association, an Elk, and a Knight of Pythias. His wife was Miss Mary C. Breen. They have one child, Albert F. Owens.
JACOB M. HAYNES.
Jacob M. Haynes was born in Hampden county, Massachusetts, April 12, 1817. He prepared for college at Monson Academy and took a scien- tific course at Phillips Exeter. He began the study of law in Massachu- setts, but in 1843 came to Muncie, Indiana, where he resumed his study with Walter Marsh, at the same time teaching school. In 1844 he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law at Portland, which was then but a village in the woods, and two years later became school com- missioner. In 1856 he was elected Judge of the Common Pleas court for the district including Jay and Randolph counties. In 1860 the district was enlarged by the addition of Delaware and Blackford counties and Haynes served by re-election until 1871, when he became Judge of the circuit embracing Wayne, Randolph, Jay and Blackford counties. He was on the Circuit bench for six years. He has been deceased several years.
WILLIAM HADEN BRIDWELL.
William Haden Bridwell, of Sullivan, was born in Owensburg, Indiana, October 14, 1872. His parents were Dr. Lafayette and Katherine (Keenan) Bridwell. The father was a native of Indiana, the mother, of New York. William H. Bridwell was educated in the public schools of Owensburg and taught from the age of sixteen till he was twenty-one in Greene county. He then entered Law School of Indiana University and graduated with the class of 1898. He was admitted to the bar in 1895, having read law while teaching. He was a partner of C. D. Hunt till 189S. Since then he has been alone in the practice. He was appointed deputy prosecutor in 1899 and county attorney in 1891. In 1912 he was elected Circuit Judge and is at present serving in that capacity. He is a member of the Sullivan County Bar Association and a Democrat.
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JOHN L. MCMASTER.
John L. McMaster, ex-judge of the Superior Court of Marion county, was born at Rutland, Meigs county, Ohio, on February 9, 1843, and was the son of William and Susan ( Brown) McMaster, the former a native of Scotland and a miller by vocation. John L. McMaster spent his boyhood days in the mill and in the schools of his native village. As a member of the Second Virginia Cavalry Regiment (Union), he served three years in the Civil War. In 1869 he graduated from Ohio University, and in 1870, from the Cincinnati Law School. In the fall of the latter year he became the partner of Augustin Boice, at Indianapolis, which partnership continued until 1891. He then practiced alone until his election to the Superior court bench in 1894. He was re-elected in 1898, 1902 and 1906. He was elected mayor of Indianapolis in 1SS3 and held office one term. After leaving the bench in 1910, he practiced law until the time of his death, May 29, 1914, in partnership with his son, William S. McMaster, He was a thirty-second-degree Mason and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. At Lancaster, Ohio, in 1872, Judge McMaster married Alpha Steenrod, and they were the parents of three children. Of these, two are now living, William S. and Adele S., wife of Ovid M. Butler. The eldest daughter, Edith S., formerly the wife of Elmer E. Scott, is deceased. William S. McMaster was born in Indianapolis on January 26, 1877. After completing his public school studies, he took a special course at Indiana University in 1900-01, and then attended the Indiana Law School, grad- uating in 1902. He has since been actively engaged in the practice. He is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Lawyers Club. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, and a past chancellor of Indianapolis Lodge, No. 56, Knights of Pythias. On April 21, 1909, William S. McMaster married Cuba Pauline Reagan, and to them has been born a daughter, Martha Reagan McMaster.
EDWIN C. VAUGHN.
Edwin C. Vaughn was born in Medina county, Ohio, February 14, 1853. When sixteen he came with his parents to Jay county, Indiana. He attended the district schools until 1872, when he entered Ridgeville College in Randolph county, where he studied for three years, teaching dur- ing the winter terms. In 1876 he moved to Bluffton and entered the law office of Daily & Mock. He taught school two more years while still read- ing law. In 1878 he became superintendent of the city schools, but two years later took up the practice of law. In 1881 he was elected mayor and then became prosecuting attorney of the circuit of Adams, Jay and Wells counties He was again elected prosecuting attorney of Huntington and Wells counties in 1886. In 1890 Vaughn was chairman of the Demo- cratic county committee. Three years later he was appointed to fill out the term of Judge Dailey, of the circuit of Blackford and Wells counties, and in 1894 he was elected Judge of the circuit, serving two terms.
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ABRAHAM L. MILLER.
Abe L. Miller, of Terre Haute, was born on a farm in Parke county, Indiana, July 17, 1869. He is a son of John M. and Martha (Steele) Miller. He attended the common schools and finished his education at the Central Normal College of Danville. After four years of teaching he returned for the law course at Danville, completing it in 1897. He then located at Terre Haute, where he practiced with George M. Crane till April, 1914, since when he has been alone. On June 16, 1915, he was appointed probate commissioner. He is a member of the Terre Haute Bar Association, a Mason, an Odd Fellow, an Elk, and a Red Man.
FRANK J. BELOT.
Frank J. Belot, of Fort Wayne, was born on a farm in Allen county, Indiana, October 25, 1863. He is one of four children born to Jacob and Othillie (Courdevey) Belot. He was educated in the common schools of the county. He was admitted to the bar in 1902, after serving his county as clerk of Allen Circuit court from November 17, 1898, to January 1, 1902. He is a member of the Allen County Bar Association, and is a Democrat in politics. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Belot married Mary M. Reilley, and to them have been born six. children. The family home is at 1215 Spy Run avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
RAYMOND SMILEY SPRINGER.
Raymond Smiley Springer, judge-elect of the Thirty-seventh Indiana judicial circuit, a practicing attorney at Connersville, this state, since 1904, was born on a farm near Dunreith, Henry county, Indiana, April 26, 1882, son of Lorenzo D. and Josephine (Smiley) Springer, both natives of Fayette county, Indiana. Following his graduation from the high school at Fairview he attended Earlham College and Butler College and then entered the Indiana Law School, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1904. He was at once admitted to practice and on November 15, of that same year, formed a partnership with Allen Wiles at Connersville, which partnership has continued since. Mr. Springer has defended many murder cases and has been employed in numerous important cases throughout the Sixth district. He was deputy prosecuting attorney of the Thirty-seventh judicial district, 1907-09; county attorney, 1908-15, and in 1914 was elected judge of the Thirty-seventh judicial dis- trict, defeating Judge George L. Gray for re-election. Upon mounting the bench on October 27, 1916, Judge Springer will be the youngest judge in the state. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association. a member of the Connersville Commercial Club and is past master of the Masonic lodge at Connersville. He was married on September 18, 1904, to Nancy M. Emmons, of Rush county, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist church.
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ALEXANDER HESS.
Alexander Hess was born in Richland county, Ohio, September 10, 1839. He moved to Wabash Indiana, in 1849, received a common school education and taught school until the outbreak of the War, when he en- listed in the Second Indiana Cavalry. While a prisoner at Libby he read law from the library of a Southern officer. Hess was mustered out of service in 1864 and returned to Wabash, where he began the study of law with Judge J. D. Conner. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 and began practice the following year. In 1870 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the circuit composed of Cass, Carroll, Miami and Wabash counties. He served in the lower house of the Legislature in 1879, 1SS9 and 1891. In 1894 he was elected clerk of the Supreme court by a majority of 46,000. He served as clerk until 1898.
OTIS E. GULLEY.
Otis E. Gulley, of Danville, was born at North Salem, Hendricks coun- ty, Indiana, March 22, 1867, son of James W. and Bethia (Smith) Gulley, both natives of Indiana, of English and Scottish descent, respectively. He supplemented his common-school education by attendance one term at Franklin College, after which for five years he was engaged in teaching school, three years in his home county and two in Arkansas. While teach- ing at North Salem he established the North Salem Messenger, which he published for one year. While in Arkansas he was appointed supervisor of the census of 1890 for the second census district of that state, compris- ing one-third of the state. He returned to Indiana in 1891 and began read- ing law in the office of Thad S. Adams at Danville; was admitted to the bar on January 2, 1901, and served as deputy prosecutor, 1901-03. In 1904 he was elected prosecuting attorney on the Republican ticket and was re- elected in 1906, serving four years, during which incumbency he successfully prosecuted the celebrated case of the Rev. W. E. Hinshaw, charged with wife murder. In 1910 Mr. Gulley was the nominee of Indiana Republicans for the office of secretary of state. In 1912 he joined the Progressive party and took an active part in the campaign of that year, and the succeeding campaign of 1914. Mr. Gulley is a member of the Indiana Bar Association and of the Hendricks County Bar Association; dean of the law school of the Central Normal College, 1903-06; president of the board of trustees of the same college, 1906-16; president of the Danville board of educa- tion, 1909-12; president of the official board of the Christian church at Danville and member of the building committee which had charge of the erection of a forty-five-thousand-dollar edifice for that congregation; presi- dent of the board of trustees of the Citizens Ice Company at Danville, the Jamestown Canning Company and the Danville South Cemetery Association. Mr. Gulley is a Scottish Rite Mason and a noble of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and active in the work of the sons of Veterans, being past commander of the division of Arkansas and Texas. In addition to his legal labors he also is engaged in farming and stock raising, the owner of a farm two and one-half miles east of Danville, on
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which he spends his summers. On January 2, 1905, Otis E. Gulley was united in marriage to Mary E. Tilford, daughter of Dr. A. S. and Ann (Wolfe) Tilford, of Martinsville, Indiana, and to this union four children were born, but two of whom are now living. Mrs. Gulley died on July 2, 1907.
EDWARD E. NEEL.
Edward E. Neel, of Newport, was born on a farm in Vermilion county, Indiana, November 15, 1866. He is a son of John W. and Mary Jane (Jackson) Neel, natives of Virginia. He grew up under the usual environ- ments of the farm, attending the common and high schools of Perryville. In 1887 he entered the Central Normal at Danville and spent two years; then a year at the State Normal, and a year at the Valparaiso Normal. His legal education was obtained in the Indiana University Law School, from which he graduated in 1900. He was admitted to the bar on June 27, 1900, and has since practiced law at Newport. He is a Mason, a Republican, and a Methodist. On April 16, 1905, he married Ola Sager.
RICHARD N. ELLIOTT.
Richard N. Elliott, attorney, of Connersville, former member of the Indiana General Assembly and present member of the advisory committee of the Indiana State Republican Committee, was born on a farm in Fayette county, Indiana, April 25, 1873, son of Charles W. and Eliza A. (Nash) Elliott, the former of whom was born in Brooksville, Ken- tucky, and the latter in Fayette county, this state. Upon completing the common-school course he began teaching in the district schools of his home county and was thus engaged during the winters of 1893-95. In the spring of 1895 he commenced the study of law in the office of Reuben Conner and James M. McIntosh, at Connersville, and was admitted to prac- tice in December, 1896. Shortly afterward he formed a partnership with Ira T. Trusler, which continued until the latter's retirement about four years later. A year later Mr. Elliott formed a partnership with F. I. Bar- rows and so continued until January 1, 1907. On June 1, 1909, he succeed- ed Joseph I. Little as a member of the firm of McKee, Little & Frost, the firm name becoming McKee, Frost & Elliott, and on February 15, 1916, became a member of the firm of McKee, Wiles & Elliott.
During the sessions of 1905 and 1907, and the special session of 1908, Mr. Elliott represented the counties of Fayette and Wayne in the lower house of the Indiana Legislature; was a member of the ways and means committee in both sessions, chairman of the committee on labor in the session of 1905 and of the insurance committee in 1907, and during the latter session served as Republican caucus chairman. He was appointed member of the tuberculosis commission by Governor Hanly, created during the 1905 session and was the author of the bill creating the Indiana State Tuberculosis Hospital at Rockville. For nine years Mr. Elliott was. county attorney of Fayette county, 1897-1906, and city attorney of Connersville, 1906-10. For two campaigns he was chairman of the Fayette county
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Republican committee and of the Connersville city committee and is now a member of the advisory committee of the Republican state committee. Mr.' Elliott is a Royal Arch Mason, high priest of the chapter at Conners- ville, past master of the blue lodge and a member of the council, Royal and Select Masters. He also is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men. He was married on January 20, 189S, to Lizzie A. Ostheimer, of Fayette county, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist church.
JAMES A. MCNUTT.
James A. McNutt, of Brazil, was born in Perryville, Vermillion county, Indiana, on January 6, 1839, and is the son of Dr. James H. and Evaline McNutt. The mother dying when James A. was two years old, he was reared by his grandfather, James Blair. He received a good common- school education and was two years in Wabash College. At the age of twenty-one, he came to Gosport, where, after working in the revenue office and at merchandizing and milling until 1873, he took up the study of law at Brazil, where he located and practiced 'till 1912, when he retired. He was alone except for about ten years when he was in partnership with Roy Shattuck, who died on August 15, 1915. On June 24, 1862, Mr. McNutt married Catharine Schermerhorn. They had four children, three of whom are living, Blair S., Louise M. and Eveline. Mary H., was the wife of Julius G. Lindeman and died on the tenth anniversary of her mar- riage.
CALEB S. DENNY.
Caleb S. Denny, of Indianapolis, was born in Monroe county, Indiana, May 13, 1850. His ancestors were pioneers from Virginia and Kentucky, migrating to Indiana on account of slavery. He was the youngest of eleven children. In 1853 his father moved to a farm near Boonville, Indiana, where his death occurred in 1861. At Boonville Caleb divided his time between school and work at the tinner's trade. He entered Asbury Univer- sity in 1866, and after two years' study there, took up teaching in Warrick county. In 1870 he became assistant state librarian, moving to Indianap- olis. He read law with John B. Handy, of Boonville, and with Judge Solo- mon Blair and afterward with Test, Coburn & Burns, of Indianapolis. In 1872 he was admitted to the bar in the county courts, and in 1873 to the Supreme and Federal courts. In 1873 he became assistant attorney-gen- eral; and in 1875, formed a partnership with Judge James C. Denny, with whom he had been associated in the attorney-general's office and later with Judge David V. Burns, remaining with the latter until 1884. In 1881 he was elected city attorney of Indianapolis and re-elected in 1883, serving from 1882 to 1886. In 1885, he was elected mayor, and again in 1SS7, serving two terms, from 1886 to 1890. During this period, he was the law partner of William F. Elliott, although on account of his official duties, he was unable, during those four years, to give much time to the practice. As city attorney he handled one hundred and forty-seven cases for the
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city, with marked success. From 1893 to 1904 he was associated in the practice with Judge Robert W. McBride. In 1893 Mr. Denny was a third time made the candidate of the Republican party for mayor, and was again elected by the largest majority ever theretofore given in Indianapolis. His administration is regarded as among the best the city ever had. The laws were strictly enforced.
Mr. Denny is a member of the Second Presbyterian church of Indian- apolis; past chancellor commander of Indianapolis Lodge No. 56, Knights of Pythias; a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and a number of the leading clubs of the city.
In 1874 Mr. Denny was married to Carrie Lowe, and they are the parents of one son and two daughters, the son (George L. Denny) now being Mr. Denny's partner in the practice of law.
HYATT L. FROST.
Hyatt L. Frost, former mayor of Connersville and a practicing attor- ney of that city since 1881, was born on a farm in Fayette county, Indi- ana, June 28, 1860, son of Eli and Melsena (Kerschner) Frost, the former a native of the state of New York and the latter of Ohio. Upon complet- ing the course in the district school in the neighborhood of his home he began teaching school and was thus engaged for four years, in the meantime studying law in the office of Florea & Florea at Connersville. He attended Valparaiso University and was admitted to practice in 1881, at once enter- ing practice at Connersville, member of the firm of Conner & Frost until February, 1893; McKee, Little & Frost. 1893-1909; McKee, Frost & Elliott, 1909-16, and since January 1, 1916, a member of the firm of Himelick, Frost & Goble. Mr. Frost is a Republican and served as mayor of Conners- ville for four years, 1894-98. He is an active Mason and a member of the Connersville Commercial Club and of the State Motor Club. On June 11, 1SS2, he was united in marriage to Dora A. Berkhiser, of Fayette coun- ty, and to this union one child has been born, a daughter, Jessie M., wife of Charles T. Murphy.
GEORGE W. GOBLE.
George W. Goble, member of the law firm of Himelick, Frost & Goble, Connersville, Indiana, is a native of Kansas, born in Elk county, that state, December 21, 1887, son of Samuel H. and Nannie (Fisher) Goble, but was reared at Connersville, this state, receiving his elementary education in the schools of that city. He was graduated from the College Corner (Ohio) Union high school in 1908; received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University in 1913 and was graduated, with the degree of Bache- lor of Laws, from Yale in 1915, having worked his way through college. chiefly by teaching school. In 1910-12 he was principal of the high school at Alton, Indiana, and in 1913-14 principal of the high school at Cleve- land, Oklahoma. In August, 1915, Mr. Goble formed a partnership for the practice of law with E. R. Himelick, at Connersville, and is now a member of the firm of Himelick, Frost & Goble in that city. Mr. Goble was on
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the Indiana and DePauw debating team in 1913 and in 1915 won the first prize, fifty dollars, in a debating contest at Yale. He is a member of the Gamma Eta Gamma (law) and of the Delta Sigma Rho (oratory) frater- nities; is a member of the Masonic order and is a Democrat. On August 20, 1913, George W. Goble was united in marriage to Roberta Lee Sonner, of Alton, Indiana, and to this union one child has been born, a daughter.
MORTIMER NYE.
Mortimer Nye was born at Wadsworth, Ohio, November 12, 1838. He came to Springfield, Laporte county, Indiana, with his father. As a boy he worked in his father's tannery and went to school. He taught school and took up the study of law under Judge M. K. Farrand. After being admitted to the bar he formed a partnership with Judge Farrand, which lasted until 1869. In 1873, 1883 and 1885 Nye was elected mayor of Laporte on the Democratic ticket. He served as city and county attorney and was a member of the school board. In 1884 he was chosen presiden- tial elector and in 1891 was appointed a member of the Supreme court commission. The year following he was elected lieutenant-governor. Nye died on July 6, 1901.
ALPHONSO C. WOOD.
Alphonso C. Wood, of Angola, was born on January 23, 1874, in Steuben county, Indiana. He is one of two children born to Theodore F. and Elizabeth (Powers) Wood. He was educated in the common schools of Steuben county, and in Tri-State College, from which was graduated in 1895. His legal training was secured at the law school of Michigan Uni- versity, from which he was graduated in 1899. He was admitted to the bar on March 4, 1897. He located at Angola where he has since prac- ticed ; serving as city clerk from 1901 to 1904 and city attorney from 1905 to 1909. He is a member of the Steuben County Bar Association, a Mason, and a Democrat. He married Mayme Moffett, of Angola. They have one child, Theodore T. The family attends the Congregational church.
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