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CHARLES M. BROWN.
Charles M. Brown, of Auburn, Indiana, was born June 24, 1866, in Hamilton, Indiana. He is one of five children born to John and Susannah (Mann) Brown. The father was a native of Ohio and a merchant by occupation. Charles M. Brown was educated in the common and high schools of his home county, supplementing this with a course at the Tri- State College at Angola, Indiana. He read law with Woodhull & Brown, of Angola, and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He commenced the active
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practice in Auburn, Indiana, on October 1, 1893, forming a partnership with John W. Baxter, under the firm name of Baxter & Brown, which con- tinued for six years, since which time he has been in the practice alone. He was elected a representative of Dekalb county In 1896 on the Democratic ticket, and re-elected in 1SOS, serving in the Sixteenth and Sixty-first Gen- eral Assemblies. He was city attorney of Auburn from 1904 to 1912. He is a member of both the Dekalb County and Indiana State Bar Associa- tions, is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is a Democrat In politics. He married Zo Thomas, and they are the parents of one child, Ilif, the wife of R. B. Crane, a manufacturer living at Auburn. The family are members of the Methodist church.
CHARLES B. ALDRICH.
Charles B. Aldrich, of Fort Wayne, was born in Massachusetts, June 12, 1885. He is one of three children born to Charles T. and Susetta (Milan) Aldrich. He completed the common and high schools of his home, and entered Yale University, from which he was graduated In in 1906. He then entered the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Law School and graduated in 190S. In 1910 he entered for some post-graduate work at Yale. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 190S, and began the practice in Evansville. After finishing his post-graduate work at Yale he located at Fort Wayne, in 1911, where he has since practiced. On January 1, 1916, he formed a partnership with Ryan, Ryan & Aldrich. He is a member of the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations, is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Elks, and is a Democrat in politics. He married Juanita Ryan, and both are members of the Catholic church. Their home is at 718 Lafayette street. Fort Wayne.
BENJAMIN F. HEATON.
Benjamin F. Heaton, of Fort Wayne, was born on a farm in Marion township, Allen county, Indiana, June 18, 1878, the son of Jesse and Samantha (Larcome) Heaton. The father was a native of Indiana, and the mother of New York. Benjamin F. Heaton was educated in the district schools of Allen county, and in the Fort Wayne high school, later attending the Tri-State Normal at Angola, Indiana. For a num- ber of years he gave his attention to farming. In 1898 he took up the study of law in the offices of Vesey & Heaton, the latter member of the firm being his brother. In 1900 he was admitted to the bar and soon joined the firm with which he had studied. In 1902 he formed a partnership with Carl Yaple, which continued until November, 1910. when Mr. Yaple was elected Superior Judge of Allen county. On Janu- ary 1, 1915, he formed his present partnership with his brother, Judge Owen N. Heaton, under the firm name of Heaton & Heaton. Mr.
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Heaton is a Republican in politics, a member of the Masonic order, the Elks, and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations, and of the Country, Tippe- canoe and Commercial Clubs.
Mr. Heaton married Helen M. Reitze, and the family home' is at 1001 Berry street, Fort Wayne. They are attendants of the Presbyterian church.
SOL A. WOOD.
Sol A. Wood, of Fort Wayne, is one of a family of five children of Warren and Louvina (Thompson) Wood. His father was a pioneer physician of northeastern Indiana, a native of New York, and his death occurred in 1868. Sol A. Wood was born in Indiana, April 11, 1857. He attended the common schools of his time, read medicine and took a degree from a medical college. He read law with Francis S. Roby and was admitted to the bar in 1895. He first located at Angola and prac- ticed there until 1900, when he moved to Fort Wayne. In May, 1905, he was appointed referee in bankruptcy, a position which he still holds. He served as auditor of Steuben county eight years and city attorney of Angola, Indiana, one year. He is a member of the Allen County, In- diana State, and American Bar Associations. He is a Mason, and a Republican in politics. He married May Huss, a daughter of John Huss, a Virginian. They are the parents of two children, Carver C., a graduate of the Michigan Law School, and Harold L., a merchant of Louisville, Kentucky. The family are members of the Episcopal church, and the home is at 129 East Dewald street, Fort Wayne.
J. FRANK HANLY.
J. Frank Hanly was born April 4, 1863, in Champaign county, Illinois. His father, Elijah Hanly, was a native of Ohio, and his mother, Anne Eliza Calton, of North Carolina. At the age of sixteen Mr. Hanly came to Williamsport, Indiana, where he soon found work. After teaching a term in a district school he studied a short time in the Eastern Illinois Normal School at Danville. From 1881 until 1889 he continued teaching in the winter and working during the summer. In the meantime he was pre- paring for the law. He was admitted to the Warren county bar on April 6, 1889. In 1890 he was elected to the state Senate, serving during the fifty-seventh session. In 1894 he was nominated for Congress in the Ninth district on the ninety-third ballot. The apportionment act of 1895 placed him in a strange district so that his congressional career ended with one term. He made an excellent record and reputation while in Congress. After the campaign of 1896, in which he took an active part, he formed a partnership with Will R. Wood at Lafayette, Indiana. During the next eight years he was active and influential both as a lawyer and politician, narrowly missing being chosen United States senator in 1899. In 1904 he was nominated and elected governor of Indiana by the largest majority ever given a candidate for that office in the state. After his term as gov-
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ernor expired, he located in Indianapolis, devoting a large part of his time to the lecture platform. During the last year, he, in company with a band of kindred spirits, visited all parts of the United States on a campaign against intemperance and its promoters. He is recognized as the most powerful advocate of the temperance movement in the United States. His entire career as a public officer has been on a high plane of morality. As a platform orator he ranks with the best in the United States. On July 21, 1916, he was nominated by the national Prohibition party as its candidate for President.
On December 3, 1881, Mr. Hanly married Eva A. Simmers, of Wil- liamsport, Indiana, and to this union have been born four children, one of whom, wife of Prof. Harry Gorman, of Purdue University, survives.
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MERLE N. A. WALKER.
Merle Newton Allen Walker was born in Winchester, Indiana, on April 4, 1871. He is the son of Rev. Wilbur F. Walker, of Pendleton, Indiana, and Mary Florence (Morrison) Walker, of Greencastle, Indiana. The parents were missionaries at Peking and Tien-Tsin, China, for thirty years.
Merle N. A. Walker was educated in the American colony at Peking, China, and at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, graduating from the latter institution. He took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1891. From 1895 to 1898 he was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Marion county. He then served as probate commissioner until 1907, becoming the first judge of this newly organized court, and serving until 1909, when he became city attorney of Indianapolis. In 1907 he assisted in the organization of the Bureau of Municipal Research.
He is a Scottish-Rite Mason and a Shriner, a Knight of Pythias, a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations, a Re- publican and a Presbyterian. He married Ellaine Irene Hays, of Indian- apolis. He is now a member of the firm of Walker & Hollett.
ALBERT BAKER.
Albert Baker is a son of Conrad Baker, ex-governor of the state of Indiana. He was born at Evansville, Indiana, November 22, 1851, remain- ing in that city and obtaining his early education there until the removal of the family to Indianapolis in February, 1867. He continued his prepara- tory training at the City Academy, a private school of the latter city, and in 1868 became a sub-freshman at Wabash College, from which institution he was graduated in 1874. In the year 1871-1872 he was on a ranch in Kansas for the benefit of his health. He prosecuted his law studies in the office of Baker, Hord & Hendricks, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. In 1881 he formed a partnership with Edward Daniels, who is still his partner, and in January, 1883, the firm was merged into that of Baker, Hord & Hendricks, which was later succeeded by Baker & Daniels. This firm is one of the strongest in the city, and its large general practice car- ries its members into all the courts, state and federal. Mr. Baker is a
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Republican and a worker in the First Presbyterian church of Indianapolis. On October 18, 1876, at Crawfordsville, Mr. Baker married Anna S. Camp- bell, the daughter of Prof. John L. Campbell, who for a period of fifty- four years, was a member of the Wabash College faculty. Mr. Baker's family consists of his three daughters, Mrs. Baker having died March 1, 1910. He is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH.
William Hayden English was born at Lexington, Scott county, Indiana, August 27, 1822, the only son of Hon. Elisha G. and Mahala (Eastin) English. His death occurred on February 7, 1896. After irregular at- tendance at the primitive local school, he completed a three-year course at Hanover College. After leaving college, he applied himself to the study of law and, at the age of eighteen years, was admitted to practice in the Circuit court, being admitted to the Supreme court soon afterward. After being associated for a short time in the practice with Joseph G. Marshall, he accepted a government position at Washington, D. C., which he held four years. Upon returning to Indiana, he became actively identified with the Democratic party, and, even before he was of age, was a delegate to the state convention. When Tyler became President, Mr. English was ap- pointed postmaster of Lexington, and in 1843 was elected principal clerk of the state House of Representatives. After the election of President Polk he was appointed to a position in the treasury department at Washington, resigning the day before General Taylor's inauguration as President. Dur- ing the session of Congress in 1850, Mr. English was clerk of the claims committee in the United States Senate, resigning at the close of the session and returning home. In October, 1850, he was elected principal secretary of the state Constitutional convention, at the conclusion of which he was appointed to supervise the publication of the Constitution, the journals and addresses. In 1851 he was elected a member of the Legislature, and was defeated, in the caucus nomination of his party, for speaker of the House by only nine votes. Subsequently, the speaker resigning, Mr. English was elected to the position. In October, 1852, he was elected to Congress, and was three times re-elected, serving eight years and being assigned to some of the most important committees in the House. During the war he was a firm supporter of the Union cause and was offered command of a regi- ment, but declined. For eight years he was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. He was a delegate to the Democratic state convention in 1861, after which, excepting one term as chairman of the Democratic state central committee, he was not active in politics until 1880, when he was nominated for Vice-President of the United States, on the ticket with General Hancock.
In 1863 Mr. English assisted in the organization of the First National Bank of Indianapolis, and on January 1, 1865, removed to the capital city. His service as president of this bank was marked by its remarkable prosperity. He served as president of the Indianapolis Clearing House
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Association and the Indianapolis Banking Association. He remained at the head of the First National Bank for fourteen years and in the meantime secured a controlling interest in the local street railway system. In 1877, because of ill health, he resigned the presidency of the bank and disposed of his entire holdings in the street railroad company, though retaining until the time of his death extensive real-estate holdings in many states of the Union. He was a member of the Masonic order and of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Mr. English was a man of marked literary taste and towards the end of his life produced "The Conquest of the Northwest," a valuable contribu- tion to the permanent literature of the state and nation. He was a mem- ber of the Indiana Historical Society, and president of that body at the time of his death.
In 1847, at Washington, D. C., Mr. English was married to Emma M. Jackson, of Virginia, who died in 1877. To them were born two children, William E., of Indianapolis, and Rosalind, who became the wife of Dr. Willoughby Walling, of Chicago.
JAMES E. DEERY.
James E. Deery was born in Indianapolis, November 26, 1886. He is a son of James H. and Mary A. (Breen) Deery. He was educated in the parochial schools and Manual Training high school, in Georgetown and Notre Dame Universities, graduating from the law department of the latter in 1910. He at once entered in the practice at Indianapolis and Jan- uary 1, 1911, was appointed deputy prosecutor of Marion county and de- tailed to the grand jury room. He served in this position till 1913, when he was elected judge of the Indianapolis city court, his term expiring January 1, 1918. He is a member of the State Bar Association; of the Knights of Columbus; of the Ancient Order of Hibernians; of the Young Men's Institute; of the Order of Eagles; of the Indiana Democratic Club. and of the Irish-American Democratic Club. On September 11, 1912, he married Mabel Smith, of Indianapolis. They have one child, Mable Jos- ephine.
JOHN J. ROCHFORD.
John J. Rochford was born on a farm in St. Lawrence county, New York, January 13, 1863. He is one of five children of the family of James and Julia (Lorden) Rochford. He was educated in the district schools and the University of New York, from which he graduated in 1883. He read law with Judge William H. Martin, of Greenfield, Indiana, until 1SSS, when he was admitted to the bar and began to practice. In 1891 he located in Indianapolis, where he formed a partnership with Charles E. Cox, now justice of the Supreme court of Indiana. This partnership lasted until 1895. In 1896 he formed a partnership with Charles Remster, former judge of the Circuit court of Marion county, Indiana, which continued until 1901. A partnership was next formed with Richard M. Coleman,
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lasting two years, after which he practiced alone until 1910, when he was elected judge of the Superior court, No. 3, of Marion county. He is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and is a Catholic.
Mr. Rochford married Josie Heffernan, daughter of John and Ann Heffernan, of Greenfield, Indiana, and they are the parents of seven children, one of whom, Claude A., is a practicing attorney in Indianapolis, a graduate of the city high school and of the Indiana Law School. The family home is at 2226 North Meridian street, Indianapolis.
Judge Rochford was a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney for the judicial district of Marion county, Indiana, in 1894, on the Demo- cratic ticket, and was defeated by Charles S. Wiltsie, Republican. He was also chairman of the Democratic county committee in 1896 and 1898.
HOWE S. LANDERS.
Howe S. Landers was born October 17, 1885, and is one of two chil- dren born to John B. and Ida (Gardner) Landers. John B. Landers was a rancher, and his death occurred in 1888. Howe S. Landers received the training of the common and high schools and then entered DePauw University, where he graduated in March, 1908. In 1909 he also took a degree from the Indiana Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1908, but did not begin active practice of his profession until 1909. He is now serving as secretary of the Industrial Board of Indiana. He is a member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations, and is a Democrat in politics.
Mr. Landers is a thirty-second degree Mason, a Shriner, a Phi Kappa Psi, a Phi Delta Phi, a member of the University Club, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, of Indianapolis. He has offices at 100S Odd Fellows Building, Indianapolis, and his home is at 139 East Thirty-sixth street, that city.
THOMAS A. DAILY.
Thomas A. Daily was born on a farm near Mt. Hope, Kansas, Septem- ber 9, 1876, the son of William Allen and Mariah Elizabeth (Craig) Daily. His parents were pioneers of Sedgwick county, his father having entered a claim in 1871 as a Union soldier, and later became a land agent of the Santa Fe Railroad and engaged in the banking business at Burrton and Mt. Hope. Thomas attended the common schools at Mt. Hope. During vacations he studied bookkeeping in his father's bank and at an early age became cashier, which position he filled for one year, giving it up to enter the Christian Brothers College at St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1893 he re- moved with his father to Vernon, Indiana, where he taught school, read law with Judge Thomas C. Batchelor and in 1897 was admitted to the bar. In 1889 he was graduated from the Indiana Law School with honors for high scholarship. In the following September he formed a partnership with Charles T. Hanna, afterward judge of the Superior court, under the firm name of Hanna & Daily, which partnership has continued without
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interruption except during the time Judge Hanna was on the bench. This firm has offices in the Lemcke Building and enjoys a good general prac- tice. In 1906 he was elected a representative from Marion county on the Republican ticket, serving in the regular and special sessions of the sixty- fifth General Assembly. In 1909 he was appointed by Governor Hanly a member of the State Board of Pardons, serving from 1909 to 1913. He is now a trustee of the Indiana Reformatory, having been appointed by Governor Ralston as a Progressive. He is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. In 1905 he married Mary Bernice Swengel, of Columbus, Indiana, and to this union three sons have been born, Wilson S., John H. and William A.
THEODORE SHOCKNEY.
Theodore Shockney, of Union City, was born on a farm in Wayne township, Randolph county, Indiana, September 16, 1852. He is one of five children born to William P. and Jane (Frazier) Shockney, the former a native of Maryland, the latter a native of the Carolinas. Theodore Shockney was reared on the farm, receiving his education in the neighbor- hood schools, although left an orphan at ten. He began teaching at the age of sixteen and taught nine years, attending school meantime at Win- chester, Union City and Ridgeville College. During the last six years of his teaching he spent part of his time studying law under Isaac P. Gray. In 1877 he entered the law office of Stanton J. Peele, at Indianapolis, and in 1878 was admitted to the bar on the recommendation of L. J. Monks. He located at Union City, where he has since practiced in partnership with his brother, John A. Shockney. He was elected mayor in 1SS0; to the Legislature in 1882; to the Senate in 1SS8; candidate for lieutenant- governor in 1892; elected judge of the Randolph Circuit court in 1914.
On September 23, 1876, Mr. Shockney was married to Emma Alice Keever, of Union City, and they were the parents of four children : Blanche, Don P., Ava Marie and Mary Lucille. Mrs. 'Shockney died on March 26, 1913.
ALONZO L. BALES.
Alonzo L. Bales, of Winchester, was born on September 25, 1864, in West River township, Randolph county, Indiana, and is a son of William D. and Rebecca (Jackson) Bales. He is a descendant of Tennessee and Virginia pioneers. He grew up on the farm, attending the district schools in season, and taught ten terms beginning in 1884. Determining to make the practice of law his profession, he entered the law office of A. O. Marsh and J. W. Thompson. In 1891 he was admitted to the bar and began the practice at Winchester, Indiana, in September. 1895, with William S. Diggs. In 1900 he formed a partnership with John W. Macy and J. P. Goodrich. Mr. Macy went on the bench in 1902, and A. L. Nichols took his place in the firm. On leaving the bench, Mr. Macy returned to the firm, remaining until his death in 1912, when his place in the firm was taken by his son,
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John W. Macy, Jr. In 1898 Mr. Bales was elected prosecutor of his county and served one term. He is a Republican in politics. He was the Repub- lican nominee for judge of the Randolph Circuit court in 1914, but was defeated at the general election by a small majority.
On September 1, 1892, Mr. Bales married Martha E. Foutz, and they were the parents of four children. Mrs. Bales died on April 24, 1901. On June 21, 1905, Mr. Bales married Emma G. Engle, and they are the par- ents of one child.
GEORGE W. HOLMAN.
George W. Holman, senior member of the law firm of Holman, Ber- netha & Bryant, at Rochester, and vice-president and general counsel of the Indiana Bank and Trust Company of that city, the junior member of his firm, F. E. Bryant, being president of the bank, is a native of Indiana, born on a farm in Kosciusko county, Indiana, September 30, 1850, son of Charles W. and Delila (Burns) Holman, also natives of this state. Fol- lowing a course in Notre Dame University he entered the law department of Indiana University and was graduated from the same in 1873. In the fall of that year he was admitted to the bar and ever since has been engaged in practice at Rochester. During the Harrison administration Mr. Holman served as a national bank examiner and has for some time been identified with the banking interests of his home town, being vice- president and member of the board of directors of the Indiana Bank and Trust Company, of Rochester. He is a member of the Fulton County Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association and of the American Bar Association ; a Republican, a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias, while he and his wife are members of the Baptist church. Mrs. Holman is a daughter of Dr. Charles Brackett, a surgeon in the Union army during the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Holman have three children, Hugh B., a graduate of Purdue University, who is a civil engineer, Lucile and Grace.
SAMUEL ASHBY.
Samuel Ashby was born on a farm near Pittsboro, Indiana, on August 24, 1868. He is a son of James S. and Jane (Watson) Ashby, both being natives of Kentucky. His father died early in life, leaving his widow and three children largely to their own resources. Samuel Ashby worked on a farm and elsewhere as opportunity offered, attending school at Pittsboro during the winter months. In due time he was able to enter Indiana Uni- versity Law School, from which he graduated in 1891. He associated himself with Franklin McCray at Indianapolis, with whom he practiced until Judge McCray went on the Criminal court bench in 1894. Since that time he has practiced alone, building up a wide and valuable clientage. He is a Republican, an elder of the Central Christian church, trustee and treasurer of the Board of Ministerial Relief, member of the Marion Club, and of the Indianapolis and Indiana State and American Bar Associa-
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tions, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
On September 19, 1894, Mr. Ashby married Ida M. Reid, of Albion, Illinois, and they are the parents of three children, Mary A., Sarah E. and Samuel R.
CHARLES C. PETTIJOHN.
Charles C. Pettijohn was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 5, 1SS1. He is a son of Dr. Otto B. and Lillian A. (Sloan) Pettijohn. The father is a prominent physician of Indianapolis. Charles C. Pettijohn received the training of the common and high schools of his native city, and con- tinued his studies in Indiana University. He received his legal training in Indiana Law School, from which he was graduated in 1903. IIe was admitted to the Indianapolis bar the same year, and has since been engaged in active practice. He has served as deputy and city prosecutor and paper attorney. In the latter capacity in 1913 he defended fourteen criminals indicted for murder in one year. For eight years he has been attorney for the Humane Society.
Mr. Pettijohn is a member of the Masonic order, a Shriner, an Elk and Knight of Pythias. He is a member of the State Bar Association, and is a Democrat in politics. He married Ruth Doolittle, of Indianapolis, and their home is at 3002 Talbot avenue, that city. Both are members of the Episcopal church.
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