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WALLER M. BOULWARE.
W TALLER MARION BOULWARE, at the Marion county bar, was born in this county, January 8, IS to, being a son of William H. and Maria (Redd) Boulware. His mother was a sister of Judge Redd, whose sketch appears on other pages of this work. His paternal grandfather was a Baptist preacher, and emi- grated from Virginia to Kentucky.
Waller was classically educated at Saint Paul's College, Palmyra, under Rev. Doctor Corbyn; read law, in part, with Judge Dryden, at Palmyra, and largely at home, and commenced practice in 1862 as prosecuting attorney of the sixteenth judicial circuit, under the administration of Governor Gamble, and held that office until January, 1869. That was the only civil or political office he has ever accepted. We doubt if his ambition roves in that direction Without any blus-
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ter he seems to be faithfully attending to the duties of his profession. He is regarded as one of the best read lawyers of his age in this part of the state. He understands the law as a science- it's principles and the relation which they sustain to each other, and the philosophy on which they are formed. He is no declaimer, but makes a clear and logical argument and an effective appeal to the understanding rather than the feelings of a jury.
Mr. Boulware was married in March, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Cupp, of Monroe county, this state, and they have three children.
John William Boulware, a younger brother of our subject, is an attorney at law at Palmyra, and clerk of the probate court of Marion county.
WINFIELD S. POPE.
JEFFERSON CITY
M R. POPE is descended from very old families in the southern states, His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were planters, and the last named was also a Baptist minister, the Pope family settling in Virginia soon after the first emigrant from the old world came over. His great-grandfather on his mother's side was Nathan Hunt, a Quaker preacher, not unknown in national history, and whose father was Thomas Hunt, who died at Newcastle-on-Tyne while on a religious visit to England, Ireland and Holland, in September, 1772. Winfield is a son of Thomas and Mary Ann ( Hale) Pope, and was born in David- son county, North Carolina, July 20, 1847. His father was born in the same county, and his mother in Randolph county, same state. He was educated at the Davidson Academy and the North Carolina Military Academy, at Hillsboro, leaving the latter school a few hours before the arrival of General Sherman's army, early in April, 1865. After the civil war, he taught one term in the David- son Academy; came to Missouri in 1800, and taught school six months in Webster county.
Mr. Pope had read law at Hillsboro before leaving his native state, and also while teaching in this state, and in February, 1867, he was licensed to practice by Judge Robert W. Fyan, at Marshfield, and immediately opened an office at Hart- ville, Wright county. He was elected to the legislature in 1872, and attended sessions in 1873 and 1874, acting as chairman of the committee on enrolled bills. In January, 1875, Mr. Pope came to Jefferson City, and has here continued the practice of his profession, with good success. For some time he made a partial
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specialty of municipal bonds and municipal securities, yet his practice has always been general, and he has made a success financially as well as professionally.
Mr. Pope owns a large farm in Miller county, adjoining Cole on the south, and has latterly given considerable attention to stock raising, still, however, con- tinuing his legal business. He has also a fine ranch in Colorado. He is a poli- tician of the democratic school, but we cannot learn that he has ever had a desire for office.
Mr. Pope was first married in December, 1800, to Miss Emily J. Fuller, of Science Hill, North Carolina, she dying in September, 1870; and the second time in June, 1873, to Miss Lucy Miller, of Jefferson City, having by her three children, all daughters. Mrs. Pope is a daughter of the late Judge George W. Miller, for- merly of the circuit bench.
HON. GEORGE A. MADILL.
G BORGE A. MADILL is a native of New York, and passed his early life at Utica, in that state, receiving a liberal education He pursued a course of legal studies in the Albany Law School, was admitted to the bar, and in 1866; removing to Saint Louis, entered upon a professional career, which has in every sense proved eminently successful. In 1870, at the urgent request of his profes- sional brethren, who, irrespective of political preferences, petitioned him, he accepted an election to the judgeship of the Saint Louis circuit, and continued on the bench until 1875, when he resumed his practice as a member of the law firm of Krum and Madill. He afterward retired from this firm, and at present (1884) conducts bis business in his own name. He is also a member of the fac- ulty of the Saint Louis Law School, his special branch of teaching being the law of real property.
As a lawyer, Judge Madill is at once thorough, scholarly, careful, conscien- tious and successful. Possessing a legal mind of high order, clear, comprehen- sive and practical, and at the same time being a man of fine executive ability, well versed in the intricacies of business and commercial affairs, and cool and deliberate in his judgments, his legal opinions carry with them a weight and authority that never fail to command the highest respect. Among his proles- sional associates he is most highly esteemed for his manly and lawyer-like quali- ties. His conduct of cases in court is marked by discretion, clearness and
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precision, and in his arguments before court of jury he is methodical, business- like and persuasive, never failing to impress his auditors with the sincerity of his convictions, and always ready to support his legal propositions with the highest authorities.
Such qualities, in an eminent degree, htted him for the honorable and respon- sible office of judge, and to them must be attributed the success which attended him in that position. The business of his court was dispatched with promptness and accuracy, and justice was administered intelligently, and according to law. His marvelous memory of adjudicated cases, and his methodically arranged knowledge and critical analysis enabled him to discriminate, and at an instant detect false analogies. Such was the working of his court that it was a pleasure for a lawyer who knew his case, to appear before him. To young men he was always indulgent, and cheerfully aided them with his counsels. At the same time he had no favorites, and no one ever accused him of discourteous treatment. Upon his retirement from the bench he was tendered a banquet by the members of the Saint Louis bar, who there gave expression to their regard for him in encomiums of praise.
HON. CHARLES GIBSON. SAINT LOUIS.
TT is a historical fact that the first English immigrants to Virginia were a supe- rior race, with enlarged views of government, liberty and law, who sought out homes in the American wilds, in obedience to impulses prompted by a lofty ambi- tion and sincere desire to benefit their race, bringing with them sufficient means to plant, preserve and foster institutions becoming to an enlightened race. From these ancestors sprang men in great numbers renowned for patriotism and virtue, unsurpassed for statesmanship, the ripest scholars and unequaled orators. With her natural advantages and the endowments of science and art, Virginia has bestowed upon her sons a culture and elegance, and upon her daughters a refinement unsurpassed by any state of nation on the globe. A worthy son of that noble state is Charles Gibson, patriot, statesman, orator, patron of literature and the fine arts,- a lawyer of eminence, whose every impulse is as pure as the crystal waters that flow from the mountain springs of his native state. He was born in Montgomery county, Virginia, in 1825, son of Captain Hugh and Eliza- beth B. (Rutledge) Gibson, his father's family being one of the oldest in south-
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western Virginia, and his mother being a descendant of the Rutledges of South Carolina. His father moved to western Mi som in 1830, when the country was new and the sulvantages were meager for obtaining an education; but the superior aptness of young Gibson overcame all obstacles, so that after obtaining what information he could from the books within his reach, and a brief period at Missouri University, we find him a ripe scholast, and afterward he perfected him- self in modern languages Add to that his extensive general reading, and scien- tific knowledge obtained from various sources, and he is one of the most scholarly men in his profession.
In 1843 Mr. Gibson formed the acquaintance of Hon. Edward Bates, in whose office he studied, and whose friendship he gained and preserved for a period of over a quarter of a century He also read law with Josiah Spaulding, of Saint Louis, for a period of three years During this time he also acquired an exten sive knowledge of French and German. Mi. Gibson commenced his political career in 1844, when he made able speeche . in behalf of Henry Clay; in 1848 he supported General Taylor for the presidency, and in 1852 he was a state elector at large for General Scott. Mr. Gibson was a whig in politics.
After the campaign in a350 the whig party ceused to maintain a national organization, but clinging to its great memories Mr Gibson was one of those known as old-line whigs He originated the movement in 1860, which was warmly supported by Thurlow Weed, Honice Greeley and the Blairs, announe- ing the name of Hon. Edward Bates for president of the United States, but that failed, and he supported the Bell and Everett ticket. In 1861, when the war of the rebellion broke out, Mr. Gibson raised his voice in favor of maintaining the Union, and it was a potent power. Ils coadjutors in the movement were Colonel J. O. Broadhead, General F. P. Blair and B. Gratz Brown. Through their efforts and others who were stimulated by like impulses, Missouri was saved to the Union. He was appointed assistant attorney general, under President Lincoln, by Hon. Edward Bates, the attorney general, which appointment Mr. Gibson declined. But the perils of the nation thickened, and he afterward accepted the position of solicitor of the United States court of claims (now United States solicitor general) in Washington, and for the next four years he was con- stantly engaged in regulating the relations of Missouri with the federal govern- ment He was also agent of the state of Missouri in Washington during all the War. He resigned the office in 1864. He was an early supporter of Andrew Johnson.
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In 1870 he counseled the coalition of liberal republicans with the democrats, which resulted in the election of B Gratz Brown for governor of Missouri. He had no political animosities, and was a zealous advocate of reenfranchisement, and as the most speedy means to that end he assisted the coalition of the more liberal members of the republican party with the democrats, In 1878 the demo- cratic state convention of Missouri appointed him a delegate at large to the national democratic convention at Baltimore He opposed the nomination of Horace Greeley as impolitic, and subsequent events have proved him correct. Mr Gibson has been employed in numerous cases involving large sums and im- portant interests, and has always been found equal to the emergency, and has attained a rank at the bar that tew ever reach In 1870 he was selected by the democratic national committee to visit Louisiana as one of the "visiting states- men." After being in New Orleans a few days the visiting committee were requested to send a smart lawyer and a discreet and able man to Florida, and Mr. Gibson was elected to go there; he spent more than a month in Tallahassee, taking an impor- tant part in the series of judicial and legislative proceedings known as the Florida election case. He was complimented by the leading newspapers as being the most learned gentleman who went to Florida at the request of the democratic commission He originated the act, and obtained its passage, creating the land court of Saint Louis, and was one of the principal practitioners before it. He has been an active and efficient promoter of the enterprises which have advanced the commercial prosperity of Saint Louis. He was the originator of the Southern Hotel, and his efforts gave that enterprise its success. He drew up the act establishing Forest Park, and was instrumental in procuring its passage by the state legislature. He was also one of the most efficient friends of Lafa- yette Park, and one of its commissioners He superintended the erection of the Benton statue, and secured the erection of Houdon's statue in Lafayette Park, and took an active and leading part in procuring the erection of the colossal statue of Hon. Edward Bates, his old friend, in Forest Park. The park board ordered its granite pedestal to be adorned with four bronze medallions, namely: H. S. Geyer, United States senator; Governor HI R Gamble; J. B Eads, and Charles Gibson.
February 2, 1882, Doctor Von Gerlich, the Imperial German and acting Austrian consul, waited on Mr. Gibson at his residence, on behalf of the Emperor of Austria, and delivered him the decree making him Knight Commander of the Order of Franz Joseph. The Emperor himself is chiel, and the commanders form the inner circle next to him This is the highest honor ever conferred upon any American lawyer
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by any European sovereign. It was fairly earned by Mr. Gibson in the line of pro- fessional duty, in the case against Baron Von Bechtolsheim, late Austro-Hunga- rian consul at Saint Louis. The knights of the order wear their cross on the lapel of the coat, but the commander's insignia is pendant to a silken collar around the neck, making an elegant personal ornament. The decree and accom- panying letter are as follows:
837. His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, etc., etc., etc , has, by an all highest decree of December 15, 1882, been graciously pleased to confer upon your Right Honorable self the commander's cross of his Sov- creign Franz Joseph Order. I have the honor to male known this grant, and to send inclosed the insignia of the order which has been bestowed. BATTIOLI
VIENNA, December 10, 1852.
CHANCERY OF IMPERIAL AUSTRIA. FRANZ JOSEPH ORDER.
To MR. RIGHT HONORABLE CHARLES GIBSON, COUNSELOR AT LAW, SAINT LOUIS.
K. and K. Oest. Ung. Gesandtschaft, No. 77.
WASHINGTON, January 20, 1553 .- SIR. In recognition of your services recently rendered to our government in the unfortunate case of our former consul at Saint Louis, Mr. Bechtolsheim, His Majesty, the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, has been graciously pleased to confer upon you the cross of the commandership of huis Sovereign Order Francis Joseph.
In transmitting to you inclosed the respective decree, together with the insignia, I congratulate you on the high distinction, and have great pleasure to add that by special favor the decoration is not to be returned, as usual, but may remain in the family as a gratifying heirloom. Accept, sir, the assurances of my high consideration. The I and R Austro-Hungarian minister,
SCHAEFFER. To Hon. Mr. Charles Gibson, C.F. J.O.
Mr. Gibson was junior counsel in the celebrated case against the French Counts de Montesquieu, indicted and tried for murder, and rendered them the most important services. Indeed he it was that got them clear.
Many years ago he was sole counsel for the Emperor William, then Prince Regent of Prussia, in an important case. He was so well pleased with his con- duct after the case was over that he issued a special decree to make and present to him, as a " peculiar expression of his appreciation," two royal porcelain vases. The following inscription on them, in letters of gold, was written by the great Baron von Humboldt : "Prussia's Regent to Counsellor Charles Gibson, the unselfish advocate of justice." They are the most splendid vases in the United States, and are all covered with beautiful paintings in enamel, etc. They, with many other fine works of art, adorn the parlor of his commodious, beautiful, but unpretentious, home in St. Louis.
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The habits of Mr. Gibson and his family are domestic and retired. He is inclined to be reticent and unassuming, and his intercourse with mankind is of such easy, graceful nature, one feels at home in his presence, and the glow of his warm heart seems manifest in his benign countenance and mellow accents.
He was married in 1851, to Miss Virginia Gamble, daughter of Archibald Gamble, one of the oldest and most esteemed citizens of Saint Louis, They have eight children, all of whom are living, except their son, Lieutenant Gibson, who was a graduate of West Point, and when he died one of the most brilliant young officers of the regular army.
THOMAS K. SKINKER. SAINT LOUIS
T THOMAS K. SKINKER is well known throughout Missouri as the accom- plished supreme court reporter, who has filled that position admirably since August 1, 1877. He is a gentleman of polish and fine presence, and is noted for his urbane manner and uniform courtesy He is a native of Saint Louis county, and was born June 9, 1845. He is a son of Thomas and Jane ( Neilson) Skinker. He was educated in Washington University, and was graduated therefrom in 1863. He attended the law school at the University of Virginia, and was admitted to the Saint Louis bar in 1867, and has been in the successful practice of his pro- tession ever since.
He was married December 8, 18og, to Miss Bertha Rives of Charlottesville, Virginia. They have four children
1 .. F. PARKER.
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T THE subject of this sketch is a native of New York. He was born in Frank- fin, September 26, 1847, and is the son of L. F. Parker and Elizabeth (Wylic) Parker. His parents removed to Connecticut in 1848, where our subject was raised. He was graduated at the New Britain high school. He came west in 1868, and taught public school in Saint Charles, Franklin and Phelps counties until June, 1873, during which time he spent his leisure hours in preparing for the legal profession. In June, 1873, he was admitted to the bar in Rolla, where he has been in the successful practice of his profession ever since
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Mi. Parker is an able lawyer; his mind is subtle and refined, he grasps the pivotal points of a case with great case. His mind is remarkably active; he pos- sesses great energy, and he is an advocate of power and cloquence.
He was married in February, 1872, to Miss Sallie Maupin, daughter of Colonel 1. W. Maupin, of Franklin county, Missouri They have three children living, Luman Franklin, Jacqueline O., and Grace
HAMILTON E. BAKER. ROIIA
H AMILTON E. BAKER is a native of North Carolina. He was born Octo- ber 15, 1846, at Jefferson, in that state, and is the son of John Baker. His mother, before marriage, was Miss Nancy Goss.
Hamilton came to Missouri with his parents in 1850. His father died soon after, and our subject spent most of his boyhood days at school. He read law with Bland and Bland at Rolla, and was admitted to the bar. He com- menced practice at that place, doing a good business. He afterward formed a partnership with William C. Kelly, which continued two years. He was appointed assessor of Phelps county in 1867, and was appointed United States court com- missioner by Judge Krekle. May 20, 1881, President Garfield appointed him postmaster at Rolla, which office he still hokis
Mr. Baker is a thorough lawyer, well posted in his profession. He has a com- prehensive mind, is practical and active. He is an accommodating and consci- entious official, and justly popular with the people where he resides.
He was married, in 1886, to Miss Belle Hewitt, an estimable lady of Rolla, Missouri.
HON. JOHN W. PHILLIPS. SAINT LOUIS.
O NE of the ablest lawyers at the Saint Louis bar is Hon. John W. Phillips. He was born in Lebanon, Wilson county, Tennessee, son of William Phil- lips and Nancy (Waters) Phillips His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and was a soldier under General Jackson in the Creek and Indian wars, and in the battle of New Orleans. He was a magistrate in his county, a gentleman univer- sally honored, and respected for his honor and intelligence. His grandfather was also a native of Pennsylvania He went down the Ohio River on a flat-boat in :Soo, and landed at Nashville.
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Our subject spent his boyhood on a farm until seventeen, attending school winters, and to the general routine of farm work the remainder of the year. He then attended the academy two yours At nineteen years of age he entered Alle- gheny College at Meadville, Pennsylvania, and was graduated from that institu- tion in 1800. He studied law in the office of Hon. I. I. Richmond, of that place, and, after the close of the war, attended the law school at Lebanon, Tennessee, having been admitted to the bar in Meadville in 1802. The civil war was then raging, and he raised a company of cavalry, and was attached to the 18th Penn- sylvania cavalry, with the rank of captam. He was afterward promoted to major and lieutenant colonel successively. He took part in all of the battles that were fought from the Rapidan to Richmond He was under General Sheridan in the battle of the Wilderness, leading the advance guard. His regiment fired the first shots in that memorable engagement. He was also with Sheridan at Cedar Creek and Winchester, and throughout the Shenandoah. He was captured in November, 1864, in the skirmish of Cedar Creek, and was confined as a hostage in Libby Prison until March, 1865, and was mustered out of service, August 1 of that year. He then attended law school, and commenced the practice of the law at Lebanon, where he remained until 1867, when he was elected judge of the seventh judicial circuit of that state, and held that office until 1871. He was highly popular in that position. Perhaps Tennessee never had a circuit judge who was more completely abreast of current statutory enactments and legal adjudications than Judge Phillips. His memory of adjudicated cases is something marvelous, and his knowledge of them is so methodized and arranged in his own mind, that he is never confused by their number, and his power of analysis is so keen that he is enabled to discriminate with accuracy between true and false analogies, a capacity absolutely essential to the proper administration of justice, and which distinguishes the mere case hunter from the great lawyer. The court room where Judge Phillips presided was a place for the administration of justice, according to the forms and principles of the law, and it was done courteously, intelligently and speedily. The machinery of his court was in such beautiful working order that it was a pleasure to any lawyer who had prepared his case to appear before him. Upon the bench Judge Phillips had no favorites or pets. In judicial manner he was a model His courtesy never descended to undue famil- iarity. He held the bar in respect, and they in return each respected him.
He came to Saint Louis in 1873, and became associated with A. C. Stewart, his present partner, in 1874, and has continued in the practice of the law since
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that time, They have been attorneys for the Saint Louis Compress Company since 1874, and for the Texas and Saint Louis Railway Company since 1879.
Judge Phillips is an excellent trial lawyer, an eloquent advocate, and a cour- teous gentleman, of firm integrity, who enjoys the utmost confidence and respect of the community where he moves. In 1862 he was married to Miss Nora A. Pickett, an estimable lady. She is a granddaughter of John Pickett, for many years a member of the Massachusetts legislature.
JAMES S. EUSOR. SALVE LOUIS
JAMES'S EUSOR was born in Saint Charles county, Missouri, July 4, 1856. He is the son of Sidney K. and Elvira (Dyer) Eusor. His father was an eminent physician who formerly practiced in Saint Louis His paternal grandfather was a prominent merchant in Northampton, England. James was educated at Christian Brothers College, Saint Louis, graduating in 1874. He entered the law depart- ment of Washington University in 1886, and was admitted to the bar the same year. He has been in practice of the law since that time with a reasonable amount of patronage, and considering the time he has been in practice he has been very successful.
Mr. Eusor is an industrious, energetic young man, trying his cases well, and being a good advocate. He has a good flow of language, and has a happy man- ner of presenting his thoughts to both court and jury. Having a well balanced judgment, he may be considered one of the rising young men of the profession.
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