Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 20

Author: Bowen, A.W., & Co., firm, publishers, Chicago
Publication date: [19-?]
Publisher: Chicago : A. W. Bowen & Co.
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During the administration of Gov. Smith, Mr. Campbell was a member of his staff. Fraternally he is a member of the lodge, chapter and com- mandery in the order of Freemasonry, and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of 'the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and is

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an ex-ruler of the Butte lodge. Mr. Campbell is interested in various Montana mining properties, is the owner of valuable realty in Butte and one of the stockholders in the First State Bank. At Hadley, Mich., on April 21, 1879, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage with Miss Ella G. Mann, born in Hadley, the daughter of Ernest Mann, a native of New Jersey, who removed to Michi- gan in an early day, locating in Hadley, where he engaged in farming and where he died in the fall of 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are parents of two children, Roy and Grace.

T ILLIAM Y. PEMBERTON .- In no profes- sion is there a career more open to talent than in that of the law, and in no field of endeavor is there demanded a more careful preparation, a more thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life and of the underlying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges. Un- flagging application, intuitive wisdom and a deter- mination to fully utilize the means at hand, are the concomitants which insure personal success and prestige in this great profession, which stands as the stern conservator, and it is one in which suc- cess comes only as the result of natural capacity, unmistakable ability and inflexible integrity. Among those who have lent dignity and honor to the bench and bar of Montana is Judge William Young Pemberton, of Butte, who has the distinc- tion of having served with signal ability as chief justice of the supreme court of the state, and is recognized as one of the ablest jurists and legists of the northwest.

William Y. Pemberton is a native of Nashville, Tenn., where he was born on June 1, 1843, the son of William and Martha (Brooks) Pemberton, who were the parents of four sons, of whom Judge Pem- berton was the youngest and is the only survivor. The genealogy of the family is traced back to stanch English and Scotch extraction, the original American ancestors in the agnatic line having been among the early settlers in the Old Dominion, where the family was one of prominence and in- fluence. Judge Pemberton was reared in Missouri, where he was under the tutelage of his aunt, Mrs. Rebecca E. Williamson, with whom he remained until he had attained his legal majority. In the public schools he secured his rudimentary training, and matriculated at the Masonic College, in Lex-

ington, Mo., where he continued his literary stud- ies, in the meanwhile formulating plans for prepar- ing himself for the legal profession. With this end in view he entered the Cumberland Law School, at Lebanon, Tenn., where he devoted himself assidu- ously to technical study, and was graduated with the class of 1861.

In 1863 Judge Pemberton came to Montana, and became one of its pioneer lawyers. He located in Virginia City and there established himself in prac- tice. The early laws of the territory were vague and indefinite, and they were indifferently adminis- tered. Thus the interposition of a skilled and dis- criminating attorney was hailed with delight by those in favor of law and order. Judge Pemberton thus at once became a man of prominence and in- fluence, and his services were in demand in all parts of the territory where settlements had been made or mining camps established. In 1865 he re- moved to Helena, then a mere mining camp, strag- gling up Last Chance gulch. He was one of the earliest settlers in what is now the beautiful capital city of the state, though he did not long continue his residence there, for in 1868 he returned to Mis- souri, and then in Texas was engaged in profes- sional practice until 1880, when Montana again attracted him to her mountain precincts, and he located in Butte, which has since been his home. In 1882 he was elected district attorney of the West Side district, which included the greater portion of the territory west of the mountains, and was re- elected to succeed himself in 1884. In March, 1891, he was appointed district judge of the district in- cluding Butte, and served upon its bench until January 1, 1893, when he entered upon the duties of the highest judicial office in the state, becoming chief justice of the supreme court, an office to which he had been elected in the preceding Novem- ber. No man ever thus identified with Montana's highest tribunal came to the office with more emi- nent qualifications for it than did Judge Pemberton.

Possessing a strong and distinct individuality and scholarly attainments, thoroughly read in the sci- ence of the law, familiar with minutiae and pre- cedents, and having an intuitively judicial mind, he brought to the supreme bench the attributes es- sential to the insuring of equity and justice in that tribunal, the final resort in the political economies of the commonwealth. His rulings on the supreme bench were signally able, fair and impartial, show- ing a keen discrimination in detecting the true points at issue and eliminating all that was irrele-

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vant, while his opinions were concise and clearly defined, couched in exact and effective language and showing the broad mental grasp and thorough legal knowledge of the chief justice. His term on the supreme bench expired in 1899, and the state will ever owe him a tribute of maximum respect and honor him as a wise judge and an upright man. After his retirement from the bench Judge Pem- berton resumed legal practice in Butte. His high prestige and well known ability necessarily insured him a leading clientage, his services being in de- mand by many important corporations, while he has continued to appear in connection with much of the prominent litigation in the various courts of the state. In his political allegiance Judge Pember- ton has ever given an unswerving support to the principles and policies of the Democratic party, and he has wielded marked influence in shaping the political affairs of the state. The party cause has been advanced through his efforts in an executive way and through private and public advocacy, his powers in dialectics being of exceptional order and often used in political campaigns. Fraternally the Judge is identified with the Masonic order, in which he has taken the capitular degrees. He has been prominently concerned in the development of the mining industries of the state, and has valuable holdings in this line.

H ENRY CANNON is one of the substantial and enterprising business men and financiers of the capital city, and enjoys the distinction of being a pioneer of the state and conspicuous as an active promoter of industrial activities that would develop her resources. A native of the Buckeye state, he was born in the beautiful city of Cleve- land, on January 17, 1835, a son of George and Margaret (White) Cannon, natives of Connecticut, who moved to Ohio and thence to Iowa as early as 1836, both passing the remainder of their lives in the latter state, the death of each occurring in the city of Dubuque, in the year 1862. Two of their sons, Henry and Charles W., are now residents of Helena.

Henry Cannon was reared and educated in Iowa, where he remained until the death of his parents. In 1862 he set out for Pike's Peak, Colo., then at- tracting much attention. He engaged in merchan- dising at Central City, continuing the enterprise one year, and remaining in Colorado until 1863, when

he returned to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1864, and started on the long and perilous trip to Montana. The journey was made by way of the North Platte and Lander's cut-off, starting in May, being over four months en route. At Deer creek they were attacked by Indians, who took possession of the teams be- longing to the party. No effort to defend the train was made, and Mr. Cannon states that the mem- bers of the company put in good time that day fleeing from the savages, continuing their journey on foot until nightfall before stopping to rest and reconnoitering. The jaded travelers eventually arrived in Virginia City, this state, Sept. 11, 1864, and there our subject opened a general store, the place at the time being the scene of extensive min- ing operations. There he remained until 1865, and in the spring went to Helena, with whose inter- ests and growth he has since been prominently identified. His first venture was to open a retail mercantile establishment, and later, under the firm name of Cannon Bros., a wholesale business was established, the firm successfully continuing opera- tions in this line until 1879, when he disposed of his interest to his brother. Thereafter he was identified in real estate and live stock business until 1893, when he organized the Cannon Sheep & Cattle Company, of which he is president and gen- eral manager, the enterprise being one of the most extensive of the sort in the state. The company have 14,000 acres under fence, the same being lo- cated in Cascade county, where they have large bands of sheep and cattle, the business being one of wide scope and importance. Mr. Cannon is also interested in mining, and the success which has at- tended his efforts is the result of that ability, dis- crimination and close application he gives to any undertaking worthy of pursuit.

The career of Mr. Cannon is specially interesting and well worthy of emulation by the young men who seek the western frontier to win a name and a competence. Starting in the world with naught but the sturdy will and strong arms of young man- hood, he early saw the necessity of close applica- tion and determination with strict integrity of pur- pose to insure success in any enterprise. And this line has been inflexibly followed to a grand result. He belongs strictly to that class of early pioneers who had to endure the hardships and toils incident thereto as well as guard against the treacherous Indians and the outlaws who sought to wrest from the honest toiler his hard-earned accumulations. The days of the Vigilance Committee and the ne-

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cessary though distasteful duties they took upon themselves are still remembered. And while he believes in the full recognition of the law and its application to the wrongdoer, he, like the remain- ing few of those fitful days who knew the necessi- ties of the times and of the hour, feels no regret over any act of the Vigilantes. Now that all can calmly be reviewed, the consciousness of a duty well performed will be a worthy epitaph to those who made life worth living, and gave the initial impetus to our present glorious commonwealth.

Mr. Cannon has never taken active part in poli- tics nor sought the honors and emoluments of public office, but he gives evidence of his apprecia- tion of the duties of citizenship by zealous support to the Republican party. Fraternally he is num- bered among the veteran members of the Masonic order, having been identified therewith since 1865.

On the 23d of July, 1885, Mr. Cannon was united in marriage to Miss Emma Stevenson, a native of Bridgeport, Conn. They have no children. The attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Cannon is one of genuine and unpretentious hospitality, and is the scene of many pleasant social gatherings for their numerous friends. They are members of the Episcopal church.

E VANS A. CARLETON is the ex-state super- intendent of public instruction of Montana, a prominent member of the Montana bar and a resi · dent of Helena. He was born in Franklin county. Maine, in 1858, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Parker) Carleton, both natives of the Pine Tree state. Thomas Carleton was a carpenter and farmer, and both parents passed their lives in Maine,.the mother dying in 1886 and the father in 1887. Of their twelve children, five are now living, two in Massachusetts, two in Maine, and Evans A. in Montana. His Scotch-Irish grand- parents came to this country in Colonial days, and when the struggle for American independ- ence finally came and the New England colonists were called upon to declare either for King or independence, they were found heroically fighting for the latter.

In picturesque New England and with robust, energetic New England people Evans A. Carleton passed his boyhood days. His early education was received in the public schools of Maine, and this was supplemented by a course at the Maine Wesleyan

Seminary, from which he was graduated in 1881, in two courses and with high honors. Like so many of those who are obliged to work their way through college, Mr. Carleton was an industrious scholar and improved every opportunity for advancement in his studies. He taught during the vacations, and in other ways materially contributed to his sup- port while acquiring his education. After gradu- ating from the seminary he taught in the public schools of Maine until 1883, when he came to St. Paul, Minn., and subsequently passed some time in the then territory of Dakota, seeking for a fa- vorable location. Mr. Carleton came to Helena, Mont., in October, 1883. Here he found the pro- fession of teaching more lucrative than in the ex- treme east or middle west, and in the winter of 1883-4 he was elected principal of one of the Hel- ena schools, and the following year he was made principal of the high school, in which position he served for some time. In 1889, the year of the ad- mission of Montana into the Union, Mr. Carleton was made the superintendent of city schools for Helena. Following this he returned to his old home in far-away Maine, and read law with his brother, L. T. Carleton, and from his office in 1891 he was admitted to practice. The succeeding spring he returned to Helena and, on motion, was admitted to the bar of Montana. His first office was with Mr. A. K. Barber, and then, for awhile, he was alone. For two years he was asociated in legal practice with Mr. A. P. Heywood.

In 1897 Mr. Carleton was elected superintendent of public instruction for the state of Montana on the Fusion ticket. In 1882 Mr. Carleton was mar- ried to Miss Emma E. Gage, of Dover, N. H. On her mother's side Mrs. Carleton descended from the John Adams and John Quincy Adams family. They have two children, Frank E. and Marguerite. Politically Mr. Carleton has always affiliated with the Republican party and stands high in its coun- cils, and is an influential worker and a forcible and eloquent campaigner "on the stump." In the long-to-be-remembered fight which resulted in the location of the state capital at Helena he did yeo- man service and was an important factor. Fra- ternally he is a member of the Woodmen of the World, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and a Freemason. Mr. Carleton held one of the most re- sponsible official positions in the state. This is a fact which every parent of children of school age will readily recognize. To him was entrusted for four years the shaping of the destinies of all of

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Montana's public educational institutions, and upon a judicious administration of this high office de- pends the educational welfare of the child. As a lawyer he is in the enjoyment of a lucrative prac- tice and stands high in the profession.

L EMUEL O. CASWELL .- The life history of this representative member of the Montana bar stands prominent among the business men and honored citizens of Carbon county, maintaining his home in the attractive little city of Red Lodge. Mr. Caswell has attained definite and worthy suc- cess, the result of his own unaided efforts. He is a native of the state of New Hampshire, having been born in Barnstead, Belknap county, on March 16, 1859, the son of Oliver Caswell, who served in the United States navy a full quarter of a century, a portion of the time being identified with government surveying expeditions, and. also saw service during the war of the Rebellion. He was also employed for a time in the martine hospital at Charleston navy yard,

near Boston, Mass. The mother of our subject died when he was but four years of age, and by reason of the fact that his father's duties rendered it impossible for him to maintain a fixed habitation, Lemuel O. was bound out in his childhood to a man named Henry Blinn, of Canterbury, N. H., in which place he had the educational advantages afforded by the public schools. He received most kindly treatment at the hands of Mr. Blinn, who was a man of distinctive public spirit, maintaining a particularly deep interest in educational affairs. Mr. Caswell left his foster home at the age of nine- teen years, after which he passed one year at Bris- tol, N. H., and then removed to the west, locating at Hastings, Minn., where he maintained his home for about four years, several months being spent in Florida. He was identified with agricultural pursuits while in Minnesota, where he remained until 1883, the year of his advent in Montana. Mr. Caswell made Miles City his headquarters and was in the employ of Richards & Huntington and the H-half-H outfit until 1890. He then entered the employ of Hamilton & Daly, in the Bitter Root valley, and later put in a season in the Yellow- stone National Park. In November, 1890, he en- tered the Helena Business College, where he com- pleted a six months' course in the commercial de- partment, and a course in stenography. After

leaving this school Mr. Caswell took a position in the law office of Judge James M. Clements, at Helena, with whom he read law for one year, re- moving then to Bozeman to accept a position with the law firm of Luce & Luce. A few months later he became a student and assistant in the office of Cockerill & Pierce, in the same city, and continued his studies until March, 1893, when he was ad- mitted to the bar. On the advice of Judge Hol- loway, of Bozeman, he went to the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he completed a two years' course in the law department, graduat- ing with the class of 1895. Returning to Montana he located in Red Lodge, where he has been en- gaged in the active practice of his profession, re- taining a representative clientage and holding high prestige as a member of the bar of Carbon county. Mr. Caswell has also assumed a prominent position in connection with real estate enterprises and in- surance. He controls extensive realty interests, is agent for the Rocky Fork Town and Electric Company, the local representative for many non- resident capitalists and real estate holders, and about twenty of the leading fire insurance com- panies of the world, practically controlling the in- surance business in the county. In the fall of 1901 he erected a two-story business block, constructed of stone and brick and of modern design and equip- ments, the same being centrally located and figur- ing as one of the most attractive business buildings in the city. The ground floor of this building is occupied as an office in connection with the Red Lodge State Bank, of which Mr. Caswell is the cashier. The building affords the best of facilities for his professional use and the conduct of his extensive real estate and insurance operations, as well as ideal quarters for banking business. In addition to this property Mr. Caswell owns a fine modern resi- dence, attractively located. In connection with his professional work Mr. Caswell served four years as justice of the peace and police magistrate, and in 1900 he was elected county attorney and is the present incumbent, discharging the duties with signal discrimination and ability. He is thor- oughly well read in his profession, being a strong advocate and a safe and conservative counsellor, while 'he has so directed liis life in all its relations as to retain the confidence and maximum re- spect of those with whom he has been thrown in contact. He is a member of the State Bar Associ- ation, and is ever observant of the ethics which ob-

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tain in the profession. 6 Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. The political allegiance of Mr. Caswell is accorded to the Republican party, and takes a deep and active interest in matters of a public nature.

On the 29th of June, 1895, Mr. Caswell was united in marriage to Miss Ida Lindermann, the daughter of Christopher and Henrietta Linder- mann, of Ann Arbor, Mich., where she was born and received her education. Mr. and Mrs. Cas- well are the parents of two daughters-Marguer- ite and Eva.

JAMES S. CLARK, one of the leading hay and cattle dealers of Montana, is a resident of East Helena. He was born in Buchanan county, Iowa, on December 27, 1857. He is the eldest of two sons and four daughters born to Henry H. and Emily (Rose) Clark. They were natives of Mas- sachusetts and of English parentage. Henry H. Clark was born in Granville, Mass., and here he was married. In 1856 he moved west to Iowa, where for eight years he was a farmer. He then, in 1864, in company with Cornelius Hedges and Timothy Wilcox, came to Montana by the overland route and located at Alder gulch. He engaged in mining and in 1865-6 he came to Last Chance gulch, now Helena, where he mined for one year and then patented 160 acres of land in Prickly Pear valley. Subsequently he purchased eighty acres on which he made the first improvements. In 1867 Mr. Clark's wife and children came to Mon- tana in company with the families of Messrs. Wilcox and Hedges, Clark meeting them at Sun river. The family resided on the farm until 1884, when Mr. Clark purchased an additional 160 acres of land, which became a part of East Helena, and here he resided until his death on February 18, 1897, at the age of seventy-two years. Mrs. Clark is still a resi- dent of East Helena, surrounded by children and friends. Of the children there are James S. Clark and Mrs. F. H. Donaldson. Another daughter, Mrs. J. W. Dudley, lives at Fargo, N. D.

James S. Clark grew to manhood in Lewis and Clarke county and received his education in the public schools, remaining under the parental roof until he was thirty-one years of age. He then pur- chased of his father the ranch upon which he had spent his boyhood days, and later for several years rented his father's farm at East Helena. He lo-

cated a desert claim of 420 acres on May 21, 1891, and here he has since resided, making many valu- able improvements and conducting a successful ranching business. He is now in most favorable circumstances, the result of his industry, business judgment and force of character. Mr. Clark still owns his first purchase of 160 acres, now devoted to the cultivation of hay, which he has found a most valuable crop. On this ranch he raises al- falfa and clover. He is now engaged largely in dairying, making a specialty of butter.

Mr. Clark affiliates with the Republican party, and cast his first vote for James A. Garfield. He has since voted with that party, save in local elec- tions when he votes for the man regardless of poli- tics. In 1898 he was elected school director of East Helena. Fraternally Mr. Clark is a mem- ber of the United Workmen and the Woodmen of the World. During his long residence in Mon- tana Mr. Clark has found both profit and prosperity. In a business and social way he has made many warm friends by whom he is held in the highest es- teem. In the municipal affairs of his home city of East Helena he takes great interest and is recog- nized as a broad-minded and progressive citizen.

On August 5, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Henriette Wallace, of Prickly Pear valley. She was born at Ottumwa, Iowa, March 20, 1868, a daughter of Henry and Anna (Tanner) Wallace. They located in Prickly Pear valley in 1885. They have three children, Ethel Irene, William H. and Mable Lidia Rose.

W ILLIAM E. CARROLL, of Butte, came honestly by the gift of eloquence which has distinguished him as an advocate at the bar and elsewhere, having inherited it from his father, Rev. Alanson Carroll, a noted Presbyterian preacher and evangelist, who was born in Ohio and is now living in Missouri. His mother was Mary (Murch) Carroll, a native of Vermont. They were married in 1851 and had five children, of whom William was the fourth. He was born at Independence, Mo., December 24, 1868, and was educated in the public and high schools of Kansas City. He pursued a special course of instruction in the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and was graduated therefrom in 1890. He was ad- mitted to practice in the courts of Michigan the same year, and in 1891 located at Butte, Mont., entering at once on the diligent practice of his pro-

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fession. While his practice is general and varied, he has yet made a specialty of corporation and pro- bate law, and has devoted the most of his time and energies to these two branches, in which he has achieved a gratifying success.

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Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 20

Author: Bowen, A.W., & Co., firm, publishers, Chicago Publication date: [19-?] Publisher: Chicago : A. W. Bowen & Co. Number of Pages: 1374

Author: Bowen, A.W., & Co., firm, publishers, Chicago
Publication date: [19-?]
Publisher: Chicago : A. W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1374