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Josiah S. Plants, whose election as judge of common pleas, is noticed in the political chapter, was wounded while hunting in Indiana, and died shortly after.
Chester R. Mott, born in Susquehanna County, Penn., in 1813, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1837, at Erie, and moved to Upper Sandusky in 1844. He. was elected judge of common pleas in 1865. Judge Mott has filled several important positions in Wyandot County.
Eleutheros Cooke, an attorney of 1829-30, was the solemn man of the pio- neer law circle, and one of the good pleaders of the old bar.
W. H. Hunter was the attorney for Leonard H. Alexander rs. Joseph Par- meter, of Thompson Township, in 1829.
Philomon Beecher, an old resident of Sandusky City, practiced in the early courts of the county.
Ezra M. Stone, of Norwalk, practiced here in the early courts.
Brice J. Bartlett, of Fremont, was an early lawyer.
John M. May was the trombone player, and generally accompanied Spink, the violinist, and sometimes played a duet with Coffinberry, another trom- bonist.
H. J. Harmon and M. M. May were lawyers here in 1836.
Smith & Chaffin were solicitors here in 1836.
Jude Hall was a good lawyer, and an able abettor of his fellow-lawyers in all jokes.
Joseph M. Root, Charles Olcott, and one Parker, practiced in the early courts.
Asa Way, an old lawyer of Republic, and W. V. Way, of Perrysburg, were on the pioneer circuit.
Rudolphus Dickenson, born in Massachusetts, December 28, 1797, was admitted to the bar of Columbus, settled at Fort Ball early in 1824, and was appointed prosecutor that year. He moved to Lower Sandusky in May, 1826, and married Miss L. Beaugrand there in 1827. He was elected Congressman in 1846-48, and died at Washington, March 20, 1849.
Abel Rawson, born at Warwick, Mass., May 11, 1798, studied law at New Salem and Northfield, Mass., and was admitted to the bar in August, 1823. He practiced at New Salem, visited New York in 1824, taught school at Dover, Ohio, in 1824, and at Norwalk in 1824-25, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio, in August, 1825. He settled in Tiffin in June, 1825, was pros- ecutor from May, 1826, to October, 1833, and died August 24, 1871.
Robert G. Pennington, born in Delaware County. Penn., in 1816, came with parents to Tiffin, May 24, 1834; entered the office of Abel Rawson in 1839; was admitted to the bar in 1842; was presidential elector in 1856. and in 1861, with Col. Lee and Maj. De Walt, organized the Fifty-fifth O. V. I., and joined that command with rank of quartermaster. In 1862 he was com- missioned adjutant-general on Gen. McLean's staff.
William H. Gibson, born in Ohio, May 16, 1822; read law in the office of Rawson & Pennington: admitted to the bar in 1845; elected State treasurer in 1855; was commissioned colonel of the Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861; commanded in forty-two battles, and was commissioned brigadier general for distinguished service. He retired from the practice of law in 1872, and was commissioned adjutant of State in 1880.
Warren P. Noble, born in Luzerne County, Penn., June 14, 1820, came with his parents to Jackson Township, Seneca County, in 1836; studied law in the office of Rawson & Pennington from 1842 to 1844, and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He was elected State representative in 1846, and re-elected
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in 1847; elected prosecuting attorney in 1848, re-elected in 1850, and in 1860 and 1862 was elected member of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Con- gress (vide General History and Biography; also History of Tiffin).
Luther A. Hall, born August 30, 1813, in Onondaga County, N. Y. ; arrived at Tiffin, May 5, 1833; read law with Abel Rawson; graduated from the Cin- cinnati Law College in 1841; was admitted to the bar the same year, and con- tinued in practice until his death, June 16, 1880.
Frederick Lord was one of the early lawyers who studied at Tiffin.
Edson Goit, an early settler of Lower Sandusky, where he presided over a grammar school; studied law under Abel Rawson, and became one of the well- known circuit lawyers of this district. Died at Bowling Green within past five years.
John H. Pittinger, born December 10, 1828, in Frederick County, Md., moved to Tiffin with his parents in 1830; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1877 he was elected mayor of Tiffin, which office he filled; was one of the organizers of the Tiffin Fire Department, assisting in forming the first company-the old No. 1-of which Gen. W. H. Gibson was foreman, and him- self treasurer, afterward secretary and treasurer. He held this office until the formation of the Young America Hose Company, when he was elected treasurer of that organization, and still held the office at the time of his death, which took place very suddenly, January 14, 1885.
Cooper K. Watson, born in Kentucky, June 18, 1810; was admitted to the bar at Columbus in 1831; practiced at Newark, Delaware, Marion and Fre- mont; came to Tiffin in 1850; was elected by the Free Soil party a member of Congress, in 1854; died at Sandusky, Ohio, May 20, 1880.
Joseph Howard was appointed clerk of court in 1830, and served until 1834. He subsequently was appointed to a position in the Department of State at Washington, where he died.
George E. Seney, born at Uniontown, Penn., May 29, 1832; graduated from Norwalk Seminary; studied law under Luther A. Hall; was admitted to practice in 1853; elected judge of common pleas in 1858; went to the front with the One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862, before the expiration of his judicial term, and served two years as quartermaster of that command. In 1874 he received the Democratic nomination for Congress, lead- ing the Republican nominee in this county by 521 votes, but losing the district majority. He was elected Congressman in 1882, and re-elected in 1884; was delegate to the Democratic national convention at St. Louis. and is the author of Seney's Code.
James Pillars was elected judge of common pleas, without opposition, in 1872.
Jesse Stem was admitted to the bar at Columbus, in 1842; moved to Texas, and was there killed by the Indians.
John L. Lamareaux, a resident of Attica, was a member of the Seneca County bar.
R. P. Buckland, a prominent lawyer and politician, may be named among the members of the Seneca County bar.
William Lang, a native of Germany, was admitted an attorney at law July 25, 1842; filled many public positions, and is still a resident of Tiffin. The second historical work on Seneca County was written by him.
Sidney Smith, otherwise Gen. Sea, formerly a shoe-maker in Connecti- cut, moved to Tiffin in 1832; purchased lands in Scipio Township; moved to Cincinnati in 1838; returned to Scipio in 1840; had his name changed to Sea in 1841, and henceforth practiced law, and made more ordinary noise in this county than "Judge Lane's gang" ever could make (see Military History and Pioneer Sketches).
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Joshua Seney, born in New York City, November 20, 1793, graduated from Columbia College and the University Law School; came to Tiffin in 1831; was presidential elector in 1840, clerk of the supreme court, treasurer of Seneca County, and one of the leading lawyers of Ohio. He died suddenly, February 10, 1854 (see General History).
William W. Culver went to Fremont, and died there.
John J. Steiner (see Military History), a native of Frederick County, Md., was admitted to the bar at Tiffin, and practiced law until he entered the army.
John K. Gibson was the first law student in the county, having studied under Abel Rawson. His death occurred in 1841, a short time prior to that set for seeking admission as an attorney at law.
Selah Chapin, a partner of Abel Rawson, died previous to 1842.
Manly Chapin was a partner of Abel Rawson in 1838-40; he died at Cin- cinnati.
Curtiss Bates went to Iowa City, and was elected judge.
Hugh M. Martin, a native of Seneca County, read law in Gibson & Tun- ison's office; moved to Iowa about 1859, and while traveling in Colorado was killed by a landslide.
Alfred Landon, deceased (see Pioneer History of Tiffin).
John K. Hord, now of Cleveland, was a lawyer of this county, and one of its probate judges.
Anson Burlingame, of Chinese Treaty celebrity, was a school teacher in Eden Township; was admitted to the bar of Michigan, but never practiced in this county.
Harrison Noble, born in Wayne County, Ohio, January 28, 1826; was ad- mitted to the bar in 1849; was elected Probate Judge, 1884.
John McCauley, born in Columbiana County, Ohio, December 10, 1834, com- pleted his studies at Delaware University; was admitted an attorney at law in 1860; elected prosecutor in 1865; appointed delegate to the constitutional con- vention, rice O'Connor, deceased, and elected judge of common pleas in 1879 (see Political History).
Nelson L. Brewer, born in Washington County, Md., September 17, 1832; graduated from Heidelberg College in 1855; was admitted to the bar in 1858.
George W. Bachman studied law at Tiffin; was elected prosecuting attor- ney, and was mayor of Tiffin; was killed by being thrown out of his buggy. Mrs. Bachman still resides at Tiffin.
James Welsh was the first lawyer at Fostoria, having settled there about 1849 or 1850; after five or six years he moved to Wyandot County, thence to Hancock County, and died.
John L. Cole, Republic, was admitted to the bar in 1862.
Junius V. Jones, born in Gallia County, Ohio, January 23, 1823; moved to Wood County with his parents in 1832, and settled in Fostoria in 1846. He was admitted an attorney at law in 1868, and to practice in United States courts in 1877.
John C. Lee, born in Delaware County, Ohio, studied law, and located at Tiffin. He was commissioned colonel of the Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infan- try, November 25, 1861, and resigned in 1863; was commissioned colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio National Guards, and was mustered out in 1864, as brevet brigadier-general. In 1867, he was elected lieutenant-governor of Ohio, and re-elected in 1869. Gen. Lee is now a member of the law firm of Lee, Brown & Lee, Toledo.
Milo D. Pettibone, was a native of Connecticut, and it is believed that he
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was also a graduate of Yale. He came to Delaware in 1818, was a good scholar, and soon became a sound and trustworthy lawyer, occupying a highly respon- sible position at the bar to the time of his death, in 1849. He devoted con- siderable time to speculation in land. He died before the war.
John Masten came to Fostoria before the war, and before its close went South.
A. H. Selden was the third lawyer who came to Fostoria, arriving in 1860 or 1861, from Medina, Ohio; had his office with Squire Jones, and with Mr. Jones was engaged as pension lawyer until 1866, when he went to Paulding County; was elected prosecuting attorney; went to Kansas, and died there about seven years ago.
William J. Rigby, born in Fairfield County, Ohio, May 22, 1815; was ad- mitted an attorney at law in 1860; opened an office at Fostoria, in 1867 (see History of City).
David Hays, a native of Beaver County, Penn, born December 19, 1819; settled at Fostoria in 1837; was admitted an attorney at law in 1860.
Nelson B. Lutes, born in Wyoming County, Penn., March 1, 1848; settled at Tiffin in 1870, and was admitted to the bar in 1873; now of the firm of Lutes & Lutes.
John H. Ridgeley, a native of Allegany County, Md., born August 16, 1845; graduated from Heidelberg College, and was admitted to the bar in 1869.
Joel W. Wilson came to Tiffin about 1840; died in 1856.
R. L. Griffith, a native of Seneca County, was mayor of Tiffin, and prose- cuting attorney of the county. He moved to Detroit, and died there.
John Payne, a farmer of Adams Township, was admitted to the bar, and served two terms in the Legislature.
Oliver Cowdery, born in Vermont, October 3, 1804, is said to have been one of the compilers of the Mormon Bible, as he was one of its most ardent followers; came to Tiffin in the fall of 1840, where he resided until 1847, when he rejoined Strang's Mormons in Wisconsin; proceeded to Missouri the same year, and died there in 1848. From the fact of his books and papers being in the court house at the time of the fire of 1841, it is said that he had an office there, as well as on Market Street. It was he who examined Squire Jones, in 1841, for school teacher.
John Smith was an old attorney of Republic.
Albert Pike, now of Toledo, a foreign Hebrew, studied law at Tiffin; was admitted to the bar there, and moved to Toledo some years ago.
T. C. Tunison, a brilliant young lawyer of Tiffin, died there.
Porter H. Jayne, born in Pennsylvania in 1853; was admitted to the bar in 1878; is now in practice at Tiffin, and is a justice of the peace.
Robert McKelly, a native of Pennsylvania, settled in Ohio in 1834; was admitted to the bar in 1842, and opened an office at Bucyrus. In 1845, he was appointed register of the United States land office, at Upper Sandusky; held local offices; in 1857, was elected Senator from the Thirty-first Ohio Dis- trict, and was president of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad, before its consolida- tion.
Peter A. Tyler, an old lawyer of Mccutcheonville, moved to Upper San- dusky in 1852. After serving a short time with the Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry he returned to Upper Sandusky, and some years later was wounded in a row, from the effects of which he died.
John B. Barnes, born in Mahoning County, Ohio, June 20, 1846, was ad- mitted to the bar May 3, 1870, located at Fostoria in 1877, now residing in Kansas.
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P. B. King, who was admitted to the bar in April, 1873, moved to Merced County, Cal., and died there in 1880.
David H. Everett, a native of Franklin County, Ohio, born February 6, 1849, was admitted to the bar in October, 1871, settled at Fostoria in 1874, now resides in Columbus, Ohio.
J. M. Belver, a native of Seneca County, born December 9, 1853, gradu- ated from Otterbein University, Ohio, and was admitted an attorney at law, April 11, 1878.
Charles Guernsey, born January 31, 1858, in Wood County, Ohio, was admitted to the bar July 11, 1879, and the same year settled at Fostoria.
John A. Bradner, born at Niagara Falls, N. Y., August 13, 1833, settled in Ohio in 1849, and at Fostoria in 1863, was admitted an attorney at law in 1879.
Miss Nettie Cronise was admitted to the bar in April, 1873, on recom- mendation of a committee of the bar, composed of George E. Seney, N. L. Brewer, R. G. Pennington, John McCauley and W. H. Gibson. Miss Cronise was the first lady admitted to practice law in Ohio. She studied at Heidel- berg College and graduated in 1873. She was married to N. B. Lutes, who was admitted to the bar on the same day.
Miss Florence Cronise graduated from Heidelberg College in 1876, studied law with Warren P. Noble, was admitted an attorney at law and is now prac- ticing at Tiffin.
Miss Edith Sams read law at Tiffin, was admitted to the bar, married a lawyer named Seiders. and is now a resident of Paulding, Ohio.
Perry M. Adams, born in Wood County, Ohio, December 2, 1850, studied law in the office of Hon. W. P. Noble, was admitted to the bar April 13, 1876, elected prosecuting attorney in 1881 and 1884; is now a member of the firm of Noble & Adams.
Upton F. Cramer, born in Seneca County, January 19, 1842, studied at Heidelberg College, was admitted an attorney at law in 1867, and elected probate judge for three terms.
Charles H. Cramer, born in Seneca County, was admitted to the bar in June, 1875; is now in Sandusky City.
Lafayette L. Lang, a native of Tiffin, son of William Lang, read law in Judge Lang's office and was admitted an attorney at law in 1877; is now clerk of the Ohio penitentiary.
John B. Schwartz, born in Texas, November 1. 1854, was admitted to the bar in 1879, at Tiffin, Ohio.
W. L. Kershaw, born in New York City in 1856, was admitted an attorney at law July 20, 1879; is now at Bellefontaine, Ohio.
H. J. Weller, a native of Seneca County, born January 21, 1856, was ad- mitted to the bar June 2, 1880, at Columbus.
Frank Baker was admitted to the bar at Tiffin, practiced some time here, moved to Chicago some years ago, where he has now a lucrative practice.
Gerald E. Sullivan, a native of Tiffin, born June 20, 1856, was admitted an attorney at law December 12, 1878; now editing a newspaper in Iowa.
James F. Leahy, a native of County Kerry, Ireland, born May 14, 1855, was admitted to practice, at Tiffin, December 30, 1879.
J. C. Royer, mayor of Tiffin, a native of Thompson Township, born in 1856; graduated from Heidelberg College in 1879, was admitted to the bar in 1881.
Walter S. Cramer, now attorney at law and insurance agent, was admitted to the bar at Columbus.
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John C. Rickenbaugh, partner of Mayor Royer, is a native of this county.
Ira E. Strong, a lawyer and real estate dealer, studied law at Tiffin.
Warren F. Noble, son of Warren P. Noble, studied law in his father's office; he was educated in the State university and admitted to the bar, at Columbus.
Lester Sutton, Attica, born in 1836, in Steuben County, N. Y., was ad- mitted to the bar in 1867.
John P. Cornell went to Cincinnati; studied under Abel Rawson; died at Cincinnati.
Alexander Brown, a native of Perry County, Ohio, born in 1832, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1864, and settled at Fostoria in 1872.
James R. Wilson, born in Greene County, Penn., May 19, 1825, settled with his parents in Bloom Township, in April, 1834; he was admitted an attorney at law in 1866.
John W. Schaufelberger, born at Fostoria, January 29, 1853, studied at Heidelberg College; continued law readings in Judge Seney's office, and was admitted to the bar in 1877; is now partner of Judge Seney.
Rush Abbott, born in Seneca County, was admitted to the bar April 12, 1877.
Guilford B. Keppell, born in Seneca County, May 8, 1845, graduated from Heidelberg College in 1869, admitted an attorney at law in 1871, and was elected prosecutor in 1879.
H. C. Keppell, born in Seneca County, March 20, 1847, studied at Heidel- berg College, and was admitted to the bar in 1872.
Jacob F. Bunn, born in Seneca County, June 6, 1847, graduated from Heidelberg College in 1870, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and elected pro- bate judge in 1878 (see Political chapter).
Jacob K. Hottal, born in Seneca County, October 8, 1846, was admitted to the bar in 1871, and two years later becameeditor of the Tiffin Star; is now in Georgia.
William M. Johnson was elected and re-elected probate judge some seven years ago.
Frank Dildine. born at Tiffin, October 15, 1849, graduated from Heidel- berg College in 1869, and was admitted to the bar in 1872; is now in Indiana.
John K. Rohn, now a lawyer of Tiffin, is a native of Clinton Township. Leander Stem (see Military History).
Robert B. Hurd was a lawyer of Findlay in 1860.
Chester Church was a lawyer of Findlay in 1860.
William C. Hedges, son of Josiah Hedges, was admitted to the bar, but did not practice much in the courts.
James M. Patterson read law in W. P. Nobles' office; was admitted to the bar, and subsequently practiced in Missouri.
Thomas Burnside was admitted to the bar here, went to Missouri, where he died near Appleton.
Orlo D. Skinner read law under Judge Seney, attended the Cincinnati Law School, where he contracted a fever, from which he died.
James H. Platt, city solicitor, born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1854, graduated from Heidelberg College in 1875; was admitted to practice in 1881; in 1883 and 1885 was elected city solicitor.
R. B. Reed read law in Judge Seney's office, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus; is not now a resident of the county.
David W. Speilman read law at Tiffin, and studied at Cincinnati; is not now a resident of the county.
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John W. Leahy read law under Judge McCauley; admitted to the bar at Columbus; is now engaged in practice with his brother, James F., in Tiffin.
Charles W. Repp was admitted to the bar, and practiced in this county.
Darius D. Hare, mayor of Upper Sandusky, was born in Seneca County in 1843; he was admitted to the bar in 1867.
Frank Hess read law under P. H. Jayne, was admitted to the bar in 1883, and is now a citizen of Kansas.
John L. Lott, admitted to the bar at Columbus in 1884, is a native of Liberty Township.
Augustus Skransewfky is practicing law at Tiffin and engaged in real estate.
Milton Platt read law in Tiffin, was admitted to the bar at Columbus, and is now in practice at Findlay.
J. H. Dean read law under James Pillars, and is now a member of the Kansas State bar.
C. A. Dimn. now of the State of Kansas, studied law at Tiffin, was admitted to the bar here, and engaged in practice for some time previous to going to Kansas.
Jasper Pillars, son of Judge Pillars, of Tiffin, studied law in his father's office, and is now a practicing attorney at Bowling Green, Ohio.
William H. Dove, a native of Tiffin, born April 6, 1862, studied law under Warren P. Noble, was admitted to the bar in 1884, and is now practicing at Tiffin.
John F. Sohn, now a lawyer of Tiffin, is a native of this city.
J. D. Finch. of Green Spring, is in partnership with Thomas P. Dewey.
A. J. Stackhouse, born in Columbiana County, Penn., in 1850, graduated in 1881; read law under N. L. Brewer, was admitted to the bar at Columbus in 1883, and is now in practice at Fostoria.
C. S. Burton is one of the north country lawyers, having an established law and collection office at Green Spring.
Charles G. Barnd, a native of Licking County, Ohio, came to Fostoria from Findlay in 1881, but is not now in practice.
Mr. Corbett, son of one of the old settlers of Eden Township, is studying law in Judge Seney's office. Other aspirants for legal honors are also to be found scattered throughout the various law offices of the county.
Thomas P. Dewey, of Finch & Dewey, Green Spring, is one of the popu- lar lawyers of the town.
John Gwynn was a lawyer of Tiffin in 1862, and continued in practice there until his death in November, 1884.
George Gassman, born in Liberty Township, August 24, 1837, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1867. Prof. Gassman has traveled extensively on this continent and throughout Europe, and is a master of several languages. He conducts a classical school at Tiffin.
Associate Judges .- Jacques Hulburt, one of the pioneers of old Fort Sen- eca, purchased the fort lands in company with Shepard Patrick. He taught the first grammar school in the county, purchased the Fort Stevenson Reserva- tion, and, moving thither, opened a store at Fremont. He was elected asso- ciate judge of Seneca County in 1824, served Sandusky County in the Legisla- ture, and died December 25, 1836.
Matthew Clark, elected associate judge in 1824, was an old settler of Eden Township. Notwithstanding his high position, one Hamilton McCollister, a justice of the peace of Eden, had him arrested and tried for Sabbath breaking, and had him fined November 13. 1827. This led to the cause celebre of that time, Clark vs. McCollister for false imprisonment; Dickenson & Rawson for
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plaintiff, David Higgins for defendant. The jury assessed damages at $21.50, but McCollister appealed the case, the jury disagreed, and McCollister brought the subject before the supreme court, where it was discontinued.
William Cornell, one of the pioneers of the county, was elected associate judge in 1824.
Agreen Ingraham, the first sheriff, was subsequently elected treasurer, and filled a large space in the pioneer official life of the county. He was elected associate judge in 1831.
Selden Graves, who was elected associate judge in 1831, was a pioneer physician, a man, in word and deed, of the old, old school. He settled in Eden Township, March 6, 1822. He served from 1831 to the close of his term on the bench, and, like the other associate judges, despised the members of the old circuit.
Benjamin Pittinger, born in Frederick County, Md., in 1798, came to Tif- fin in September, 1825, with his brother John, and opened a store there, which they carried on until 1834. In 1832 they established the Perry Street tannery. Benjamin Pittinger was elected associate judge in 1831 on the Whig ticket, and served on the bench with Judge Higgins for many years. In 1860 he moved to his farm in Eden Township.
Henry Colgate Brish, elected associate judge in 1838, was a native of Fred- erick County, Md., born in 1799, died near Tiffin, in February, 1866. In 1809 he was clerk in the recorder's office of that county, and remained until 1824, when he married Mrs. Eleanor S. Carey. In July, 1828, they came to Seneca County, making the trip in a small covered phaeton, and arriving July 6, that year. Mrs. Brish, noticed among the pioneers, died recently. Gen. Brish succeeded Montgomery as agent for the Senecas.
Andrew Lugenbeel, born in Maryland, in 1806, moved to Seneca County in 1832, was elected associate judge in 1838, and re-elected in 1845. He died December 10, 1863, thirteen years after his judicial term ended.
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