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Married Martha, daughter of Col. N. N. Mosher in 1882; was admitted to the bar in 1885 and engaged in the practice of law at Mt. Gilead. In 1890 he became the senior member of the law partnership of Harlan & Wood, which is now one of the leading law firms of Mt. Gilead.
He has large farming interests to which he gives attention, has served as director of the Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company, and director and vice-president of the First National Bank of Mt. Gilead, and is now president of the Mt. Gilead National Bank. He never sought office, but yielding to the urgent demands of the people, accepted the nomination and was elected Representative to the 77th General Assembly as a Democrat from the Republican County of Morrow. Served on the Judiciary and Committee on Claims; was the author of the "Harlan Bill," which cut down the county auditors' double fees, and saved a large sum of money to the school funds of the State.
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DR. E. B. HARPER.
D R. E. B. HARPER of Clinton, Summit County, is serving his second term in the General Assembly of Ohio, having led the Republican legislative ticket at a time when Gov. Pattison carried Summit County by nearly a thousand votes, a condition without precedent.
Dr. Harper asserted his independence in the 76th and 77th General As- semblies, and has never failed to be guided by his best judgment, rather than that of the lobbyist; he knows what his people want and so far as he is able, is determined they shall have it.
He took an important part in the shaping of all temperance measures, the two-cent fare bill, the county salary bill, the compulsory depository law for public funds, the bill giving Summit County a second Common Pleas Judge, and many other bills, never missed a roll call and took an active part in all of the deliberations of the House.
Dr. Harper is a native of California, removed to Ohio at the age of four- teen, is a graduate of the Wooster, Ohio, High School and University; the Ohio Medical University of Columbus, Ohio, and the Post-Graduate Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat College of Chicago, Illinois; is chairman of the Mines and Mining Committee and a member of the Committee on Cities, Railroads and Tele- graphs, Medical Jurisprudence and Labor.
He was married in 1897 to Miss Rahama Smith of Clinton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Harper have three sons and one daughter.
Dr. Harper is a member of the Presbyterian church; he is also prominent in Masonic and Maccabee circles.
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JAMES HATFIELD.
AMES HATFIELD, Republican member from Clark County, was born on J
the 12th day of April, 1844, on the farm near Springfield. His parents died when he was young. He attended the district school for about four months in the year, and at the beginning of the Civil War was attending Hills- dale College, Michigan, when in answer to his country's call, he enlisted first in Company B, 86th O. V. I., and afterwards in Company D, 8th O. V. C.
In 1866 Mr. Hatfield was married to Miss Hattie J. Stewart. They have three children, Charles S., Jessie R. and Julia; also two grandchildren, Edwin and Robert Stretcher.
Mr. Hatfield is a farmer and stock raiser and has taken an active part in farmers' institutes and in politics, and has always been a Republican, having voted for all the presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt.
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DR. JAS. O. HAWKINS.
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DR. JAS. O. HAWKINS.
D URING the eighteen years of Dr. J. O. Hawkins' residence in Wellston, he has gone steadily to the front in his profession and in the estimation of the people. Born on a farm in Hocking County, Ohio, he was brought up as the son of a farmer until he was 16 years of age, attending the country district school during the winter months and assisting in the farm work during the summer. At this age he entered the public schools of Nelson- ville for one year. About 1872 his parents sold their mineral land holdings in the Hocking Valley and removed' to Vinton County, near McArthur. The next two years of the Doctor's life was spent in district schools of the neighborhood and in the public schools of McArthur. Following these came four years of teaching, the intervals between terms being spent in college. He took a special course in anatomy and physiology at the Ohio State Univer- sity at Columbus, Ohio, and begun the study of dentistry in 1880 while teaching school. In the spring of 1881 he entered the office of Dr. A. M. Wright of McArthur, Ohio, where he continued his studies almost continually until July, 1883, at which time he succeeded to Dr. Wright's practice by pur- chase. Dr. Hawkins determined to seek larger fields, however, and in August, 1884, he sold his business in McArthur and came to Wellston, where he has since resided, enjoying a continually increasing practice extending to all the surrounding towns and villages.
A few weeks after coming to Wellston, Dr. Hawkins took a special course at the Post-Graduate School of Prosthetic Dentistry of Chicago, covering metal plate, porcelain, crown, bridge work and all the advanced methods. Dr. Hawkins has twice married, his first wife being Miss Lucy F. Hol- land, daughter of Dr. Holland of McArthur. She died in this city November 1st, 1889. The present Mrs. Hawkins was Miss Nellie Hoop, daughter of the late Peter Hoop of this city. To this union one child has been born, Florence May, a winsome little miss of 13 years. He has one of the most attractive homes in the city, at the corner of Broadway and Pennsylvania avenue, adjacent to which is his office. This office building was built only about two years ago and is an attractive cottage building of modern archi- tectural design containing reception room, operating room and laboratories. They are all elegantly furnished and thoroughly equipped with all the modern appliances for the practice of dentistry; in fact, there are few if any more up-to-date dental parlors in any of the larger cities, and the Doctor is a prac- titioner equal to the best.
While wedded to his profession, the Doctor recognizes his duty as a citizen and finds some time to devote to public affairs. He was elected a member of the Board of Water Works in 1889 for a term of three years and was re-elected for a second term at the recent spring election. He has given much time to the study of water conditions and plans for their betterment, always keeping in mind the best interests of the public. He is a member of the Ohio Dental Society, a Third Degree Mason, a member of the Knights of Pythias, Red Men and Modern Woodmen of America. He is a Republican in politics and a member of the M. E. church. By his own ability, energies and integrity, Dr. Hawkins has made for himself an enviable place in his profession and is an honored and respected citizen of the city of Wellston.
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ELIJAH W. HILL.
E LIJAH W. HILL, Republican member from Columbiana County, was born near Salineville, Columbiana County, on February 19, 1870. His parents were of Pennsylvania origin, whose antecedents on the paternal side de- scended from one of the Hill families who emigrated to this country from England in the early part of the seventeenth century and settled in Massa- chusetts; on the maternal side from one of the Cowan families, of English origin also, who came to this country and settled in Pennsylvania just after the middle of the eighteenth century. Representative Hill's parents came to Ohio in 1861, and resided near and in Salineville for nearly thirty years. His residence is at East Liverpool, where he is engaged in the business of dealing in real estate.
Educated in the common schools, energetic, hard working and public spirited, his constituents honored him to the extent of sending him to the 76th General Assembly and re-elected him to the 77th General Assembly by an increased majority. Liverpool Township, which embraces the city of East Liverpool within its limits, in 1897 elected him to the office of Justice of the Peace. As such he was one of the leading ones in the township and though sitting upon hundreds of cases, contested and otherwise, he neither had a case appealed from his court to any higher court nor carried up on error.
Mr. Hill is married, his wife's maiden name having been Cora Ellen Rogers, daughter of Francis Rogers, a prominent business man of Salineville. He has two children, Janet Frances and Roger Cowan.
Mr. Hill is a member of East Liverpool Lodge, No. 379, I. O. O. F .; is an Elk and also a K. of P. In religion he is a Methodist.
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. FRANK HILLENKAMP.
F RANK HILLENKAMP was born in Heschede, Westphalia, November 5th, 1849, left the high school in the fall of 1865 and served four years in a dry goods store in Loest, Westphalia. Had two brothers serving in the Prussian army in 1869; being opposed to serving in the army and unable to procure a pass, he skipped across Belgium to the United States in August, 1869.
After clerking nearly two years in a dry goods store in Port Huron, Michigan, he came to Toledo, Ohio, in July, 1871, where he clerked in different capacities until he established the firm of Schunk, Hillenkamp & Co. in March, 1886, which firm incorporated in 1893 as the Star Hardware Co. Owing to nervous prostration he sold out his interest in the company during the winter of 1898 and opened a furniture and housefurnishing store in September, 1898.
Was appointed a member of the Toledo Fire Commissioners in 1894, re- appointed in 1898, and 1902, in the independent movement, and was elected to the 77th General Assembly as an independent.
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FRANK A. HOILES.
F RANK A. HOILES, of Alliance, Republican, Representative from Stark County, was born on a farm in' that county in 1866. He was elected by a plurality of 3,889, exactly the plurality of Governor Herrick in Stark County. Mr. Hoiles was educated in the country schools and Mt. Union College; taught in district and city schools seven years; published an arith- metic and history that reached a sale of 10,000 copies; learned the printer's trade and purchased an interest in the Alliance Daily Review, of which he has been manager and editor for ten years and is now principal owner. He ยท served on the following committees: Federal Relations, Finance, Public Printing and Taxation (chairman).
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R. C. HUEY.
R. C. HUEY, Republican, Representative from Mahoning County. Member of the 76th and 77th General Assemblies. Mr. Huey was a member of the Standing Committees on Rules, Cities, and Corporations and was chairman of the Fees and Salaries Committee.
He is an attorney-at-law located at Youngstown, Ohio,
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HENRY T. HUNT.
H ENRY T. HUNT, born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 29, 1878. Parents, Samuel Hunt and Martha Trotter Hunt. Father's business, railroad superin- tendent, later president. From 1881 to 1888, resided, Kentucky, Georgia, Missouri and Kansas, but since 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Educated, common schools of these several states. Admitted Yale College, September, 1896; was one of the eight Ten Eyck prize winners, junior year, and one of six Townsend prize winners, senior year. Nature of prizes, literary. Graduated 1900. Entered Cincinnati Law School, October, 1900; admitted Ohio bar, June, 1903. Elected member executive committee Citizens' Municipal party, January, 1904. Be- liever in complete separation of municipal from national party politics. Nomi- nated and elected member House of Representatives, November, 1905, on the Democratic ticket. Active worker for Australian ballot and election law. reform generally. Helped to bring about repeal of Dana law. Believer in home rule for cities; in national politics, Democratic; advocates free trade, opposes imperialism and centralization of power in Federal government.
Member of Committees on Election and Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home.
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ROBERT E. HUTCHISON.
R OBERT E HUTCHISON was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, June 29th, 1871, his father being a United Presbyterian minister. When two years of age he moved with his parents to Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, where he was educated in the public schools. In 1889 he came to Ohio and entered Savannah Academy, graduating therefrom in 1892. In 1896 he graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, re- ceiving the degree of LL. B. In March, 1897, he was admitted to the bar of Ohio, and has since been practicing his profession at Mansfield, Richland County. Mr. Hutchison comes of a patriotic ancestry. His paternal great- grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, having crossed the Del- aware and spent the winter at Valley Forge with Washington's army; and his father was captain of Company A, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, in the great Civil War. Mr. Hutchison is a Democrat, and is also a Knight Templar, Elk and Knight of Pythias.
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EARL H. IRVIN.
FARL H. IRVIN was born at New Paris, Ohio, May 9, 1877. His father and mother both died during his infancy, and thus his future destinies were placed in the hands of strangers. At the age of 16 he began to learn the printing business in the office of the New Paris Mirror, where he was employed for three years. In the fall of 1896 he made a trip south, and was employed in printing offices in Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn. Later he returned to Richmond, Ind., and in 1897 he purchased an interest in the New Madison (Ohio) Herald, where he remained until January 1, 1898, at which time he sold out his interests and returned to New Paris, where he re-entered the Mirror office as foreman. During this time he served as councilman and mayor of the village and his administration was marked because of its vigorous policy of local improvement.
On April 26, 1899, he was married to Miss Jennie Boatman, of Seven Mile, Ohio, and their home is now blessed with three interesting little daughters.
On March 1, 1902, he purchased the Eaton Democrat, an old established journal, since which time he has been the sole editor and proprietor. In 1905 he established the West Alexandria Record, and both papers are now on a good and sound footing.
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WILLIAM JESSUP.
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WILLIAM JESSUP.
B IOGRAPHY of William Jessup, from Hamilton County, member of the 77th General Assembly. The grandfather of the above named was a native of Scotland (Inverness). He emigrated to America about 1774 or 1775, served through the Revolutionary War and then settled in the state of New York. He married a native of New York of Holland descent. The father of Mr. Jessup was born on December 4th, 1798, in Dutchess County, New York; came west in 1819, and after residing for several years in Indiana permanently settled (about 1833) in Whitewater township, Hamilton County, Ohio (where Mr. Jessup was born); in 1853 he removed to Harrison township, Hamilton County, O. He held many public offices; he was a member of the General Assembly of Ohio in 1860 and 1861 at the breaking out of the Civil War. He died in 1876.
The mother of Mr. Jessup was a native of old Virginia in the vicinity of Petersburg, and was of English parentage.
William Jessup, of whom this is written, was born in Whitewater town- ship, Hamilton County, Ohio, on the 22d day of April, 1841. He attended the district schools and Harrison Institute, and during vacations mastered the arduous vocation of farming; in 1859 entered Miami University at Oxford. At the breaking out of the Civil War he quite the university, and enlisted in Cap- tain McFarland's company, known then as the "University Guards," three months' service. On account of an accident he was unable to go with them and was not mustered; on his recovery from the injury in August, 1861, he joined Captain Charles S. Hayes' company, which became Company D, 5th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; he was elected second lieutenant at the organization of the company September 11, 1861, and was promoted successively to first lieutenant and captain, in which position he served until discharged at the expiration of his term on January 31, 1865, at Sisters Ferry, Ga. His services in the war were with the Army of the Tennessee; he participated in the bat- tles of Shiloh, Corinth, Metamora (or Davis' Bridge), Lagrange, and innumer- able fights and skirmishes, scouts and raids along the Memphis and Charles- ton R. R. from Memphis to Chattanooga, and the battles of Chattahoochie, Holly Springs, Water Valley and Coffeeville, in what is called "Grant's retro- grade movement," while pursuing rebel General Pemberton toward Vicksburg. In April, 1864, he was detailed as additional aid de camp on the staff of Major General John A. Logan commanding the 15th army corps, and acted as such through the Atlanta campaign, and participated in all battles in which the 15th corps was engaged. On the death of General McPherson, July 22, 1864, he served a short time as an A. A. D. C. to General Morgan L. Smith until the fall of Atlanta and subsequent battle of Jonesboro, the last stand of Confederate General Hood. In the fall of 1864 he rejoined his regiment attached to Major General Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry division, which took the advance of the march to the sea.
After his return from the army in the fall of 1865, he was nominated for Representative, was defeated with the whole Democratic ticket. He followed for many years the vocation of farming; learned bookkeeping and followed it for a while. In 1877 he was elected a Representative to the 63d General Assembly. He has held the office of justice of the peace, councilman, school board director, deputy county clerk, deputy county treasurer and U. S. gov- ernment storekeeper. He resided and was in business in Kentucky for sev- eral years. Has always been a staunch and true Democrat of the Jeffersonian type; believes those principles carried into effect is all that is needed to in- sure equal and exact justice to all and prevent graft and dishonesty in public affairs.
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AVERY C. JONES.
A VERY C. JONES, Republican, Representative from Jefferson County, who also served in the 76th General Assembly. He has lived nearly all of his life upon the farm, and at the present time is actively engaged in agriculture. Residence, Yorkville, Ohio. He is a member of the standing com- mittees on Finance, Library, Temperance and chairman of the Dairy and Food Products, and is the author of the Jones Residence Local Option Bill.
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A. H. JUDY.
A. H. JUDY, serving his second term in the. House of Representatives. At the Democratic state convention held in 1905, Mr. Judy appeared before the Committee on Resolutions and submitted a plank for their con- sideration and an outline for the party's platform. Strange to say, the results of the deliberations of that committee included Mr. Judy's plank without change, and the outline was followed almost without deviation. He was ap- pointed by Governor Herrick as a member of the committee to secure a location for a new hospital for the insane, and which is said to be the finest and cheapest site ever purchased for a state institution. It is located at Lima. His coolness and foresight helped in a great measure to solve the university muddle and bring about the adjustment reached. No member of either branch did more to promulgate the agricultural interests and secure the liberal ap- propriations for this branch of our state's interests than he. Keen and sin- cere, using his own judgment in determining matters, acting perfectly free and unprejudiced on all questions. Having had a large experience in agriculture, shipping, transportation and mercantile lines, and having been a close stu- dent of conditions and people his record can only show him to be squarely on the side of his constituency at all times. In all the heated sessions wherever he is found, the same genteel, courteous manner is extended to friend and foe, which only adds to his strength among his fellows and associates.
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JOSEPH JUSTICE.
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JOSEPH JUSTICE.
T HE subject of this sketch is one of the Democratic members of the 77th General Assembly of Ohio, serving his first term as a Representative from Putnam County. He was born near Waldo in Marion County, Ohio, January 27, 1846. He is a son of John and Jane (Lloyd) Justice; was reared on the farm to manhood, receiving a good common school education. When nineteen he began teaching school and taught for five years. In the spring of 1872 he moved to Putnam County, and located at Columbus Grove, where he entered the mercantile business. On October 14, 1875, he was married to Miss C. Irene, daughter of Eli and Melissa (Hall) Henderson. To this union were born three sons, two of whom are living, Charles L., an attorney-at-law at Marion, Ohio, and Joseph M. at Ottawa, engaged with his father in the grain and elevator business.
In politics Mr. Justice is and always has been solidly Democratic. firmly advocating the principles of his chosen party, fully believing that said prin- ciples are just and right, but always granting to his opponents the same rights to their opinions that he claims for himself.
He was elected mayor of the village of Ottawa in 1882, and re-elected in 1884. Was elected Recorder of Putnam County in 1889 and again in 1892. serv- ing two full terms. August 5, 1905, he was nominated for Representative by the Democrats of Putnam County in a red hot primary, winning out by only 13 votes over his nearest competitor in a field of four candidates, and elected to his present position November 7, 1905. He is serving as a member of the standing committee on Railroads and Telegraphs, also on Committee of Girls' Industrial Home. In his legislative actions he is controlled by the Jeffersonian principle of "equal and exact justice to all," and special privileges is none. a principle in which he is a firm believer.
In fraternal life Mr. Justice is a Mason only, in which order he has been an active worker for many years; was initiated in Marion Lodge, No. 70. F. and A. M., April 23d, 1869. Has served as Worshipful Master for twelve years; High Priest for six years, also thrice Illustrious Master of his council for nine years; is still a regular attendant of all the meetings and nothing affords him more pleasure than to gather with those who "meet upon the level and part upon the square."
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JOSEPH P. KEALY.
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JOSEPH P. KEALY.
TOSEPH P. KEALY, Democrat, was elected to represent the people of Ham- ilton County on November 7, 1905. He participated largely in the remark- able movement to overthrow the political machine built by George B. Cox in Cincinnati, which had controlled the affairs of Hamilton County and Cin- cinnati for a quarter of a century.
Mr. Kealy, in company with the candidate for mayor-Judge Dempsey- canvassed the entire city and county, delivering over fifty speeches. He fear- lessly and uncompromisingly denounced "gang rule," and exposed the repre- hensible methods and the enormous grafting of the "Cox gang." Although the county of Hamilton had given Roosevelt over 40,000 majority the fall previous, Kealy was elected by almost 1,700 majority. This was Mr. Kealy's first ex- perience in public life, and his first outdoor speeches were made in his can- vass for election.
During the regular session of the 77th General Assembly he was unus- ually active for a new member. He was not placed on any important com- mittees, but he introduced a resolution into the House increasing the number of the Committee on Cities by one, and he was placed upon that important committee by the Speaker when the resolution carried. Mr. Kealy intro- duced the resolution to investigate the public affairs of Cincinnati and Hamil- ton County, which, with slight amendment, was subsequently passed by the Senate. The results of that investigation are now matters of history.
Representative Kealy also introduced the bill providing for the repeal of the infamous Dana law, which passed both houses. Kealy's vote went for all reform measures, and in all matters where the people's interests and that of corporations clashed he was for the people. At the opening of the session he was selected by the Democrats as vice-leader, and he was not a disap- pointment.
Mr. Kealy was born in Cincinnati on March 23, 1854, and was educated in the Cathedral school and in the Queen City Commercial College of Cin- cinnati. He is a journalist, and has written many children's stories.
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WILLIAM A. KEHNAST.
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WILLIAM A. KEHNAST.
W ILLIAM A. KEHNAST, Democratic Representative from Defiance County, Ohio, was born in the village of Moehrenbach, Thuringia, near the city of Erfurt, Germany. At the age of 13 he emigrated to America, land- ing in New York City, in June, 1860. Thence he went to Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, where he attended an English school. During the month of March, 1861, he migrated west to Henry County, Ohio, and a year later came to his present home, Defiance County, where he accepted a position as clerk in a grocery store. The following winter he attended school. In 1863, Mr. Kehnast enlisted in Company E, Ninth Ohio Cavalry, and at Athens, Ala., was detailed as orderly on the staff of General Dodge, then commanding the left wing of the Sixteenth Army Corps. He was mustered out July 26, 1865, took the train for home, and on the morning after his arrival there resumed the clerkship he had resigned at the time of his enlistment. In 1870 he engaged in the hardware business, which is still his occupation.
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