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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
District Judges-James Thompson, Venango County, May 18, 1839.
Additional Law Judges-David Derrickson, Crawford County, first Monday in December, 1856; John P. Vincent, Erie County, first Monday in December, 1866.
Judge of Orphans' Court-Henry Alden Clark, Erie County, first Mon- day in January, 1922.
Associate Judges-Appointed: David Mead, Crawford County, March 13, 1800; resigned. John Kelso, Erie County, March 14, 1800; resigned Dec. 21, 1804. William Bell, Erie County, Dec. 20, 1800; in place of Mead. Samuel Smith, Mill Creek, July 6, 1803; resigned 1805. William Bell, Erie, May 9, 1805; in place of Kelso. John Vincent, Waterford, Dec. 23, 1805; place of Smith. Wilson Smith, Waterford, March 15, 1814; place of Bell. John Grubb, Millcreek, Jan. 8, 1820; place of Wilson Smith. John Brawley, North East, March 26, 1840; recommissioned March 8, 1845. Myron Hutchinson, Girard, March 13, 1841; recommissioned March 13, 1846. Joseph M. Sterrett, Erie, June 4, 1850; recommissioned Jan. 23, 1851. James Miles, Girard, April 1, 1851. Elected: Joseph M. Ster- rett, Erie, Nov. 10, 1851. James Miles, Girard, Nov. 10, 1851. Samuel Hutchins, Waterford, Nov. 12, 1856. John Greer, North East, Nov. 12, 1856; re-elected in 1861. William Cross, Springfield, Nov. 23, 1861. Wil- liam Benson, Waterford, Nov. 8, 1866; re-elected in 1871. Hollis King, Corry, Nov. 8, 1866. Allen A. Craig, Erie, Nov. 17, 1871.
From 1800 to 1850 the office of prosecuting attorney, now District Attorney, was known as deputy attorney general; and the incumbents were appointed by the attorney general of the state. These attorneys have been:
Prosecuting Attorneys-1804, Wm. N. Irvine and William Wallace, of Erie; 1809, Patrick Farrely and Ralph Marlin, of Crawford; 1819, George A. Elliott, of Erie; 1824, William Kelley, of Erie; 1833, Don Carlos Barrett, of Erie; 1835, Galen Foster, of Erie; 1836, Elijah Babbitt, of Erie; 1837, William M. Watts, of Erie; 1839, Carson Graham, of Erie; 1845, Horace Hawes, of Erie; 1846, William A. Galbraith, of Erie; 1850, Matthew Taylor, of Erie, elected; 1853, Samuel E. Woodruff, of Girard; 1856, G. N. Johnson, of Erie (died shortly afterwards) ; 1856, Charles W. Kelso, of Erie, appointed until October election; 1857, James Sill, of Erie; 1860, Samuel A. Davenport, of Erie; 1863, J. F. Downing, of Erie; 1866, (25)
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Charles M. Lynch, of Erie; 1869, John C. Sturgeon, of Erie; 1872, Samuel M. Brainerd, of North East; 1875, A. B. Force, of Erie; 1878, Charles E. Lovett, of Erie; 1881, Emory A. Walling, of North East (resigned Dec. 1, 1884) ; 1884, Cassius L. Baker, of Corry; 1887, E. A. Sisson, of Erie; 1893, Uriah P. Rossiter, of Girard; 1896, Paul A. Benson, of Erie; 1899, M. W. Shreve, of Union City; 1902, M. L. Davis, of Waterford; 1905, and in 1908, W. P. Gifford, of Erie; 1912, J. O. Wait, of Erie; 1916, Robert J. Firman ; 1920, C. Arthur Blass, of Erie; 1924, M. L. Davis, of Erie.
Roll of Attorneys.
Admission.
Alden, J. Fox
Nov. 6, 1827.
Ayres, Jonathan
Aug. __ , 1838.
Allen, George A
June 16, 1868; died Feb. 26, 1905.
Ash, Isaac Dec. 9, 1872.
Albin, J. G.
Nov. 17, 1874.
Allen, Samuel T.
March 13, 1875.
Allison, James W I
June 1, 1875.
Abell, F. H
June 16, 1877.
Arthur, John
Nov. 10, 1881.
Allen, O. C. May 20, 1892.
Armstrong, Frank L. May 13, 1895.
Allis, Frederick S. Sept. 16, 1897.
Andrews, T. O.
Dec. 23, 1899.
Arird, Delford U.
Nov. 25, 1907.
Andrews, James R.
Aug. 25, 1908.
Alexander, James H.
Dec. 9, 1912.
Babbitt, Elijah Feb. 6, 1826.
Barrett, Don Charles July 1, 1826.
Baldwin, Henry
Aug. 9, 1826.
Babbitt, Elijah May 10, 1839; District Court.
Ball, Charles H
Dec. 20, 1839.
Ball, James H. Jan. 6, 1840; District Court.
Brace, Peter.
May 3, 1843.
Benson, William
Aug. 7, 1846; died June 2, 1891.
Brigden Oct. 23, 1849.
Brown, Rasselas Feb. 6, 1851.
Battles, Rush S
Dec. 12, 1855.
Burnham, Charles
Nov. 11, 1864.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Bowman, Charles O.
Nov. 30, 1865; died Nov. 20, 1887.
Berry, Gurdow S.
Dec. 21, 1865.
Biddle, W. M
April 30, 1866.
Brawley, R. B.
Aug. 9, 1866.
Butterfield, Henry
April 2, 1867 ; died.
Butterfield, S. J
April 2, 1867; died in 1900.
Baker, Hiram A.
Oct. 1, 1867.
Byles, Julius
Aug. 15, 1868.
Brooks, Samuel B.
Sept. 29, 1868.
Biddle, Charles P.
Oct. 15, 1868.
Buckley, George D.
Nov. 27, 1868.
Beebe, M. C. Feb. 6, 1869.
Brown, W. W.
Aug. 31, 1869.
Brainerd, Samuel M.
Dec. 22, 1869.
Baker, Cassius L.
May 8, 1872.
Blakeslee, Henry W
Nov. 22, 1872.
Blickensderfer, Ulric
Dec. 12, 1873.
Bole, A. F. Feb. 27, 1874.
Brigham, Samuel P. March 9, 1875.
Brown, Isaac B.
May 6, 1875. Q. S.
Benson, William
Dec. 4, 1876.
Byles, M. N
Feb. 12, 1879.
Brady, John C. Sept. 30, 1879.
Burton, Charles H.
May 31, 1881.
Brotherton, J. R
Sept. 14, 1883.
Brewer, Eben
June 30, 1885.
Burns, James R. May 10, 1886; died Aug. 1, 1910.
Bates, Arthur L. June 8, 1886.
Burchfield, Charles S.
Sept. 6, 1886.
Bliley, Frank A
May 20, 1891.
Bayle, Samuel B.
Sept. 9, 1891.
Bousch, C. M.
Sept. 15, 1891.
Ball, D. J Nov. 30, 1891.
Benedict, C. W 1
Jan. 16, 1893.
Benson, Paul A
April 3, 1893; died July 21, 1918.
Bolard, John A. June 26, 1893.
Breene, William J
Dec. 8, 1893.
Barker, George W
Sept. 3, 1894.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Brooks, John B.
July 19, 1897.
Bonsteel, Ray L.
Sept. 4, 1897; disbarred.
Brevillier, Charles G
Dec. 23, 1899.
Brevillier, Gustave H.
June 27, 1904.
Blake, Harry K
July 15, 1907; died Feb. 24, 1917.
Byles, Axtell J.
Dec. 9, 1907.
Best, Wesley B.
May 16, 1910.
Blass, Charles Arthur
Feb. 17, 1913.
Bryan, Clarence T
June 23, 1913.
Curtis, C. B. May 10, 1839; District Court.
Cutler, George H.
Nov. 7, 1840, C. P .; died July 26, 1892.
Church, Gaylord
July 16, 1839; District Court.
Chapin, Justus C.
May 4, 1848.
Caughey, Andrew H
Nov. 26, 1851.
Cutler, Marcus N
Jan. 31, 1857.
Church, Pearson
Oct. 1, 1858.
Craig, David
Feb. 7, 1859.
Clark, Junius B.
May 10, 1860. .
Camphausen, Edward
March 15, 1865.
Campbell, Joel Dec. 18, 1865.
Clark, Edward
March 14, 1867.
Crosby, Manley
Sept. 30, 1868; died Dec. 3, 1909.
Cowles, Warren
Dec. 3, 1868.
Covell, A. W.
May 25, 1870.
Covell, C. L.
March 27, 1873.
Chapman, W. B.
March 28, 1873.
Cessna, J. Bone
June 27, 1873.
Cutler, George A
Oct. 7, 1873.
Converse, C. C.
1
March 11, 1874.
Cushman, D. R 1
June 23, 1874.
Curtze, Herman J
Jan. 4, 1875.
Craig, Allen A. Dec. 18, 1875.
Chase, George A. Sept. 10, 1875.
Covell, A. G.
Sept. 6, 1880.
Compton, John B. July 18, 1881.
Cochran, F. H.
Nov. 14, 1881.
Catlin, Fred M. Feb. 19, 1884.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Clark, Henry Alden May 10, 1884.
Christy, M. D.
June 1, 1885.
Crosby, Wm. G. Dec. 5, 1889.
Craig, J. R.
Dec. 28, 1893.
Cochran, W. H. Nov. 16, 1895; from Mercer.
Chinnock, Robert H.
March 1, 1897.
Carroll, William S.
June 7, 1897.
Camp, Fred L.
July 3, 1899.
Cohen, Bert
Oct. 30, 1899.
Chapin, A. O. June 22, 1903.
Cochran, Thomas C.
May 16, 1910.
Cornell, Martin C.
Nov. 11, 1912.
Clark, William S.
Dec. 12, 1912.
Clunk, Roy Taylor Jan. 12, 1914.
Carney, William J. Aug. 18, 1824.
. Drew, George W.
April 7, 1827.
Dunlap, James D
May 10, 1839; District Court.
Doty, Edmond T.
July 27, 1840.
Douglass, John W May 8, 1850; died Aug. 21, 1909.
Davenport, Samuel A.
May 7, 1854; June 2, 1854; May 7, 1851;
died Aug. 1, 1911.
Duncomb, John F Aug. 8, 1854.
Douglass, Joseph
Aug. 7, 1856.
DeCamp, George W Aug. 7, 1857.
Dunlap, Myron E. Dec. 12, 1873.
Dunlap, J. D. Oct. __ , 1837.
Dinsmoor, Charles
Jan. 31, 1876.
Doughty, James
June 6, 1881.
Davenport, George F.
Jan. 22, 1885.
Dorrance, J. Ford
July 15, 1887.
Dickey, C. C. Dec. 12, 1891.
Davis, M. L. June 25, 1900.
Duff, H. Bedford Jan. 2, 1918.
Devin, William Joseph Oct. 27, 1919.
Dunn, Thomas P. Aug. 13, 1923.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Elliott, George A.
May 10, 1829; District Court.
Edwards, T. D.
June 29, 1853.
Ewing, Clark
Dec. 24, 1863.
Ebersole, Joseph D.
May 7, 1851.
Eichenlaub, John B
Sept. 6, 1886.
Eaton, Henry M
May 10, 1892.
Echols, Monroe J.
June 19, 1893.
Einfeldt, Frederick
April 5, 1897.
Eaton, Charles Colfax
July 3, 1899.
English, Charles H
June 18, 1907.
Evans, Elmer Lloyd
Dec. 21, 1910.
Fisk, James B.
June 10, 1845.
Fisk, James B.
1
June 10, 1845.
Finney, D. A.
Aug. 6, 1850.
Foster, A. J.
March 15, 1865.
Farrely, David M. 1
Jan. 28, 1869.
Force, A. B.
Aug. 22, 1871.
Fassett, Daniel D
April 15, 1873.
Fallon, John June 27, 1873.
Fassett, D. D. June 24, 1874.
Force, Joseph M.
Nov. 28, 1879.
Friedley, Angelo T.
April 18, 1883.
Friend, Kennedy T.
May 18, 1885.
Freeman, A. A.
May 10, 1886.
Fletcher, George M.
_Oct. 18, 1887.
Fish, Henry E. Feb. 9, 1889.
Foye, Edward M. June 18, 1894.
Flinn, Ora L.
Jan. 27, 1890.
Firman, Robert J
June 29, 1908.
Filer, Enoch C
Oct. 12, 1921.
Graham, Carson Dec. 19, 1837.
Graham, Carson Jan. 29, 1839; Deputy Attorney-General.
Galbraith, John
May 10, 1839; District Court.
Gzowski, C. S.
Aug. 5, 1839.
Goodrich, St. John
Aug. 2, 1841.
Gallaher, Michael May 1, 1843 ; District Court.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Galbraith, William A. May 9, 1844.
Galbraith, William A.
Aug. 10, 1844 ; District Court.
Grant, Benjamin Oct. 27, 1845.
Gallaten, John L. Dec. 3, 1846.
Gunnison, Jonas Nov. 9, 1849; died July 21, 1871.
Guthrie, Francis B
Feb. 5, 1861.
Griffith, George P.
Aug. 4, 1864.
Gunnison, George W
March 15, 1865.
Gunnison, Frank
Feb. ? , 1870; died April 23, 1919.
Gillon, Constant
Sept. 28, 1870.
Grant, Frank W
March 12, 1874.
Gaither, Paul H.
Nov. 19, 1874.
Griffith, William
Jan. 27, 1875.
Gould, Edward P
May 31, 1875; died July 31, 1914.
Graser, Edward
May 6, 1876. Q. S.
Gilson, Samuel L. Sept. 4, 1878.
Galbraith, John W Sept. 28, 1885.
Grumbine, Samuel C.
Feb. 14, 1888, by leave of court.
Galbraith, Davenport Oct. 30, 1888; died Sept. 10, 1914.
Guignon, Joseph A
Jan. 7, 1889.
Gibson, George E.
Oct. 14, 1895.
Gardner, James A. Feb. 12, 1897.
Gibson, R. Bannister
April 26, 1897.
Gifford, William Pitt Dec. 23, 1899.
Gifford, P. Vincent Dec. 24, 1900.
Glenn, Robert F March 20, 1907.
Glezen, Oscar B
April 15, 1907; died April 20, 1908.
Gilson, Samuel L Sept. 20, 1913.
Graham, Orson J.
Nov. 10, 1919.
Galbo, John J. April 30, 1920.
Gleeten, Wayne A.
Oct. 2, 1924.
Hawes, Horace M Nov. 7, 1846.
Heister, William M May 3, 1841.
Heister, William M. Nov. 20, 1841, District Court.
Hutchinson, D. W May 11, 1855.
Hinds, Calvin J May 11, 1860. Died Feb. 19, 1911.
Horton, Charles Jan. 29, 1866.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Hallock, John K.
March 24, 1868.
Hyner, John L.
April 4, 1870. Died April 2, 1878.
Harvey, Irving -Nov. 10, 1864.
Humes, H. J.
Sept. 7, 1875. Died July, 1906.
Herron, David S.
Sept. 8, 1875.
Harper, A. J. Dec. 5, 1878.
Henderson, John J Sept. 3, 1879. Q. S.
Himebaugh, Thomas C.
May 20, 1884.
Hancock, James D.
Jan. 27, 1881.
Higgins, George H
Dec. 10, 1883.
Hickernell, E. E.
May 9, 1887.
Heydrick, Charles
June 28, 1887.
Hastings, F. W. (Bradford)
Dec. 20, 1887.
Haybarger, L. Eugene. Jan. 20, 1888.
Hitchcock, C. A. June 25, 1888.
Heywang, Mark J. Sept. 6, 1888.
Hunter, Theodore A.
May 17, 1890.
Haskins, George W
Dec. 11, 1890.
Heinlein, A. F. Nov. 6, 1891.
Heney, A. P. March 11, 1892.
Higby, Clinton D
Nov. 17, 1892.
Hinckley, W. D.
Nov. 28, 1893.
Howard, Albert P.
March 1, 1897.
Hyner, Percy Dale
June 25, 1900.
Hume, E. Lowry April 8, 1901.
Hinds, Calvin J., Jr July 9, 1906.
Haughney, John R.
April 29, 1907.
Hirt, William E
June 29, 1908.
Haughney, Charles F.
July 25, 1910.
Hertzler, J. O. Jan. 30, 1911.
Hosbach, Franklin B. April 6, 1915.
Holbrook, Ray S. March 3, 1916.
Herbst, Otto
Oct. 8, 1918.
Held, J. B. Aug. 13, 1923.
Isherwood, Robinson S.
May 4, 1847.
Ignasiak, John A
July 7, 1915.
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393
HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Johnson, Quincy A.
Aug. 6, 1839.
Johnson, John B.
A pril 5, 1842, District Court.
James, Joseph Y
Nov. 3, 1842.
Johnson, George N.
May 9, 1855.
Johnson, S. P.
Sept. 6, 1870.
Johns, Hiram C.
Feb. 2, 1871.
Jacobs, M. W
Oct. 29, 1872.
Judson, A. M. May 9, 1851.
Johnson, John B.
April 5, 1842.
Jenks, George A.
Sept. 8, 1892, of Jefferson County Bar.
Jones, Louis B.
July 21, 1902. Died Aug. 4, 1910.
Jeffs, Henry R April 1, 1912.
Jiuliante, Jessamine S.
Oct. 2, 1922.
Kelly, William May 10, 1839, District Court.
Kelso, Charles W May 10, 1839, District Court.
Kelso, William C. May 10, 1839, District Court.
. Kennedy, T. R. Feb. 2, 1859.
Keller, Louis F
Nov. 8, 1869.
Kline, D. H Nov. 14, 1874.
Kelso, Joseph K.
June 27, 1876.
Kohler, Otto (Meadville)
May 12, 1887.
Kincaide, Gerry T
June 25, 1900.
Kent, O. Claire Nóv. 22, 1900.
Kincaide, Samuel Blaine Oct. 28, 1907.
Kitts, Myles Brown Oct. 28, 1907.
Law, Samuel A., Jr. April 5, 1841, District Court.
Lane, William S.
July 22, 1844, District Court.
Lane, William S. Oct. 27, 1845.
Lyon, A. McDonald
March 20, 1857.
Lyon, George A., Jr. March 12, 1861.
Lynch, Charles M Feb. 6, 1866. Died Jan. 2, 1907.
Loomis, H. B. Aug. 6, 1866.
Longstreet, Samuel P. Jan. 25, 1869.
Lewis, James H. Jan. 28, 1869.
Lathy, William E. March 7, 1871.
Lamb, Theodore A. Aug. 22, 1871.
394
HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Longstreet, Francis P.
Aug. 22, 1871.
Lathy, George W.
Dec. 18, 1871.
Lindsley, W. M.
March 13, 1874.
Laird, Wilson
Feb. 8, 1849.
Lovett, Charles E.
Oct. 10, 1874.
Lee, J. W
Jan. 20, 1880.
Lord, Hugh C. Dec. 15, 1890.
Lamberton, Edwin Houston
Oct. 26, 1903.
Lee, Ralph R
Oct. 21, 1917.
Loose, Elmer D
Oct. 15, 1917.
Lund, C. Harrison
May 8, 1919.
Leemhuis, Raymond P.
July 17, 1922.
Merrill, Gilman Nov. 9, 1826.
Moorton, George June 7, 1827.
Marshall,, James C.
Dec. 2, 1839, District Court.
Merrill, Gilman
July 18, 1839, District Court.
Marshall, James C.
Dec. 2, 1839, District Court.
Myers, George H. May 10, 1849.
Marshall, Francis F.
Oct. 28, 1857.
Marvin, Dudley
Dec. 14, 1859.
Marvin, Selden Dec. 14, 1859.
Marsh, William Ed
May 7, 1879. Q. S.
Miner, Samuel.
Mallory, Corwin H. July 8, 1886.
Mason, W. W. Sept. 10, 1886.
Miller, Sidney R. Nov. 13, 1889.
Mullin, Edward Dec. 2, 1890.
Moore, Harry L. Dec. 10, 1890.
Morrow, William O
Jan. 25, 1894.
Mertens, Charles A
Feb. 6, 1897.
Morgan, Albert Nov. 9, 1897.
Mackey, Eugene March 15, 1898.
Mason, George M June 13, 1898.
Miller, Thomas C.
July 3, 1899.
Marsh, Ritchie T. July 3, 1899.
Metz, Charles James.
Dec. 6, 1898.
Munn, George B. Sept. 22, 1900.
395
HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Mullin, J. E. Dec. 19, 1901.
Morrow, Samuel John Feb. 3, 1906.
Mitchell, Arthur W
May 18, 1907.
Milloy, Adolphus M.
Sept. 25, 1913.
Murphy, Edward M.
March 4, 1919.
Mahoney, Timothy J
Dec. 19, 1921.
Mook, Harold F. Oct. 31, 1921.
McLane, Moses
Nov. 2, 1825.
McCreary, David B.
Aug. 8, 1851.
McFadden, James A. Sept. 18, 1858.
McDowell, Samuel W
May 3, 1865. Name stricken off.
Mccluskey, J. H. Sept. 24, 1867.
McCombs, R. B.
Feb. 3, 1868.
McClure, J. M.
Dec. 28, 1870.
McKnight, Robert
Oct. 4, 1871.
McGeorge, William
June 27, 1873.
McCoy, D. C. _Sept. 10, 1873.
McClure, Joseph N
Dec. 18, 1874.
McCissick, John
Sept. 8, 1875. Q. S.
McClintock, Frank M. May 11, 1878. Q. S.
McCalmont, G. B. April 11, 1877.
Mckay, Paul W June 26, 1889.
McArthur, Ernest W May 12, 1892.
McCauley, C. H. Sept. 12, 1892.
McMahon, Daniel
July 1, 1901. Died Dec. 1, 1915.
McClintock, Francis F. April 1, 1912.
McCormack, Joseph
Aug. 26, 1914.
Neill, Joseph A. May 11, 1866.
Norton, L. S.
Oct. 12, 1868.
Noyce, Charles H. March 17, 1874.
Nason, Miles R. March 12, 1892.
Neill, Samuel T. Nov. 19, 1892.
Nagorski, Francis T June 26, 1905.
Olmstead, C. G.
Sept. 7, 1875.
Olds, Clark
April 26, 1876. Died August, 1922.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
O'Connor, Edward J.
Dec. 5, 1878.
O'Brien, Joseph P
March 17, 1883.
Osborne, Albert B.
May 31, 1887. Died July 21, 1913.
Ormerod, John Nov. 14, 1889.
Osmer, Newton F. July 17, 1893.
Olmstead, M. E.
April 13, 1895.
Osborne, Robert J June 22, 1903.
Orr, S. J.
February 28, 1910.
Olds, Irving Sands
Sept. 30, 1910.
Orcutt, Russell M
May 10, 1920.
Osborne, Joseph C.
Oct. 27, 1924.
Phelps, Mortimer
Sept. 12, 1850.
Pettis, S. Newton
July 29, 1853.
Payne, James G.
Feb. 1, 1861.
Parker, T. S.
Dec. 19, 1865.
Pickett, B. B.
Feb. 2, 1869.
Parmlee, James O. Oct. 7, 1871.
Pond, Martin W
Feb. 11, 1874.
Proudfit, John
April 26, 1876. Died April 13, 1911.
Pierce, C. L.
Oct. 23, 1877.
Perkins, William R.
June 25, 1878.
Pugh, Rodman F.
Sept. 4, 1878.
Perley, Frank L.
Sept. 30, 1879.
Page, E. C.
July 22, 1889.
Proudfit, James M.
Feb. 24, 1890.
Pickett, Benjamin B., Jr.
Sept. 23, 1891.
Perkins, George W.
June 5, 1893.
Peck, Leslie G. Jan. 12, 1903.
Prather, Thomas J.
March 18, 1907.
Perry, Lytle F March 4, 1914.
Peake, Walter L.
March 11, 1918.
Petrillo, Edward
Sept. 15, 1919.
Quinn, Francis B. Aug. 28, 1916.
Riddle,
May 5, 1823.
Riddle, John S.
Aug. 9, 1826.
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Randall, John J.
May 8, 1839.
Randall, S. W
May 10, 1839, District Court.
Randall, John J. May 10, 1839, District Court.
Reid, James C. Aug. 10, 1848.
Richmond, A. B. Sept. 26, 1851.
Riddell, John W.
Dec. 26, 1854.
Rambo, David W
Nov. 2, 1864.
Riblet, Henry M
Oct. 3, 1867.
Richards, Jarrett T Feb. 24, 1868.
Ray, F. P. March 30, 1868.
Reisinger, Roe
Dec. 20, 1871.
Reid, B. J.
Jan. 22, 1872.
Rosenzweig, Louis
April 6, 1872. Died March 9, 1915.
Ramsey, Albert C.
May 7, 1833.
Reid, Craig J
Sept. 11, 1876.
Rilling, John S. Feb. 19, 1885.
Roddy, Thomas May 9, 1885.
· Rossiter, Uriah P.
June 28, 1887.
Rathbun, George A Sept. 10, 1888.
Rogers, C. P. Jr.,
Sept. 5, 1890.
Reynolds, John E
Oct. 7, 1891.
Reed, John Elmer
June 28, 1895.
Roberts, Robert L.
May 11, 1896.
Rumsey, Horace M.
Feb. 1, 1899.
Reynolds, Lloyd G July 1, 1901.
Rossiter, Samuel Y
Sept. 19, 1913.
Rossiter, James P.
Jan. 15, 1917.
Randall, Carlton M.
Nov. 1, 1920.
Royer, Charles Edward Sept. 25, 1922.
Robinson, William J Dec. 10, 1924.
Smith, Silas T. June 4, 1827.
Smith, George W. Nov. 7 1831.
Sill, Thomas H
May 10, 1839, District Court.
Strong, Stephen April 8, 1841.
Snowden, James R
Oct. 30, 1843.
Stay, Edwin C.
.Oct. 30, 1843.
Selden, George S. Jan. 5, 1844, District Court.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Small, George F
April 3, 1844.
Shippen, Edward
Aug. 5, 1844.
Shippen, Henry
Aug. 5, 1844.
Stewart, Reid T. Aug. 5, 1845.
Sill, James Oct. 29, 1852. Died January, 1903.
Spencer, Samuel S.
Feb. 12, 1853. Died Jan. 8, 1910.
Scott, William R
Feb. 2, 1858.
Sterrett, B. J.
May 7, 1861.
Sleeper, C. B. Aug. 9, 1865.
Sturgeon, J. C.
Feb. 28, 1867.
Saunders, C. R.
May 24, 1869.
Souther, Henry Oct. 30, 1872.
Sproul, James W. April 13, 1874.
Died June 9, 1907.
Smith, S. Merwin May 5, 1846.
Sackett, Earl N.
Dec. 28, 1875.
Strong, Henry A.
Sept. 17, 1881. Died Feb. 23, 1923.
Sisson, A. E. Nov. 19, 1881.
Sawdey, David A. Dec. 1, 1881. Died April, 1923.
Stranahan, James A. April 24, 1884.
Sturgeon, George Sept. 28, 1884.
Sobel, Isador May 14, 1888.
Shaw, Frank S.
June 26, 1889.
Sherwin, James M. Nov. 18, 1890.
Schnur,
March 2, 1891.
Stone, Rufus B. Jan. 26, 1893.
Sturgeon, Harold M. Feb. 24, 1894.
Sterrett, Ralph B. May 14, 1894.
Sheehan, Patrick C. Feb. 15, 1895.
Slocum, Justin P. May 28, 1895.
Shreve, Milton W Oct. 23, 1895.
Smith, Samuel W.
Jan. 11, 1897.
Sherman, Rodger Feb. 25, 1897.
Shirk, Edward Randolph April 5, 1897.
Smith, Don F. July 3, 1899.
Shawkey, Curtis M. Sept. 22, 1900.
Solomon, Edward. Oct. 19, 1903.
Sturgeon, Berry A July 9, 1906.
Street, James G. Oct. 28, 1907.
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Spofford, Thomas Wright
Feb. 17, 1913.
Shreve, Lyman Cyrus
Sept. 19, 1913.
Sisson, Spencer Alec Oct. 11, 1915.
Schlessinger, William Louis January 11, 1916.
Sobel, Jeffrey M.
Jan. 11, 1916.
Seabrook, Wilbur Reed
March 10, 1919.
Sennett, B. W. Aug. 20, 1923.
Tyler, Nathan Oct. 22, 1823.
Thompson, James
May 5, 1845.
Taylor, Matthew
April 26, 1847.
Taylor, William
February 2, 1849.
Terry, Henry R.
Jan. 25, 1852.
Thompson, J. Ross May 3, 1856. Died June 23, 1910.
Thomas, Samuel J 1 May 8, 1857.
Titus,
Oct. 31, 1860.
Trantum, O. O. May 25, 1868.
Taylor, Oliver E.
Jan. 30, 1877.
. Tyler, Casper W.
Jan. 24, 1884.
Thorpe, Francis N June 29, 1885.
Truesdell, Albert
Dec. 14, 1886.
Torry, Levi Emmett Oct. 18, 1887.
Templeton, Edward S. Feb. 29, 1892.
Thomas, James C.
Oct. 2, 1893.
Thompson, W. L. Scott Dec. 11, 1895. Died Dec. 8, 1916.
Thompson, Frank E.
Aug. 30, 1897.
Titus, George M
July 3, 1899. Died Aug. 16, 1909.
Taylor, George B. Jan. 17, 1902.
Taylor, Harry S.
March 29, 1920.
Tayntor, Clark Olds
Aug. 20, 1923.
Uhl, John H. Sept. 7, 1875. Q. S.
Virgil, Almon May 8, 1839.
Vincent, John P. .Feb. 2, 1841. Died March 11, 1909.
VanTassell, E. B. Dec. 16, 1858.
Vincent, Strong
Dec. 12, 1860.
VanHorn, Cornelius May 28, 1885.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
Walker, John H
July 27, 1824.
Waugh, John H
May 2, 1825.
Walker, David.
Feb. 7, 1827.
Walker, John H.
May 10, 1839, District Court.
Watts, W. M.
July 17, 1839, District Court.
Whallon, Murray
Oct. 19, 1839, District Court.
Whallon, Murray
Nov. 4, 1839.
Wallace, Irwin M.
May 28, 1843, District Court.
Wallace, Irwin
Aug. 5, 1844.
Wilson, Edwin C.
Aug. 3, 1846.
Woodruff, S. E.
Oct. 28, 1846.
Wetmore, L. D. Aug. 8, 1848.
Williamson, George
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Jan. 24, 1850.
Walters, Henry J.
April 27, 1857.
Wilson, Edwin C.
April 1, 1859.
Woods, A. D. Sept. 3, 1863.
Walker, George W
Aug. 4, 1864.
Wilson, D. M. R.
Dec. 19, 1865.
Whitney, Calvin D
May 10, 1866.
Wilson,
Aug. 6, 1866.
Wilson, C. S. Oct. 6, 1870.
Woodruff, Thomas S.
May 25, 1871.
Wetmore, Jerome W. Nov. 9, 1849.
Walker, John W November, 1854.
Wells, Thomas J Aug. 4, 1864.
Whittelsey, E. L.
May 15, 1877.
Walling, Emory A
Sept. 4, 1878.
White, Charles L.
Oct. 2, 1882.
Winton, David J.
March 6, 1893.
Wait, Joseph Orin Sept. 12, 1902.
Willett, Philip
Oct. 7, 1902.
Walling, William Benson Oct. 28, 1907.
Whiteman, T. C.
Oct. 11, 1909.
Walker, A. Grant
April 6, 1914.
Wilson, Emmett C.
Aug. 25, 1924.
Yard, Henry C. Nov. 28, 1879. Died July 23, 1914.
Young, Willard J. Feb. 23, 1888. Died, 1924.
Yates, J. Russell Nov. 25, 1916.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
The first lawyer to locate in Erie County was William Wallace who came from eastern Pennsylvania in 1800 as the attorney for the Penn- sylvania Population Company, remaining here until 1811, when he re- turned to Harrisburg. The second was William N. Irvine, in 1804, who remained but a few years. Others who came early and settled here per- manently were, Anselen Potter, George A. Elliott, Thomas H. Sill, Philo E. Judd, and William Kelly. Those listed above are those who were ad- mitted after the destruction of the court house records on March 23, 1823. The earlier lawyers travelled about from county to county on horseback, carrying their papers, books and briefs in their saddle bags, and would often be away fully half of their time, accompanying the courts from place to place for the transaction of the legal business. .
John H. Walker came from Pittsburg to Meadville on foot, borrow- ing money at Meadville to enable him to reach Erie. Elijah Babbit settled in an office in his dwelling in 1828, on the west side of Peach Street, opposite the corner of the park, where he practiced the remain- der of his life. James D. Dunlap was the author of Dunlap's Book of · Forms, one of the most popular works for the profession ever published, and which is still the standard authority in Pennsylvania. Strong Vin- cent lost his life at Gettysburg, and is one of the most honored of our citizens. John Galbraith became President Judge. Gaylord Church was appointed to the Supreme Bench. C. S. Gzowski moved to Canada, and a monument stands in Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, to his memory. Horace M. Hawes went to California, and amassed a huge fortune. Don Carlos Barrett's name was stricken from our list, and he then removed to Texas, where he was eminently successful. John W. Douglass went to Washington, D. C., and served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and Deputy Commissioner. Judge James Thompson was elected to the Supreme Court, and removed to Philadelphia, becoming Chief Justice of the state. Albert C. Ramsey removed to York and became a colonel in the Mexican War.
Many of our bar have achieved distinguished honors, and have filled eminent positions of trust and influence in various capacities. Amongst those of recent times is Emory A. Walling who has been serving upon the Supreme Bench for some years with credit to himself and his county.
The Erie County Bar Association has been in operation since about 1876, and has occupied a place of much influence in the state; its mem- bers having numbered many who are the peers of their fellows through- out the state.
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CHAPTER XXVI
DOCTORS, SURGEONS AND DENTISTS.
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EARLY MEDICAL MEN-FIRST MEDICAL SOCIETY-FIRST HEALTH OFFICERS -- "SURGEON DENTISTS"- EARLY DENTISTRY.
It will be beyond the scope of this article to cover the subject in anything like a proper and exhaustive way, and so we will not attempt to do so. But the medical profession of this county is entitled to more than honorable mention in this, or any other, narrative having to do with this county. A more devoted, and self-denying group of professional men would be hard to find anywhere. Their professional abilities stand before the world unchallenged for skill, care and results.
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