History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Volume One, Part 32

Author: Reed, John Elmer
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 788


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385


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.


387


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.


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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.


390


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.


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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.


392


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.


396


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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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 397


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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