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Laws. In 1879 he was president of the First National Bank of Indiana. He was a lead- ing and able member of the bar, and had a large and successful practice until 1882, when he was elected on the Democratic ticket asso- sylvania. He died at Indiana November 20, 1891.
James A. Getty, born in Indiana county, was admitted to the bar at September term, 1858; commenced the practice of law at Salts- burg, where he was located for some years. He died a number of years ago.
John Lowry was born in Armstrong coun- ty January 25, 1832. Was educated in the common schools, and by private tutors. He
read law with his brother, Hon. Samuel S. torial delegate to the Constitutional conven-
months' term of service he reenlisted as a on him the honorary degree of Doctor of
dated with Company G, of which he was ciate justice of the Supreme court of Penn-
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read law with Stewart & Clark, and was ad- colonel. He resigned in the winter of 1863, mitted to the bar at June term, 1860. Was read law with Stewart & Clark, and was ad- district attorney from 1862 to 1865. Was mitted to the bar June 27, 1864. Was after- wards elected district attorney of the county, and served from 1865 to 1868. Was elected a Senatorial delegate to the Constitutional convention of 1873. Was in active practice until his decease, March 22, 1884. prothonotary of the county from 1866 to 1872, and he was the editor and proprietor of the Indiana Times, a Republican journal established in 1878, and served as a member of the House of Representatives of Pennsyl- vania from 1883 to 1886. In 1864 he served as quartermaster of the 206th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers for the term of serv- ice-one year. He died April 23, 1886.
G. G. Ingersoll, born in Indiana county, read law with Hugh W. Weir, and was ad- mitted to the bar June 18, 1861. Was in practice of his profession at Indiana for some years. Afterwards removed to Freeport, Armstrong county, and is since deceased.
William R. Boyer, a resident of Blairsville, Indiana county, was admitted to the bar in 1861. He practiced law in Blairsville until the time of his death, August 17, 1892.
James B. Sansom, a native of MeConnells- burg, Fulton county, Pa., was admitted as a member of the bar June 16, 1862. He was editor of the Indiana Democrat, first issued May 4, 1862, and subsequently published un- der the firm name of J. B. Sansom & Son. He died in 1884.
William C. Stewart, a native of Indiana county, was admitted to the bar March 24, 1863. Removed to Greensburg, where he practiced law until the time of his death.
T. Benton Dulley was admitted a member of the bar June 17, 1863. Commenced the practice in Blairsville, Indiana county. Re- moved to Gettysburg, where he died some years ago.
Albert C. Boyle was born in Indiana ; read law with Judge Thomas White, and was admitted to the bar June 20, 1864, and im- mediately commenced practice as junior mem- ber of the firm of White & Boyle. Served three terms as prothonotary of the county from 1872 to 1881. Subsequently removed to Chicago, Ill., where he died.
Coulter Wiggins, born in Indiana county ; read law with Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar June 20, 1864; was en- gaged in the practice of his profession at Indiana for a number of years. Removed to Blairsville, Indiana county, where he has continued the practice of law.
Daniel S. Porter was born in Indiana county in 1839; was mustered into the serv- ice of the United States in June, 1861, as captain of Company B, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves; afterwards promoted lieutenant
John C. Carpenter was born in Indiana February 5, 1838. In 1861 he was mustered into the United States service as second lieutenant of Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Afterwards was promoted cap- tain of Company K, of the regiment. Com- missioned major and colonel. After his dis- charge returned to Indiana, and read law, and was admitted to the bar March 28, 1866. HIe removed to Kansas, where he engaged in the practice of law.
John N. Banks, a native of Juniata county, Pa., graduated at Pennsylvania State Col- lege, then Agricultural College, in 1861. He was mustered into the military service of the United States in 1862, as corporal of Com- pany I, 126th Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol- unteers. After his discharge he attended the law school of Harvard University one year, and finished his law course with E. S. Doty, of Mifflintown, in said county, and was ad- mitted to the bar in February, 1866. Located in Indiana in March, 1866, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession ; and has been successful, acquiring a large and lucrative practice. He is solicitor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the county of Indiana, and for a number of years was president of the Farmers' Bank of Indiana, Pa. He takes an interest in Grand Army affairs, was commander of Indiana Post, No. 28, G. A. R., for a number of years, and has filled the position of senior vice commander of the Department of Pennsyl- vania.
E. S. MeMutrie, a member of the bar of Indiana county, read law with William M. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar June 18. 1866. Removed.
H. K. Sloan was born at Indiana in 1838; was educated in the common schools and Indiana Academy. He entered the service of the United States in June, 1861, as second lieutenant of Company B, Pennsyl- vania Reserves; was promoted first lieuten- ant, June 2, 1861, and captain August 13, 1863; and was mustered out June 13, 1864; was brevetted major March 13, 1865. After his discharge and return was appointed an assistant in United States Internal Revenue
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service. In 1870 he was elected a member of ford county, Pa., in 1835. Enlisted in Com- the House of Representatives of Pennsyl- vania from the legislative district composed of Indiana and Westmoreland counties, and served his full term. He also served one term as State senator, for 1889 to 1892. He read law with Hugh W. Weir, and was ad- mitted to the bar September 26, 1867, and continued in the practice of his profession until his decease, August 11, 1894.
T. Elder Ralston was born at Indiana; read law with A. W. Taylor and Stewart & Clark, and was admitted to the bar December 23, 1867. Engaged in the practice of his pro- fession, afterwards removed to St. Louis, Mo.,
James M. Briggs read law with A. W. Tay- where he continued the practice of his pro- lor, aud was admitted April 6, 1869. Re- fession. He died a few years ago.
William R. Allison was born in Indiana county in 1844, was admitted to the bar September 30, 1868, and immediately com- menced the practice of law. He served one term as district attorney for the county, from 1871. Deceased.
John R. Wilson, born in Indiana county (Center township) June 24, 1841. Was educated in the academy of the county, and was engaged at teaching during this time. He read law with Hugh W. Weir, and was admitted to the bar October 2, 1868, and im- mediately commenced the practice of law at Cherrytree, Indiana county, where he was engaged in the practice until 1870, when he removed to Indiana, and formed a partner- ship with Hugh W. Weir under the firm name of Weir & Wilson; continued for some
time. In 1873 he was appointed commissioner full term, and has continued in active prac- tice ever since. He has now associated with him in the practice John S. Fisher, under the firm name of Cunningham & Fisher.
of the Circuit court of the United States for the Western district of Pennsylvania; which position he held a number of years. In 1863, upon the invasion of Pennsylvania by the Army of Northern Virginia, he enlisted for the three months' service, in Company C, 57th Regiment, Pennsylvania State Militia. He continued to practice his profession until his decease, October 15, 1893.
Everett H. Moorhead was born in Indiana county ; was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in 1863; read law with A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar Sep- tember 20, 1868; commenced the practice of law in Indiana and was in active practice for several years; having a retentive mem- ory he had acquired fair knowledge of the law. He died January 29, 1887.
pany H, 107th Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol- unteers, in 1861, and passed through the several grades of private, first lieutenant and captain of the company. He served on the staff of General Baxter, and was dis- charged in July, 1865. He read law with his father, William Lyon, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He located in Indiana in 1868, where he was engaged in the prac- tice of law until 1871, when he removed to Blairsville, Indiana county, and continued in the practice of his profession until his decease, some years ago.
moved to Clarinda, Iowa, where he continued the practice of his profession.
Samuel Cunningham was born in Indiana county; was educated at primary schools and by private tutor at Armagh, in said county, and was engaged at teaching for a year or more. He enlisted in Company H, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves, in July, 1861; was wounded at battle of second Bull Run in August, 1862, and was discharged in Jan- uary, 1863, on account of wounds. After- wards came to Indiana, and was engaged teaching in the public schools. Hle grad- uated at Washington and Jefferson College in 1868. He read law with Stewart & Clark, and was admitted to the bar April 5, 1870, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession. In 1874 he was elected dis- triet attorney for the county, and served his
James Sharp Moorhead was born in Indi- ana county. A graduate of Washington and Jefferson College. He read law with Stewart & Clark, and was admitted to bar April 5, 1870. Afterwards removed to Greensburg, Pa., and is now one of the leading members of the bar of Westmoreland county.
J. A. C. Ruffner was born in Indiana county. He enlisted (becoming a corporal) in Company A, 1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Cavalry, for six months. After his term of service he read law with Col. Daniel S. Por- ter, was admitted to the bar December 2, 1870, and was in active practice at Indiana for a number of years; at one time an asso- ciate in the practice of his profession with Colonel Porter under the firm name of Porter
L. S. Herron, a native of Indiana county, read law with Hugh W. Weir, and was ad- mitted to the bar June 18, 1868. Removed. Samuel Lyon was born in Bedford, Bed- & Ruffner. He removed to Greensburg,
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Westmoreland county, where he continued the practice of his profession.
G. W. Hood was born in White township, was admitted to the bar June 11, 1873. Re- Indiana county, a graduate of Westminster College, Lawrence county, Pa., of the class of 1870. He read law with A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar December 27, John H. Hill was born in Armstrong coun- ty, Pa. He attended the law department of the Washington and Lee University, at Lex- ington, Va., class of 1873. He read law with William M. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar December 7, 1874, and immediately com- menced practice. In 1864 he enlisted in Company K, 88th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was discharged under gen- cral orders at Washington, D. C., in 1865. He is a member of Indiana Post, No. 28, G. A. R. 1871. In 1873 he commenced the practice of his profession at Indiana, Pa. In 1884 he was elected State senator of the Thirty-seventh district ; was appointed and served on several important committees, and as chairman of several, during his term of service. In 1890 he was appointed and served as supervisor of the Eighth Census district of Pennsylvania. In 1863 he enlisted in Company F, 2d Bat- talion, six months' Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged. He took con- was a member of Indiana Post, No. 28, G. A. R. He continued in the practice of his pro- fession until his decease, February 28, 1900.
Thomas Sutton was born at Indiana in siderable interest in Grand Army affairs, and 1838; a graduate of Princeton, class of 1873. He read law with Judge John P. Blair, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1876. He was one year at Columbia Law School; com- O. P. Carson was a native of Indiana county, a member of the bar; he read law with J. M. Thompson, and was admitted to the bar in 1872. Removed. menced the practice of law at Indiana in 1878. He is interested in the Chilled Car Wheel Manufacturing Company, and other industries of the county, and was a director, Albert W. Kimmell was born in Indiana. He read law with Col. Daniel S. Porter, and was admitted to the bar December 1, 1873. Afterwards removed to Philadelphia, Pa., where he died some years ago. solicitor and president of the First National Bank, and has been director, secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees of the Indiana State Normal school, and a warm supporter of that institution.
W. T. Cline, a member of the bar admitted
M. C. Watson was born in Indiana county. He is a graduate of Eldersridge Academy, June 9, 1876, practiced law at Saltsburg, Indiana county. Afterwards entered the Indiana county, for some time, then removed to Greensburg, where he is now engaged in the practice of his profession. law department of the University of Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he remained for one year. Subsequently came to Indiana, where William R. Black, born in Indiana county in 1843; was mustered into the service of the United States in 1861, as a private in Com- pany K, 67th Regiment, Pa. Volunteers. was wounded and lost a limb. Was register and recorder of Indiana county from 1868 to 1874. He was admitted to the bar and com- meneed practice ; was for some years engaged in the publication of the Indiana Progress; removed to Buffalo, N. Y .; since deceased. he read law with Gen. Harry White, and was admitted to the bar April, 1874. Was elected in 1877 district attorney, and served his term. He was associated with Hon. Harry White in the practice for some years under the firm name of White & Watson, and sub- sequently with S. J. Telford under the firm name of Watson & Telford; and since under the firm name of Watson & Keener. He is in- terested in the material development of the county, having large interests in coal and lum- ber. In 1886 had the nomination of his county for Congress; was a delegate to the National convention which nominated Harrison for president, and was twice elected to represent his district in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
C. Voris, a member of the bar, read law with Hon. Silas M. Clark, and was admitted December 1, 1873. Removed to Northumber- land county; never practiced in Indiana county.
H. W. Walkinshaw was born in Indiana county ; read law with Stewart & Clark, and moved to Greensburg, Westmoreland county, where he is now engaged in the practice of the law.
David Blair Taylor was born in Indiana; a graduate of Washington and Jefferson Col- lege. He read law with A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar June 18, 1878. Some time after his admission commenced practice at Indiana, and in 1890 formed a law part- nership with Hon. S. M. Jack. He was clerk and solicitor for the council of the borough of Indiana for some eight years.
Hon. S. M. Jack, a native of Summers- ville, Jefferson county, and a graduate of the State Normal school of Indiana, Pa.
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After having been engaged in teaching in one term as district attorney of the county. common schools in Jefferson county, came to Was for some years a member of the firm of Indiana and was appointed vice principal of Leech & Elkin. the high school of the borough of Indiana,
John T. Stuchell was born in South Mahon- which position he held for four years. He ing township, Indiana county; was educated at Dayton Academy, Plumville Select School, and by private tutor for languages. He was engaged in teaching school for some years. He read law with Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar June 13, 1882, and im- immediately commenced the practice of his profession. He was for a number of years secretary of the Indiana County Agricultural Society. Died October 16, 1904.
read law with Hon. S. M. Clark, and was admitted to the bar at September term, 1879, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession at Indiana. He was elected district attorney for the county, and serving his full term was reelected in 1886, and served his second term; has represented by appoint- ment of the governor the State on the board of trustees of the State Normal school at Indiana. He was elected a representative of the Twenty-first district of Pennsylvania in the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses.
W. L. Stewart was born in Indiana county. He read law with Col. Daniel S. Porter, was admitted to the bar September 10, 1879, and commenced the practice of his profession at Indiana; continued in active practice until the time of his decease, April 24, 1903.
John A. Scott was born in Indiana county ; a graduate of Washington and Jefferson Col- lege, July 1, 1879. After graduating he taught at Eldersridge Academy, subsequently was principal of Johnstown high school. He afterwards read law with Hon. S. M. Clark and G. W. Hood, and was admitted to the bar December 19, 1884, and commenced the practice of his profession. He served as prothonotary of the county from 1888 to 1894, and then resumed the practice of law.
Hon. S. J. Telford was born in South Ma- honing township, Indiana county, December 24, 1853. He was a graduate of Westminster Hon. John P. Elkin was born in West Ma- honing township, Indiana county, January 11, 1860; a graduate of the State Normal school of Indiana, in the class of 1880. He taught in the common schools, and in 1882 he entered the law department of the Uni- versity of Michigan, and graduated from the same in 1884. After graduating he pursued College, was one year a student at the Alle- gheny Theological Seminary. He was en- gaged for some time in teaching, and was principal of the Purchase Line Academy. He read law with Hon. G. W. Hood, and was admitted to the bar March 15, 1880. After his admission he located in Blairsville, in said county, and was in active practice until 1885, the study of law in the office of Watson & Telford, and was admitted to the bar Septem- ber 14, 1885. In 1884 he was elected a mem- ber of the House of Representatives, and was reelected in 1886, serving two terms. He was
when he removed to Indiana, and continued in the practice. Some time after his removal to Indiana he formed a partnership with M. C. Watson, under the firm name of Watson & Telford, and later had associated with him a member of several important committees Ernest Stewart in the practice of law, under on which he served, of some of which he was the firm name of Telford & Stewart. He was commissioner of bankruptcy. Was elected president judge in 1904.
James W. McCreary, a member of the bar, read law with Hon. S. M. Clark, and was ad- . mitted September 2, 1880. Removed to Greeley, Colo., where he is engaged in the practice of law.
chairman. He has been a member of the board of trustees of the State Normal school. He is interested in many local enterprises, and in the material development of the county. He was appointed deputy attorney general of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Jan- uary, 1895, served part of the term and re- signed, and in January, 1899, was appointed attorney general of the Commonwealth of
J. Alvin Ewing, a member of the bar, read law with Hon. Harry White, and was ad- Pennsylvania, and served his full term. ' In mitted December 6, 1880. Removed to Lead. 1902 was a candidate for the nomination of ville, Colo., where he is engaged in the prac- tice of law.
governor of Pennsylvania at the Republican convention, was popular with the people, but was defeated in convention. Is now one of the judges of the Supreme court of Penn-
John M. Leech was born in Indiana county. A graduate of Lafayette, in Pennsylvania; located in Indiana, and read law with Hon. sylvania. Harry White, and was admitted to the bar John H. Pierce was born in Clearfield December 7, 1881; was elected and served county, Pa .; a graduate of the State Normal
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school at Indiana, class of 1881. He taught superintendent of the school of the township in the common schools from 1875 to 1883. adjoining Van Buren. Subsequently he read He read law with Hon. S. M. Clark, D. S. law at Indiana with Watson & Telford, and Porter, and Jack & Taylor, and was admitted was admitted to the bar November 8, 1889, and commenced the practice of law; after- wards was for some years engaged in practice under the firm name of Watson & Keener. Died October 26, 1911. to the bar September 14, 1885. Commenced the practice of law at Indiana. He served several years as secretary of the Indiana Agricultural Society.
John T. Bell was born in Jefferson county, Pa. He read law with Hon. S. M. Clark and J. N. Banks, was admitted to the bar April 26, 1888, and commenced the practice of his profession.
George H. Fair was born in Indiana county. He read law with Hon. George W. Hood, and was admitted to the bar April 26, 1886. Removed.
D. H. Tomb was born in Indiana county, strong Co., Pa .; a graduate of Washington a graduate of the State Normal school of and Jefferson College. He read law with Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar March 5, 1891, and commenced to practice. He was private secretary of Congressman S. M. Jack of the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses, and was clerk and solicitor of the council of the borough of Indiana. Indiana, of the class of 1878. Was a student at Washington and Jefferson College for two years. He was engaged in teaching for some years, was the principal of Woodvale public schools, of Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pa. He removed to Indiana and read law with W. L. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar October 31, 1887, and commenced practice at Indiana. He served one term as county auditor. Died December 12, 1912.
A. W. Wilson was born at Indiana ; a mem- ber of the bar, was admitted October 31, 1887. Now principal of the Kiskiminetas Springs School.
John L. Getty was born in Indiana county, a graduate of the University of Wooster, Ohio. He read law with Watson & Telford, and was admitted to the bar October 31. 1887. Com- meneed practice at Indiana. He was elected and served one term as district attorney for the county.
J. N. Langham was born in Indiana county ; a graduate of the State Normal school at Indiana. He was engaged in teaching for several years. He read law with J. N. Banks, and was admitted to the bar December 3, 1888, and commenced practice at Indiana. Subsequently was appointed postmaster of the borough of Indiana for the term of four years. He afterwards received the appoint- ment of assistant United States district at- torney of the Western District of Pennsyl- vania, is now congressman for his district and is serving his third term.
Frank Keener was born in Indiana county. He graduated at the University of Wooster, Ohio, in the summer of 1887. In the years Hon. John S. Fisher was born in Indiana county; a graduate of the State Normal 1887-1888 was principal of the Van Buren high school of Hancock county, Ohio; also school at Indiana; was for some years prin-
J. Wood Clark was born in Indiana, a son of the Hon. Silas M. Clark; a graduate of Princeton. He read law with Samuel Cun- ningham and was admitted to the bar No- vember 3, 1890, and immediately commenced to practice. He is a member and secretary of the board of trustees of the State Normal school.
John S. Taylor, born in Kittanning, Arm-
R. M. Wilson, a member of the bar, read law with Leech & Elkin, and was admitted July 7, 1892. Removed to Blairsville to ac- cept a position as cashier of the Blairsville National Bank. Became treasurer of The Savings & Trust Company of Indiana, Pa., serving until his death, August 7, 1913.
R. M. Ewing, a member of the bar. He read law with Watson & Keener, and was ad- mitted July 7, 1892. Removed to Pittsburg, Pa., where he is engaged in the practice of his profession.
Elder Peelor was born in Indiana county. Was educated in the common schools, State Normal, and law department of the Uni- versity of Michigan. He read law with S. J. Telford, and was admitted to the bar November 22, 1892, and commenced the prac- tice at Indiana. Subsequently he was elected prothonotary of the county, and served two terms. He afterwards resumed practice and is now of the firm of Peelor & Feit.
E. Walker Smith was born in Indiana county. A graduate of the State Normal school of Indiana, Pa., in 1886. He read law with W. L. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar March 7, 1892, and commenced to prac- tice at Indiana. Mr. Smith prior to his ad- mission was for many years engaged in teaching.
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cipal of the schools of the borough of Indiana. moved to Pittsburg, Pa., where he is now He read law with Hon. A. W. Taylor, was engaged in the practice of law. admitted to the bar August 19, 1893, and commenced the practice at Indiana. Subse- quently formed a law partnership with Sam- uel Cunningham, and has continued the prac- tice under the firm name of Cunningham & Fisher. Mr. Fisher was elected State senator in 1899 from the district composed of the counties of Indiana and Jefferson.
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