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Thomas E. Morgan was a native of Indiana county ; he road law with Augustus Drum and was admitted to the bar December 27, 1852. Mr. Morgan practiced for a short time in Indiana, then removed to Illinois.
William M. Coulter was born in Indiana, read law with Augustus Drum, and was admitted to the bar August 2, 1853, and prac- ticed but a few years previous to his death.
William Murry, a member of the bar, read law with Judge Thomas White, was admitted September 27, 1853, and removed to Ebens- burg.
Lewis M. Stewart, a native of Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, read law with William M. Stewart and was admitted September 25, 1854.
Harry White was born at Indiana in 1832; he was a graduate of Princeton, read law with his father, Judge Thomas White, and was admitted to the bar in 1853. Early in life he took an aetive part in political affairs, and held many important political positions. In 1863 he was State Senator, and was re- elected in 1866, and held the position con- tinuously until 1874. He was a delegate at large to the constitutional convention in 1872. He also represented his district two terms in Congress. He was mustered into the United States service in 1861, as major of the Sixty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and passed through the several
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grades to colonel of the regiment, and was discharged February 22, 1865, and brevetted brigadier general March 2, 1865, and was a prisoner from June 15, 1863, to September 29, 1864. After the war Mr. White was a member of the State Senate. He was elected judge of the Forticth district (Indiana coun- ty) in 1884, and was re-elected in 1894, and is now serving his second term.
John P. Blair was born at Indiana in 1835; he was a graduate of Washington college in the class of '52; rcad law with his brother, S. S. Blair, of Hollidaysburg, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1856. In 1857 he located in Newcastle, Lawrence county, where he engaged in the practice of his profession; he was elected district attorney for that county and resigned when the late war broke out, and entered as a private in Company F, Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. After serving three months, the term of ser- vicc, he re-enlisted as a private and was elected first lieutenant of Company I, One Hundredth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers. He held this position until after the second battle of Bull Run, Chantilly and Antietam, when the company, whose ranks had been thinned by the battles through which it had passed, was consolidated with Company G, and he was commissioned cap- tain of the new formed company designated as Company G. In 1861 he was detailed from his company to act as provost marshal and judge advocate general of Port Royal dis- trict, which position he held until he was sent North to join Mcclellan on the Penin- sula. He was twice wounded. At the first assault on the enemy's earth-works in the rear of Fort Sumter and Charleston Harbor, and at the second battle of Bull Run; after passing through the campaign at Vicksburg, under Grant, and the campaign in East Ten- nessee, under Burnside, he suffered from fever which disabled him from further ser- vice, and he was honorably discharged on the 31st of May, 1864,. when he returned to
Indiana and commenced the practice of his profession in 1865, and soon became a lead- ing member of the bar. Mr. Blair continued in practice until 1874, when he was elected judge of the Fortieth judicial district, con- sisting of Indiana county, and served the full term until January, 1885, after which he resumed the practice of law. He is stock- holder, director and solicitor of the First National bank of Indiana.
Joseph M. Thompson was born at Indiana and educated at Indiana academy and Jeff- erson college ; he read law with William A. Todd, and was admitted to the bar June 19, 1855. Mr. Thompson was prominent in poli- tics, and in 1856 was one of the editors and proprietors of the "Indiana Messenger," established as a Democratic paper, and was an ardent supporter of James Buchanan, the Democratic candidate. He continued in ae- tive practice of his profession until his death.
James Matthews Coleman was born in Indiana county, read law with William Banks and was admitted to the bar December 27, 1855, and was in active practice a number of years.
H. B. Woods, a member of the bar, located in Indiana in 1854, and commenced practice. In 1855 he was associate editor of the "Indi- ana Register;" he was district attorney from 1856 to 1859; was re-elected, and some time afterwards resigned and removed from Indiana.
James A. Getty, born in Indiana county, was admitted to the bar September 28, 1858: he praetieed for some years at Saltsburg and Indiana, and later moved away.
John F. Young was born at Indiana. read law with A. W. Taylor and William Banks, and was admitted to the bar September 28, 1859. In 1856 he was one of the editors and proprietors of the "Indiana Messenger." In 1861 he was mustered into the service of the United States as adjutant of the Sixty- seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, commis-
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sioned major, promoted brevet captain, re- signed March 12, 1865, and subsequently re- moved to Washington City. He is now deceased.
Silas M. Clark was born in 1834; he was prepared for college at the Indiana academy and graduated at Jefferson college in the class of '52, having entered the junior class two-thirds advanced. He taught the Indiana academy for several years, read law with William M. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar in 1857; was associated with Mr. Stewart for a number of years in the prac- tice of the law under the firm name of Stew- art & Clark. Mr. Clark was elected as sen- atorial delegate to the constitutional conven- tion of 1872. In 1875 he was one of the trustees of the normal school at Indiana and secretary of the board and subsequently president. In 1879 he was director and presi- dent of the First National bank of Indiana ; he was a leading member of the bar and in active practice until 1882, when he was elect- ed on the Democratic ticket associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He died at Indiana, November 20, 1891.
John Conrad was born in Indiana county ; he read law with A. W. Taylor ; was admitted to the bar and removed to Brookville, Jeffer- son county, where he commeneed the prae- tice of law.
John D. McClaran was born at Saltsburg, Indiana county, read law with Hugh W. Weir, and was admitted to the bar Septem- ber 28, 1858, when he commenced the prac- tice of his profession. In 1863 he enlisted in Company I, Second Battalion, Independent Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was after- wards transferred to Company H. After his discharge he removed to the state of Indiana.
John Lowry was born in Indiana county, read law with William M. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar June 18, 1860; he was elected district attorney in 1862 and pro- thonotary of the county from 1866 to '72. He was editor and proprietor of the "Indi-
ana Times," a Republican journal estab- lished in 1878, and served one term in the Legislature. He was mustered as quarter- master in the Two Hundred and Sixth Penn- sylvania Volunteers in 1864, for one year. He died in 1886.
George G. Ingersoll, born in Indiana coun- ty, was admitted to the bar June 18, 1861. He was in practice of his profession at Indi- ana for some years, subsequently removed to Freeport, Armstrong county, where he died.
William R. Boyer was admitted as member of the bar in 1861, located at Blairsville, Indiana county, for the practice of his pro- fession.
James B. Sanson, a native of McConnells- burg, Fulton county, was admitted to the bar June 16, 1862. He died in 1885.
William C. Steuart was admitted to the bar March 24, 1863.
T. Benton Dulley was admitted to the bar June 17, 1863. He practiced for some years at Blairsville, Indiana county.
Albert C. Boyle was born in Indiana, read law with Judge Thomas White and was ad- mitted to the bar June 20, 1864, and imine- diately commenced to practice as junior member of the firm of White & Boyle; he served three terms as prothonotary of the county, from 1872 to 1881. Mr. Boyle sub- sequently removed to Chicago, where he died.
Coulter Wiggins was born in Indiana coun- ty, read law with A. W. Taylor and was admitted to the bar June 20, 1864. He was engaged in the practice of his profession at Indiana for a number of years, but has since located in Blairsville, where he now prac- tices.
Dan S. Porter was born in Indiana county in 1854; he was mustered into the service of the United States in June, 1861, as captain of Company B, Eleventh Pennsylvania Re- serves, was promoted colonel and resigned in the winter of 1863. He was admitted to the bar June 27, 1864; was elected district
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attorney of the county, and served from '65 to '68-'71. He was a senatorial delegate to the constitutional convention of 1872, and was in active practice of his profession until his deccasc.
John C. Carpenter was born at Indiana, February 5, 1838, and in 1861 was mustered into the United States service as second lieu- tenant of Company E, Sixty-seventh Regi- ment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was pro- moted to captain of Company K, commis- sioned major and colonel, and after his dis- charge returned to Indiana and read law and was admitted to the bar March 28, 1866, afterwards removing to Kansas.
John N. Banks, a native of Juniata county, was born in 1840. He was mustered into the service of the United States in 1862 as cor- poral of Company I, One Hundred and Twen- ty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers. Hle read law with E. S. Doty of Miff- lintown, and was admitted to the bar in 1866. Mr. Banks located in Indiana in March, 1866, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession. " He is solicitor for the Penn- sylvania railroad, a director and solicitor' for the Farmers' Bank of Indiana county.
E. S. McMutrie was admitted to the bar June 18, 1866.
H. K. Sloan was born at Indiana in 1838 and was educated in the common schools and the Indiana academy. In 1861 he enlisted as second lieutenant of Company B, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves, and was promoted first lieutenant and to captain of the com- pany August 13, 1863; he was mustered out June 13, 1864, and brevetted major March. 1865; he was assistant in the United States revenue service ; read law and was admitted to the bar September, 1867. In 1870 Mr. Sloan was elected a representative of the Legislature from the district of Indiana and Westmoreland counties, and served one term as State Senator from 1889 to 1892 and con- tinued in the active practice of his profession until his decease.
J. Elder Ralston was born at Indiana and was admitted to the bar in December, 1867; for a short time he was engaged in practice in Indiana and afterwards removed to St. Louis, Mo.
William R. Allison was born in Indiana county in 1844: he was admitted to the bar September 3, 1868, and commenced to prac- tice. He was elected in 1871 as district attor- ney of the county, and served one term. He is now deceased.
John R. Wilson was born in Indiana coun- ty ; he received his education in the acade- mies of his county, read law with Hugh W. Weir, and was admitted to the bar in Sep- tember, 1868, later becoming a member of the law firm of Weir & Wilson. In 1863 he enlisted in Company C, Fifty-seventh Regi- ment Pennsylvania State Troops, three months' service. In 1873 he was appointed commissioner of the United States Circuit Court for the western district of Pennsylva- nia, and was in active practice until his death, October 15, 1893.
E. H. Moorhead was born in Indiana com- ty, read law with A. W. Taylor, was admitted to the bar September 30, 1868, and continued in the practice of his profession until his decease, January 29, 1887.
L. S. Herron was admitted to the bar Jime 18, 1868.
Samuel Cunningham was born in Indiana county in 1843, enlisted in Company H, Twelfth Pennsylvania Reserves as corporal; was wounded at Bull Run and discharged. Mr. Cunningham was engaged for some years in teaching and read law with Stewart & Clark and was admitted to the bar April 5, 1870. He was elected district attorney in 1873, serving one term. He is now the senior member of the firm of Cunningham & Fisher.
Samuel Lyon was born in Bedford, Bed- ford eounty. Pennsylvania, in 1835. Ile en- listed in Company H. One Hundred and Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 1861.
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passed through the various grades as pri- vate, first lieutenant and captain of the com- pany, served on the staff of General Baxter and was discharged July, 1865. He read law with his father, William Lyon, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1858. Mr. Lyon located in Indiana in 1868, where he was engaged in practice until 1871, then removed to Blairs- ville, Indiana county, and there continued in practice until his death.
James M. Briggs was admitted to the bar of Indiana county on April 6, 1869.
James Sharp Moorhead was born in Indi- ana county, read law with Stewart & Clark and was admitted to the bar in April, 1870, and removed to Greensburg, Pa.
J. A. C. Ruffner was born in Indiana county, enlisted as a corporal in Company A, First Battalion, Pennsylvania Cavalry for six months. After his, discharge he read law with Col. Dan. S. Porter, at Indiana, and was admitted to the bar in December, 1870. He was engaged in the practice of his profession for a number of years and sub- sequently removed to Greensburg, Pa.
G. W. Hood was born in Indiana county in 1846; he is a graduate of Westminster college, Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, in the class of 1870. After his graduation, he read law with Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar in 1871. He was elected State Senator in 1884, and represented the Thirty-seventh Senatorial district of Penn- sylvania until 1888. In 1890 he was ap- pointed and served as supervisor of the Eighth census district of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hood enlisted in 1863 in Company F, Second Battalion Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served six months. He was in active practice of his profession until his decease.
O. P. Carson, a native of Indiana county, read law with Joseph M. Thompson and was admitted to the bar December 18, 1872.
Albert W. Kunnell was born at Indiana, read law with Dan. S. Porter, and was ad -. initted to the bar December 1, 1873.
C. S. Voris, a member of the bar, read law with Hon. Silas M. Clark. He was admitted in December, 1873.
M. C. Watson was born in Indiana county in 1846. He was graduated from Elder's Ridge academy, and attended the university of Ann Arbor, Mich., in the law department for one year, from which he came to Indiana and read law with Hon. Harry White, and was admitted to the bar April 4, 1874, and upon his admission became a partner of Judge White, under the firm name of White & Watson, and remained as such until 1885. In 1877 Mr. Watson was elected district at- torney of the county, and in 1880 was re- elected, serving two terms. He was a del- egate to the National Republican convention at Chicago, which nominated Harrison in 1885. He formed a partnership with S. J. Telford under the firm name of Watson & Telford, and now continues the practice un- der the firm name of Watson & Keener.
H. W. Walkinshaw was born in Indiana county, read law with Stewart & Clark and was admitted to the bar June' 11, 1873. . John H. Hill was born in Armstrong coun- ty in 1848. He was educated in the common schools, Pine Flat academy and Cherry Tree college, and a graduate of the law depart- ment of Washington and Lee university at Lexington, Va., in the class of 1873. Mr. Hill continued the study of the law with Stewart & Clark at Indiana and was ad- mitted to the bar December 7, 1874. In 1864 lie enlisted in Company K, Eighty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was discharged under general orders at Wash- ington City in 1865.
Thomas Sutton was born at Indiana in 1854. He is a graduate of Princeton in the class of 1873. After graduating, he read law with Hon. Jolin P. Blair and was ad- mitted to the bar at the June termin, 1876, and commenced practicing in .Indiana. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank, has filled the position of director, solicitor
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and president, and is a member of the Chill Car-wheel Manufacturing Company under thre firm name of Sutton Bros.
William R. Black, born in Indiana county in 1842, was mustered into the service of the United States in 1851 in Company K, Sixty- seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was elected register and recorder of the county in 1867, and was re-elected, serving two terms from 1868 to 1874. Mr. Black read law and was admitted to the bar and com- menced the practice of law, which he con- tinucd for some time and removed to Buf- falo, N. Y., where he died.
W. T. Cline, a native of Indiana county, read law and was admitted to the bar.
D. Blair Taylor, of Indiana, a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, read law with his uncle, Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar June 18, 1878, and commenced the practice of his profession. He is now junior member of the firm of Jack & Taylor, and is clerk and solicitor for the council of the borough of Indiana.
S. J. Telford was born in Indiana coun- ty in 1853. He was educated in the com- mnon schools and Westminster college, and engaged in teaching for some ycars; he read law with Hon. G. W. Hood, of Indiana, and was admitted to the bar March 15, 1880. Mr. Telford afterwards located in Blairs- ville, Indiana county, where he was in prac- tice for some years. In 1885 he formed a law partnership with M. C. Watson under the firm name of Watson & Telford, and is now of the firm of Telford & Stewart.
W. L. Stewart was born in Indiana coun- ty in 1854; he read law and was admitted a member of the bar September 10, 1879, and immediately conmrenced the practice of his profession.
S. M. Jack was born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, in 1852. After graduating at the State Normal school at Indiana, he was engaged in teaching in the common schools of his native county for several
years ; he removed to Indiana and held a po- sition of vice principal of the high school of Indiana for some four years; afterwards read law with the Hon. S. M. Clark, and was admitted to the bar September, 1879, and commenced the practice of his profession. In 1883 he was elected by the Republican party district attorney for the county, and in 1886 was re-elected, serving two terms up until January, 1892. He is now of the law firm of Jack & Taylor. In 1898 he was elected by the Republican party as representative to the Fifty-sixth and in 1890 to the Fifty- seventh Congress, in which he is now serv- ing the second terni.
John Alvin Ewing read law with Hon. Harry White and was admitted to the bar December 6, 1880.
John W. McCreeary read law with Hon. Silas M. Clark, and was admitted to the bar at December term, 1880.
John M. Leech was born in Indiana county in 1847. After graduating from LaFayette college he located in Indiana and read law with Hon. Harry White, and was admitted to the bar December 7, 1881, and immediate- ly commenced the practice of the law. He was for some years a member of the firm of Leech & Elkin. Mr. Leech has served one term as district attorney of the county.
John T. Stuchul was born in Indiana county in 1855. He was educated in the common schools and Dayton academy, and was engaged for some years in teaching. He read law with the Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted a member of the bar June 13, 1882, and immediately commenced the prac- tice of his profession in Indiana. Mr. Stuchul served for a number of years as secretary of the Indiana Agricultural society.
John A. Scott was born in Indiana county in 1858; a graduate of Washington and Jef- ferson college, he was engaged in teaching for some years, and read law with Hon. Silas M. Clark, completed the course with Hon. G. W. Ilood, and was admitted to the bar
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December 19, 1884. Mr. Scott was elected prothonotary of the county and served from 1888 to 1894 and then resumed the practice of his profession.
John P. Elkin was born in Indiana county in 1860; graduated from the State Normal school of Indiana in the class of 1880. He taught in the common schools of Indiana county for a time and later graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan. He then read law in the office of Watson & Telford, commencing the practice of his profession at Indiana after his admis- sion to the bar, September, 1885. In 1884 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives, and re-elected in 1886. Mr. Elkin was a member as well as chairman of several committees of the House and dele- gate to several Republican state conventions and chairman of the state committee. In 1895 he was appointed deputy attorney general of the commonwealth, and in 1899 was ap- pointed attorney general of the common- wealth of Pennsylvania. In 1902 he was a prominent candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, and was popular before the people, but was defcated in the state convention.
John T. Bell was born in Jefferson coun- ty, Pennsylvania, in 1852. He commenced the study of law with the Hon. Silas M. Clark and finished the required course with J. N. Banks and was admitted to the bar April 26, 1886, and engaged in practice at Indiana.
George H. Fair was born in Indiana coun- ty ; he read law with G. W. Hood and was admitted to the bar April 26, 1886.
John H. Pierce was born in Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, in 1855; he is a grad- uate of the State Normal school in the class of 1881; he taught in the common schools for a number of years and then commenced the study of law with the Hon. Silas M. Clark. Next he prosecuted his studies with Col. Dan S. Porter, and completed the pre-
scribed course of reading with Jack & Tay- lor. He was admitted to the bar of Indiana county September 14, 1885, and immediate- ly engaged in the practice of his profession.
A. W. Wilson, born in Indiana, is a member of the bar, having been admitted in 1887.
, D. H. Tomb was born in Indiana county in 1857. He is a graduate of the State Nor- inal school of Indiana, entered the sopho- more class of Washington and Jefferson col- lege and attended for two years. After leaving college he engaged in teaching, and was for some time principal of the Wood- vale public schools, of Johnstown, Pa. He read law with W. L. Stewart, at Indiana, and was admitted to the bar October 31. 1887.
John L. Getty was born in Indiana county in 1864; he read law with Watson & ·Tel- ford, and was admitted October 31, 1887. He was elected and served one term as district attorney for the county.
J. N. Langham was born in Indiana coun- ty in 1861; he graduated in the State Normal school at Indiana in the class of 1882, and was for a few years engaged in teaching school and reading law with J. N. Banks, of Indiana. He was admitted to practice in De- cember, 1888. Mr. Langham was afterwards appointed postmaster of the borough of In- diana and served four years, subsequently receiving the appointment of assistant United States district attorney of the West- ern District of Pennsylvania, which position he now holds.
Frank Keener was born in Indiana county in 1862. After graduating from the Uni- versity of Brewster, Ohio, he was principal of the Van Buren high school of Hancock county, Ohio, and also superintendent of the schools of the township adjoining Van Buren ; he read law with Watson & Telford and was admitted to the bar of Indiana county November 8, 1889. He commenced the practice of his profession, and is now
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junior member of the firm of Watson &
Keener.
J. Wood Clark was born at Indiana in 1866. He is a graduate of Princeton; he read law with Samuel Cunningham, of In- diana, and was admitted to the bar Novem- ber 3, 1890.
John S. Taylor was born in 1861; he read law with his uncle, Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar March 5, 1891, and has since been engaged in the practice of the law at Indiana. He is now private secretary of Congressman S. M. Jack, of Indiana.
R. M. Wilson, a member of the bar, read law with Leech & Elkin, and was admitted July 7, 1892.
R. M. Ewing read law with Watson & Keener, and was admitted July 7, 1892.
Elder Peelor was born in Indiana county ; he read law with S. J. Telford, and was ad- mitted November 2, 1892. Mr. Peelor served two terms as prothonotary of the county, and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession.
E. Walker Smith was born in Indiana county in 1861; he read law with W. L. Stewart, and was admitted to the bar March 7, 1892.
John S. Fisher was born in Indiana coun- ty, read law with Hon. A. W. Taylor, and was admitted to the bar August 19, 1893, and subsequently formed a law partnership with Samuel Cunningham under the firm name of Cunningham & Fisher, and in 1890 was elected State Senator from the Thirty- seventh district.
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