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Beginning at the age of eleven, Samuel spent one year at Jefferson College, Canons- burg, then studied a year at the Indiana Academy, after which he returned to Jef- ferson College where he was graduated in September. 1838. Soon after his graduation, young Blair went to the state of Georgia to engage in teaching. and there was elected principal of the academy at Clarksville, pending the arrival of Prof. Haverstiek, who had previously been chosen to that position. He was soon after appointed principal of the Clarksville Academy, at Haversham, Geor- gia, and held that position until 1841, when he abandoned teaching and accepted a clerk- ship in the United States mint at Dahlonega.
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Returning to Indiana in 1843, Mr. Blair, having decided to fit himself for the legal profession, entered the law office of Ilon. Thomas White, then judge of the old tenth district, and in September, 1845, was admit- ted to the bar. He began his praetiee at Hollidaysburg, in 1846, and continued it there with eminent success during his long and active eareer, having as partners, at dif- ferent times, Honorables John Dean and Mar- tin Bell.
During his early professional life Mr. Blair took a somewhat active interest in
political matters, and in 1858 was chosen to represent his district in Congress, and there served as chairman of the Committee on Pri- vate Land Claims, and as a member of the Pacific Railroad Commission. He was re- turned to Congress in 1860, but at the expira- tion of his second term, retired from the polit- ieal field and devoted himself strictly to the exacting duties of his profession. He was a zealous supporter of all movements tending to the betterment of the profession, and as one of the founders and the first president of the Blair county bar association.
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FROM MARTINDALE'S DIRECTORY
Green county admissions: J. A. J. Bu- chanan, born 1825, admitted 1847; J. S. Car- ter, born 1870, admitted 1894; W. D. Cotter- rell, born 1868, admitted 1895; T. S. Crago, born 1868, admitted 1893: Ilon. R. L. Craw- ford, president judge, born 1859, admitted 1882: D. C. Compston, born 1852, admitted 1897: M. R. Travis, born 1857, admitted 1890; A. P. Diekey, born 1855, admitted 1888; J. B. Donley, born 1839, admitted 1865; F. W. Downey, born 1857, admitted 1883; R. F. Downey, born 1849, admitted 1870; F. Fonner, born 1858, admitted 1895; .S. F. Grim, born 1865, admitted 1892; W. A. Hook, born 1838, admitted 1876; D. R. P. Huss, born 1840, admitted 1863; J. Inghram, born 1841, admitted 1863: W. E. King, born 1860, admitted 1892; T. L. Lincoln, born
1846, admitted 1887; A. L. Mondock, born 1873, admitted 1897; J. Patton, born 1856, admitted 1886: A. II. Sayers, born 1870, ad- mitted 1893: R. II. Phelan, born 1836, admit- ted 1863: J. R. Piper, born 1860, admitted 1890; A. A. Purman, born 1823, admitted 1849: J. J. Purman, born 1870, admitted 1891: J. W. Ray, born 1849, admitted 1879: H. B. Axtell, born 1843, admitted 1879: 1]. J. Ross, born 1860, admitted 1883: E. M. Sayers, born 1813, admitted 1835; J. E. Sayers, born 1843, admitted 1875; A. F. Sil- veus, born 1856, admitted 1880; S. M. Smith, born 1863, admitted 1890: J. B. Teagarden, born 1845, admitted 1868: D. S. Walton, born 1858, admitted 1882: T. II. Wilkeson, born 1855, admitted 1892; A. A. Purman, Jr., born 1873, admitted 1895.
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LEHIGH COUNTY
BY LEO WISE
Lehigh county, formerly a part of North- ampton county, was created March 6, 1812, but the first term of eourt was not held un- til December 21 of that year. It was pre- sided over by Robert Porter, who was a na- tive of Montgomery county and the eldest son of General Andrew Porter. JJudge Porter continued to preside over the court until 1831, when he was succeeded by the IIon- orable Garriek Mallory, who held his first term of court in May, 1831, and served un- til 1836. The Hon. John Banks became his successor and held his first term in May of that year. He remained in office until 1847, when the Hon. J. Pringle Jones was commis- sioned, who presided over the courts until 1851. . In October of that year, at the first general election for judges in the state, the Hon. Washington McCartney was elected as president judge of the Third district (of which Lehigh county was then a part), and held his first term in February, 1852. He continued in this position till his death, July 15, 1856. He was sueeeeded by his brother- in-law, the Hon. Henry D. Maxwell, who was appointed by Governor Polloek in July, 1856, and reappointed in December, 1856, and con- tinued to discharge the duties of the office until December 1, 1857.
The Hon. John K. Findlay was his sue- cessor, and held office until January, 1862. The Hon. John W. Maynard was elected president judge in October, 1862, and held his first term in January, 1863, and his last in September, 1867. The Ilon. J. Pringle Jones again eame to the bench in January, 1868, and served one year. The Hon. A. B. Longaker was elected president judge in
October, 1868, and took his seat in January, 1869. He held the position until JJuly, 1878, when he resigned, and the HIon. Edward Harvey was appointed to fill the vacancy. In October, 1878, the Hon. Edwin Albright was elected president judge of Lehigh county, then constituting the Thirty-first judicial district, took his seat in January, 1879, and continued to discharge the duties of the of- fiee until his death, which occurred Decem- ber 13, 1902. Governor William A. Stone ap- pointed the Hon. Frank M. Trexler to suc- eeed to the vacancy. and in November, 1903, Judge Trexler was elected for a full term of ten years and is the present ineumbent.
The associate judges of Lehigh county from the time of its ereetion until the office was abolished as far as this county is eon- cerned by the Constitution of 1874 were as follows: Peter Rhoads and Jonas Ilartzell were appointed when the court was first ere- ated and served until 1815, and since that time the following persons have served in that eapaeity :
Commissioned-John Fogel, September 9, 1815: Jacob Stein, November 11, 1823: John F. Ruhe, November 3, 1838: Joseph Saeger, January 14, 1839: Peter Haas, March 26. 1840; Peter Haas, March 3, 1843: Jacob Dillinger, March 14, 1843; Peter Haas. February 28, 1848: John F. Ruhe. March 29, 1849: Peter Haas, November 10. 1851 : Jacob Dillinger, November 10. 1851 : Charles Keek. August 7, 1855 : Charles Keck, Novem- ber 19, 1856: Willoughby Fogel. November 12, 1856; Joshua Stahler, November 12, 1856 : Joshua Stahler, November 23, 1861; Wil- loughby Fogel, November 23. 1861: James
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Frey, November 9, 1866; Jacob Erdman, No- vember 9, 1866; Reuben Guth, November 3, 1866; Reuben Guth, November 26, 1867; Samuel J. Kistler, July 30, 1868; David Laury, November 5, 1868; James Frey, No- vember 17, 1871; David Laury, November 6, 1873.
Hon. Edwin Albright was born November 8, 1838, in Lower Milford, then Upper Mil- ford, and was a son of Michael and Maria Albright, whose maiden name was Schaef- fer. He received his early education in the schools taught by his father who moved to Allentown in 1873, where he died about twelve years ago, and later became a teacher himself and studied law in his spare time. He commenced reading law in 1860, in the office of the late Hon. S. A. Bridges. A year later he entered the law department of the University of Pennsylvania, attending with Thomas B. Metzgar and Col. Jacob S. Dillin- ger. The three and Hon. Evan Holben were admitted to the bar April 12, 1862, Judge Henry D. Maxwell, presiding. He soon rose to prominenee in the practice of his profes- sion, ranking with the most eminent lawyers of the state. Soon after his admission to the bar he was appointed solicitor for Lehigh county under Sheriff Herman Fetter and served until 1865, when he resigned after his election to the district attorneyship. Ile served one term until 1868. In 1870 he was elected to the state senate and served two terms up to 1876. In his first term he repre- sented the district composed of Lehigh and Northampton and the second that of Lehigh and Carbon counties.
During his term in the senate, he served on the judiciary committee and was one of the committee of lawyers to examine and report upon an elaborate civil code which had been prepared by a commission. In his legislative career he ranked with the most eminent of his colleagues and the most important legis- lative enactments during this period bear his impress.
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In 1878 Judge Albright was nominated for the office of president judge of the several eourts by the Democratie party to succeed Judge Edward Harvey, who was appointed after the resignation of Judge A. B. Long- aker in that year. The Republicans who, as at present, were in the minority, nomi- nated Ex-Judge Edward L. Dana, of Wilkes- Barre, as his opponent and placed him on the independent tieket. The eampaign was one of the hardest fought in the history of Lehigh county polities. Judge Albright won and the wisdom of the choice of the voters was soon made apparent in the very excellent manner in which he administered the affairs of his important position.
In 1888, at the conclusion of his ten years' term, he was again nominated by the Demo- crats and was opposed for the nomination by the late Eli G. Schwartz. The Republicans endorsed Judge Albright and he was again cleeted for a term of ten years, and in 1898 was elected for the third term.
In 1899 he was a candidate for the nomi- nation for Supreme Court judge, but was de- feated by Judge Mestrazat in the election. after a spirited contest. Judge Albright had the distinetion of being the first member of the Lehigh eounty bar to be raised to a judgeship. Previous to his eleetion the judges were chosen from outside the county. He was never defeated for any offiee in the eounty to which he aspired. He was a miem- ber of the Pennsylvania German society, Livingston ehib and Barger Lodge No. 333, F. and A. M. In 1866 Judge Albright was inarricd to Rebecca Y. Sieger. Two children survive, Mrs. Bertha Sieger and Dr. Rod- erick E. Albright. He died on December 13, 1902, after a brief illness of pneumonia.
Robert E. Wright, Jr., was born in Allen- town, February 15, 1847. After having passed through the public schools and Al- lentown academy he entered the office of G. A. Aschbach, where, as student and clerk, he remained till 1864, receiving a thorough
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training in the arts of eivil engineering. He studied law evenings, and in 1868 entered his father's office, where he completed his studies and was admitted to the bar in September, 1869. He was associated with his father in the praetiee, but after about one year his father retired, leaving his extensive prac- tiee with Robert E., who earried it on sue- cessfully and added new clients to the al- ready large list of patrons. He was retained as counsel for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company, the East Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey and several others. He has also repre- sented a large number of manufacturing in- terests. In 1886 he was chosen president of the Allentown National bank. He is presi- dent of the Lehigh Valley Car Company, and all the street railway companies of Allentown and neighboring towns. He is a Democrat from eonvietion, and is well known in party councils, in local, state and national affairs.
James S. Biery was born in Venango eoun- ty, Pa., March 2, 1839, a son of Henry and Esther Biery. He began his education in the district schools, and later pursued his studies in Emlenton academy. He studied law in the office of Hon. Edwin Albright at Allen- town, and was admitted to the bar in Sep- tember, 1868.
In 1872 Mr. Biery was elected to Congress by the Republicans of his district, and at the expiration of his term returned to Allentown and resumed his praetiee, which he has dili- gently prosceuted up to the present time.
Hon. Edward Harvey, formerly president judge of the Thirty-first Judicial distriet, was born in Doylestown, Pa., January 17, 1844. He prepared for college at the Law- renceville (N. J.) high school, and in 1860 en- tered Princeton college and pursued the gen- cral junior course for one year, when he left school and commenced the study of law with Hon. George Lear, of Doylestown, and was
admitted to the bar of Bueks eounty in 1865, and at November term to the Lehigh county bar. Hc eame to Allentown in January, 1866, and at once began the praetiee.
On January 14, 1878, Mr. Harvey was ap- pointed president judge of the Thirty-first Judicial distriet to fill a vacancy eaused by the resignation of Judge Longaker. Since his retirement from the beneh he has been actively engaged in the praetiee of his pro- fession.
Marcus C. L. Kline is one of Allentown's prominent attorneys, who at the bar has gained suecess and won a high reputation for his skill and ability. He was born in Salis- bury township, Lehigh eounty, March 26, 1855, and is a son of Edwin and Elemina (Seider) Kline. He attended the district schools, and later Muhlenberg eollege, from which he was graduated in the class of 1874. He studied law in the office of Hon. Edwin Albright, and in June, 1876, was admitted to the bar. He has since devoted the most of his time to the general practice of his pro- fession.
In 1877 he was elected eity solieitor, which position he filled for two years. In 1880 hc was appointed by Governor George Bower sheriff's solieitor, and filled this position for three years. In 1886 he was elected district attorney for a term of three years. In 1890 was again appointed solieitor for the sheriff, and continued in that office till 1893. In pol- ities he is a Demoerat, and takes a warm in- terest in the growth and suceess of his party.
Hon. Fred E. Lewis, the subject of this sketch, who was born at Allentown, Pa., in 1865, is a son of Samuel B. and Mary A. (Rosensticl) Lewis. Both his father, Samuel B. Lewis, and his grandfather, Samuel Lewis, were identified with the iron industry of Le- high Valley.
Fred E. rceeived his preliminary eduea- tion in the publie schools of Allentown, after- ward was a student at Collegiate and Com-
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mercial institute, New Haven, Conn., and still later attended Muhlenberg college. He pur- sued his law studies in the office and under the direction of Robert E. Wright & Son, at Allentown, and in 1888 was admitted to the bar of Lehigh county. He was admitted to the Supreme court in 1893.
In 1896 Mr. Lewis was elected mayor of Allentown on the Republican ticket, being the youngest man ever called to that office in his city. His administration of city affairs was eminently successful, and he retired from office at the end of his term with the confi- dence of the people, regardless of party. Since his retirement from the mayoralty Mr. Lewis has devoted himself to his professional duties, and is recognized as a lawyer of abi !- ity, trustworthy, painstaking and successful.
He was prominently identified with the Le- high Telephone Company, through which the city was supplied with more efficient and cheaper telephone service, and was also prin- cipal actor in the formation of the Allen- town Bridge Company, of which he is presi- dent. He was three years president and three years foreman of the Good-Will Fire Com- pany of Allentown.
In January, 1902, Mr. Lewis was again th? Republican nominee for the office of mayor and was elected by an increased majority.
Mr. Lewis organized the Merchants' Na- tional bank, and is its president. He is also president of the Board of Trade.
On April 16, 1892, Mr. Lewis married Miss Juliet Hamersley, a daughter of Captain James B. Hamersley, of Allentown. They have one son, Samuel Lewis, 3d, born May 22, 1893, and one daughter, Anna Marie, born November 26, 1896.
Constantine J. Erdman commenced the practice of law in Allentown immediately after his admission, in 1868, after reading the law for two years in the office of Robert E. Wright, Sr., of Allentown. He entered into partnership with J. H. Oliver, with the
firm name of Erdman & Oliver, which con- tinued until the latter's death in 1871. Mr. Erdman was elected to Congress in 1874. After his retirement from political life he formed a partnership with Mr. T. F. Diefen- derfer in 1893, which still contimes with a large, successful practice in Allentown. Mr. Erdman's name appears in the Supreme court records in some of the most important cases tried in the state. He has been for twenty- five years counsel for Powers & Weightman, manufacturing chemists, of Philadelphia, and has represented numerous other large corpor- ations. He supports the Democratie party, having held various political offices. After his retirement from Congress he was elected county solicitor, and for many years was Adjutant General of the Fourth Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guards. He was wounded at Reading during the strike of 1877.
Mr. Erdman was born September 4, 1846, in Upper Saucon township. Lehigh county. Pa. His parents, Enos and Anna (Keck) Erdman, were both natives of Lehigh county. his father being a successful farmer and busi- ness man. ITis ancestry dates baek to 1734, when the first Erdman came to the United States. His grandfather, Jacob Erdman, was a member of Congress from 1846 to 1848, dur- ing the administration of James K. Polk. His grandparents on his mother's side were all descendants from Revolutionary stock.
Constantine was educated in the district and classical schools of Quakertown. In 1861 he entered the Pennsylvania college at Get- tysburg, from which institution he gradu- ated in 1865, wher he commenced the study of law. He was married at Allentown, in 1871, to Miss May Derby, of Batavia, Pa., who died in 1872. Mr. Erdman was afterward married to Miss Mary Schall, of the same place. Mr. Erdman is both a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He is also president of the Al- lentown Coopersburg Turnpike company.
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president of the Allentown Insurance con- pany and president of the Copley Cement company.
Thomas F. Diefenderfer was born in White- hall township, Lehigh county, Pa., Octo- ber 15, 1853. He is the son of Owen and Pauline Diefenderfer, who were both natives of the Keystone state.
Thomas spent his early years on his fath- er's farm, attending the district schools of Whitehall township. As a young man he en- tered Lafayette college, from which institu- tion he graduated in 1880. He registered as a student in the law office of C. J. Erdman of Allentown. After two years of close applica- tion to his books he was admitted to the bar of Lehigh county at Allentown, September 2, 1882. Here he engaged in the practice of his profession, continuing alone until 1893, when he became associated with his former preceptor under the firm name of Erdman & Diefenderfer, which partnership still contin- ues. Mr. Diefenderfer is a Democrat in polit- ical opinion, and has been an active worker in the councils of his party. He has been county solicitor for many years, and has held other public offices. He is a stockholder in the Allentown National bank, stockholder and director in the Bethlehem Silk com- pany, and a director in various other en- terprises.
William H. Sowden is the son of Samuel and Mary Sowden. He was educated in the public schools, Allentown academy and Al- lentown seminary (now Muhlenberg college). Ile studied law in the office of Robert E. Wright, Sr., at Allentown, spent one year at Harvard law school. returning to Allentown in 1864 to be admitted; then returned to Harvard and was graduated with the class of 1865. A Democrat in political opinion he has taken an active part in the councils of his party, and in 1871 was elected district attorney for a term of three years: served two years as city solicitor, and represented
the old Tenth district in the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congress.
Mr. Sowden was delegate to the national convention in 1880, which nominated W. S. Hancock, delegate-at-large to the conven- tions held at Chicago in 1884 and at Kansas City in 1900, and has been delegate to nu- merous state conventions.
During the war of the Rebellion Mr. Sow- den served as corporal in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania. Volunteers, and was wounded at the battle of Antietam.
Hon. Frank M. Trexler was born at Allen- town, Pa., January, 1861. Prepared at Allen- town high school, and was graduated from Unionburg college with class of 1879. Regis- tered as student in the law office of Thomas B. Metzgar, and was admitted to the Lehigh county bar in 1882. Mr. Trexler is active in Republican politics, and for ten years was so- licitor for Allentown, and was appointed by Governor William A. Stone judge of the dis- triet to fill vacancy caused by the death of Judge Albright, December 13, 1902, and at the November election in 1903 was elected for a term of ten years.
John G. Diefenderfer, a native of Lehigh county, was born January 6, 1849, a son of Owen and Paulina Diefenderfer. After at- tending the public schools and academy at Allentown, he entered La Fayette college at Easton, and was graduated with the class of 1873. He studied law in the office of Hon. W. S. Kirkpatrick, and was admitted to the bar at Easton in 1881. From 1883 to 1889 he practiced at Bethlehem, and during the last named year removed to Allentown, where he has since remained.
Charles R. James was born at Lewisburg, Pa., May 23, 1853, received his education in the common schools, and at Bucknell univer- sity, graduating from the latter in the class of 1875. Studied law at Lewisburg in the office of J. Merrill Linn, and was admitted in
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1879. After two years spent with Mr. Linn he, in 1881, removed to Allentown where since his admission he has remained.
J. B. Deshler was born in Northampton eounty, Pa., October 7, 1848. After attending the publie schools at Easton, he entered Franklin, & Marshall eollege at Lancaster, from which he was graduated in 1869. Studied law in the office of his brother W. II. Deshler, at Allentown, and was admitted to the bar, November 6, 1871. He has ever since been associated in practice with his brother, under the firm name of Deshler Brothers.
John Rupp, a native of Lehigh county, Pa., was born July 7, 1842, a son of Solomon and Polly (Frey) Rupp. He received his eduea- tion in the Allentown seminary, and Frank- lin & Marshall college. Studied law at Al- lentown in the office of Hon. Adam Woolever, and was admitted to praeticc, November 3, 1865, and has ever since been engaged in the general law business at Allentown. He served two terms as sheriff's solicitor, and one term as eity solieitor, and has been referee and master in a number of eases.
Frederick Augustus Ranch Baldwin, a na- tive of New Jersey, was born in Bloomfield Essex county, a son of Caleb Dodd and Susan Baldwin. Frederick, after attending the public schools, entered La Fayette college. and was graduated in 1861, with degrees of A. M. and A. B. In 1864 was graduated from the law department of Harvard col- lege, with LL. B. Studied in the office of William S. Marx at Allentown, and was ad- mitted in August, 1863.
Frank Jacobs was born at Reading, Pa., April 4, 1867. After a short course at Yale eollege, studied law at Allentown under di- reetion of Robert E. Wright, and admitted to praetiee June 6, 1889.
Hon. E. Albright, born 1838, was admitted in 1862. C. Arner, born 1842, was admitted in 1893. F. A. R. Baldwin, born 1842, was ad- mitted in 1863. J. S. Biery, born 1839, was
admitted in 1868. J. K. Bowen, born 1872, was admitted in 1897. R. J. Butz, born 1867, was admitted in 1889. S. A. Butz, born 1847, was admitted in 1868. W. HI. Deshler, born 1840, was admitted in 1867. J. B. Deshler, born 1848, was admitted in 1871. A. G. De Walt, born 1852, was admitted in 1877. J. Diefenderfer, born 1849, was admitted in 1881. T. F. Diefenderfer, born 1853, was ad- mitted in 1882. J. S. Dillinger, born 1841, was admitted in 1862. C. J. Erdman, born 1846, was admitted in 1868. A. H. Foeht, born in 1853, was admitted in 1880. W. L. A. Gillette, born 1862, was admitted in 1889. C. A. Groman, born, 1864, was admitted in 1885. Hon. E. Harvey, born 1844, was ad- mitted in 1865. R. A. B. Hausman, born 1855, was admitted in 1878. M. C. Hennin- ger, born in 1855, was admitted in 1876. M. Hoats, born 1855, was admitted in 1880. E. Holben, born 1841, was admitted in 1862. D. R. Horn, born 1865, was admitted in 1888. F. Jacobs, born 1865, was admitted in 1890. C. R. James, born 1853, was admitted in 1879. Morris L. Kauffman, born 1848, was admitted in 1870. F. T. Keiter, born 1864, was ad- mitted in 1886. M. C. L. Kline, born 1855, was admitted in 1876. F. E. Lewis, born 1865, was admitted in 1888. E. J. Leieliten- walner, born in 1860, was admitted in 1884. W. D. Luckenback, born 1847, was admitted in 1868. J. M. Lutz, born 1874, was admitted in 1897. J. S. Marsteller, born 1850, was ad- mitted in 1879. T. B. Metzger, born in 1840, was admitted in 1862. W. K. Mohr, born 1863, was admitted in 1887. H. J. O'Neil. born in 1859, was admitted in 1882. E. II. Reninger, born 1856, was admitted in 1882. F. G. W. Runk, born in 1859, was admitted in 1881. J. Rupp, born in 1842, was ad- mitted in 1865. J. L. Schaadt, born in 1855, was admitted in 1878. J. T. Schartz, born 1875, was admitted in 1898. R. L. Shiffert. born 1869, was admitted in 1890. E. F. Shoek. born 1861, was admitted in 1883. A.
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