The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 36

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau
Number of Pages: 1328

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JOSEPH JAMES ECKFORD, attorney-at-law 1112-13 Dallas County State Bank building, Dallas, has been engaged in the practice of law before the Dallas Bar for over a third ot a century. Coming to Dallas in 1885 he quickly established himself and the fact that he served as president of the State Fair of Texas for two years goes to show what position he holds in the estimation of his fellow citizens. Ile gained national recognition in his legal fight against Statutory State-wide Pro- hibition and his successes in these cases clearly show his legal ability. At the present time Mr. Eckford enjoys the patronage of a large clientele, among which are, the Single Manufacturing Com- pany, the Murray Company, The Hartford Accidental Indemnity Company, the Clark and Boyce Lumber Company and the Flippen-Prather Realty Company.

Born in Wayne County, Mississippi, March 1, 1861, Joseph James Eckford is a son of William Joseph and Belle (Gates) Eckford. The elder Mr. Eckford was a captain in the Confederate Army and lost his life at the battle of Malvern Hill. There were three boys in the family, Joseph James being the young- est. In 1870 the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia and it was there that Mr. Eckford received his early education and training. After finishing the ele- mentary school he began the study of law in the of- fice of Judge Marshall J. Clark, and was admitted to the Bar in April, 1878. He began the practice of his profession at Atlanta and continued there until 1885 at which time he came to Dallas. In 1889 he became associated with the firm of Watts, Aldredge and Eckford, which continued in existence for ten years. In 1900 Mr. Eckford was appointed by Gov- ernor Sayers to fill the unexpired term of Judge J. J. Smith, of the 14th District Court. He served as judge for one year after which time he resumed his private practice alone and has remained alone ever since. Mr. Eckford defended the Dallas Brewery in suits brought by the State against that concern and was successful in his defense.

Ile was the author of the Park Board Amendment to the Charter of the City of Dallas and served on the Board until 1908 when he was elected a director of the State Fair which position he has filled ever since.

The marriage of Mr. Eckford to Miss Jesse Prae- ther, a daughter of Captain W. H. Praether was solemnized in the month of April, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Eckford are the parents of two children, Misses Jessie Jo and Elizabeth Eckford. Their home is at 1103 Gaston Avenue.

ARSHALL THOMAS, attorney at law, in American Exchange National Bank Build- ing, Dallas, has been engaged in the prac- tice of civil and corporate law before the Dallas bar since 1895. During that time his connection with a number of prominent Texas cases has gained for him substantial reputation as a lawyer and able counsellor.

A native Texan, born in Burnet County, Marshall Thomas is a son of Elisha Franklin and Elvira (Rountree) Thomas. Ilis father was among the first settlers of Burnet County and was well known in that community Marshall Thomas received his education in the public and high schools of his native county and obtained his legal training at the Uni- versity of Texas, from which institution he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1895. One year prior to that he was admitted to the bar but did not begin his practice until after his graduation. In 1895 he came to Dallas and began the practice of his profession. Ever since that time he has been de- voted to his practice and has continued the same. At one time he served as special judge for the Four- teenth District Court during the absence of the regu- lar judge, Kenneth Foree. Mr. Thomas was the as- sistant general attorney of the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway of Texas when it was sued by the State of Texas for Back Taxes on intangible assets and it was he who successfully defeated this claim. At the present time Mr. Thomas enjoys the patron- age of a large clientele, many of whom are large cor- porations doing business in several countries.

In 1911 Mr. Thomas married Miss Edna M. Hans- zen, of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have their home at 900 North Zangs Boulevard, Oak Cliff. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and always takes an active interest in its numerous activities. He also has membership in the Cedar Crest Country Club of Dallas.

UDGE WILLIAM CALEB KIMBROUGH, attorney at law, of Dallas, has not only been active in the practice of the legal profession for the past thirty-one years, but has also served on the bench, as judge of the 14th district court. He has been very active in the fraternal orders of this state and nation and is one of the few men of this city that hold the honorary thirty-third degree of the Mystic Shrine.

A native Texan born in Rone County near the city of Rockwood, February 1, 1861, Judge Kim- brough is a son of William and Rebecca C. (Ellis) Kimbrough, who located in Oak Cliff in 1876. The father was the owner and tiller of a hundred and fifty acre tract of land, which was located on the present site of Oak Cliff. Judge Kimbrough re- ceived his early educational training in the public schools of Oak Cliff and after his graduation there attended the University of Texas, where he re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Laws with the class of 1889. He then returned to Dallas and began the practice of his profession with William Thompson, who since that time has become known throughout the United States as an insurance lawyer. One year later the judge formed partnership with W. G. Wooten, which continued for a two year period, after which he began private practice which he has con- tinued ever since that time. He was elected by the bar association of this city to serve on the bench of the 14th District Court of Texas during the illness of the regular incumbent, Judge Foree.

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a member of the Knights Templar, a thirty-third de- gree Shriner a member of the Sigma Nu College Fraternity and has held a number of offices in the lower orders of Masonry.

A scholar, gentleman, learned judge and con- scientious counsellor, Judge Kimbrough has been very influential in the affairs of his adopted city. His example has been one of pride to the younger professional men of this bar for many are the times they have followed the advice and counsel of "the grand old judge."

OIIN C. SANER, member of the firm of Saner, Saner, Turner and Rodgers, Western Indemnity Building, Dallas, has a firmly es- tablished position at the bar of Texas that has been gained through the medium of individual ability and a thorough knowledge of jurisprudence. The prestige he possesses in the field of business is no less pronounced and today he is the directing head of some of the leading enterprises of the state. Saner, Saner, Turner and Rodgers are well known in the practice of civil and corporate law throughout Texas.

The son of John Franklin and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner, John C. Saner was born in Hemp- stead County, Arkansas, May 1, 1874. His educa- tion was secured in the public schools of his native community, at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and at the University of Texas, where he was graduated from the law department in 1897, with the degree of LL. B., and where he received the degree of LL. M., in 1898. While a student of the university he became affiliated with the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and was engaged in assist- ing in the editing of several legal works, such as Batt's Annotated Statutes of Texas and Batt's Buck- ler's Digest. In 1898 he came to Dallas and entered upon the practice of his profession, forming a part- nership with his brother, Robert E. Lee Saner, under the firm name of Saner and Saner. A few years later Charles D. Turner entered the firm and it became known as Saner, Saner and Turner. J. W. Rodgers was taken in the firm in 1920. Aside from his legal profession Mr. Saner is a potent factor in the business development of Texas. Among the large concerns to which he has given the benefit of his able management and of which he is the presi- dent are the W. G. Ragley Lumber Company, of

Ragley, Louisiana; Saner-Whiteman Lumber Com- pany, of Caro, Texas; Saner-Ragley Lumber Com+ pany, of Carmona, Texas; Southern Loan and Se- curity Company, of Dallas, and the Southern Pacific Land and Cattle Company. He is also the vice- president of the United Security Company, of Dallas.

In 1906 Mr. Saner was married to Miss Mary R. Schluter, daughter of W. G. Ragley, of Ragley, Texas. To this union there have been born two children: John C., Jr., and Bob Saner. The family reside in Dallas.

Holding a membership in the City Club, the Lake- wood Country Club, the University Club of Dallas, the Dallas Automobile Club, the Dallas, the State and the American Bar Associations and in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Mr. Saner is exceed- ingly popular in club life and social circles. Among his business associates he is recognized as a man of foresight, capacity and acumen, whose judgment may be relied upon in matters pertaining to large · ventures.

HAS. M. SMITHDEAL, member of the law firm of Spence, Haven and Smithdeal, of Dallas, has been practicing law in Texas since 1899. He began the practice of his profession at Hillsboro, shortly after his admittance to the bar. In 1913 he came to Dallas. From Octo- ber, 1910, to December 31, 1912, he was judge of the 66th Judicial District of Texas, to which office he was appointed by Governor Campbell. Mr. Smith- deal has been with the firm of Spence, Haven and Smithdeal since May, 1917.

Born in Oldtown, Virginia, November 16, 1875, Mr. Smithdeal is a son of Joseph and Emily (Wilcox) Smithdeal and is the seventh son of a family of twelve children. He was educated in the public schools of Virginia and North Carolina and at Jeffer- son Academy, North Carolina. He came to Texas in 1893, and worked as a stenographer in the law offices of Smith and Wear at the same time studying law. In 1895 he was admitted to the bar and began practicing his profession at Hillsboro. He practiced in partnership with judge W. C. Wear and Judge W. C. Morrow, now presiding judge of Court of Criminal Appeals, until his appointment to the bench. After returning from the bench he moved to Dallas and practiced alone until 1917 when he entered the firm of which he is now a member. Since coming to Dallas Mr. Smithdeal has practiced civil law exclusively although while at Hillsboro he also practiced in the criminal courts.

In 1899 Mr. Smithdeal married Miss Margee Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Smithdeal have their home at 3720 Miramar Street, Highland Park. Mr. Smith- deal is a member of the Dallas Country Club, the State and the American Bar Associations and the Methodist Church.

EWIS M. DABNEY, senior member of the firm of Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie, 1111- 17 Praetorian Building, Dallas, has devoted the greater part of his professional career to specialization in corporation law and has become well established throughout the Southwest in that branch of civil law. Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie was organized in 1919 and has been very successful in the establishment of a large, prosperous practice. The firm specializes in corporation law and have as their clients a number of large corporations, some of the more prominent being: The Texas Bitulithic Company, The Realty Trust Company and the Fi- delity Trust Company and others.

A descendant of one of the oldest families of Vir- ginia, Lewis M. Dabney was born August 11, 1865, at Hampden-Sidney, Virginia. During many genera- tions the Dabney family has resided in Hanover and Louisa Counties, Virginia, and on the paternal side are of French Hugenot descent. Lewis M. is a son of Rev. Robert L. and Margaret L. (Morrison) Dabney, the former being a Presbyterian minister and noted educator. There were three children in the family, Chas. W., who was president of Uni- versities of Tennessee and Cincinnati and served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture during Cleve- land's administration. S. B. Dabney, a prominent lawyer of Houston, Texas, and general counsel of the I. & G. N. Railroad. Reared at Hampden-Sidney, Lewis M. attended the Hampden-Sidney College and graduated with its class of 1883. In the latter part of that year he came to Austin, Texas, where, during the greater part of the following four years he was

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a student in the University of Texas, and in 1887 graduated there with the degree of LL. B. In the year following his graduation he established his home and office in Dallas, and began practicing his profession alone. In 1893 he formed a partnership with J. N. Edmonson, now deceased. Later he be- came the partner of Bennett Hill. This firm con- tinued fourteen years, when it was dissolved and Mr. Dabney formed a partnership with H. Grady Goggans. The firm was dissolved when Mr. Goggans became an officer of the United States Army in 1917. The firm of Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie was formed in 1919, and since that time has become the attorneys for various corporations and business asso- ciations.

Mr. Dabney married Miss Stella Hutcheson, a daughter of Captain J. C. Hutcheson, a prominent lawyer of Houston, and their two children are Eliza- beth Carrington Dabney and Lewis M. Dabney, Jr. The Dabney residence is at 2817 Maple Avenue, Dallas.

In civic and social associations Mr. Dabney is a member of the City Club, the Dallas Country Club and the Dallas County Bar Association. Mr. and Mrs. Dabney take a very active interest in the social activities of their home city and are very prominent in activities that are projected for the civic im- provement of Dallas.

ULLEN F. THOMAS, senior member of the firm Thomas, Frank, Milam and Touchstone, attorneys at law, has been actively identi- fied with the public affairs of the State of Texas for a quarter of a century. First coming be- fore the public gaze in 1894 when he became a mem- ber of the state legislature, he has ever since that time attracted state-wide attention by his powers of oratory. Coming to Dallas in 1909, he formed part- nership with Messrs. Jos. E. Cockrell and Edward Gray, which continued for four years, when he be- came head of his present firm.

Born in Rutherford, Tennessee. Cullen F. Thomas is a son of Charles C. and Elizabeth (Cowen) Thomas. His early education was secured in the public schools of Tennessee and Texas, having moved to the latter state in the late eighties. He then at- tended the University of Texas, from which he grad- uated in 1891 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. After graduation he taught school for a short while, after which he moved to Waco, and began editing a newspaper. He continued this work for a year, after which he became a partner of Colonel William L. Praether, a Waco Lawyer and late president of the University of Texas. Mr. Thomas at a later date was also partner of the Hon. Wallas S. Baker, noted Texas lawyer. In 1894 he became a member of the State Legislature, remaining there for two years, following which he was elected County Attorney for McLennan County, which office he held for six con- secutive years.

He then resumed his private practice and in 1909 came to Dallas. In 1912 he was selected as perma- nent chairman of the State Democratic Convention which was held in Houston, and in 1916 was selected as a presidental elector from the state at large. Mr. Thomas has already taken an active part in the state and national politics and has been a delegate to the state conventions for the past twenty-five years. He has become intensely interested in national politics in the past few years and was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention of 1920. He has also made many speaking tours on behalf of the

Democratic candidates. Mr. Thomas is a vice presi- dent of the Security National Bank of Dallas.

On June 9th, 1913, Mr. Thomas married Miss Olga Sheppard, and they are the parents of two children; Cullen Sheppard and Elizabeth Cowan Thomas. The Thomas home is in Munger Place, Dallas.

As a leader in one of the most honorable profes- sions of men and as a Champion of every worthy civic move, Mr. Thomas is one of the foremost citi- zens of his city and has a sure place among the leaders of his state.

ARTIN M. CRANE, formerly attorney gen- eral of Texas, senior member of the law firm of Crane and Crane, Western In- demnity Building, Dallas, has probably ex- erteu as much positive influence for good governnient and clean politics in Texas as any man in the state.

General Crane was born at Grafton, West Vir- ginia, November 17, 1853. His parents were Martin and Mary (McNulty) Crane. In 1870 the family came to Texas, locating at Cleburne, and Martin received his -education in the private schools of that town. He took up the study of law in a local law o lice and on Christmas Day, 1877, was admitted to the bar. From 1878 to 1882 he served as prosecut- ing attorney of Johnson County, finally resigning to resume his private practise. In 1884 he was elected to the state legislature and in 1890 became a member of the state senate. While in the senate he was instrumental in the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission and took an active part in formulating the state code for the judiciary. In 1892 he was elected lieutenant- governor under Gov- ernor Hogg and served for two years when he was elected attorney general and for four years served as the legal adviser of the state of Texas. On com- pleting his term as attorney general he moved to Dallas and has since engaged in the general practise of law. In 1906 he formed a partnership with his oldest son, Edward, and since that time has ad- mitted his other two sons to the partnership.

In 1879 Mr. Crane married Miss Eula Taylor, a daughter of Rev. W. H. Taylor, of Mississippi. The eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Crane are: Erin, Olatia, Abbie, Nora, Martin M., Jr., Carrie and Emmett. .

UDGE W. L. CRAWFORD, attorney at law, 709 Linz Building, Dallas, has been engaged in the active practice of his profession for the past twenty-three years, and has at- tained such a substantial standing that he has al- ready served the people as district criminal judge and as a representative in the State Legislature.

Born in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, in 1877, Judge Crawford represents a family which is dis- tinguished in the public annals of the Lone Star State. He is a son of Judge M. L. and Jasie (Sparks) Crawford, natives of Kentucky, who, on coming to Texas before the Civil War, located at Jefferson, where the Judge studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1880 W. L. Crawford came to Dallas and later established a practice that ad- vanced him to the position of one of the prominent lawyers of the state. His death was a distinct shock to his many friends and Dallas lost a loyal and true friend in his passing. His brother, Colonel W. L .. Crawford, now deceased, was a lieutenant colonel of the Tenth Texas Infantry during the Civil War and a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1875, and for many years enjoyed one of the larg- est practices at the Dallas bar.

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The public schools of Dallas afforded Judge W. L. Crawford his early education, which was supple- mented at the University of Texas at Austin, where he conipleted his education in 1899. Two years later he was admitted to the bar. Upon the establishment of his practice at Dallas he became the partner of W. J. Ford, but at a later date became the part- ner of his father. In 1909 he was elected a repre- sentative to the State Legislature from Dallas County and served there two years. Upon the death of his father in 1910 he entered the practice of his profession alone and in 1912 was appointed by Gov- ernor Colquitt to fill the unexpired term of the Judge of the Criminal District Court, Number Two. At the expiration of the term he was re-elected and served in this capacity for six years. He then re- sumed his private practice and has continued same since that time. Judge Crawford has been con- nected with a number of very prominent criminal and civil cases, among which is Stollup vs. Reib, in which the Judge was successful in establishing the rule that there must not only be the living together but the holding out as man and wife by the contract- ing parties in order to establish a common law mar- riage. Among his clientele Judge Crawford has the Vilbig Construction Company, the Larkin and the Hatcher-Ritter Construction Companies.

On April 18, 1906, Judge Crawford married Miss Grace L. Albright, of Chicago, and they are the parents of one child, William L. Crawford, III. The Judge is a member of the Dallas Country Club, the Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations.

ILLIAM H. FLIPPEN, senior member of the firm of Flippen and Miller, 616 Linz Build- ing, Dallas, has been a general practitioner in the civil branch of the law since 1899 and in that time has devoted a great part of his time to corporate work. Flippen and Miller enjoy the patronage of a large clientele, restricted to civil practise in state and federal courts, among which are the following: Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, Armstrong Packing Company, Oriental Hotel Association, Republic Rubber Company, General Tire and Rubber Company, C. C. Slaughter Com- pany, the Andrews and Linz Estates.

A son of William H. and Elizabeth (Lucas) Flip- pen, William H. Flippen was born in Bryan, Texas, March 19, 1878. The family moved to Dallas five years later and it was there that Mr. Flippen re- ceived his early education, which was supplemented at St. Paul's School, Long Island. He was awarded his LL. B. degree at Cornell in 1898 and in the fol- lowing year received an LL. M. from the University of Texas. In 1899 he returned to Dallas and became a member of the firm of Hall and Flippen. This firm continued for a number of years, having a practise which consisted mainly of railroad com- panies, express and telegraph corporations. In 1908. Mr. Flippen was made Master in Chancery of the I. & G. N. Railroad, which necessitated the forma- tion of the firm of Flippen, Gresham and Freeman. On January 1, 1920, he withdrew from this firm and formed his present connection with Mr. Miller.

In 1906 Mr. Flippen married Miss Emily Paine Graham, of Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Flippen are the parents of one child, Emily Graham Flippen. The home of the Flippen's is located at 2801 Maple Ave- nue, Dallas.

In fraternal affiliations Mr. Flippen is a member

of the Masons, Shriners and Knight Templars. He has been a member of the Dallas Country Club ever since its organization and has taken a great part in its continuous advancement. As a director of many clubs, associations and business houses of Dallas he has made an enviable reputation as a lawyer and is regarded as an excellent business man. Mr. Flippen is an Episcopalean in religion and at- tends church at the St. Matthews Cathedral.

THOMAS B. LOVE of the firm of Love & Rutledge, Attorneys at Law, National Com- mitteeman of the Democratic party of Texas has been identified with important legal matters in Dallas since 1899, Mr. Love served in the Legislature for six years while there was speaker of the house, and served on the commission of in- surance and banking of the State. He spent a little more than a year in Washington during the War acting as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Mc Adoo and a short time under Carter Glass. Mr. Love was admitted to the Bar in 1891 in Missouri. He practiced in Springfield until 1899 when he moved to Dallas and again took up his practice. On Jan- uary 1, 1920 he took Mr. Rutledge in his office as a partner.

Thomas B. Love is a native of Missouri born in Webster County June 23, 1870. His father, Thomas C. Love was engaged in farming in Missouri.

Mr. Love attended the country schools of Webster County and later went to Drury College in Spring- field, Missouri, where he received his A. B. degree in 1891. During the time he was in college he read law books in the law o .. ces of Springfield. He took a special course in the Law School of Virginia.

In 1892 Mr. Love was married to Miss Goode who was a native of Kentucky. They have three children, Dorothy, Thomas Stafford and Captain Horace G. Love. Thomas Stafford graduated in 1920 from the Medical Department of Tulane University at New Orleans. Captain Horace G. and Thomas Stafford served in the recent War while Miss Dorothy was a Red Cross worker in France. The family reside in Munger Place.

Mr. Love is a member of The Chamber of Com- merce, The Washington Press Club and the Uni- versity Club at Washington. He thinks there are opportunities for development along every line in Texas.

UDGE JOSEPH MANSON MCCORMICK, member of the law firm of Etheridge, Mc- Cormick and Bromberg, Commonwealth Building, Dallas, has for the past thirty- nine years been engaged in the practise of his profession and has rendered the citizens of Dallas great service both in public and private capacities. As president of the board of education of the city of Dallas in 1914 he was the originator of the et- ficient system of education used in the public schools of the city at the present time. Mr. McCormick has been with the firm of Etheridge, McCormick and Bromberg ever since its organization in 1914, while before that he was associated with Mr. Etheridge in- the firm of Etheridge and McCormick. Etheridge, McCormick and Bromberg have established one of the largest law firms in Texas and have gained a substantial reputation by their successful prosecu- tions. The firm has among its clientele miany large Dallas business houses, some of them being the fol- lowing: The Brown Cracker and Candy Company, the Consumers Lignite Company, John Deere Plow

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The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 36

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Davis, Ellis Arthur, ed; Grobe, Edwin H., ed
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Dallas, Texas Development Bureau
Number of Pages: 1328