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Company, the Pullman Company, Wagner Supply Company, Brunswick-Balk-Collender Company, the American Steel and Wire Association, the Amer- ican Mill Works, General Motors Company of Texas. A descendant of a famous Texas family, Judge Mc- Cormick was born in Brazoria County, Texas, May 31, 1860. His grandfather, Joseph Manson McCor- mick, fought in the battle of San Jacinto, while his father, Andrew P., was the United States Circuit Judge. He received his early education in the com- mon schools of his native county, while his higher education was obtained at the Agricultural and Me- chanical College of Texas and at the Illinois Weslyan College at Bloomington, Illinois. IIe studied law with the firm of Welborn, Leake and Henry, of Dal- las, and was admitted to the bar in 1881. He began the practise of liis profession at Dallas in the same year, practising there as a member of several firms until 1907, when he formed a partnership with Judge F. M. Etheridge. This firm continued until 1914 when the present firm of Etheridge, McCormick and Bromberg was established.
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In 1885 Judge McCormick married Miss Mary McCoun and they are the parents of four children: Mary, now Mrs. George T. Gosling; Charles T., of Dallas, and Andrew McCormick, of Breckenridge. The judge is a member of the City Club and the Dallas Country Club, and the Dallas Athletic Club.
Ever a public spirited citizen, great are the serv- ices that Judge McCormick has rendered his home city and great is the gratitude that the citizens of Dallas have for the learned judge.
UDGE MILTON BIRD TEMPLETON, senior member of the law firm of Templeton, Beall, Williams and Callaway, has devoted the greater part of his professional career to the practice of corporation law exclusively. As the attorney and one of the projectors of a number of the interurban companies of North Texas he has been instrumental in the construction of the numer- ous lines that cover this part of the state. The firm of which he is a member was established under the present name in 1917 and has been engaged in the practice of corporation law exclusively since that time. As the attorneys for a number of large Texas corporations they have gained wide repute as cor- poration lawyers. Among the firms that they are the attorneys for are The Texas Electric Railway, Texas Power and Light Company, The Dallas Street Railway Company, The Dallas Power and Light Com- pany and all subsidiary companies to those men- tioned above.
Born in a log cabin in Bradley County, Tennessee, Milton Bird Templeton is a son of Allison and Ma- halia (Cunningham) Templeton, both Tennesseans and the former being a presbyterian preacher. The family moved to Texas in 1879, Milton B., having preceded them one year. Ilaving been admitted to the bar in 1876 he began practice at Oaltewah, Tennessee, where he remained for two years, after which time he came to Texas, locating at Ennis. After practicing there for two years he moved. to Waxahachie where he remained until 1906. In 1880 he was appointed County Judge for Ellis County and served for one year, after which time he was elected County Attorney. He held this office for four years and in 1886 returned to his private practice. While in Waxahachie he became associated in a way with
J. F. Strickland and in 1906 came to Dallas to aid Mr. Strickland and Osce Goodwin in the projection of the Sherman Interurban. Later they built the Waco and also the Corsicana interurbans and then consolidated all of the lines into the Texas Electric Railway Com- pany. This company now owns and operates two hundred and forty miles of interurban railway in Texas. Ever since its organization Judge Temple- ton has had charge of the legal business of the con- pany.
In 1881 Judge Templeton married Miss Blanche Guthrie. She died in 1899, leaving six children, Bruce, Walter, Horace, Milton Jr., Blanche and Bet- tie. In 1901 the Judge married Miss Corinne Little of Aberdeen, Mississippi, to whom one child, Corinne, was born. She died in March 1919. In August, 1920, he was again married to Mrs. Myrtle B. Carver sister of W. D. Bradfield, pastor of the Grace Meth- odist Church of East Dallas. .
In fraternal orders Judge Templeton has member- ship in the I. O. O. F., at Waxahachie. In religion he is a Presbyterian.
M. HOLLAND, attorney at law, president of the Dallas Street Railway Conpany, is universally known to all citizens of Dallas as one of their most able and progressive mayors. Mr. Holland is a native of Dallas and has a host of friends. When he was elected to the mayorality, he was not the result of any party but was chosen by the people from the ticket of the City Association. He is identified with some of Dallas' largest institutions today. F. W. Bartlett is his partner.
Mr. Holland was born in Dallas, Texas, on March 29, 1875. He has been content with his native city and has never tried residence elsewhere. After completing the high school course, he attended the University of Texas and after graduating there he enrolled in the law department of Columbian University of Washington, D. C. From that in- stitution, famed all over America as one of the foremost universities of the western hemisphere, he received his LL. B. degree in 1898. He was ad- mitted to the bar in his home state at once and began his practice in Dallas along civil lines. Dur- ing his twenty-five years of practice in Texas' lead- ing city, he has won a reputation for his name, his ability, and is a leader among men of his calling. From 1906 to 1910, Mr. Holland was Judge of the County Court of Law at Dallas. For the four following years, from 1911 to 1915, he was Dallas' mayor and during his administration some of the civic improvements were made that his city is so proud of today. On December 6, 1921, Mr. Holland was elected president of the Dallas Railway Co.
On June 20, 1909, Miss Elnora Beggs became the bride of Mr. Holland. They have three children, Virginia, Sarah and Katherine. The family reside at 607 North Harwood.
Mr. Holland is a Past Master of Dallas Masons, is a Shriner and a member of the City Club. He is a director and the legal representative for the Dallas County State Bank. Identified with every good move of his city, whether civic, social or political, and universally known and esteemed by the Dallas citizenship. Mr. Holland is active today in the highest type of service.
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UDGE MARTIN LUTHER MORRIS, at- torney at law, Dallas, has been engaged in the practice of civil law for forty years, thirty of which have been spent in Dallas. As mayor of Oak Cliff from 1899 to 1903 he ad- · ministered the laws of that municipality with un- swerving justice and his administrations went down ir history as the most efficient Oak Cliff had ever seen. After its incorporation with the city of Dallas, Mr. Morris did not lose interest but has continued to work for the betterment of his community. How- ever, he is not known as an administrator and lawyer alone, for as president of the Oak Cliff State Bank for five years he placed that institution on a firm financial basis.
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Born at Georgia Stockbridge Post Office, Septem- ber 19, 1855, Martin Luther Morris is a son of P. M. and Nancy E. (James) Morris, the former being an old Confederate soldier who died March 23, 1921, at the age of ninety-three years of age. Mr. Morris was educated in the public schools of Georgia and then attended the University of Georgia, fron which institution he graduated in 1876, with the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. In 1879 he came to Pittsburgh, Texas, and began the practice of law, after being admitted to the bar in 1880. In 1882 he was elected county judge and after serving one term became county attorney. Six years later, 1890, he came to Dallas, locating in Oak Cliff. Nine years later he was elected mayor of Oak Cliff and served for two terms. He then resumed his private practice and in 1914 was elected president of the Oak Cliff State Bank, in which capacity he served for five years. He is now vice-president of the Oak Cliff State Bank and Trust Company.
On February 17, 1886, Judge Morris married Miss Lula V. Jones and they had one child, Robert S. Morris. On January 28, 1917, he married Miss Annie E. Morris.
In fraternal affiliations Judge Morris is a charter member of the Oak Cliff Masonic Lodge, is a 32d degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Hella Temple Shrine. He is vice-president and one of the organizers of the Cedar Crest Country Club. He also has membership in the Kidd Springs Boating and Fishing Club.
The rapid growth and great development of Oak Cliff is due in a large part to the strength and initiative of Judge Morris. Having devoted his entire life to the development of that community, his has been a life of continuous service to his friends and fellow citizens.
AURICE DUDLEY GANO, senior member of the firm of Gano, Gano and Scurry, North Texas Building, Dallas, has been an active practitioner before the bar of Dallas County since 1892 and is well known in this part of the state, not only as a representative of one of the earliest and most illustrious of Texas families but also for his profound legal ability and business in- tegrity. Until 1911 Mr. Gano was a member of the firm of Gano, Gano and Gano, which was organized in 1895, and since 1911 has been associated with his nephew, John Gano, Thonias Scurry being admitted to the firm in 1919.
Born in Tarrant County, Texas, March 23, 1865, Maurice Dudley Gano is a son of General R. M. Gano, who was a Brigadier General of the Confederate Army and who for his gallant services was presented with a beautifully carved and jeweled sword by
Governor Throckmorton. The general was the owner of a large ranch near the vicinity of Grapevine, Tar- rant County, Texas, before the war but after hos- tilities ceased moved with his family to Kentucky where he remained until 1880. In that year he re- turned to Texas, this time settling at Dallas, where he remained until his death in 1913. Mr. M. D. Gano received his education in the public schools of Ken- tucky and the University of that state, where he received his B. A. degree in 1885. He then came to Dallas and taught school, being made principal of the East Dallas High School the following year. In 1887 he attended the University of Texas where he received the M. A. and LL. B. degrees in 1889. In the following year he went to the University of Virginia where he took the law course of John B. Miner, reputed to be the greatest of American law teachers. In 1892 he returned to Dallas and began practice alone, later forming a partnership with his brother. The firm devoted its activities to land law exclusively and was the representative of a number of large companies, among which were the Edin- burgh-American Land and Mortgage Company, Scottish-American Mortgage Company, American- Scotch Mortgage Company and the Investors Mort- gage Company. It was one of the best known firms of North Texas for a number of years and was dis- solved at the death of W. B. Gano, senior member of the firm in 1914. Lee Gano having died in 1911. Mr. Gano has handled a large amount of church litigation throughout Texas and is well known as a corporation lawyer.
Mr. Gano lives at 1903 Bennett Avenue. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and is active in the circles of the Christian Church.
OE WORSHIAM, member of the firm of Brooks, Worsham and Rollins, attorneys at law, Great Southern Life Building, is a former member of the state legislature and has been prominent in politics in this part of the state for some years. The firm of which he is a member specializes in the practice of civil and cor- porate law, and has gained for itself a reputation in those branches of jurisprudence.
A native son of Texas, Joe Worsham was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, June 13, 1886, a son of Albert and Laura (Knight) Worshanı. He received his early education in the Hopkins County public schools. He afterwards attended the University of Michigan and the law department of the University of Texas, at Austin, where he received the degree of LL. B. in 1906. While attending the University of Texas Mr. Worsham represented Hopkins County in the legislature of Texas, having been elected to that office. In 1906 Mr. Worsham was admitted to the bar of Texas and began his professional career at Waxahachie, Texas, in the same year. He remained there for a period of one year, after which he moved to Dallas and took up his practice at the Dallas bar. Ever since 1908 he has been identified with it and has attained a reputation among his associates and fellow citizens as an able lawyer and competent, successful business man. Brooks, Worsham and Rollins enjoy a large clientele, among which they have some large corporations.
In 1912 Mr. Worsham married Miss Annabel Irion, of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Worsham have their resi- dence at 3601 Lexington Avenue, Dallas. Mr. Wor- sham is a member of the Dallas County and of the State Bar Association.
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Born and reared in the Lone Star State, a lawyer of known ability, and a business man of repute, Joe Worsham has accomplished much in his fifteen years of business and professional life. Beyond a doubt, the future will find him a substantial place among the citizens of this great state.
UDGE HIRAM F. LIVELY, of the firm of Lively & Dougherty, 401-5 Western In- demnity Building, Dallas, has for the past quarter of a century been an active member of the legal fraternity of this county and is well known in the bench and bar circles of this con- munity. In recent years Judge Lively has given special attention to probate land law matters. As county judge of this county for four years he rend- ered the county great service and since that time has always devoted a large part of his time to the public interest.
Born in Wood County, Texas, June 12, 1867, Judge Lively is a son of Hiram Y. and Delilah (Roberts) Lively, who came to this state, or more properly speaking, republic, in 1838. The father was an ordained Baptist minister and was well known throughout Texas. Judge Lively was fourteen years of age when his father moved to Dallas County and although his education had been begun in his native county, he secured most of his early training in the public schools of Dallas County. In 1891 he gradu- ated from Baylor University, at Waco, with the degree of B. A. and took up the study of law at Dallas. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and has been engaged in the practice ever since. He served as assistant county attorney in 1900 and in 1904 was elected county judge. He served as county judge for four years and by virtue of his office di- rected many public undertakings and supervised the expenditure of large sums of money during the four year period. During his term as judge he was a member of the commissioners court that expended the first road bond issued and laid out and estab- lished the cardinal and intermediate roads of Dallas County. At the expiration of his second term of office the judge resumed his private practice. In 1915 he formed a partnership with J. L. Goggan and remained with it until 1918. In 1918 he again opened his offices alone and in February, 1921, he formed a partnership with Edward P. Dougherty.
In August, 1906, Judge Lively married Miss Trixie Green, a daughter of A. P. Green, of Thorpe Springs. Judge and Mrs. Lively have one son, Hiram A. Lively. Their residence is at 5105 Reiger Avenue, Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Lively are both prominent in the circles of the Mckinney Avenue Baptist Church, he being president of the board of directors of the church.
Judge Lively is one of the prominent Masons of North Texas, being Past Master of the Dallas Lodge No. 760, A. F. and A. M., having completed his years as Master in 1912; is a member of the Dallas Chap- ter, No. 47, A. A. M., is a thirty-third degree of Scottish Rite Mason, being also a member of Hella Temple Shrine. He also has a membership in Dallas Lodge No. 44, I. O. O. F., in Francis J. Bell Lodge No. 108, Knights of Pythias, in Dallas Tent No. 23 of the Maccabees, in the Modern Order of Prae- torians. He is a member of the Dallas County and State Bar Associations. Ile lives a life not only of continuous activity but also of lasting service to his city, county and state.
GEORGE A. HARMON, senior member of the law firm of Harmon and Harmon, 320 North Texas Building, Dallas, has, since 1909, served the people of this county in both public and private capacities. As a member of the state legislature in 1911 he was instrumental in the passage of a number of important laws and since that time, up until recently, has been very active in public life.
The firm, Harmon and Harmon, is composed of George A. Harmon and his son, Francis G., who was elected County Judge in the recent election. The firm carries on civil practice exclusively and has established a large clientele spreading throughout the state.
Born at Mentor, Ohio, September 4, 1863, George A. Harmon is a son of D. W. and Harriet D. (Martin) Harmon, the former being a school teacher and farmer. Ile was educated in the country schools of his native state and afterward attended the North- western Normal at Fayette, Ohio, where he gradu- ated in 1887. After his graduation he began teach- ing and continued this profession for a period of three years. In 1888 he moved to Ft. Worth, Texas, and accepted a pedigogic position with the Ft. Worth Business College and after remaining there for two years he moved to Dallas, where he resumed the teaching of business courses. In 1902 he established the Dallas Commercial College and two years later built for its home the first brick building ever con- structed in the block upon which the Municipal Build- ing is now located. Three years later he sold his interest in the college and during the following two years was the managing director of the one hundred and fifty thousand club of Dallas. In 1909 he was admitted to the bar and since that time has been engaged in the practice of law, with the exception of the time devoted to public office. In 1911 Mr. Harmon was elected to the legislature and served one term, following which he became the secretary of the National Presidential Campaign Committee of Judson Harmon, his cousin, who was governor of Ohio. In the same year he was a candidate for United States Congressman from Texas and al- though he made no campaign carried Dallas County with a healthy plurality. Ever since that time Mr. Harmon has devoted all of his time to his practice and has been very successful in its establishment.
The marriage of Mr. Harmon to Miss Elizabeth W. Gilmer, of Illinois, was solemnized in 1892 and they are the parents of one child, Francis G. Harmon, County Judge of County Court of Dallas County No. 2. Mr. Harmon is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Wood- men of the World and the Moose Lodge. He has always been a booster for Dallas.
ENRI L. BROMBERG, member of the firm of Etheridge, McCormick and Bromberg, has since his admittance to the firm con- tributed a large part in making it one of the most prominent law firms of Texas. Before the formation of the present firm, in 1914, Mr. Bromberg had been associated with the firm of Etheridge and McCormick since 1907. Etheridge, McCormick and Bromberg, as attorneys for some of the largest cor- porations of Texas and of the United States, are known as one of the strongest firms of the South- west. Among the companies that they are the coun- sel for are The American Indemnity Company of Galveston; Brown Cracker and Candy Company; the
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Brunswick, Bolke, Collender Company, the John Deere Plow Company, William J. Lemp of St. Louis; the I'ullman Company; Texas Ice and Cold Storage Company and the White Company.
Born in Mineola, Wood County, Texas, the 17th of August, 1883, Henri L. Bromberg is a son of Isaac G. and Belle (Mayer) Bromberg. The Brombergs were among the first Texas settlers, Mrs. Bromberg having been born in Texas in the early pioneer days. There were five children in the family, three boys and two girls, Henri L. being the eldest. Mr. Brom- berg received his elementary education in the Mineola public and high school, which training was supplemented at the University of Texas, where he received a B. A. degree in 1902 and an L.L.B. in 1904. He came to Dallas on October 4th, 1904, and began his practice alone in the office of Mr. Ether- idge. On March 1st, 1907, he became associated with the firm of Etheridge and McCormick and was admitted to membership in the firmn seven years later. He has been a member of the firm since that time and has contributed to the phenomenal success that it has attained.
The marriage of Mr. Bromberg to Miss Felice Fechenbach, of Dallas, was solemnized at that city in 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Bromberg are the parents of two children, Henri L., Jr., and Edward Samuel Bromberg. Their home is located at 2625 South Boulevard, Dallas.
In fraternal orders Mr. Bromberg has member- ship in the Scottish Bodies of Masonry and the Columbian Club. He is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Still a young man Mr. Bromberg has an unusual opportunity to perform service for his fellow citizens, and judging from his past record, the future will not only be one of that kind but it will consist of a continuous series of suc- cesses.
THOMAS D. GRESHAM, of the firm of Gresham and Willis, Dallas County Bank Building, is a well known member of the Dallas bar. Gresham and Willis devote their attention to civil law, representing many large corporations, such as the Texas and Pacific Railway, the Illinois and Great Northern Railway, the Mallory Steamship Company, the Woodmen of the World and the Southern Surety Company.
A native born Texan, Thomas D. Gresham was born at Galveston, February 12, 1879. He is a son of Walter and Josephine C. (Mann) Gresham, both of Galveston. The Galveston public and high schools furnished him his early education, which was ef- fectively supplemented at the law school of the University of Texas, from which institution he re- ceived the degree of bachelor of laws in 1901. Upon his graduation he came to Dallas and began to practise alone, but one year later was selected as assistant general counsel for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway. He retained this position for three years at which time he began his private practise again, forming a partnership of Alexander, Hoggdry and Gresham. In 1908 he withdrew from the firm and became a member of the firm of Flip- pen, McCormick and Gresham. In 1909 this firm became Flippen, Gresham and Freeman and con- tinued as such until 1920 at which tinie Mr. Gresham withdrew and his present affiliation with Senator J. Hart Willis was made.
In 1916 the marriage of Mr. Gresham to Miss Lorraine V. Milliken, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was solemnized. Mr. and Mrs. Gresham reside at . 2523 Cedar Springs.
The following fraternal orders have Mr. Gresham on their rolls: Woodmen of the World, Masons, thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite, the University Club and the Dallas Country Club.
ALTER G. MILLER, member of the well known law firm of Flippen & Miller, since his admission to the bar eight years ago, has acquired a successful practice and is well known among the younger set of Dallas lawyers. The practice of the firm consists principally of cor- porate law, but extends over the entire civil field. Representing a large number of Texas corporations and having among its clientele some of the largest companies in the United States, Flippen and Miller are especially well known as corporation lawyers. Some of the companies that they are counsellors for are the Western Union, Armstrong Packing Co,. Washington Cotton Oil Company, International Oil Mills, Dallas Transfer Company, Linz Bros., Oriental Hotel, Oriental Laundry, and the C. C. Slaughter Cattle Company.
Born in Mckinney, Texas, May 22, 1888, Walter G. Miller is a son of Julian W. and Effie (London) Miller. The father was a native Ohioan, while the mother was born and reared in Texas. They are the parents of three children, Walter G. being the oldest. He received his early and high school education in the public schools of MeKinney and in 1908 entered the University of Texas, receiving a degree of LL.B. in 1912. While at the University Mr. Miller took an active interest in debating and oratory, being a member of the Athenaenum Literary Society. He acquired some skill in the art of public speaking and is well known in college circles as a debater of marked ability. He was admitted to the bar in 1912 and came to Dallas in that year. He began the practice of his profession in the firm of Robert B. Allen and A. B. Flanary. A short time later he be- came associated with the firm of Flippen, Gresham and Freeman. When that firm was dissolved in 1919 he became the partner of William H. Flippen, in the firm of Flippen and Miller.
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