The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 40

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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As secretary of the democratic executive commit-

tee some years ago when Dudley M. Wooten was nominated to Congress, Judge Mathis was very in- fiuential in bringing about a change to the old democracy and has always fought valiantly against those who wear the skin of a democrat but the heart of a republican. Judge Mathis served as president of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Dallas.

In 1918 the marriage of Judge Mathis to Miss Cecelia Mahoney was solemnized in St. Louis and they now have their home at 825 Second Avenue, Dallas.

OBERT TAP MEADOR, attorney at law, Great Southern Life Insurance Building, has, in the past fifteen years, not only built up an extensive civil law practice but has devoted a great part of his time to the rearing of young Dallas lawyers, of whom practically half a hundred have received their legal education and admittance to the bar through study and practice in his offices. His profound interest in the advance- ment of young legal aspirants was engendered by the fact that he, himself, faced specially exigent problems while preparing himself for his chosen pro- fession and while making his initial efforts to secure a steadfast footing in the same.

Born at Houston, Texas County, Missouri, on the third of September, 1874, Robert T. Meador is a son of Judge Robert B. and Louise (Canaday) Meador, both respective families having been founded in the Old Dominion commonwealth in the colonial era of our national history. Judge Meador was a soldier in the Confederate Army and was in the command of General Stonewall Jackson at the time when that distinguished officer was shot, and it was he who raised that great commander after he had fallen from his horse. He was with his regiment in the Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the sur- render of General Lee at Appomattox, and his record as a soldier is such as to reflect lasting honor upon his name. After the war he moved to Houston, Mis- souri, where he served for sixteen years as county judge of Texas County. In the schools of that city and in the Springfield Normal, at Springfield, Robert T. Meador received his elementary education, and while attending the latter institution he studied law and was admitted to the bar at Houston in 1899. He was but sixteen years of age when he began teaching school, and he continued intermittently at that work while in Missouri and after coming to Dallas in 1902. At the outbreak of the Spanish war he joined Company M, Second Volunteer Mis- scuri Infantry and continued in the service until December 24, 1898. Coming to Dallas in 1902, he opened his law offices in 1904, after teaching school for two years. In 1907 he became associated in part- nership with John Davis, the same continuing until 1914. He then began practice independently and has done so since. Mr. Meador has a very extensive practice here, having organized some two hundred oil companies and corporations in the past two years.

On March 6, 1907, the marriage of Mr. Meador to Miss Lilian Bell, of Dallas, was solemnized. Mr. and Mrs. Meador are the parents of three children, Robert, Virginia and Marguerite Meador. Their home is on St. Johns Drive, Highland Park.

In fraternal affiliations Mr. Meador is a 32d degree Mason and Shriner, a Knight Templar, a Knight of Pythias, a member of the I. O. O. F., the Commercial Law League, the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations and the Dallas Automobile Country Club.

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ING S. WILLIAMSON, member of the law firm of Crawford, Crawford and Wil- liamson, Dallas, as counsel for many large Dallas business houses has become well known among the younger attorneys at the Dallas bar. Since his admittance to the bar in 1913 he has specialized in corporate and land law and is now recognized as an authority in these lines. Crawford, Crawford and Williamson are engaged in the gell- eral practice of law representing many of the large interests of Texas. Mr. Williamson devotes his time to the civil branch of the law, giving special atten- tion to corporations, contracts and real estate.

Born in Lebanon, Tennessee, August 14th, 1889, King S. Williamson is a son of Porter and Molly Wil- liamson. His education was secured at the public schools of Lebanon, Castle Heights School and Cum- berland University at Lebanon, Tennessee. His law training was secured at the Cumberland University Law School, known as the Lebanon Law School, from which he received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1913. While there he was exceptionally fortunate in being under the instruction of the Hon. Nathan Greene, one of the foremost law professors of the country. After his graduation he came to Dallas and began his practice with George Sargeant, which was continued until October, 1913. Mr. Williamson then began practicing independently, which he con- tinued until October, of 1915, when he formed con- nections with Judge M. L. Morris. This partnership was dissolved and March 1, 1921, his present partner- ship formed.

On December 22, 1915, Mr. Williamson married Miss Wanda Margaret Barnes, of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson are the parents of one child, Wanda Jean Williamson. Their home is at 122 Montreal street, Oak Cliff. Mr. Williamson is a member of the Masons and of the Dallas Bar Association. A native Tennessean, educated in one of the foremost law schools of the country, Mr. Williamson possesses all of the requisites of an excellent lawyer a shrewd bus- iness man and a patriotic citizen.

OWNE YOUNG, member of the law firm of Pope and Young, Slaughter Building, Dal- las, has been engaged in the general civil practice of law, especially corporation work, for the past eleven years. In that time he has built up a large clientele. Pope and Young was organized in the year 1919 and since that time have become the attorneys for some of the heirs of the Slaughter estate, several large oil companies and a number of large local business houses.

Born in Dawson County, Montana, November 28, 1884, Towne Young is a son of N. E. Young, a lawyer and the first county attorney of Dawson County. At a later date he became superintendent of the county schools of Lipscomb County. The younger Mr. Young was educated in the common schools and high schools of Clarendon, Texas, where he graduated in 1902. He then attended the sum- mer normals and taught in the public schools of Texas for three years. In 1906 he entered the Uni- versity of Texas where he took graduate work for one year and served as quizmaster in the law school. While there lie became a member of the Delta Sigma Rho, honorary public speaking fraternity, and was the winner of the Skinner prize for debate. He was graduated in 1909 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He then came to Dallas and started practice. Since that time he has gained admittance to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, having

been given such license through the introduction of Senator J. W. Bailey. In. 1919 Mr. Young formed his present connections with Mr. Pope and has con- tinued in the partnership since that time.

During the war Mr. Young was a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Department and was sail- ing for France when the armistice was signed. He performed many services on this side of the water, however, as he took part in the naturalization of a great number of foreigners.

In fraternal associations Mr. Young is a member of the Hella Shrine, a thirty-second degree Scot- tish Rite, a Knight Templar and holds a certificate to the Blue Lodge of Masonry. He is a member of the First Methodist Church and at the present time serves as a member of the board of stewards. IDWARD CRANE, member of the well known law firm of Crane and Crane, Western In- demnity Building, Dallas, has been engaged in the general civil practice of law with his father, General M. M. Crane since 1906. The firm is composed of Martin M. Crane, Sr., Martin M. Jr., Edward Crane and Michael Emmett Crane and has a very extensive practice throughout the state. They enjoy the patronage of a large clientele, among which there are a number of large companies, some of these being: The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, The Southwest General Electric, The Shippers Compress and Warehouse Company, the Coca Cola Company and the National Cash Register Company.

A native of Texas, born at Cleburne, December 11, 1883, Edward Crane is a son of Martin M. and Eula (Taylor) Crane. His father was born in West Virginia and came to Texas in 1870 settling at Cle- burne. He is one of the prominent citizens of this state, having served the people in the State Senate, as Lieutenant Governor and as Attorney General. He was twice elected Attorney General and at the expiration of his second term, moved to Dallas, where he began his private practice. He was the attorney for the legislature in the impeachment of James E. Ferguson and has been prominent in court trial for a quarter of a century. Young Mr. Crane was educated at the University of Texas and while there was on the football squad for three years, play- ing the position of halfback and fullback. He was twice elected president of the Student's Association and was the literary editor of the Cactus, the college annual. He graduated from the University in 1906 with the degree of A. B. and L. L. B. He then re- turned to Dallas and was admitted to his fathers firm, Crane and Crane. He continued the practice of his profession until the United States entered the war, at which time he enlisted in the first officer's training camp at Leon Springs, Texas. In August 1917, he was commissioned first Lieutenant of Field Artillery, and assigned to the 165th Field Artillery Brigade, of the ninetieth division. He was sent overseas in June, 1918, and was stationed with the Army of Occupation at Berncastle from January until May 1919. On January 1, 1918 he was pro- moted to Captain, Field Artillery. While serving in the Army of Occupation he was the Officer in charge of Civil Affairs, at Kreis Berncastle, Germany. He returned to America in June 1919 and was dis- charged from the service, after serving practically two years.

Fraternally his associations are with the Sigma Chi College Fraternity, the Masons and the Trinity Valley Lodge.

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BRED H. LOWRANCE, member of the firm of Read, Lowrance and Bates, attorneys and counsellors at law, with offices at 1010-12 Great Southern Life Building, has attained a position of distinctive ability in his profession, is identified with large business affairs, and has a high place in social and civie circles of his home city. He became identified with the firm of Read and Lowrance in 1899, since that time Mr. Bates entered the partnership, which then became Read, Lowrance and Bates. The firm has a large eivil and corporate practice and is well known in Dallas.

Born in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, January 8, 1872 Fred H. Lowrance is the son of William L. and Cordie (Stewart) Lowrance, the father formerly of North Carolina and his mother from Mississippi. The father was by profession a Presbyterian min- ister, and for many years was a loyal worker in be- half of that denomination. During the Civil War he was colonel of the Thirty-fourth North Carolina Regiment, and made a notable record as a Confed- erate officer. He commanded General Scales Brigade at the battle of Gettysburg. In 1868 he moved to Mississippi, where he was elected a member of the State Senate in 1876. He came to Texas in 1881 and was instrumental in the organization and building of several churches throughout the state. The young Mr. Lowrance attended the public school of the town where he was reared, and was also a student in the Austin College at Sherman, Texas, where he was graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1893. Then entering the University of Texas he was graduated in 1896 with the degree of LL. B., and in the year 1897 was awarded the degree of Master of Laws.

While in the university he was employed in the State Land Office during the day and studied law in the evenings. After finishing school he was the chief clerk of the school land department. In 1899 he came to Dallas and began the practice of his profession with Mr. Read, under the firm name of Read and Lowrance. He was elected city attorney of Oak Cliff in 1901 and was city attorney when Oak Cliff was annexed to Dallas, he was in favor of the annexation, and advised the city council that the law annexing Dallas was constitutional. The law was contested in the courts and the Supreme Court of Texas upheld the law as being constitu- tional.

Mr. Lowrance was one of the ten who first met to organize the Citizens Association of Dallas at the time the city of Dallas amended it's charter and adopted the commission form of government, and since that time the Citizens Association, with few exceptions, has elected the mayor and commissioners of Dallas. The association has been a great factor for the political good of Dallas.

A few years ago Mr. Bates entered the firm. Read, Lowrance and Bates are the attorneys for many large companies, among which are: the Deming In- vestment Company, Higginbotham, Bailey and Logan Company, the Capital Life Insurance Company, the Central Life Insurance Company and the Cold Stor- age Company.

On the 26th of October, 1910, Mr. Lowrance mar- ried Miss Christine Young, a daughter of Thos. P. and Catherine Young, both of Marshall, Texas. Mrs. Lowrance belongs to one of the oldest and most prominent families of East Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Lowrance are the parents of one child, Mistress Cor- delia Lowrance age four years. Mr. Lowrance is a member of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and

the Dallas Bar Association. His popularity in Dal- las social circles is unquestioned but his devotion to his profession has been the main reason for the success that he has attained.

L. DREEBEN, attorney at law, with offices in the Praetorian Building, is a native Texan and has for nearly twenty years been an active member of the Texas bar, all of which time has been spent in Dallas. During these years he has established an enviable reputation as a civil lawyer and has enjoyed a lucrative practise.

Having completed his legal preparation on the broadest possible basis, Mr. Dreeben has specialized in that branch of law which pertains to land, insur- ance, corporations, joint stock associations and trust estates. He draws charters of every state in the Union. A partnership has recently been formed with Mr. Theodore P. Hansen, 20 Broad Street, New York, a well known lawyer of that city with ex- cellent legal connections. It is the plan of the firm, which is known as Hansen & Dreeben, to confine themselves largely to handling Texas legal matters which are being transacted in New York. In addi- tion to his legal interests, Mr. Dreeben is Interested in the Standard Loan & Investment Company, the Federal Life Insurance Company, the Power Petrol- eum Trust of Texas, and the Registrar Bond Com- pany. He also owns a number of small farms and gives considerable attention to their supervision. For the last three years most of his legal work has been in connection with the oil and gas business and the handling of insurance and organization matters.

Mr. Dreeben is able to trace his ancestry back to Isaac of Abarbanel who was Farmer General of Spain during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella. He was born at Center, Shelby County, Texas, No- vember 27, 1870, his parents being Mera B. and Yetta Dreeben. He began his education in the public schools of Henderson, Texas, and went from these to the Alexander Institute at Kilgore, Texas. He next attended Center College at Sulphur Springs, Texas, and was graduated from the Woodward high school, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1893. Two years later he was graduated from Cincinnati University and in 1896 he received the LL. B. degree with honors, from New York University. His ability as a thinker and writer had already been shown when he took the first prize in 1888 for a legal thesis on "Internation- alism" offered by the Rusk County News. In 1903 he was admitted to the Texas bar and since that time he has been in the active practise of his pro- fession in Dallas.

In 1904 Mr. Dreeben was married to Miss Oc- tavine Lopez, daughter of David Lopez of Dallas. Their residence is at 4002 Swiss Avenue.

In spite of his heavy practise, Mr. Dreeben has shown great interest in the social and fraternal organizations of the city. He is a member of the Lakewood Country Club, the Columbia Club, the Old Colony Club of New York, and the Dallas Auto Club. Through his connection with the local and National Bar Associations he has done much for the advancement of his profession. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He was the first state counsel for the Modern Woodmen of America and has been Chancellor Commander for two terms. Few lawyers of Dallas are more widely known and none are more highly esteemed by their professional asso- ciates.

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ISCAR O'NEILL TOUCHSTONE, member of the firm of Tliomas, Milam and Touchstone, has for two years served as secretary of the Dallas Bar Association and in his thirteen years of practice has always taken an active interest in the affairs of that organization. Mr. Touchstone has been with Thomas, Milam and Touchstone ever since its organization in 1913 and been a substantial factor in its advancement in the casualty and surety branch of the law, not to mention the large clientele it has in the general practice. They serve as the attorneys for a number of large companies, among which are: Lion Bonding and Surety Company, Southwestern National Bank, Midland and North- western Railway, Southern Surety Company, Amer- ican Bonding and Casualty Company, California In- surance Company, Columbia Fire Insurance Com- pany, American Bankers Insurance Company, Wad- dell Investment Company, Commerce Trust Con- pany, Clen Lumber Company, Home Investment Company, Prudential Loan & Building Association, The Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company, The Bankers Reserve Life Insurance Company, M. H. Wolfe Company and Geo. W. Owens and Sons, Columbia National Insurance Company, Washing- ton-Maine Insurance Company, Georgia Casualty Company, Automobile Underwriters of America, Re- lief and Annuity Board, Hughes O'Rourke Construc- tion Company, Southern State Steel Company, Globe Press Brick Company, Texas Press Brick Company, Lone Star Press Brick Company.

Born in Grayson County, Texas, December 4, 1885, Oscar O. Touchstone is a son of James Nathaniel and Mary (Smith) Touchstone. He was the eldest of seven boys and received his early education in the schools of his native county and then attended the preparatory school of Austin College and later Austin College, receiving a degree of A. B. from that institution in 1907, and two years later was awarded his LL. B. at the University of Texas. On October 1, 1909, he came to Dallas and began practice alone in the office of William Thompson. On March 1, 1910, he formed a partnership with L. B. Milam, under the firm name of Milam and Touchstone. In 1913 Mr. Thomas was admitted to the firm, which then became known as Thomas, Milam and Touch- stone. Since that time he has continued his con- nections with that firm until April 1, 1921, when Mrs. D. A. Frank came into the firm and the firm became Thomas, Frank, Mitam and Touchstone. Mr. Touchstone has been counsel in a number of im- portant cases that have cleared up some of the muddled laws of Texas. Among the most important of these is the case of The Lyon Bonding and Surety Company vs. The First State Bank of Paris; J. H. McHaney, County Judge vs. The Peoples State Bank and Trust Company; and Cameron Company vs. W. B. Walton and Others.

The marriage of Mr. Touchstone to Miss Ellie Mills, of Sherman, was solemnized on August 3, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Touchstone are the parents of two children: Justin Thompson and Mary Anne Touchstone. Their home is at 3840 Maplewood Ave- nue.

As a member of the Shriners, Alpha Tau Omega and a charter member of the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi, the University Club, the City Club. the Dallas Country Club, the Rotary Club, and as secre- tary of the Dallas Bar Association, Mr. Touchstone is one of the best known lawyers of Dallas.

G. GOGGANS, member of the law firm of Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie, 1107 Prae- torial building, Dallas, has established quite a large practice for himself and firni, es- pecially in municipal matters, such as street paving. As the counsellors for the Texas Bitulithic Company and others, Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie have been identified with the greater portion of paving work done in Texas. Before the organization of the present firm Mr. Goggans was associated with Mr. Dabney in the firm or Dabney and Goggans. Dab- ney, Goggans and Ritchie were organized in 1919 and since that time have specialized in real estate, trust and land law. The firm enjoys the patronage of a large clientele, among which are the following large companies; Texas Bitulithic Company, Realty Trust Company, Fidelity Trust and Savings Com- pany, Maxwell Investment Company and the Breg- Garrett Company.

Born in Newberry, South Carolina, February 21, 1800, H. G. Goggans is a son of J. C. Goggans, a planter and later Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. The young Mr. Goggans was educated in the Newberry College Preparatory School, from which he graduated in 1904. He then attended the New- berry College, graduating in 1908 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Later he entered the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, South Carolina and was graduated in 1912 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In November of the same year he moved to Dallas and began practice with his brother, J. L. Goggans, and later accepted employment with Hann and Hendell, real estate agents. On February 1, 1914 he became associated with the firm of Dabney and Townsend and worked with them until the dis- solution of the firm in 1917. He then joined partner- ship with Mr. Dabney, under the firm name of Dab- ney and Goggans. This firm continued until 1919 at which time Mr. Ritchie was admitted to the firm, and it then became Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie.

During the recent war Mr. Goggans was a first lieutenant when sent overseas with the 345th Field Artillery and returned a captain, after practically two years of service. He served for five months in the Army of Occupation, returning to the United States June 7th, 1919 and being discharged eighteen days later.

A member of the Dallas Country Club, the Idle- wild Club, the Chamber of Commerce and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon College Fraternity. He has always been active in the civic improvement of the city and has great confidence in its future progress.

JOHN C. READ, attorney-at-law, Linz Build- ing, Dallas, although one of the youngest members of the Dallas County Bar has the enjoyment of a growing and successful practice. The term self-made, hackneyed though it is, is yet sufficiently expressive to permit its appli- cation to men who have accomplished worthily in the face of heavy odds. It is no mis-application in the case of Mr. Read, who has reached his present po- sition in life as a result in his own efforts, unaided and unsupported by others. Mr. Read has always practiced civil law exclusively, never having at- tempted to deal in the criminal field.

Born in the city of Fort Davis, Texas, John C. Read is a son of William O. and Lucy (Mallock) Read, both pioneers of this state. There were six children in the Read family, three boys, Louis P., Ben

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H. and John C., and three girls, Lucy, Willie and Kate. After securing the best education that the schools of his day afforded he came to Dallas and began the study of law in the law offices of W. A. Bonner, working during the day, he studied at night and in 1912 was admitted to the bar. He began prac- tice alone immediately thereafter and has continued independently until recently he formed a partner- ship with W. F. Whitehurst, former District Judge of the 68th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, under the firm name of Whitehurst & Read.

The marriage of Mr. Read to Miss Cora White- hurst was solemnized in 1915. Mr. and Mrs. Read are the parents of one child, John C. Read, Jr. Their home is at 4325 Bowser Avenue, Dallas. Mr. Read is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the Young Lawyer's Club and the Westminister Presby- terian Church.

UDGE ROBERT M. ROWLAND, W. T. Waggoner Building, Fort Worth, is legal representative in said city for the Humble Oil and Refining Company and is also counsel for several other corporations. His is gen- eral civil practise in which he has been a leader for more than twenty years.

Mr. Rowland was born near Fort Worth at Azle, Texas, on January 19, 1872. His father, Wm. H. Rowland, was a well known Baptist minister of Tar- rant County, and his mother was Martha C. Fowler Rowland. After finishing in the county schools, Robert M. Rowland attended Baylor University at Waco, Texas. His law studying was done in Fort Worth under the direction of Judge N. A. Stedman, later State Railroad Commissioner, and other lead- ing attorneys of Fort Worth of that day. He was admitted to the bar in the summer of 1894. In the following October he began his practice in Fort Worth but in May of 1896 he located at Ladonia, in Fannin County, Texas. He practiced for nine years. In 1905 he returned to Fort Worth where he · has remained since. His affiliations have been with the firms of Rowland Myers, for one year, later with Williams, Rowland and Crenshaw, then with Row- land & Crenshaw until January of 1910. In 1910 he was appointed assistant attorney general by At- torney General Lightfoot. He remained in Austin in that capacity for one year. In January, 1911, he resigned and returned to Fort Worth and entered the partnership of Lassiter, Harrison & Rowland.

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The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 40

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