The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 41

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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Mr. Rowland has done extensive service in railroad practice. He has served as an attorney for both the Rock Island and the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad Company for many years. In 1917, Mir. Rowland began his practice alone and has continued in this fashion since. In 1918 he became the legal representative for the Humble Oil & Refining Com- pany. He has been appointed on several occasions as special judge to serve on the bench for brief periods, hence the appellation of the title Judge, which has always moved with him.

Mr. Rowland married Miss Katherine Myers, a sister of his first law partner, in 1895, at Fort Worth, Texas. They have four daughters: Irene, now Mfs. Gerald B. Whitney, Katherine, now Mrs. Paul Bryant, Maud and Mary Elizabeth. Mr. Row- land is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the M W. A., the Fort Worth Club, the Rivercrest Coun- try Club, and of the State Bar Association. Among the practitioners of civil law he is one of the ablest in the Fort Worth bar.

ILLIAM BRECHEEN HAMILTON, Assist- ant general attorney for the St. Louis Southern Railway Company, of Texas, with offices at 1102-4 Great Southern Life Build- ing, Dallas, has been engaged in a general civil practice of law for the past twenty-five years but has made a specialty of corporation work and is well known for his achievement in that branch of the law. He has been especially active in the past few years in the organization and continuation of a large num- ber of strong Texas oil companies, among which might be named the following: The Texahoma Oil and Refining Company, of Wichita Falls; the Walker Consolidated Petroleum Company, of Dallas, and the Walker-Caldwell Producing Company, of Breckenridge.

A native Texan, William Brecheen Hamilton was born at Ladonia, Fannin County, August 23, 1873. He is a son of Robert Hamilton and Mary Jane Brecheen, who were early settlers of this state. His early education was acquired in the public schools of this state and was well supplemented at Add-Ran College of Thorp Springs. He then began the study of law at a law office in Commerce, Texas, and was admitted to the bar in 1895. From that time until 1909 he carried on his practice at Commerce and in that year moved to Greenville, where he remained until 1916. While there he represented Hunt County in the twenty-ninth and thirtieth legislatures and was the author of many bills that were enacted into law. He was chairman of the Committee on Rules and Parliamentarian in the House.

On February 14, 1899, Mr. Hamilton married Miss Mary Lou Mitchell, of Commerce, who is a daughter of John W. Mitchell, a prominent merchant of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are the parents of one child, Norman, who is a graduate of Columbia Military Academy and is now a student of law in his father's office.

In fraternal affiliations Mr. Hamilton is a member of the Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias, A. F. and A. M., the Dallas Country Club, and the American and Dallas Bar Association.

LOYD H. READ, senior member of the firm Read, Lawrance and Bates, 1010-12 Busch Building, Dallas, has been actively identified with the legal fraternity of Dallas County for the past twenty years and has in that time become well-known in corporate and

probate law. Read, Lawrence and Bates was organized in 1918, when W. M. Bates admitted to the firm which had for twenty years been Read and Lawrence. The firm is engaged in the general civil practice and enjoys the patronage of a large clien- tele among which are a number of large corpora- tions, some of these being the following: Higgin- botham, Bailey, Logan Co., the Central Ice and Cold Storage Company, Capital Life Insurance Company of Colorado and the Southwestern National Bank and the Northwestern National Life Insurance Co.

Born at Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee, Nov. 21, 1874, Cloyd H. Read is a son of John Cal- vin and Kate (French) Read. The father was a dis- tinguished Confederate soldier who served as a mem- ber of the Seventh Tennessee Cavalry. The younger Mr. Read received his early education in the public schools of his native city and then attended the Uni- versity of Tennessee from which he graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1896. Two years later he

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graduated from the University of Texas with the degree of LL.B. In 1898 he moved to Dallas and began the practice of his profession with a member of the present firm, Mr. Lawrence. The partnership has continued up to the present time and was en- larged by the entrance of Mr. Bates into the firm in 1918.

Since then the firm has continued under the style of Read, Lawrence and Bates. In the preparation of the new city charter of Dallas, under which it now has the commission form of government, Mr. Read was honored by being selected by the committee on cities and towns in the Thirtieth Texas Legislature, in which the charter was prepared, to render services in the preparation of this charter, receiving this ap- pointment on the recommendation of citizens of Dallas. The charter is considered a model of its kind and is studied closely by citizens of towns de- siring to obtain one for their home city.

In 1917 Mr. Read married Mrs. Laura West Casey. Their home is at 4927 Junius Street, Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Read are both devout Presbyterians, he being Superintendent of the Sunday School of the East Dallas Presbyterian Church. Mr. Read is a Mason, a Scottish Rite, a Shriner, a Knights Templar, a member of the Knights of Pythias and Commander of the Trans-Mississippi Dept., Sons of Confederate Veterans. He is also a member of the University Club of Dallas, the Dallas Country Club and the Dallas Athletic Club.

A. COCKE, senior member of the law firm of Cocke and Cocke, Andrews Building, Dal- las, has since his admittance to the bar in 1906 specialized in legal work for associa- tions organized under declarations of trust. He has accomplished much in that field of the law and is considered as an able authority on that subject. Cocke and Cocke was organized in 1909 when Mr. Cocke took as his partner his brother, C. M. Cocke. Since that time the firm has built up a good legal practice and is now the legal representative of a number of large trust associations, some of the larger ones being: The Massey Company, of Chi- cago; the Great Western Petroleum Company and the United Home Builders of America. He was one of the organizers and was secretary and treasurer of the Home Builders' Association which was the pioneer of the loan association and one of the most successful.

A native Texan, born in Gonzales County, Decem- ber 2nd, 1872, A. A. Cocke is a son of James R. and Grace E (Bartlett) Cocke. There were eight chil- dren in the family, A. A. being the third in years. Educated in the elementary schools of Gonzales County, his higher education was secured at the Southwestern University, at Georgetown, Texas. He was graduated from the former institution with the class of 1897, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. His law education and additional literary training was secured at the University of Chicago, from which he received the A. M. degree in 1904 and the J. D. degree in 1905. In 1906 he came to Dallas and began the practice of his profession. He prac- ticed independently until 1909, at which time his brother, C. M., became associated with him. Ever since that time Cocke and Cocke have been actively engaged in the practice and today have a large clientele.

In 1906 Mr. Cocke married Miss Daisy A. Dixon

and they are the parents of one child, Estelle Lor- raine. They have their home at 727 Zangs Boule- vard, Oak Cliff.

In fraternal orders Mr. Coeke is a member of the Kappa Sigma College Fraternity. He has niember- ship in the Dallas Bar Association and the M. W. A. He is a devout member of the Methodist Church and in politics is a Democrat. Mr. Cocke is an expert at the fascinating sport of tennis and handball and is well known for his proficiency in those pastimes.

ILLIAM LIPSCOMB, member of the firm of Seay, Seay, Malone and Lipscomb, 411-415 Southland Life Building, has since beginning the practice of law specialized in the prac- tice of insurance and real estate law. Since his graduation from college in 1916, although he was engaged in active service with the armies of the United States for two years, has become well known among the younger attorneys of the city. Mr. Lipscomb became associated with Seay, Seay, Malone and Lipscomb in 1917 and was admitted to member- ship in the firm in 1919. The firm does special work in insurance and land law and has considerable legal work regarding loans. The firm acts as counsel for a number of large companies, among which are: The Southland Life Insurance Company, The Inter- national Travelers Association, the Manhattan Life Insurance Company, The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and the Southern Products Com- pany.

A native son of Dallas born January 25, 1896, Wil- liam Lipscomb is a son of William Lipscomb, Sr., who for seven years was the superintendent of the Dallas Public Schools and who left this life some twenty years ago. The younger Mr. Lipscomb re- ceived his primary education in the public schools of Dallas and was graduated from the Dallas High School in 1912. He then attended the University of Texas from which institution he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1916. While at the Universi- ty he represented it in the state oratorical contest, was a member of Delta Sigma Rho, honorary public speaking fraternity and of the Delta Chi social fraternity. He was a member of the Cactus staff for four years, being a contributor to the editorial department. Upon graduation he returned to Dal- las and became associated with the firm that he is llow a member of. In June of 1917 he attended the Leon Springs Training Camp and in August of the same year was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Immediately thereafter he was sent to France and was among the first thirty thousand United States troops that landed in that country. He was assigned to the Machine Gun Company of the 163rd Infantry and was later transfered to the 301st Heavy Batallion Tank Corps and was engaged in the second British offensive at the Somme. The tank in which Lieut. Lipscomb was fighting was destroyed and by some miraculous accident he escaped, with only slight injuries. He was also Judge Advocate of the 301st Batallion and naturalized many foreigners while in the service. He returned to America in March 1919 and was dis- charged April 11th, of the same year.

Mr. Lipscomb is a member of the University Club, the Dallas Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Club. He has always taken an active interest in the civic affairs of his native city and is a firm believer in its future prosperity.

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ARL E. HURT, attorney at law, 1012-1013 Dallas County State Bank Building, Dallas, has, since his admittance to the bar in 1911, specialized in the organization of levee, drainage and irrigation districts, and the legal busi- ness pertaining thereto. Mr. Hurt is especially well versed in the incorporation and bonding of levee, irrigation and drainage districts and is largely re- sponsible for the present laws upon this subject.

A native of Dallas County, Earl E. Hurt is a son of Robert M. and Elizabeth McKee (Evans) Hurt. The father is a son of J. M. Hurt, who was the presiding judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals and served as a member of that court for twenty- two years. Earl E. is the oldest of five children and received his academic education in the Dallas public schools, afterwards attending the University of Texas where he graduated in 1911 with the de- gree of Bachelor of Laws. Immediately thereafter he returned to Dallas and began the practice of his profession alone and has continued so ever since. His practice has largely been concerned with land titles and corporation law. For the past few years he has been the attorney for a number of levee im- provement districts of North Texas and is largely responsible for the rapid development that has taken place by reclamation projects in this vicinity. At the present time he enjoys the patronage of a large clientele, including many large companies, among which are the Harlon Construction Company, The Texas Road Co., Texas Home Builders, Inc., Guar- anty Title and Trust Company and the Keystone Lease and Royalty Syndicate.

In 1918, Mr. Hurt was a candidate for county judge, being defeated by only one hundred and forty votes out of total of twenty-seven thousand two hundred and eighty-three ballots cast. He has al- ways been a staunch Democrat and has taken the stump many times in behalf of the candidates of the Texas Democracy.

The marriage of Mr. Hurt to Miss Isadora Bright was solemnized in April, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Hurt are the parents of four children, James Mann, Dor- othy Ellen, Earl E., Jr., and Robert M. Hurt. Their home is located at 714 Woodlawn Avenue, Oak Cliff. Mr. Hurt is a member of the Cedar Crest Country Club, Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas Bar and Texas Bar Associations and has been an active Mason for several years.

B. FREEMAN, attorney at law, 1001 Dallas County Bank Building, Dallas, is one of the younger and ambitious members of the bar of Texas and since his admission to practise has been coming rapidly forward as one of the men of influence and ability in his community. During the eleven years of his practise he has won favorable comment for the way in which he has handled his cases, and his attractive personality has won for him a large circle of friends.

A native son of Dallas, O. B. Freeman was born on the 17th of March, 1888. He is the only son of Thomas J. and Sallie Belle (Mathews) Freeman, both Texans, the former being an attorney of Dallas until 1909 at which time he accepted the general attorneyship of the Texas and Pacific Railway. O. B. Freeman secured his early educational training in the public schools of Dallas, from which he went to the New Mexico Military Institute, of Roswell, New Mexico. He then attended the law school of

the Cumberland University, at Lebanon, T'ennessee from which institution he received the degree of LL. B. in 1909. Upon his graduation he returned to Dallas and on January 1, 1910, became associated with the law firm of Flippen and McCormick, which later became Flippen, McCormick, Gresham and Freeman. Mr. Freeman was a member of this firm until January of 1920, and since that time has practised independently.

On June 4, 1917, O. B. Freeman was given his commission in the Field Artillery branch of the Texas National Guard, and was the organizer of the Headquarters Company of the One Hundred and Thirty-third Field Artillery. He was landed in France on August 12, 1918, and was later detached from the American Expeditionary Forces and sent with the French army, September 2, 1918. He served with the French army until October 6th, at which time he was returned to the American lines as an instructor. The signing of the armistice found him fulfilling the duties of an officer instructor. He was discharged from the service in April, 1919, after serving for over two years.

In 1913, O. B. Freeman married Miss Elsie Lang, daughter of Mr. Otto H. Lang, of Dallas. They are the parents of one child, O. B. Freeman, Jr. Mr. Freeman is a member of several lodges and clubs, among which are: The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hella Temple Shrine, Scottish Rite Mason, Sigma Alpha Epsilon College Fraternity and the National Rifle Association.

OSEPH E. COCKRELL, Attorney at law, 1402 Southwestern Life Building, has for the past twenty five years been actively identified with the legal practice before the Dallas Bar and in that time has well established him- self in that community. As the director and at- torney for a number of large Dallas and Texas companies he has become well known in business circles as a man of business sagacity and unerring judgment.

Born in Warrensburgh, Missouri, December 27th, 1859, Joseph E. Cockrell, is a son of Judge J. B. and Jane (Douglas) Cockrell, who located at Sherman, Texas in 1864, and who removed thence to Abilene in 1883. The father was for many years judge of the large district lying north of Abilene and was Congressman from the "big 13th," more familiarly known as the Jumbo district. The younger Mr. Cockrell received his early educational training in the public schools of Sherman, Texas, and under the private tutorship of Captain Letellier. Subse- quently he entered Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in which institution he was graduated as a member of the class of 1881, with the degree of Master of Arts. In the following year he took the degree of Bachelor of Laws and the next year taught latin and greek at Sherman College, Sherman, Texas. In 1883 he located at Abilene, where he was engaged in the active practice of his profession for the ensuing twelve years, at the end of which, in 1895, he came to Dallas. For a time he was associated in practice with Judge E. B. Muse and subsequently he had as a law partner the late Judge T. F. Nash. From 1900 to 1914 he was a member of the firm of Cockrell, Gray, Thomas and McBride, his associates being Judge Edward Gray, now president of the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank, Cullen F. Thomas and Lawrence C. McBride. In

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1914 he withdrew from the partnership and began private practice. He now controls a large general practice having among his clientele the following large concerns: The Southwestern Life Insurance Company, the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank and the Bridgeport Coal Company. He is also a director of all three of those concerns and at the present time is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Methodist University.

In 1885 Mr. Cockrell married Miss Emma Lee Meadors, a daughter of Dr. J. E. Meadors, of Louisiana. They are the parents of four children: Mary, Jane, Josephine and Annie Cockrell. The Cockrell home is located at 4107 Gaston Avenue, Dallas.

In Masonic Circles Mr. Cockrell has reached the Thirty-second Degree of the Scottish Rite branch; is a member of the Hella Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; is a past Master of Dallas Lodge No. 760, and Trinity Valley Lodge No. 1048, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. ILLIAM B. MILLER, attorney-at-law, 810-17 Dallas County Bank Building, has been well known at the bar of Dallas and as City Pros- eeuting Attorney for the past eight years. As city prosecutor of this city for about three years he gained for himself a reputation for fairness and square dealing, besides that of being a prosecuting attorney of ability and foresight.

A native son of Dallas, born on March 25th. 1889, William B. Miller is a son of Judge P. Barry Miller, who gained a substantial reputation throughont the state for his great work in the state legislature. For the past thirty years the judge has taken an active part in politics and his has not been the second role of playing. At the present time he is a member of the law firm of Lewis and Miller, who have their of- fices at the above address. The younger Mr. Miller received his elementary training in the public schools of his native city and is a graduate of its Main high school. Immediately after his graduation he began the study of law at the University of Texas. After having secured enough information to justify his be- ginning the legal practice he took the bar examina- tion held in Dallas, and was admitted to the bar in 1913. He became city prosecutor in the city at- torney's office immediately after securing his license and remained there for thirteen months. He then resigned and began private practice under Reid Wil- liams, which association continued for one year, af- ter which time Mr. Miller engaged in independent practice. In 1916 he entered his father's office and remained with him until June 4th, 1917. On that date he received a commission as second Lieutenant in the First Texas Field Artillery, National Guard, and was taken into the Federal Service on August 4th, 1917. On June 23rd, 1918 he was appointed first Lieutenant and in the following month sailed for France. He returned to Dallas in April, 1919, after nearly a year of foreign service, and was dis- charged at Camp Bowie, Texas, April 23, 1919. On the first of the following month he was appointed assistant city attorney and held that position until June 1, 1921.

Since entering his private practice again, Mr. Miller has gathered a considerable clientele in civil and criminal work, having met with special success in the latter branch of the profession.

On December 12th, 1917, Mr. Miller married Miss Hellen A. Gilbough, a daughter of Fred M. Gilbough,

land and tax commissioner for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, are the parents of two children, Hellen G. Miller, age three years, and Wm. B. Jr. 2 years old. Mr. Miller is a member of the Knights of Columbus, K. O. T. M .. Sigma Nai Fraternity, Junior Dinner Dance Club, the American Legion, the Dallas Auto Club and in religion is a Catholic.

C. ENGLISH attorney for the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company, with offices at 620 Western Indemnity Building. Dallas, has, with his associates, handled all of the litigation of the telephone company in this state for the past four years. Mr. English has been. engaged in the practise of law since 1914 and in eight years time has become well known in this community for his connection with various litigation involving his company and by his ability in corporate and intra-state law has gained recognition.

Born in New Orleans, September 12, 1892, C. C. English is a son of S. M. English, who died on January 6; 1920. The elder Mr. English was an old citizen of Dallas having lived there for twenty-five years and was at the time of his death general man- ager of the Western Union Telegraph Company for the Gulf Division. He always took an active part in civic affairs during his life time and had a host of friends in this city. The younger Mr. English was educated in the public schools of Dallas and was graduated from the high school of that city in 1911. He then went to the University of Texas, where he graduated in 1915 with the degree of bachelor of laws. While in college he took an active interest in the various university affairs such as athletics, debating and college publications. After his graduation he returned to Dallas and began the practise of his profession. In 1917 he enlisted in the signal corps of the United States army and was sent to the officers' training camp at Camp Meade, Maryland. When the armistice was signed he lacked two weeks of finishing his course and receiving his commission. After being discharged on November 25, 1918, he went to Saint Louis and there repre- sented the Bell Telephone Company. Upon the death of his brother, Shirley P. English, who was general attorney for the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company, he returned to Dallas and in March, 1919, became attorney for that company.

In fraternal affiliations Mr. English is a member of the Sigma Chi College Fraternity, the Idlewild Club and the Terpsichorian Club, of Dallas.

OBERT ALLAN RITCHIE, member of the law firm of Dabney, Goggans and Ritchie, Praetorian Building, Dallas, although known as a general practitioner, has, since his admittance to the bar in 1911 become an author- ity on cases involving land titles. The firm of which he is a member is especially well known in North Texas for their accomplishments in realty cases and are the attorneys for some of the strongest realty companies of Texas. Among the clientele of the firm are the following large companies: The Texas Bitulithic Company, the Realty Trust Company, Mazwell Investment Company, Fidelity Savings & Trust Company, Breg Garret and Company, Com- merce Farm Credit Company and Forrest C. Coch- ran.

A son of Charles L. and Lena (Caruthers) Ritchie, Robert Allan Ritchie was born at Kopperl, Texas, September 20, 1889. When he was five years of

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age his family moved to Dallas and it was there that he received his early education and training. After his graduation from the Dallas high school he attended the law school of the University of Texas, from which he received the degree of Bach- elor of Laws in 1911. After his graduation he re- turned to Dallas to begin the practice of his pro- fession and becanie the attorney for the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank, which office he held for four and one-half years. In 1916 he became a member of the firm that he is now associated with and has con- tinued in that capacity since that time.

In 1912 Mr. Ritchie married Miss Sallie Bowen Field, of Lockhart. They are the parents of one child, a boy, Robert Field Ritchie. The Ritchie home is located at 631 North Clinton Avenue, Oak Cliff. Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie are both prominent in the circles of the East Dallas Christian Church.

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The encyclopedia of Texas, V.2, Part 41

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