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In 1921 he became secretary of the Fidelity Loan & Savings Corporation and is now devoting his
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entire time to the legal department of that institu- tion.
Judge Spafford married Miss Elizabeth B. Jack- son, a sister of T. E. Jackson of Dallas and a daugh- ter of Milton W. Jackson, of Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Spafford are the parents of two children, Franklin E. and Thomas E. Spafford. The Spaffords have their home at 3528 Dartmouth Avenue, Highland Park.
In fraternal orders Mr. Spafford is a member of the Masons and Elks and is very active in the local Chamber of Commerce and the Dallas Automobile Country Club.
G. PIERSON, attorney at law, Dallas has been a member of the legal fraternity of this state for the past twenty-three years. His practice before the local bar began in 1908, at which time he came to this city from Waxa- hachie. Until 1918 he was a member of the firm of Pierson, O'Donnell and Pierson, when at that time his brother, J. W. Pierson, became district attorney and Mr. O'Donnell became the attorney for the city of Dallas. Since the disorganization of the firm Mr. Pierson has practiced alone and has always confined his efforts to the civil branch of the law.
Born at Emory, Rains County, Texas, May 26, 1875, G. G. Pierson is a son of J. F. and Elmina (Turner) Pierson. The father was a native Texan and came to Dallas in 1905. Soon thereafter he was appointed city clerk by the mayor and he held that position continuously until his death in July of 1919. Mrs. Pierson was the daughter of William Turner, a farmer, who came to Texas from Albama in the days of early settlement. G. G. Pierson received his primary education in the public schools of Emory, Texas, having graduated from its high school in 1891. In 1892 he taught school and in the follow- ing year entered Baylor University, at Waco. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from that in- stitution in 1895 and then returned to Emory, where he studied under Judge Clendennin and Congressman Yoakum. Later he moved to Greenville where he studied in the law office of Yoakum and Looney and was admitted to the bar in 1896. In the same year be moved to Waxahachie and served as assistant county attorney of Ellis County for four years. In 1908 he came to Dallas and entered the firm with his brother and Mr. O'Donnell, which continued until 1918.
On November 11, 1896, Mr. Pierson was united in marriage to Miss Laura Harrison, daughter of W. O. Harrison, one of the pioneers of Dallas County. Mr. and Mrs. Pierson have one son, J. W. Pierson, Jr. Mrs. Pierson has always taken a keen interest in civic and social activities of Dallas and her name is found on many of the welfare organizations. She is a charter member of the Sunshine Society, serv- ing as its president at this time and is a charter member of the Woman's Good Government Associa- tion. Mrs. Pierson served as second vice-president of the Dallas Woman's Forum, one of the largest woman's organizations in the state.
In fraternal orders he is a member of the Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Maccabees, the Prae- torians, and the Woodmen of the World. He has his residence at 4627 Columbia Avenue, Dallas. Mr. Pierson has always been a loyal booster for Dallas and has confidence that it will eventually be the largest and best city of the Southwest; such a belief forms the foundation for loyal and beneficent serv- ice to his city and state.
OSEPH D. FRANK, of the law firm of Wozencraft and Frank, with offices in the Dallas County State Bank Building, is numbered among the leading lawyers of the younger generation of Dallas.
Born in Montgomery County, Texas, March 24, 1888, Joseph P. Frank is a son of A. Frank, who settled in this state in 1854. The younger Mr. Frank secured his early training in the public schools of Willis and Conroe, Texas, and during the years 1907- 1908 was a student at the St. Matthews Military Schools, at Dallas. In 1908 he returned to Willis and graduated from its public high schools in the following year. The two succeeding years he de- voted to the teaching profession, being engaged in a country school in the western part of the state. In 1911 he entered the University of Texas, re- ceived his admittance to the bar in 1913 by examina- tion and was awarded his bachelor of laws degree from the University in the following year. In September of 1914 he entered the legal department of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Com- pany as assistant attorney and at a somewhat later date was sent to New York with the American Tele- graph and Telephone Company, where he remained for two months. Afterwards he located at Little Rock, Arkansas and became the general attorney for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for the state of Arkansas, which position he held until September 1, 1918, at which time he returned to Dallas as assistant general attorney for the com- pany here. On April 1, 1919, he became the general attorney for the company and held that position until a short time ago when he formed a law partnership with ex-Mayor Wozencraft.
On October 12, 1916, Mr. Frank married Miss Sadler, of Coryell County, Texas, and a daugh- ter of John K. Sadler, a retired farmer. Mrs. Frank died in November of 1918, leaving one child, Floy Edna Frank. On December 4, 1919, he married Miss Lois Sadler, a sister of his former wife. Mr. Frank is a member of the City Club, the Chamber of Com- merce and is on the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church, South, of Dallas.
RACE N. FITZGERALD, attorney at law, 616 Praetorian Building, Dallas. Miss Fitz- gerald specializes in bankruptcy and land law.
She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on December 30th, 1895. Her father, Joseph Fitzgerald, was a native of Mississippi as was also her mother, whose maiden name was Mary Hendricks. She attended the public schools and the Academy of Jackson, Mississippi. In 1911 Miss Fitzgerald came to Dallas and here studied English in one of the private schools and attended business college. After gradu- ating from business college, she went into the office of Eugene Marshall as clerk of the bankruptcy court and during her spare time read law. With the as- sistance of several local lawyers who guided her studying she was admitted to the bar in three and a half years. Immediately after she was admitted to the bar in 1918 she began practicing in Dallas.
Miss Fitzgerald is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and the Catholic Church.
Miss Fitzgerald, one of the first of her sex to enter the legal profession, is a good argument for admitting women to all professions on the same plane with men. She is a good lawyer and is well known and well thought of in the business world.
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UDGE MAYNARD B. HARRIS, is a native of Murray County, Georgia. He was reared on his father's plantation near Spring Place, Georgia, along with eight brothers and two sisters. M. W. Harris and Matilda ( Holland) Harris were his parents. His father was of Welsh-Scotch descent. His ancestors were from Virginia to North Carolina and originated from New Jersey. They came over from Wales prior to the Revolutionary War and took an active part in the Revolution that gained independence for the colonies. He was an ex-Confederate soldier.
The Harris generations multiplied rapidly and mi- grated south and west and are now to be found in nearly every state from New Jersey to Florida and westward to the Pacific Ocean.
Judge Harris' mother was of Scotch-Irish descent, and a native of South Carolina. Both of his sisters are now deceased.
Eight brothers grew to manhood. They were all taught farming and stock raising but all took to other vocations. Three, including Judge M. B. Harris, his brother, Judge W. D. Harris (formerly of Fort Worth), and Col. T. J. Harris of Chatta- nocga, Tennessee, attained prominence and success as lawyers. Judge Harris and his brother, Judge W. D. Harris, occupied judicial positions for several years in Texas. Judge W. D. Harris is now de- ceased. Judge M. B. is now engaged in the practice of law at Fort Worth, Texas, and is interested in ranch lands, ranching, and oil and coal mining.
Three of his brothers studied medicine and made successful and prominent physicians and surgeons. One, Dr. D. H. Harris of Fort Worth, Texas, is a prominent and successful dentist, and one, Professor Geo. W. Ilarris, has a chair as teacher of science in Baylor University at Waco, Texas.
Judge Harris and his brother, W. D. Harris, com- posed the law firm of Harris & Harris at Fort Worth, Texas, for many years and enjoyed an ex- tensive practice and wide acquaintance over the state.
Judge Harris married Tennie V. King, a native of Tennessee, reared in Murray County, Georgia (now deceased). Of his marriage there are three children, Mrs. Sibyl Harris Goldthwaite, wife of Mr. H. B. Goldthwaite, of Abilene, Texas; she was educated in Fort Worth schools, at Fort Worth University and Baylor University at Waco, Texas. Miss Mae- dell Harris, educated in Fort Worth schools, at Den- ton Normal and the University of Texas, is now a teacher. Maynard B. Harris, Jr., is now a junior law student in Texas State University.
Judge Harris and his brothers all belong to the Baptist Church, are Democratic in politics and be- lieve in state rights, local self-government and in- dividual liberty.
AWRENCE B. BRADY, well known attorney and general counsel for the G. M. Church oil interests, 704 W. T. Waggoner building, came to Fort Worth in November, 1917, being at that time a Lieutenant in the flying service and stationed at Taliaferro and Barron fields as instructor and assistant executive officer. After his discharge from the army in February, 1919, he took up his work with the Church interests and has been here since, devoting most of his time to the legal affairs of this company.
The Church interests are large independent pro-
ducers of oil and have extensive holdings throughout various parts of North and West Texas.
Mr. Brady is a native of Louisiana and was born at Franklin July 25, 1895. He is a son of W. G. and Caroline (Tarlton) Brady. His father was a well known Louisiana sugar planter and owned one of the largest plantations in the state.
After attending the public and high schools at San Antonio, Mr. Brady attendad Saint Mary's Col- lege and in 1911 began the study of law in the offices of Boyle, Ezell and Graver of San Antonio. He con- tinued with this firm and was admitted to the bar in January, 1916.
In June, 1917, he joined the air service and in August was commissioned first lieutenant, sent to Canada and attached to the Royal Flying Corps. After four months in Canada he was transferred to Texas and assigned as instructor at Taliaferro and Barron fields. He was discharged in February, 1919, and immediately took up his duties with the Church interests. -
Mr. Brady is an enthusiastic booster for Fort Worth and believes it will become one of the largest cities in the Southwest. He is a member of the River Crest Country Club, Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Knights of Columbus. He also is a member of the San Antonio Bar Association and the Travis Club of San Antonio.
JEORGE K. HOLLAND, attorney at law, 22: Western Indemnity Building, Dallas, has been engaged in the general civil practice of the law before the Dallas bar since 1913. He came to Dallas twenty-three years ago and since that time has always been an active booster of the "City of the Hour" and has been active not only in its religious affairs but in its civic improvement and high development as the center of the South- west.
Born near Hillsboro, Limestone County, Alabama, January 20, 1886, George K. Holland is a son of W. F. Holland, a physician and landowner of Ala- bama. When George K. was seven years of age his father died and his mother and the remaining mem- bers of the family moved to Texas, locating in Hill County, near the town of Itasca. Mr. Holland's early education was secured at the public schools of Itasca, after which he attended the Cleburne high schools. After his graduation there he came to Dallas and began the study of his chosen pro- fession in the Dallas Law School. He attended this school at night and during the day was shipping clerk at a local wholesale implement house. Having very little time to put on his studies Mr. Holland did not feel that he could stand the examination until 1913 at which time he took the same before the Board of Examiners and passed with a high average. He began his practice immediately there- after and continued the same until January, 1918, at which time he accepted a position in the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C. While there he was one of the examiners that carefully exam- ined insurance claims of soldiers and their relatives or heirs. He continued this work until May, 1919, at which time he returned to Dallas and resumed his private law practice.
On October 2nd, 1919, Mr. Holland married Miss Hattie L. Sandel, a native of Texas and citizen of Dallas, and they now have their home at 5327 Columbia Avenue, Dallas. Mr. Holland is a mem-
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der of the Grace Methodist Church and is a member a! the Board of Stewards of that institution.
Before going to Washington Mr. Holland was a ember of the Free Legal Aid Bureau which aided :* + soldiers and prospective drafted men with their .pal difficulties. He has always been a booster for Dallas and may well be classed among those who are her most ardent admirers and loyal supporters. UDGE J. C. PATTON, attorney at law, 505-6 North Texas Building, Dallas, has devoted his entire professional career to the practice of law before the Dallas bar. In that time has been connected with a number of important Texas and Federal cases and is a familiar figure in the legal circles of this county. For thirty years Le has practiced general civil law in both Federal and State Courts and has built up a large practice, especially in the handling of large estates in con- :roots of wills.
Born in Cass County, Texas, J. C. Patton is the son of the Reverend J. C. G. R. and Sarah E. Patton, who came to Texas in 1850 from Alabama. His father, when not actively following his profession, served as the president of a number of schools. The younger Mr. Patton received his early education in the public schools of Cass and Johnson counties, later attending the Masonic institute at Alvaredo, Texas. When the Texas State Normal, at Hunts- ville, was established, he, after competitive examina- tion before examiners appointed by Governor Ross, received the appointment from the senatorial district for a scholarship and graduated with the first class in the school. After teaching for several years he had saved sufficient money to take a course at Vanderbilt University, after which he studied law in Nashville, Tennessee, later becoming a reporter on the Nashville Daily American. In the early eighties he returned to Dallas. In 1896 he entered politics running for the United States Congress in the sixth congressional district being defeated by only one hundred votes by his opponent, Judge R. E. Burke. Judge Edward Gray and Bryant T. Barry, then mayor of Dallas, were also candidates at that time and Mr. Patton ran second in the race.
At the present time Mr. Patton is drawing to com- pletion a legal work to be known as the Texas Cor- poration Manual, which will be of great service not only to lawyers but to business men organizing cor- porations and trusts.
On April 4, 1918, the marriage of Mr. Patton to Miss Mary Hunt was solemnized at Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Patton have their home at 1320 Second Avenue, Dallas.
C. HUFF, general attorney for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, with of- fices in Dallas, has been the representative of that company since 1914. Mr. Huff handles through his office, all of the litigation of the company that comes to Texas and Louisiana and has by his legal ability become well established as a corporation attorney. Besides being the attorney for the Katy, Mr. Huff also represents the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway and is the attorney . of Texas. While there he was a member of the of the Federal Reserve Bank of this district.
Born in Bell County, Tennessee, July 29th ,1875, C. C. Huff is a son of William and Martha (Johnson) Huff. The elder Mr. Huff was a native of Virginia and was a prominent Baptist minister, while his wife was a native of East Tennessee and a descend- ant of one of the old Tennessee families. The
younger Mr. Huff was educated in the Webb Broth- ers' Schools, of Ball Buckle, Tennessee. He grad- uated there in 1894 and came to Texas immediately thereafter, locating in Taylor. Two years later he moved to Wichita Falls and began the study of law, with his brother, R. E. Huff. In 1898 he was admit- ted to the bar and in the fall of that year was elected County Attorney, which position he held until 1903, at which time he resigned because his private prac- tice was becoming too large. After resuming his private practice he entered a partnership with his brother and J. H. Barwise Jr., under the firm name of Huff, Barwise and Huff, which later became Huff, Barwise and Bullington. A year or so later Mr. Barwise withdrew from the firm, which then became Huff and Bullington. In 1907 Mr. Huff became the attorney for the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway. Through this position he represented all of the railways in Wichita county for a period of seven years, at the duration of which time he be- came the attorney for the Kemp and Kell interests, of Wichita Falls. In 1914 he was appointed general attorney for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail- way, which position he holds at the present time.
The marriage of Mr. Huff to Miss Mary Mendel, of Taylor, Texas, was solemnized on November 21st, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Huff are the parents of one daughter, Miss Pinta Huff, who is a student at Pine Manor School of Wellesley, Mass.
In local organizations Mr. Huff has membership in the Dallas Country Club, the Automobile Club, the City Club, the Idelwild Club and the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. He serves as a director of the old Dallas Bar Association and now has membership in the new association. He is also affiliated with the Texas and American Bar Association and has a license to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Huff is also a director of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas, the Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway and a number of subsidary companies.
OL. JOE UTAY, attorney at law, American Exchange National Bank Building, Dallas, has in nine years' time established for him- self a large clientele and as a general prac- titioner has become a familiar figure in the courts of Dallas County. However, he is best known as an able authority on the great game of football and is possibly one of the most favored game officials in the entire South. As player, coach and referee he has seen all angles of the game and is thoroughly versed in all of its phases. As a lieutenant-colonel in the Texas National Guard he is known through- out the state in military circles and is considered as one of the most efficient officers of the division.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, May 2, 1887, Col. Utay is a son of W. Utay, who is at the present time with Linz Brothers, jewelers, of Dallas. He moved to Texas in 1895, when his son, Joe, was eight years of age. The son was educated in the public schools of Dallas and then took an agricultural course in the Agricultural and Mechanical College football team for three years, being captain of the team in 1907. Leaving the college at the beginning of his senior year he then attended the Cumberland University, of Tennessee where he studied law. From there he went to the University of Michigan where he took one summer course. Upon returning to Dallas he accepted a position as head coach at the
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University of Dallas, where he remained for three years. In 1912 he returned to the A. & M. where he became football coach with Charlie Moran, and their team was declared the champion of the South. For the past six years he has o . ciated at many of the principal games held in the Southwest and was the publisher of the Texas division of the Spaulding Football Guide. Since 1912 he has been devoting his time to the practice of his profession. In 1917 he served as special county judge in the absence of Judge Quentin D. Corley. He was appointed a mem- ber of the City Board of Health during the admin- istration of Mayor Lawther and has held his position since that time. In 1919 he served as secretary for the organization that advocated the adoption of an amendment to the constitution affecting the state educational system. The amendment was defeated by a small vote. During the war, in 1918, Col. Utay served as a major in the Tenth Infantry, National Guard of Texas. He is now Lieutenant-Colonel of the National Guard Reserve.
During September, October and November, Col. Utay was in Washington, D. C., in the interests of the National Guard of Texas, urging the Federal recognition of that organization for draft into the U. S. Army. He was successful in this regard and the National Guard of Texas was designated for draft.
On October 6, 1914, Col. Utay married Miss Gussie Kahn, a daughter of the late Solomon Kahn, well known merchant of Dallas. Mr. Utay is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Bar Association and the Kappa Sigma College Fraternity.
OEL HUGHES SYNNOTT, attorney at law, Dallas, has, for the past twenty years, been a member of the legal fraternity of this state and since 1914 has practiced his pro- fession before the courts of Dallas. Before coming to Dallas Mr. Synnott practiced at Amarillo, where he is well known in his profession. Mr. Synnott en- joys the confidence of a large clientele, among which are the following: Sanger Brothers, Ranger Con- sumers' Oil Company, Kinsella Hat Company and the Tucker Hat and Cap Company.
A native son of Mississippi, Joel Hughes Synnott was born in Webster County on the 12th of July, 1872. He is a son of Francis Morris and Unity (McQuire) Synnott, the former being a citizen of Dallas at the present time. He is the second child of the seven children in the family and received his education in the public schools of Lebanon, Ohio, and at the Ohio Normal University, where he re- ceived his Bachelor of Science degree in 1894. In the next year he was given the degree of Bachelor of Oratory and was made principal of the Reids- ville, N. C., high school. After serving in that ca- pacity for two years he resigned and came to Texas and was made president of the South East Texas College, at Jasper, where he remained until 1901. During this time he studied law and in 1900 was admitted to the bar by examination. In 1901 he began his practice at Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas, where he remained for seven years and be- came well known as a most successful lawyer. In 1909 he moved to Amarillo where he remained for the next succeeding five years. In 1914 he moved to Dallas and has remained here since that time.
In 1900 Mr. Synnott married Miss Ura Wrinkle and they are the parents of two girls, Helen and Ruth Synnott, the former being seventeen years of
age and the latter thirteen. The Synnott home is located at 3806 Cole Avenue, Dallas.
In fraternal affiliations Mr. Synnott is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Pythias. He also holds membership in the Dallas and the Amer- ican Bar Associations. Since coming to Dallas Mr. Synnott has become thoroughly imbued with the Dallas spirit and during the past six years has wielded his influence for a greater and better Dallas.
EORGE G. SHAW, attorney at law, Great Southern Life Building, Dallas, in coming to Dallas in 1918 added an element of strength and purpose ,of fine capacity,. and of judicial ability to the upbuilding legal forces of this city. Bringing with him experience gained as mayor and city judge of Kaufman for fourteen years, he at once took his rightful place among the men whose activities are advancing the city's importance and since that time has found time and inclination to interest himself in matters pertaining to the civic welfare. Before coming to Dallas Mr. Shaw was a citizen and lawyer of Kaufman and was one of her best known inhabitants.
Born in Louisiana, July 29, 1886, George G. Shaw is a son of Alex and Sarah A. Shaw. His father died when the son was only 2 months old. He attended the public schools in Louisiana and Texas. He came to Texas in 1884 and located in Kaufman. He farmed for a number of years but in 1891 entered the law office of Woods and Gossitt for the prime pur- pose of learning the law. This he did quickly for he was admitted to the bar the same year and began his practice under the tutorship of Anson Rainey, who was judge of the District Court of that district. He soon became interested in politics and was elected mayor of Kaufman, which office he held for twelve successive years and after a vacation of two years was elected for another two year term. While mayor it was his duty to act as city judge and as such he administered the laws of the city with un- biased justice. In 1918, realizing that Dallas would offer him a greater opportunity he moved to Dallas and since that time has been engaged in general civil practice. In the period that he has been in Dallas he has established a large clientele including many leading companies and corporations of Dallas. Mr. Shaw while in Kaufman took an active interest in the First National Bank of that place and is vice- president and a director of that institution.
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