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in 1920. Member Masonic Bodies, Knights Templar; I. O. O. F., M. W. of A., B. P. O. E., Ashland County Bar Association; Presbyterian Church. Democrat.


CHARLES FAYETTE CHAPMAN.


Residence, 2033 Mt. Vernon Avenue; office, 1002 Ohio Building, Toledo. Born November 14, 1875, in Millbury, Ohio. Son of Charles F. and Philinda (Tracy) Chapman. Married October 23, 1902, to Elizabeth M. Hanson, of Perrysburg, Ohio. Graduate of Perrysburg High School. Attended Law Department of University of Michigan; studied law in office of King & Tracy, Toledo. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, October 14, 1898, and later to the United States District Court and to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Associated with King & Tracy from 1898 to 1907. Member of the firm of King, Tracy, Chapman & Welles from 1907 to 1914. Member of the firm of Tracy, Chapman & Welles since 1914. Member of Toledo Club, Chamber of Commerce, Collingwood Avenue Presbyterian Church, American, Ohio State and Lucas County Bar Associations. Republican.


HARLEY EDWARD CHENOWETH.


Residence, 937 East 149th Street; office, 512 Hickox Building, Cleveland. Born in Glen Karn, Ohio, October 2, 1892. Son of W. A. and Rosa (Thomas) Chenoweth. Married to Pearl Moore, October 5, 1918. Received primary education public and high schools of Ohio; graduate Ohio Wesleyan University, with degree of A. B., in 1914; Law School of Western Reserve University in 1918, with degree of LL. B. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1918. Associated with the law firm of Griswold, Green, Palmer & Hadden. Member City Club.


CHARLES WADDELL CHESNUTT.


Residence, 9719 Lamont Avenue; office, 1106 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 20, 1858. Son of




Andrew J. and Maria (Sampson) Chesnutt. Married to Susan U. Perry, of North Carolina. Educated in Cleveland public schools; academic education with private instructors;


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taught in public schools; read law in office of the late Judge Samuel E. Williamson,. of Cleveland. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1887. Engaged in the general law practice in Cleveland; also conducts law reporting office. Author of a number of works of Fiction: "The Conjure Woman," "The Wife of His Youth," and other stories, in 1899; "The House Behind the Cedars," 1900; "The Marrow of Tradition," 1901; "The Colonel's Dream," 1905; also a number of short stories, essays and articles, and "The Life of Frederick Douglas." Member Rowfant Club, Chamber of Commerce, City and Church Clubs of Cleveland, Cleveland Bar Association. Republican.


HUGO F. CHESTOSKY.


Residence, 121 Bellevue Boulevard; office, 320 Market Street, Steubenville. Born in Vienna, Austria Hungary, June 8, 1898. Son of John and Mary (Mocek) Chestosky. Married August 24, 1920, to Dorothy Mertz. Attended public and high schools of Dillondale, Ohio; Ohio Northern University, 1915 to 1919, received LL. B. degree in 1919. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 6, 1919. Engaged in the general practice alone in Steubenville. Enlisted for service in the World War, October 15, 1918, in U. S. Infantry; honorably discharged December 20, 1918. Member K. of P., Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; Jefferson County Bar Association. Republican.


CHARLES W. CHEW.


Residence and officer Mansfield. Born in Richland County, August 19, 1873. Son of H. R. and Mary Jane (Flook) Chew. Married May 4, 1907, to Grace E. Sowash; one child, Virginia Jane. Attended public and high schools of Mansfield; studied law in office of C. E. McBride, of Mansfield. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1900; later to United States District Court and United States Circuit court of Appeals. City Solicitor of Mansfield, 1914 to 1918. Member Board of Education of Mansfield; Masonic Order, K. of P., Richland County Bar Association. Deputy Attorney, State Fire Marshal, 1906, 1907. Democrat.


ALESSANDRO L. CHIOSTERGI.


Residence, 1846 Taylor Road; office, 929 National City Building, Cleveland. Born in Terni, Italy, April 20, 1891. Son of Enrico and Maria (Genovesi) Chiostergi. Married to Carmela Cafarelli, of Cleveland, Ohio, June 24, 1918. Attended the grammar schools of Italy from 1897 to 1902; graduating from the High School, 1906; attended College in Rome, Italy, 1906-08; came to Cleveland, 1913; entered Western Reserve University Law School, 1915, graduating therefrom with LL. B. degree, 1918. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 24, 1918. Associated with law firm of Bayly, Simmons & DeWitt, of Cleveland. Enlisted as a volunteer in the Italian army, November 18, .1909; appointed Sergeant of Italian Grenadiers, November 18, 1909; honorably discharged June 6, 1912. Member, Cleveland Bar Association; Order of the Sons of Italy.


CHARLES EDWIN CHITTENDEN.


Residence, Ottawa Hills; office, Court House, Toledo. Born in Seneca County, Ohio, September 16, 1865. Son of Edwin



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S. and Addie S. (Baldwin) Chittenden. Married to Edith A. Foster, August 27, 1889; two children: Catherine and Edwin F. Attended Schools of Seneca County; Fostoria Academy; Heidelburg College, 1886; received B. S. degree from Ohio Northern University, 1887; LL. B. degree from Cincinnati Law School, 1889. Read law in office of Seney & Schaufelberger of Tiffin. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1889; later United States District Court. Member of the firm of Chittenden & Derr, Tiffin, 1889, to 1891; Chittenden & Chittenden, Toledo, 1892 to 1908. Elected Judge Court of Common Pleas, Lucas County, 1908; re-elected, 1910. Judge Court of Appeals, 6th District, 1912; re-elected, 1918. Member Masonic Order: 32nd degree; K. of P., Ohio State and Lucas County Bar Associations, B. P. O. E. President Board of Trustees First Unitarian Church of Toledo. Democrat.


CLIFTON W. CHORPENING.


Residence, 357 Fenwood Drive; office, 501 Flatiron Building, Akron. Born in Nova, Ohio, September 5, 1885. Son of Oliver and Flora (Taylor) Chorpening. Married to Mildred E. Akers, June, 1910; three children: Robert, Oliver and Phylis. Attended the public schools of Ashland County, Ohio; Savannah Academy; received LL. B. degree from Ohio Northern University, 1908. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 23, 1908. Member of the firm of Moore & Chorpening, Ashland. 1910 to 1913; since July, 1918, member of the firm of Hay & Chorpening. Member Masonic Order, Summit County Bar Association. Police Judge of Ashland, 1916 to 1917. Republican.


DAVID A. CHRISTOPHER.


Residence, 1404 Hower Avenue, East Cleveland; summer residence Stop No. 136, Lake' Shore Boulevard, Euclid, Ohio; office, 850 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Millersburg, Ohio, February 4, 1888. Son of John and Laura Belle (Lacey) Christopher. Married to Julia A. Kingsley, of Cleveland, May 19, 1916. Educated in the common schools of Millersburg, Ohio; graduate of Millersburg High School, 1906; entered Northwestern University Law School, 1906; attended Western Reserve University Law School, 190708; finished Law Course in Northwestern University, 1909. Admitted to the bar of Illinois (youngest member at time of admission), October 6, 1909; bar of Ohio, June 29, 1911; United States District Court, February 19, 1913. Practiced law in Chicago, 1909. Represented The Fidelity and Casualty Co., of New York, from January 1, 1910, to February 1, 1912, as Claims Attorney in the Cleveland Claim Department. On February 1, 1912, formed law partnership with Henry C. Robblee, at Cleveland, under the firm name of Christopher & Robblee, continuing the partnership until the death of Mr. Robblee, February 19, 1919. Practice continues under the firm name of Christopher & Robblee to the present time. Government Appeal Agent during the war for Local Board No. 3, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Member Woodward Lodge 508, F. & A. M.; Webb Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Oriental Commandery, Knights Templar; Lake Erie Consistory; Order of Mystic Shrine; Cleveland Council; City Club; Knights of Malta.


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MELVIN CHRISTOPHER.


Residence, 2903 Washington Boulevard, Cleveland Heights. Born in Millersburg, Ohio, January 23, 1880. Son of John and Laura B. (Lacey) Christopher. Married July 5, 1915, to Nellie B. Jones. Educated in the public and high schools of Millersburg; graduate of Cleveland Law School with LL. B. degree in 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1913, and commenced the practice of law the same year. In 1915 associated with the firm of Christopher & Robblee, continuing for 2 years. Entered Officers' Training Camp, Fort Benjamin Harrison, May 11, 1917. Commissioned Captain and ordered to France September, 1917; appointed Judge Advocate of General Courts Martial, and held this office for 8 months in conjunction with other duties in the A. E. F., subsequently promoted to the rank of Major. Finance Manager, Disbursing Officer and member of the Claims Board of the Cleveland District Ordnance for some time. Member Army & Navy Club, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Cleveland Grays, F. & A. M.


FRANK S. CHRYST.


Residence, 10 Monroe Street; office, Market Street, Warren. Born in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio, May 28, 1859. Son of Solomon R. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Chryst. Married to Anna L. Millar, April 15, 1886. Two children: Mrs. Blanche E. Rehr; Mrs. Sara M. Stringer. Educated in the Public Schools of Warren; graduate of Allegheny College, Meadvillle, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1880. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1882. Engaged in the general practice of law in Warren. Member Trumbull County Bar Association. of Northern Ohio

Judge of Probate Court of Trumbull County, Ohio, from February 9, 1903, to February 9, 1909. Republican.


HENRY CLAY CHURCH.


Residence, 514 Florida Avenue; office, City Hall, Youngstown. Born in Primrose, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1882. Son of Henry C. and Caroline Lucy (Ames) Church. Married December 26, 1904, to Lida Maurer (died October 11, 1913); Donna Mead, June 23, 1917; three children: Henry C. III, Lida May and Elizabeth Caroline. Attended the public and high schools of Newton Falls, Ohio; Mt. Union College, Western Reserve University Law Department; graduate of Cleveland Law School with LL. B. degree in 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1913. City Solicitor of Mineral Ridge 2 years. Assistant City Attorney, Youngstown, since July 1, 1918. Member Masonic Order, L. O. O. M., Sigma Nu fraternity, Mahoning County Bar Association. Republican.


ALBERT W. CINNIGER.


Residence, Lorain; office, Century Building, Lorain. Born on a farm near Medina. Ohio, September 13, 1875. Son of John and Olive Ann (Eden) Cinniger. Married to Clara L. Gibbs, of Brunswick, Ohio, September 11, 1900. Attended country school; Medina High School; received B. S. degree from Hiram College, June 22, 1899; studied law in office of Judge George W. Lewis and Judge George Hayden, of Medina, Ohio; later in office of Judge A. R. Webber, of Elyria, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio December 7, 1901; United States District Court, February 23, 1904. Commenced practice of law in Elyria in partnership with C. A. Metcalf, which continued until February, 1905; associated with Judge W. B. Thompson and George L. Glitsch, of Lorain, until December, 1911, since which time he has practiced individually. Member Masonic Order, I. 0. 0. F., Christian Church, Lorain, Ohio; Sons of Veterans, Board of Commerce of Lorain, Ohio; Lorain County Bar Association. Active in all Republican campaigns for 20 years; especially active in campaign of 1912 as a Progressive. Independent in politics.


GEORGE H. CLARK.


Residence and office, Canton. Born in Canton, Ohio, October 18, 1872. Son of James J. and Ada F. (Schlabach) Clark. Married in 1900 to Harriette C. Crum, of Canton. Two children : John J. and Thomas C. Attended the Common Schools of Canton; graduate of Cincinnati Law School in 1894. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1895 ; later to United States Southern and Northern District Court and United States Court of Appeals. Member of the firm of Clark, Ambler &


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Clark in 1895 ; in 1900 the firm became Clark & Clark. Since 1915 with H. E. Hunker. Member of the Sons of Veterans. Republican.


G. JAY CLARK.


Residence, 436 Vine Street; office, Meredith Building, East Liverpool, Ohio. Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, June 21, 1894. Son of Attorney Adolphus H. (deceased) and Katheryn I. (Ikirt) Clark. Married Evelyn Brown, Lisbon, Ohio, June 24, 1920. Graduate of East Liverpool High School, 1913; studied law in office of McKain & Ohl, in Youngstown, from June, 1913, to August, 1915. August 1915, to December, 1916, in the office of W. Frank Lones, of East Liverpool. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, January 2, 1917; later to United States District Court. Practiced law in Youngstown, associated with Emil J. Anderson (deceased), from July, 1917, to April 1, 1919; associated with W. A. O'Grady in Wellsville, Ohio, from April 1, 1919, to the present time. Member the First Presbyterian Church of East Liverpool; I. O. O. F. No. 379 of East Liverpool; Gen. Garfield Camp Sons of Veterans; F. O. E., Southern Columbiana County and Ohio State Bar Associations.


HAROLD TERRY CLARK.


Residence, 2919 Fairmount Boulevard; office, 1201 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, September 4, 1882. Son of William Jared and Mary Josephine (Terry) Clark. Married to Mary Ermina, daughter of Hon. William Brownell and Annie E. (Otis) Sanders, November 22, 1911. Educated in the public schools of Ansonia, Connecticut, Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Connecticut. Graduate of Yale College, with A. B. degree, 1903; Harvard Law School, with LL. B. degree, 1906. Admitted to the bar of Connecticut June 26, 1906; Ohio, December 21, 1906 ; United States Circuit Court, October 12, 1907; United States Supreme Court, May 15, 1911. Member of the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey since January 1, 1913. Member Troop A, Ohio National Guard, January, 1909-1912. Assistant to Hon, Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the United States War Industries Board, November and December, 1918; assistant to Hon. Bernard M. Baruch, technical advisor, American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris, January, February and March, 1919. Decorated Chevalier of the Order of Leopold I, by King Albert of Belgium, February 22, 1919. Member University Club, Union Club, Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland; The Yale Club of New York City.


JOHN H. CLARK.


Residence and office, Marion. Born in Marion County, Ohio, May 19, 1872. Son of Nathan and Victoria (Johnson ) Clark. Married November 8, 1899, to Jennie F. Smith; one child: Gladys Irene. Attended public schools of Marion County; received LL. B. degree from Ohio Northern University Law Department in 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July, 1900. Has practiced continuously since admission, in Marion. Prosecuting Attorney of Marion County, 1905 to 1909; Republican candidate for Congress in 1916. Member Board of County Food Administration and Marion


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County War Board during the World War. Member Masonic Order; K. of P., Junior Order United Mechanics; B. P. 0. E., Kiwanis Club; Ohio State and Marion County Bar Associations; Treasurer Epworth M. E. Church; member Board of Trustees Ohio Northern University. Member Board of Directors of Y. M. C. A. Republican.


NORMAN W. CLARK.


Residence, Alliance. Born near Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio, April 25, 1883. Son of Andrew J. and Elizabeth (Norman) Clark. Married to Charlotte Leggett, November, 1912; three children: Mary Louise, Virginia E., Norman W., Jr.  Attended county schools of Jefferson County, Ohio, city schools of Alliance. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1910; to the United States District Court, August, 1912. Associated with the law firm of Hart & Koehler, of Alliance, from 1910 to 1913. Member Alliance Chamber of Commerce, Knights of Pythias Lone Rock Lodge No. 23; Conrad Lodge 271 F. & A. M., Chapter No. 283 R. A. M.; J. 0. U. A. M., No. 25 of Alliance; Kiwanis Club of Canton; Emeth Lodge of Perfection; Benton Chapter Rose Croix; Tiger Lodge of Canton; Lake Erie Consistory 32nd degree of Cleveland. Deputy Clerk of Courts of Stark County from 1913 to 1917; Clerk of Courts of Stark County from 1917 to date; Candidate for Judge Probate Court, Stark County, August, 1920. Republican.


JOHN HESSIN CLARKE.


Residence and office, Washington, D. C. Born at Lisbon, Ohio, September 18, 1857. Son of John and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke. Received A. B. degree from Western Reserve University, 1877; A. M. degree, 1880; (LL. D. degree, 1916). Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1878. Practiced law in Lisbon, 1878-80; Youngstown, 1880-97; Cleveland, 1897-1914; General Counsel N. Y. C. & St. L. R. R. 13 years; United States District Judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; appointed Associate Justice Supreme Court of United States, July 14, 1916. Democratic candidate for United States Senate and made canvass against Mark A. Hanna, 1903. Was chairman committee in charge of short ballot movement in Ohio; vice president . for Ohio Anti-Imperialist League; president Perry's Victory Centennial Commission of Ohio; president Trustees Youngstown Public Library, 1892-97; trustee Cleveland Public Library, 1903-06. Member University, Union Clubs, Cleveland; University Clubs, New York and Washington.


ORIN CLARK CLEMENT.


Residence and office, Kent. Born in Knox City, Missouri, September 14, 1884. Son of Edward C. and Mary J. (Yancey) Clement. Married to Jessie E. Perkins, May 29, 1920. Graduate of LaBelle, Missouri, high school, 1904; attended Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1904-06; graduate University of Cincinnati Liberal Arts College, with A. B. degree, 1908; Law Department of that institution, with degree of LL. B., 1910. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 22, 1909. Engaged in the practice of law in Todelo, Ohio, 1910 to 1918; associated with legal department Nitrate Plant No. 3, Toledo, 1918-19; legal department of The Mason Tire & Rubber Co., Kent, since March 1, 1920. Member Delta Tau Delta and Phi Alpha Delta fraternities.


JOHN A. CLINE.


Residence, 1786 East 89th Street; office, 1113 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Warren, Ohio, December 8, 1875. Son of E. B. and Mary A. Cline. Married to Cassandra Jones. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1897. Engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, 1909-1913. Republican.


ALFRED CLUM.


Residence, 14328 Superior Road; office. 511 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Staten Island, New York, September 26, 1863. Son of Wm. H. and Elizabeth A. (Van Deuzen) Clum. Married to Lizzie W. Bohrer, June 2, 1886. Educated in the public and high schools of Washington, D. C.; attended Law Department, George Washington University. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1889; United States District Court; United States Supreme Court, December 14. 1917. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland. First Assistant Director of Law, Cleveland, since January 15, 1918.


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Member of the firm of Clum & Marty. Member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, City Club and Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Republican.


KERTIS COBOURN.


Residence, 32 Madison Avenue; office, 63 1/2 East Main Street, Salem, Ohio. Born in Perry Township, near Salem, Ohio, January 15, 1871. Son of Nathan and Harriet J. (Carle) Cobourn. Married to Myrta L. Kille, in Lisbon, Ohio, January 20, 1897; one child, Frank M. Graduate of Damascus Academy, with degree of B. S., June 17, 1892; Read law under Attorney A. W. Taylor in Salem. .Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 13, 1901; United States Circuit Court, Northern District of Ohio, February 5, 1907. General practice in Salem. Member F. 0. E. No. 316; Past Exalted Ruler of B. P. 0. E. No. 305. Member Salem Chamber of Commerce; served as President two years. Has been member of Republican Central Committee for more than twenty years; held office of President and Secretay; now serving on County Executive and Local Central Committee. Republican.


BLAINE HAMLET COCHRAN.


Residence, 423 Thompson Ave.; office, Brookes Building, East Liverpool, Ohio. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, March 3, 1885. Son of William Henry and Harriet (Hulme) Cochran. Married to Esther J. Baur, February 5, 1915; three children; Harriette Jane; Martha Louise, Marion Ruth. Attended public school, Pittsburgh, Pa.; East Liverpool High School; graduate Ohio Northern University, with degree of LL.B., November 8, 1907. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 18, 1907. Member B. P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; L. O. O. M.; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities; East Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Methodist Episcopal Church; Columbiana county and Southern Columbiana County Bar Associations. President Rotary Club. Clerk to Mayor of East Liverpool 1908-12. Secretary Board of Control, 1910-12. Republican.


RALPH B. COHEN.


Residence, 511 North Fourth Street; office, 320 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1880. Son of Hart and Henrietta (Brunswich) Cohen. Married June 28, 1902, to Estella E. Mishkin, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one child, a daughter; Henrietta Cohen. Attended Philadelphia public school; graduate of Philadelphia high school in 1898; attended Temple College, Philadelphia, 1898 to 1900; University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1901 to 1903. Read law in office of W. C. Brown, of Steubenville, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1905; to the United States District Court, September, 1915; engaged in the general practice of law alone until 1918, and then formed a partnership with Dio Rogers and now a member of the firm of Rogers & Cohen. Member of K. of P. and B'nai B'rith, Ohio State and Jefferson County Bar Associations. President of The Consolidated Coal & Coke Company at Mingo Junction, Ohio, and director of the Steubenville Gazette Company, a daily newspaper at Steubenville, Ohio; formerly director in Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company. Republican.


AARON BERNARD COHN.


Residence, 2354 Warren Street; office, Municipal Court, Toledo, Ohio. Born in


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Hungary, March 29, 1883. Son of Sam and Fanny (Friedman) Cohn. Came to the United States in 1890. Attended the public and high schools of Toledo. Taught manual training in Toledo schools from 1903 to 1905. Entered Ohio State University in 1905. Graduate of Law Department of that institution with LL. B. degree in 1910. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1910; later to the United States District Court. Engaged in the practice of law in Toledo until 1918. In 1917 elected Judge of the First Municipal Court of Toledo, where he continues to date. Member of the committee which drafted the Municipal Court bill for Toledo in 1917. Dean of Law School of Toledo University since 1915. First Lieutenant Troop D, 1st Ohio Cavalry, Ohio National Guard, for a number of years. Member Legal Advisory Board of Toledo during the World War. Member Toledo Chamber of Commerce; trustee Toledo Newsboys' Association; commissioner Boy Scouts of Toledo; member Ohio State and Toledo Bar Associations; Delta Chi fraternity. Republican.


AUGUSTUS S. COLE.


Residence, 533 East Main, Ravenna; office, Common Pleas Judge Portage County, Ohio. Born in Chickasaw County, Iowa, October 6, 1859. Son of Jedediah and Catherine (Dickens) Cole. Married Jennie M. Allen November 27, 1884 (died July 20, 1908). One son, Lee A. Married June 19, 1915, to Lorena Reed, of Ravenna, Ohio. Attended the public schools of Garrettsville, Ohio; Oberlin College in 1877; studied law in the office of W. B. Thomas, of Ravenna; attended University of Michigan Law School, 1882 and 1883. Admitted to the bar of Ohio November 8, 1882; later to United States District Court, northern district of Ohio, and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Associated with W. B. Thomas until 1886; then practiced law alone until 1891; member of the firm of Cole & Douthitt until 1895, s.nce which time he practiced alone until 1918, when he was elected Judge Common Pleas Court of Portage County; served a short term and re-elected in November, 1920, for a full term of 6 years. Mayor of Ravenna from 1890 to 1899. Member Masonic Order, K. of P., B. P. 0. E., Portage County Bar Association. Republican.


HEATH K. COLE.


Residence, 181 Clinton Avenue; office, 981/2 E. Market Street, Tiffin. Born in Republic, Ohio, September 16, 1880. Son of John L. and A. Maria (Platte) Cole. Married to Dora D. Dunn, November 24, 1910; two children: Anna Katherine and Elsie Louise. Educated in Republic Village high schools; graduate of Heidelberg University, with degree of B. S., 1901; Ohio State University, with degree of LL. B., 1905. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 24, 1905; bar of Kansas, January 24, 1907. Member F. & A. M., Jr. 0. U. A. M. Chairman Republican Executive Committee, 1910-14. Secretary Seneca County Bar Association since 1918. Republican.


W. D. COLE.


Residence, 2059 McKinley Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio; office, City Hall, Cleveland. Born at North Ridgeville, Ohio, November 23, 1886. Son of John D. and Sarah J. (Line) Cole. Married to Olive


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V. Maxson, May 29, 1913, Los Angeles, Cal. Received early education at North Ridgeville and Elyria grade schools, and Elyria high school. Attended Oberlin College, from which he received A. B. degree; later University of Michigan with LL. B. degree. Admitted to Ohio bar June, 1912, and to United States District Court, 1913. Became associated with Klein & Harris in the practice of law from 1912 to September, 1917, when he was appointed assistant director of law for the city of Cleveland, serving in that capacity until March, 1919. Associated with Rogers, Klein & Harris and Klein & Harris until January, 1921, when he became associated with Law Department of city of Cleveland.


MAURICE ALFRED COLLINS.


Residence, 244 Custer Avenue; office, 31417 Dollar Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1895. Son of Israel and Sarah (Goldsmith) Collins. Attended public and high schools of Farrell, Pennsylvania; Law School of University of Pittsburgh three years; graduate of Baldwin-Wallace University, Cleveland, with LL. B. degree in 1918. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1918. Engaged in the practice of law in Youngstown. For one year in partnership with Geo. H. Glazzard. During the World War served with Ordnance Department of the United States Army from September, 1917, to July, 1918; with Tank Corps, 334 Battalion, from July, 1918, to December 1918. Member Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F., I. O. B. B., Mahoning County Bar Association. Republican.


NEIL A. COLLINS.


Residence, Rocky River, Ohio; office, 1119 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, December 20, 1886. Son of Edward H. and Agnes (Haywood) Collins. Married to Florence M. Cook, of New York, N. Y., September 30, 1914. Educated in Cleveland schools and colleges. Attended Detroit Street School, 1895-97; St. Augustine School, 1897-1900; St. Ignatius College, 190007; received degree of A. B.; Cleveland Law School, 1907-10; received degree of LL. B. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 24, 1910; United States District Court, October, 1912. Engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland. Member Gilmour Council, Knights of Columbus; Cleveland Yacht Club. Democrat.


RAY BARNARD COLTON.


Residence, 849 North Howard Street; office, Exchange Realty Co., Akron. Born in Rootstown, Ohio, July 18, 1880. Son of Hiram S. and Lucy B. (Barnard) Colton. Married to Eisilla Vandershee, December 31, 1916. Graduate of Garrettsville, Ohio, high school, 1899; Hiram College, with degree of A. B., 1909; Ohio State University with degree of LL. B. in 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1909. Associated with The Exchange Realty Co., Akron, since 1919. Member Masonic Order, Masonic Club, Acacia fraternity, Cleveland and Akron Bar Associations.


HARRY S. COMMAGER.


Residence, 1209 Collingwood Avenue; office, Court House, Toledo. Born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1878. Son of Hon. David H. and Elizabeth


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(Williams) Commager. Attended the Public and High Schools of Toledo; received LL. B. degree from University of Michigan Law Department in 1900. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1900; later to United States District Court. In partnership with his father, David H. Commager until 1912. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Lucas County, 1912-16. Director of Law of Toledo, 1916-18. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Lucas County since January, 1921. Deck Officer in Atlantic Service, United States Shipping Board, 1918 and 1919. Republican.


JAMES CHARLES CONNELL.


Residence, 5922 Superior Avenue; office, 506 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 20, 1895. Son of Thos. F. and Elizabeth (Stoll) Connell. Attended Immaculate Conception Parochial School; High School of Commerce, Cleveland; Baldwin-Wallace College; Ohio Northern University; received LL. B. degree from John Marshall Law School, Cleveland, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1918. Associated in the practice of law in Cleveland with T. J. Ross During the World War with Case Military Camp; assigned to Baldwin-Wallace College in charge of S. A. T. C. Co. Member K. of C., American Legion.


WILLIAM M. CONNELLY.


Residence, Alhambra Apartments; office. 915 Kirby Building, Cleveland. Born in Buffalo, New York, April 25, 1890. Son of John and Mary Marth (Sullivan) Connelly. Graduate of Lafayette High School, Buffalo, 1909; University of Buffalo, 1911; University of Michigan with LL. B. degree, 1913. Admitted to the bar of Michigan, 1913; to the bar of Ohio and United States Courts, 1914. Associated with the firm of Goulder, White & Garry, of Cleveland, since 1913 (in Admiralty practice). Sworn in as ensign, United States Naval Reserve, February, 1917, having held United States steamboat license five years; navigator of Great Lakes training ship Yantic, from April 6, 1917, to April 6, 1919; assistant aide, armed guards for merchant ships in Norfolk, Virginia; watch officer, U. S. S. Tenadores and Northern, Pacific; lieutenant since 1918. Member Delta Chi fraternity of Buffalo and Michigan; Scalp and Blade fraternity, Michigan; Cleveland Athletic Club. Republican.


AUGUSTINE F. CONNOLLY.


Residence, 576 Palmwood Avenue ; office, Spitzer Building, Toledo. Born in Oberlin, Ohio, March 31, 1872. Son of Michael and Mary (Collins) Connolly. Attended Oberlin High School; Oberlin Business College; graduate of University of Michigan with LL. B. degree, in 1898. Admitted to the bar of Michigan in 1898; Ohio, 1899; later to the United States District Court. Member of the firm Connolly & Kirtley. Member Knights of Columbus, B. P. 0. E., Lucas County Bar Association. Republican.


STEPHEN S. CONROY.


Residence, 361 Fairgreen Avenue ; office, Wick Building, Youngstown. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, December 25, 1869. Married to Isabella W. Brenner, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1911. Attended the Public and High


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Schools of Youngstown; studied law in the law office of H. K. Taylor, Youngstown. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1893; subsequently to the United States Courts. Member of the firm of Hine, Kennedy, Manchester, Conroy & Ford. Member Ohio State and Mahoning County Bar Associations; Youngstown Club; Youngstown Country Club; B. P. 0. E. City Solicitor of Youngstown, 1900-05. Republican.


DAN P. CONWAY.


Residence, 105 South Portland Avenue; office, 603 Mahoning Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, March 26, 1883. Son of Michael and Mary (Gallagher) Conway. Married to Eva (.1 Cain, of Cleveland, Ohio, August 30, 1913. Graduate of St. Columba's School, Youngstown, June 20, 1898; graduate of Hall Business College, Youngstown, 1907; attended

Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, 1910-12. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 25, 1912; United States District Court, May 5, 1915. Commenced the law practice in Youngstown July 10, 1912; later associated with Hon. E. H. Moore and Hon. James Kennedy. Member B. P. 0. E., K. of C., B. of R. T., A. 0..H., P. H. C., R. E. L. Society; Mahoning County Bar Association. First assistant city solicitor of Youngstown, 1914-15. Democrat.


THOMAS A. CONWAY.


Residence, 527 West Second Street; office, Elyria Block, Elyria, Ohio. Born in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, June 19, 1864. Son of Patrick and Jane (Calahan) Conway. Married to Stel!a J. Owens, in Ada, Ohio, June 8, 1897; five children: Owen T., Charles B., Esther E., Dorothy E. and Eugene H. Attended country school in Wood County, Ohio; high school, Grand Rapids, Ohio; taught school during the winters while attending Ohio Northern University the summers of 1886-87-88-89; studied law under Hon. John V. Cuff, of Napoleon, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio October 5, 1893, and later to the United States District Court. Practiced in Napoleon, Ohio, from 1894 to 1907; in partnership with W. P. Duffy four years; moved to Elyria, Ohio, in 1907; one year later formed partnership with H. A. Pounds, under the firm name of Conway & Pounds, which continued for three years. Member of Knights of Columbus. Prosecuting Attorney of Henry County from 1904 to 1907; Mayor of Elyria, 1909-11; appointed Probate Judge, June 1912, served in that capacity until February, 1913. Referee in Bankruptcy since 1915. Democrat.


CHARLES B. COOK.


Office, 160 Main Street, Ashtabula. Born in Painesville, Ohio, August 1, 1865. Son of Jhial P. and Olive D. (Glines) Cook. Married September 4, 1884, to Minnie A. Secor; four children: Blake C., Grace A., Earl G. and Floyd S. Attended common schools of Lake County, Ohio; high school, Summit County, Ohio; Madison Seminary, Madison, Ohio ; Geneva Normal School ; studied law in office of James F. McGiffert, of Ashtabula. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1911; later to United States District Court. Member of the firm of Anderson, Cook. Mathews & Cook, Youngstown, 191112; for four years with his son Blake C. Cook; later Cook, Cook & Johnson; in 1917


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moved to Jefferson, where he practiced until 1919, when he moved to Ashtabula. For 19 years in locomotive department of Lake Shore Railroad, during the latter part of that time read law. Member Masonic Order, K. of P., B. P. O. E., Ashtabula County Bar Association, B. of L. E., Grange. Republican.


DANIEL A. COOK.


Residence, 1943 East 32nd Street; office, City Bank Building, Lorain. Born in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, May 3, 1883. Son of Lewis and Dora I. Cook. Married to Grace B. Kates, June 9, 1906. Graduate of Galion High School, 1900; University of Michigan Law Department, with LL. B. degree, June 23, 1904. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 24, 1904; United States District Court, April 8, 1909. Engaged in the law practice in Lorain continuously since February 20, 1905. Past Master of Sheffield Lodge No. 628, F. & A. M.; member R. A. M.; R. S. M.; Lorain. Country Club.


ERNEST S. COOK.


Residence, 2830 Franklin Avenue; office, 1319 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Morenci, Michigan, June 26, 1859. Son of Stephen H. and Mary H. Cook. Married to M. Katharine Dempsey, June 18, 1883. Attended the public schools of Cleveland; received A. B. degree from Kenyon College, 1882. Admitted to the bar of Ohio May, 1886; later to the United States District Court. A member of the law firm of Marvin & Cook from 1890 to 1895; Webster, Angell & Cook, 1895-98; Webster & Cook, 1898-1900; Brewer, Cook & McGowan, 19001905; Cook, McGowan & Foote, 1)07-1918; now Cook, McGowan, Foote, Bushnell & Lamb. Member of Ohio National Guard summer of 1883. Member Union, University, Mayfield Country, Tippecanoe, Western Reserve Clubs of Cleveland; Halycon Lodge No. 498, F. & A. M.; Thatcher Chapter No. 1, R. A. M., Cleveland. Presidential elector; delegate to National Republican Convention, 1908; Assistant United States Attorney, October, 1890-1895; United States Attorney three months in 1895. Republican.


JOSEPH R. COOK.


Residence, 111 Harbor Avenue office, 160 Main Street, Ashtabula. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, July 29, 1891. Son of Mack R. and Nettie A. (Davis) Cook. Married to Clara M. Salchli, June 20, 1917; one child: Ruth Clara. Graduate of Ashtabula high school, 1910; Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, with A. B. degree, 1915; from Backus Law School of Western Reserve University, degree of LL. B., 1917. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, January, 1917. Served in United States Army transport service, July 29, 1918, to October 16, 1918; U. S. Emergency Fleet Corp of the Merchant Marine, October 16, 1918, to March 16, 1919. Member Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Phi fraternities; F. & A. M., O. of E. S., American Legion, Army and Navy Union, Knights of Malta, Ashtabula County Bar Association. Democrat.


NATHAN E. COOK.


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Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 22, 1882. Son of Isaac and Emma (Nachud) Cook. Married to Emma Meyer in Cleveland, March 7, 1905; three children: Meyer, Nathan E., Jr., Harry Davis Cook. Graduate of Cleveland public schools, June, 1896; of West High School, June, 1900; Cleveland Law School, Baldwin-Wallace University, with degree of LL. B., June, 1916. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July 1, 1916; to the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1919. Member Cleveland Advertising Club, City Club, Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias, Elks. Deputy Clerk Court of Common Pleas from 1906 to 1909; secretary to former Mayor Harry L. Davis, of Cleveland, from January 1, 1916, to December 31, 1917. Republican.


VAN C. COOK.


Residence, 107 Sherman Avenue; office, Mohican. Building, Mansfield. Born in Knox, Ohio, July 20, 1873. Son of Dr. S. M. and Margaret (Hardgrove) Cook. Married April 17, 1902, to Lura Moore; two children: Vangelene and Perry. Attended country schools; graduate of Hiram College with A. B. degree in 1897; studied law in office of Douglass & Mengert, of Mansfield. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1901; later to United States District Court and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. City Solicitor of Mansfield from January 1, 1918, to the present time. Member 8th 0. V. I. during the Spanish-American War. Member B. P. O. E., Masonic Order, F. O. E., Spanish War Veterans, Richland County Bar Association. Democrat.


DAHL BUCHANAN COOPER.


Residence, 248 Poland Avenue, Struthers, Ohio; office, Court House, Youngstown. Born in Coitsville, Mahoning County., Ohio, September 19, 1880. Son of David Perry and Mary A. (McClelland) Cooper. Married August 5, 1915, to Ruth G. Creed, of Struthers. Two children, Betty Louise and William Perry. Attended the public schools of Coitsville and Struthers; Rayen High School, Youngstown; received A. B. degree from Oberlin College in 1903; LL. B. degree from Harvard Law School in 1907. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1907. Commenced the practice of law in Youngstown in 1907 in partnership with Joseph F. Williams, under the firm name of Williams & Cooper, which continued until November, 1918, when he was elected Judge Common Pleas Court of Mahoning County, where lie continues to date. Lecturer in Law, Political Science Department, Oberlin College, 1907 and 1908. Member Draft Board No. 4, Mahoning County (which comprised the county outside of the city) during the World War. Member Knights of Pythias, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, board of trustees United Presbyterian Church of Struthers, Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations, manager Mahoning County Drys from 1909 to 1918. Democrat (Independent).


GEORGE D. COPELAND.


Residence and office, Marion. Born in Marion, December 14, 1860. Son of Howard and Sarah Catherine Holmes (Darlington) Copeland. Married June 5, 1889, to Katherine Bartram; one daughter: Alice Katherine, wife of John Damon Guthery. Attended the public and high schools of Marion; received LL. B. degree from Cincinnati Law School in 1882. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1882; later to United States District Court. January 1, 1915, became a member of the firm of Copeland & Thompson. Delegate to Republican National Convention in St. Louis in 18)6. Trustee Massillon State Hospital for the Insane for 15 years. Director Marion County Bank Co. Member of all Masonic bodies: Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, 33rd Degree; First Presbyterian Church. Republican.


MARK ANSON COPELAND.


Residence, Sedgewick Road; office, 1019 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Bristolville, Trumbull County, Ohio, December 16, 1877. Son of Anson T. and Minerva (Detchon) Copeland. Married to Louise Wellsted, of Cleveland, September 14, 1904. Primary education received in schools of various small towns of the Western Reserve; attended Allegheny College; received LL. B. degree from Adelbert Col-


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lege, Western Reserve Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1901; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1903; United States Supreme Court, 1919. In 1898 enlisted as private 10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Spanish American War. Member City, University, Athletic Clubs and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; Cleveland Bar Association.


ALVAH R. CORLETT.


Residence, 1007 East 99th Street: office, City Hall, Cleveland. Born in Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, March 6, 1882. Son of John A. and Catherine (Radcliffe) Corlett. Married to Matilda M. Kerr, June 20, 1905; two children, Alvah R., Jr., and Dorothy M. Graduate of grade and high schools in Warrensville, Ohio, 1900; graduate of Western Reserve Academy, 1902; attended Western Reserve University one year; graduate of Cleveland Law School with LL. B. degree, June, 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1913; to the United States District Court, 1914. Engaged in the law practice in Cleveland in partnership with J. S. Stewart, under the firm name of Corlett & Stewart, from 1914 to 1918. During the World War member Legal Advisory Board. Member Phi Gamma Delta (college fraternity), and Delta Theta Phi (law fraternity); Masonic Order: Euclid Lodge, McKinley Chapter, Woodward Council, Al Sirat Grotto; K. of P., I. O. O. F., L. O. O. M. Member Ohio House of Representatives, 1906-08. Secretary Service Department, city of Cleveland, 1918-20. Secretary to Mayor W. S. FitzGerald, 1921.


LOUIS AUDUBON CORLETT.


Residence, 1239 Manor Park, Lakewood; office, 1201 Kirby Building, Cleveland. Born in Irvington, New York, July 24, 1874. Son of Wm. J. and Huldah E. (Edwards) Corlett. Married to Mabelle Mossman, September 26, 1897. Attended the grammar schools of Irvington, New York; Brooklyn, New York, high school; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn; Columbia University; received degree of LL. B. from Cleveland Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1907. Member of the firm of Fleharty, Corlett & Landfear since 1909. Member Delta Theta Phi, Masonic Order, Clifton. Club, Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Republican.


SPENCER DUDLEY CORLETT.


Residence, Prospect Street, East Cleveland; office, 725 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 17, 1891. Son of George W. and Clara (Wechtman) Corlett. Married to Zella S. Kelly, of Cleveland, July 3, 1917. Educated in the common and high schools of Cleveland; attended Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, from which he received degree of A. B., 1913; received LL. B. degree from the law department of that institution in 1915. Admitted to the bar of Ohio July 1, 1915. Engaged in the general practice of law until August, 1919, when he became associated with the Kelly Company as counsel, where he continues to date. Enlisted with Machine Gun Company, Fifth Ohio Regiment Infantry, June, 1917; commissioned lieutenant Field Artillery; instructor Fort Sill Brigade Firing Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Member Phi Gamma


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Delta and Phi Delta Phi fraternities; Masonic Order; director of Cleveland Yacht Club; member City Club; American Legion. Republican.


JOHN P. CORRIGAN.


Residence, 1629 Robinwood Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio; office, 322 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 2, 1891. Son of James E. and Bridget (Doyle) Corrigan.            Attended Cleveland grammar school (commercial course); high school, two years; St. Ignatius College, tour years; received LL. B. degree from Baldwin-Wallace University. Admitted to the bar of Ohio July 1, 1916; to United States District Court, 1920. Engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland, associated with the firm of Mooney, McCormack & Roth. Enlisted in 2nd Ohio F. A. (now 135th F. A.), May, 1917; overseas one year; discharged as Btn. Sgt. Major of Infantry, April 19, 1919. Member Knights of Columbus, F. O. I. F., American Legion. Secretary and Treasurer Ohio State Skating Association, 1915-1916.


WILLIAM J. CORRIGAN.


Residence, 9504 Gorman Avenue; office, 506 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, June, 1886. Son of Edward and Margaret (Regan) Corrigan. Attended Holy Name School, Cleveland, until 1902; received degree of A. B. from St. Ignatius College, 1911; LL. B. degree from Cleveland Law School, 1915. Admitted to the bar of Ohio July 6, 1915. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Cuyahoga County from 1917 to January 1, 1920. Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney during 1920. Associated with T. J. Ross in the general practice of law. Member Cleveland Bar Association. Democrat.


JOHN H. COSS.


Residence, 306 Marion Avenue; office, 13 1/2 North Park Street, Mansfield. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, May 7, 1867. Son of John and Mary (Kennedy) Coss. Married, October 13, 1888, to Linda McNally, of Cleveland. Two children, Florence I., wife of


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Richard C. Clarke, of Detroit, and John W. Attended public and high schools of Cleveland; studied law in office of Bell & Brinkerhoff, of Mansfield. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, October 14, 1897; later United States District Court; United States Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. Commenced the practice of law in Mansfield, where he continues to date. Specializes in Patent Causes. Mechanical Engineer up to time of admission. Past Exalted Ruler B. P. 0. E., Past Chancellor Commander K. of P. Member Richland County Bar Association; American Patent Association. Democrat.


JOHN VINCENT COTTON.


Residence, 123 Allen Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; office, 302 Central Savings & Trust Building, Akron, Ohio. Born in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1891. Son of Jesse L. and Lizzie H. (Miller) Cotton. Married to Bernice Y. Landrum, of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, June 10, 1919. One daughter, Jane Elizabeth. Attended public schools of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, 1897-1907; Coraopolis high school, 1907-08; high school, Princeton, New Jersey, 1908-10; Louisville Male High School, Louisville, Kentucky, 1910-11; Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1911-15; received A. B. degree; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1915-18, received LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June 24, 1918. Engaged in individual law practice in Akron from July 1, 1918, to date. Member Delta Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau, Epsilon Chapter Gamma Eta Gamma fraternities; University Club, Akron Bar Association.


WILLIAM LEROY COUNTRYMAN.


Residence,. Poland; office, 1210-14 Wick Building, Youngstown.. Born in Conneaut, April 16, 1883. Son of George W. and Emma F. (Fleckenstein) Countryman. Married to Sophia H. Godfrey, September 25, 1908. Graduate of Conneaut High School, 1902; received A. B. degree from Oberlin College, 1907; LL. B. degree from University of Michigan, 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1909; United States Court, 1914. Engaged in the general practice of law in Youngstown. Member Mahoning County Bar Association. Solicitor of East Youngstown, 1914-1916. Mayor Village of Poland since January, 1920. Republican.


ALBERT FRANKLIN COUNTS.


Residence, 1913 East 82nd Street; office, Ulmer Building, Cleveland. Born in Port Jefferson, Ohio, September 5, 1881. Son of Jachomyer Cass and Margaret Belle (Hobby) Counts. Married to Eulalie G. Miller, of Cleveland, April 17, 1913. Educated in the public and high schools of Sidney, Ohio; received degree of Ph. B. from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, 1904; graduate of Western Reserve University, with degree of A. M., 1906; received LL. B. degree from Western Reserve University Law School in 1906. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1906; later to United States District Court. Commenced the practice of law August, 1906; formed partnership with H. W. Ewing and Samuel E. Kramer, under


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the firm name of Ewing, Kramer & Counts, which continued to January 1, 1912; S. E. Kramer retired from the firm, which became Ewing & Counts until March, 1912, when Virgil J. Terrell joined the firm, which became Ewing, Counts & Terrell. In September, 1912, Jay P. Dawley became a senior member of the firm of Dawley, Ewing, Counts & Terrell; the partnership dissolved with Mr. Dawley's death, June, 1916, and the firm continued as Ewing, Counts & Terrell until January, 1918; now engaged in individual practice. Member Shaker Heights Country Club, American and Ohio State Bar Associations. Democrat.


J. EARL COX.


Residence, 1107 Sawyer Avenue ; office, 229 Akron Savings & Loan Building, Akron. Born in Mason, Ohio, January 11, 1890. Son of Richard Mount and Lucy (Perrine) Cox. Married to Irene Moody, May 11, 1917. Graduate of Mason High School, 1907; Ohio Wesleyan University, A. B. degree, 1911; University of Chicago, J. D. degree, 1917. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, January, 1917. Practiced in Mason, Ohio, 1917 to 1919, when he moved to Akron. Member of firm of McIntosh & Cox. Member Masonic Order, Summit County Bar Association. Member Young Men's Democratic Club of Summit County. Democrat.


JOHN H. COX.


Residence, 5714 Bridge Avenue; office, 732 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born at Cleveland, Ohio, July 2, 1873. Son of Robert and Pauline (Huber) Cox. Married to Carrie Steinkamp, of Cleveland, 1897. Educated at the Cleveland public schools; graduate of Cleveland Law School, with LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1914. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland. Associated with Cleveland Railway Company in claim adjustment work.. Member of Fifth Regiment, O. N. G., 25 years ago; served in Massillon and Brown Hoist strikes. Director and vice president, Cleveland Chamber of Industry; member of all Masonic Bodies; Knights of Pythias, Sons of Veterans, Western Reserve Club, Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity, League of Republican Clubs, Civic League and Northern Ohio Fish and Ga ne Association. Journal clerk in Common Pleas Court, 1911-1912; candidate for county clerk, 1918; president of Cuyahoga County League of Republican Clubs for three years; appointed delegate to a number of conventions; speaker for Republican committee past 12 years; ex-president of the Foraker Club. During the war "Four-Minute Man" in all campaigns, also active in Community Chest and Liberty Loan compaigns. Appointed by Mayor Davis to represent Cleveland at a conference in Philadelphia in the interests of rehabilitation work among wounded soldiers. Secretary and treasurer of the Bond House, "The George R. Johansen & Co.," of Cleveland. Republican.


OSCAR SMITH CRAMER.


Residence, 2596 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights; office, 102-6 B. of L. E. Building, Cleveland. Born in Tonawanda, New York, August 23, 1874. Son of John W. and Maria L. (Cottier) Cramer. Married to Catherine F. Cowle, of Cleveland, January 14, 1901. Attended New York pub-


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lic schools; Buffalo normal school, 1903; graduate of University of Buffalo with LL. B. degree, 1905. Admitted to the bar of New York July 29, 1896; United States District Court, western district of New York, 1904; United States Supreme Court, 1908; Ohio, 1910. Member Masonic Order, Lake Erie Commandery of K. T. of Buffalo, Scottish Rite Bodies, Shrine, Grotto, Cleveland Athletic Club; vestryman of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church.


PAUL SCOTT CRAMPTON.


Residence, 20039 Lake Shore Boulevard; office, 525 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born March 6, 1886, at St. Clair, Michigan. Son of B. F. and Emeline (Jenks) Crampton. Married to Mary Fayram, September 18, 1912. Received primary and high school education from 1891 to 1903; entered University of Michigan Law Department, 1905; graduated therefrom with degree of LL. B., 1908. Admitted to the bar of Michigan, June 16, 1908; Ohio, June 18, 1908; United States District Court, June 14, 1911. In 1919 he formed partnership with Guy W. House under the firm name of Crampton & House, which continued until December, 1920, when the firm was dissolved. Engaged in the individual practice of law. Entered the army as a private in Company C of the Fifth Regiment, Ohio National Guard, in 1910; also served as color and commissary sergeant for a period of the time, which continued till he was discharged in 1913. Member of City Club, Chamber of Commerce and Gaston G. Allen Lodge No. 629, F & A. M. Member of the school board of Euclid Village, 1919-1920. Republican.


ALVIN W. CRAVER.


Residence, 21 Indiana Avenue; office, Ma-honing Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in Mahoning County, Ohio, September 23, 1872. Son of William and Mary (Wanamaker) Craver. Married June 26, 1901, to Jeanette Noble. Attended the public schools of North Jackson, Ohio; graduate of Ohio Northern University Law Department, with LL. B. degree, in 1897. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1897; later to the United States District Court and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Member of the firm of Moore & Craver, .1903 to 1909; Craver, Diser, Huey & Starr since 1920. President Mahoning County Food Administration Board during the war. Member Masonic Order, B. P. 0. E., K. of P., Mahoning County Bar Association. Mayor of Youngstown three terms. Democrat.


RUEL CRAWFORD.


Residence and office, Port Clinton. Born December 21, 1877, in Port Clinton. Son of Charles A. and Mary (Duff) Crawford. Married September 3, 1908, to Rose N. Nissen. Educated in the public schools; Ohio State University Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1902; United States District Court, 1907. Member of the firm of True & Crawford since 1907. Member Masonic bodies: Knights Templar; K. of P.


HARRY J. CRAWFORD.


Residence, 13980 South Park Boulevard; office, 1201 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Richmond, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 3, 1871. Son of Abel J. and Mary (Hammond) Crawford. Married to Jemima H. Brandebury, in Delaware, Ohio,


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June 14, 1899. Early education received in the public schools; received A. B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, 1897; attended Western Reserve University Law School, 1898. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1898. Member of the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland. Member Union and Hermit Clubs; Heights Lodge, F. & A. M.; McKinley Chapter, R. A. M.


SAMUEL W. CRAWFORD.


Residence, St. Clair Avenue; office, Brookes Building, East Liverpool. Born in Columbiana County, Ohio, November 28, 1873. Son of John W. and Letha Ann (Blazer) Crawford. Married October 24, 1894, to Margaret N. Cross, of East Liverpool. One child, C. (Johannar). Attended common schools of St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio; read law in office of George T. Farrell, of Lisbon. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1919. Mayor of East Liverpool, 1908 to 1911; Sheriff of Columbiana County, 1912 to 1916; elected Probate Judge Columbiana County, 1916 to 1921. Trustee East Liverpool City Hospital. Member I. 0. 0. F., K. of P., Golden Eagles, B. P. O. E., L. O. O. M., Columbiana County Bar Association. Democrat.


WILLIAM HAMILTON CRAWFORD


Residence, 733 Excelsior Avenue; office, 513 Ohio Building, Akron. Born in Evergreen, Alabama, November 14, 1881. Son of William and Mary (Stacy) Crawford. Married to Elizabeth Hancock, of Montgomery, Alabama, July 15, 1909. Attended the public and high schools of Evergreen, Alabama; Mercer Law School, Macon, Georgia, 1902-03; received LL. B. degree therefrom. Admitted to the bar of Alabama, 1903; Ohio November 28, 1917; later United States District Court. Member of the law firm of Crawford & Body, of Akron. Member the Summit County Bar Association, Chamber of Commerce.


D. R. CRISSINGER


Residence and office, Marion. Born in Marion County, Ohio, December 10, 1860.


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Son of John and Margaret (Ganshorn) Cris-singer. Married March 28, 1888, to Ella Scranton; one child: Donna Ruth. Attended public and high schools of Caledonia; graduate of Buchtel College, with B. S. degree, in 1885; received LL. B. degree from Cincinnati Law School in 1886. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1886 later to United States District Court and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Member of the firm of Davis & Crissinger, which continued for one year; Wolford & Crissinger for two years; later member of the firm of Crissinger & Guthery; now member of the firm of Crissinger, Guthery & Strelitz. President National City Bank & Trust Co., Marion; vice president Marion Union Stock Yards. Prosecuting Attorney of Marion County for one term; City Solicitor of Marion for three terms. Chairman Legal Advisory Board during the World War. Member Masonic bodies: Knights Templar; B. P. 0. E.; President Marion Bar Association. Independent in politics.


HARRY H. CRIST.


Residence, 317 12th Street; office, Nasby Building, Toledo. Born in Butler County, Ohio, April 2, 1888. Son of Rev. Elwood 0. and Katherine (Henley) Crist. Graduate of Findlay High School; Ohio Northern University Law Department, with LL. B. degree, in 1919. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1919. Associated with the firm of Southard. Southard & Rowe. Member Company A, 2nd Regiment Infantry, O. N. G., 1905-10; Co. C, 6th Regiment, O. N. G., 1916 ; 308th Motor Supply Train, U. S. Army, 1917-19. Member Masonic Order, Delta Theta Phi fraternity, American Legion. Republican.


LYMAN R. CRITCHFIELD.


Residence and office, Wooster. Born in Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio, April 17, 1868. Son of Hon. Lyman R., Sr., and Adelaide M. (Shaffer) Critchfield. Married to Rose S. Brown, in Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio, September 28, 1898. Three children; L. Robert, Henry B. and Dorothy A. E. Attended Millersburg high school; Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; read law with father, Ex-Attorney General of Ohio, Millersburg, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 4, 1891; and later to United States District Court. Practiced law in Wayne and surrounding counties since admission. In partnership with father. Hon. L. R. Critchfield, in Wooster, Ohio, under firm name of Critchfield & Critchfield, eighteen years. Since January 1 1921, member of the firm of Critchfield & Etling, Wooster, Ohio. Volunteer soldier in Spanish American War; served in Ex-"edition to Cuba as member of Company D, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry throughout the Spanish American War. Member K. of P., Country Club; First M. E. Church, Ohio State Bar Association. City Solicitor of Wooster, one term; Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne County. January 1, 1908. to December 31, 1912. Served as Judge Common Pleas Court in Cleveland by appointment of Chief Justice Nichols. of Supreme Court, over six months in 1919 and 1920; also served in Summit County and other counties. Judge of Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, 1914 to 1921. Democrat.


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ALFRED J. CROLL.


Residence, 19 Victoria Apartments; office, 908-11 Spitzer Building, Toledo. Born in Tontogany, Ohio, April 7, 1877. Son of George and Margaret (Klussman) Croll. Married to Mae B. Ford, in Detroit, Michigan, June 25, 1910. Graduated from high school, 1894; entered Ohio Northern University, completing Science Course with B. S. degree, 1896; finished Arts Course with B. A. degree, 1897, and temporarily instructed thereat in Science and Arts; Superintended public school work, 1899-1900; completed Law Course at Ohio State University, with degree of LL. B. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1900; before the United States Department of Interior and United States District Court, 1904. Engaged in individual general practice for twenty years, in the various United States and State Courts, including matters of Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Trade Litigation. Instructor "Medical Jurisprudence" Toledo University ; author of Legal Topic Outlines, adopted for university work. Member Lucas County Bar Association. Republican.


CLEAVELAND R. CROSS.


Residence, 18176 Clifton Road, Lakewood., Ohio; office, 816 Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland. Born in Denver, Colorado, May 19, 1882. Son of Rev. R. T. and Emma (Bridgman) Cross. Married to Ruth Savage, of Moline, Illinois, November 11, 1908; two children, Robert A. and Caroline M. Attended Denver, Colorado, public schools, 1888-89; Minneapolis, Minnesota, public schools, 1889-93; York, Nebraska, public schools, 1893-95; high school of York, 189b99; received A. B. degree from Oberlin College, 1903; post-graduate course in University of Wisconsin, 1904; granted degree of LL. B. from Western Reserve University, 1907. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1907. Entered law office of Fachler, Wilcox & Morris, of Cleveland, 1907; associated with Hitchcock, Morgan & Fachler, 1908-12; a member of the firm of Hitchcock, Morgan, Fachler and Cross, 1912-15; since 1915 a member of the firm of Wilkin, Cross & Daoust. President Colonial Savings & Loan Company of Lakewood; director Land Title Abstract & Trust Company of Cleveland: secretary The Electric Steel & Forge Company, of Cleveland. During the World War served as chairman Legal Advisory Board of Cuyahoga County, District No. 1; chairman Lakewood Liberty Loan campaigns. Member Lakewood School Board, 1920; faculty of John Marshall Law School, 191920; president Lakewood Public Hospital; president Training School for Nurses of Lakewood Public Hospital, 1919. Member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Union, University, Clifton, Advertising and City Clubs, of Cleveland; Westwood Country Club, West Side Chamber of Industry, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, Lakewood Congregational Church, Sons of American Revolution, American, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Masonic Order, Lakewood Lodge No. 601, and Cunningham Chapter No. 187; Phi Alpha Delta Law fraternity. Alternate delegate from 22nd Congressional District to Republican National Convention, 1920; member Leonard Wood County Executive Committee of Cuyahoga County, 1920; president Lakewood Republican Club, 1920. Republican.


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ROBERT CROSSER.


Residence, 10311 Ramona Boulevard; office, 610 National City Building, Cleveland. Born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, June 7, 1874. Son of James and Barbara Crosser. Married to Isabelle D. Hogg. With his parents moved to Cleveland in September, 1881; attended the public and high schools of Salineville, Ohio; graduated from Kenyon College, with degree of A.B.,

in June, 1897; attended Columbia University; graduate of Cincinnati Law School, with degree of LL. B., in June, 1901. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 30, 1901; United States Circuit Court, January 30, 1905; United States Supreme Court March 7, 1919. For a time associated in the practice of law with Ford, Snyder, Henry & McGraw; member of the firm of McKisson & Crosser during part of the year 1905; White & Crosser, 1906-14; engaged in the practice of law to date. Elected member Ohio Legislature, November, 1910; 4th Constitutional Convention, 1912. Author of the Initiative and Referendum Amendment to Ohio Constitution adopted in 1912. Elected Democratic Congressman-at-large for Ohio. November, 1912. Elected to 64th and 65th United States Congresses. Member Phi Delta Phi, City Club. Democrat.


FRENCH CROW.


Residence and office, Marion. Born in Marion, May 24, 1876. Son of Joseph E. and Lydia M. (French) Crow. Married November 26, 1903, to Lettie Smith; seven children: Mildred Bernice, Marybelle, Rosanna French, Dorothy Ruth, Olive Geneva, Richard Eugene and Eleanor Maude. Attended public and high schools of Marion; Western Reserve University Law School one year; studied law in office of D. R. Cressinger, Marion. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1904; later to United States District Court. Member of the firm of Crow & Williamson since July, 1919. Member Marion County Bar Association, B. P. O. E.; vice president and director Marion Club; director Marion Chamber of Commerce. Republican.


HOWARD M. CROW.


Residence, 1821 Roxford Road, East Cleveland; office Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Glenwood, Ohio, May 28, 1882. Son of William Thomas and Nancy Alice (Nelson) Crow. Married to Elba Kingman, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, June 30, 1915. Educated in country schools of Noble county; attended a private academy in Delaware, Ohio; graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, with degree of A. B., 1906; received A. M. degree from the same university in 1909; graduate of Western Reserve Law School with degree of LL. B., 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1909. Practiced law in Cleveland for two years; removed to Boise, Idaho; became a member of the firm Rickey, Crow & Ebbert; returned to Cleveland in 1913, attorney for the Aetna Life Insurance Company, until March 1, 1919, when he became associated with the firm of Payer, Winch, Minshall & Karch, until April, 1921. Engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland. Member Delta Tau Delta and Phi Delta Phi fraternities; American and Cleveland Bar Associations; Masonic Bodies, F. & A. M., Knights Templar, Shrine; Cleveland


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Athletic Club, Epworth Memorial, Methodist Episcopal Church. Democrat.


PHIL MARION CROW.


Residence and office, Kenton. Born in Ridgeway, Ohio, May 27, 1866. Son of Ezra B. and Isabella (Hudson) Crow. Married May 10, 1893, to Linna A. Fogle. Attended public schools of Ridgeway; in June 4, 1889, graduate of Georgetown University School of Law, 3-year course, with degrees of LL. B. and LL. M. Admitted to the bar of Ohio March 7, 188); District of Columbia April 12, 1889. Member of the firm of Childs & Crow, Kenton, 1889 to 1890; Crow & Durbin, 1892 to 1902. Appointed City Solicitor of Kenton, July 7, 1891; elected to that office in 1892 and 1894. Elected Judge Circuit Court, 3rd Ohio Circuit, for full term in 1910; elected Judge Court of Appeals, full term, in 1916. Chairman of Ohio Coal Mining Commission, 1914; author of Ohio Mine Run Law. Democratic candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio in 1914 and 1918. Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, November 11, 1919, to succeed Maurice H. Donahue; declined the appointment November 17, 1919. Delegate to the National Democratic Convention from the Eighth Congressional District of Ohio in 1896, supporting William J. Bryan. Organized The Commercial Bank, Kenton; The Scioto Sign Company, Kenton; The Alger Savings Bank, Alger. Actively interested in and patron of movements for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Member Company G, Second Regiment Ohio National Guard, 1885 to 1887. Loyal Legion (Cincinnati Commandery); Knights Templar, B. P. O. E., I. O. O. F.; President Board of Trustees of Kenton Public Library Association; member Board of Trustees of Lima Hospital Association; member Lima Club and T. & T. Club of Lima; director The Commercial Bank, Kenton; director The Old National Bank, Lima. Democrat.


PHELPS CRUM.


Residences, Fairmount Boulevard and Ashton Road; office, 902-906 Hanna Buliding, Cleveland. Born December 13, 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio. Son of X. X. and Anna Marcia (Phelps) Crum. Married June 17, 1913, at Cleveland, Ohio, to Olive M. Stafford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Stafford. Received primary education in Cleveland public school; preparatory, University School; graduate Harvard University, with A. B. degree, in 1905, and A. M. degree in 1906; Harvard Law School, with LL. B. degree, 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1909; later to the United States District and Circuit Courts and United States Supreme Court. Engaged in the law practice in Cleveland with W. F. Carr in 1909; with the firm of Carr, Stearns & Royon, 1910 to February, 1914, when he formed partnership with John H. Price, John A. Alburn and Cary R. Album, under the firm name of Price, Alburn, Crum & Alburn; in 1918 the firm name was changed to Price & Crum; in 1920 Judge Frank E. Stevens joined the firm, which continued under the firm name of Price, Crum & Stevens. Now head of own law organization. Member Troop A, Black Horse Troop, Cavalry, Ohio National Guard, 1909-14. Member Examining Board United


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States Officers' Military Training camps for Field Artillery, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Fort Dodge, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity ; Hasty Pudding Club, Institute of 1770; A. D. Club, Harvard Club of New York City; Union, University and Country Clubs, of Cleveland. Candidate at Republican primaries for Attorney General of Ohio, 1920. Republican.


WILLIAM ALDREU CUFF


Residence, Crawford Apartments; office, United States Attorney's office, Cleveland. Born in Napoleon, Ohio, June 13, 1888. Son of the late Judge John V. Cuff, of Napoleon, Ohio (who was a prominent Democratic politician in the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio), and Edna J. (Fraker) Cuff. Married to Carrie May Cothran, February 26, 1918. Graduate of Napoleon, Ohio, High School, 1907; attended Kenyon College, 1906-07; received LL. B. degree from Western Reserve Law School, 1911. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1910; to the United States District Court, September, 1920. Practiced law at Napoleon, Ohio, with brother, Frederic V. Cuff, under firm name of Cuff & Cuff, from December, 1910, until outbreak of war, when partnership dissolved by reason of military service of brother; practicing alone until appointed Special Agent, Department of Justice, Bureau of Investigation, from April, 1918, to September, 1920. Member Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities, Napoleon Lodge No. 929 B. P. 0. E.; Napoleon Lodge No. 256, F. & A. M.; Haley Chapter No. 136, R. A. M.; Defiance Commandery No. 30, Knights Templar; Zenobia Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. At the present time Assistant United States Attorney for Northern District of Ohio. Democrat.


ALBERT E. CULBERT.


Residence and office. Fremont. Born March 27. 1862, in Sandusky County, Ohio. Son of Elijah and Eliza (Day) Culbert. Married May 15, 1888, to Mary Rose. of Oak Harbor, Ohio. Eight children: Chester A., Estella M., Ralph P., Iva, wife of E. C. Juergens, of Chicago, Harold E., Paul A.. Donald. Marian. Educated in the public schools of Sandusky County; graduate of Fostoria Academy in 1886 with degree of A. B. Studied law in office of Buckland & Love, Fremont. Taught in the schools of Sandusky and Ottawa counties for 12 years. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1894; United States District Court, 1898. Practiced continuously in Fremont. In partnership with D. B. Love, under the name of Love & Culbert, for 13 years. Since 1913 in partnership with his son, Chester A. Culbert, under the firm name of Culbert & Culbert. Deputy Clerk, Probate Court, Sandusky County, 1893 to 1897. Elected in 1994, City Solicitor, Fremont; served one term. Clerk, Board of Education, four terms. Member Board of Safety and Civil Service Commission, Fremont. Elected November, 1920, State Senator. Four-Minute Speaker during the war. Member of Maccabees, I. 0. 0. F.. K. of P., B. P. 0. E., Ohio State and Sandusky County Bar Associations. Director Sandusky Savings & Loan Co. Republican.


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CHESTER A. CULBERT.


Residence and office, Fremont. Born March 30, 1890, in Fremont. Son of Albert E and Mary (Rose) Culbert. Married July 4, 1912, to Irene F. Giebel, of Fremont; two children: Dorothy, Robert. Educated in the public and high schools of Fremont. Studied law in the office of his father, Albert E. Culbert. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1913. In partnership with his father. under the firm name of Culbert & Culbert. Deputy Recorder, Sandusky. County, 1909-10. Deputy Auditor, 1910-12. City Solicitor, Fremont, 1914-15. Clerk City Council, Fremont, since January, 1920. Member of Masonic Order, Maccabees, Ohio State and Sandusky County Bar Associations. Republican.


HUGH E. CULBERTSON.


Residence and office, Ashland. Born in Havanna, Ohio, April 15, 1882. Son of Elihu and Ida (Gregory) Culbertson. Married to Flora Paul, March 17, 1906; three children: Edna Pauline, Mary Margaret and Helen Louise. Educated in country schools; attended Milan High School; Ohio State University; studied law in office of King & Guerin, Sandusky. Admitted to the bar of Ohio December, 1905; New York, 1911. Author of "Medical Men and The Law," a treatise on the legal rights, duties and liabilities of medical men. Member I. O. O. F., K. of P., B. P. O. E., Ashland County Bar Association. Mayor of Milan, Ohio, in 1907.


DANIEL B. CULL.


Residence. 17406 Nottingham Road; office, Court House, Cleveland. Born in Miamisburg Ohio, November 29, 1881. Son of Charles William and Mary (Delaney) Cull. Married to Margaret Marie McMyler, September 7, 1910. Educated in the public and parochial schools of Miamisburg, Ohio, graduating from high school, 1899; received LL. B. degree from Cleveland Law School, 1905. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1905. Formed partnership with D. S. Helwick and Chas. C. White, June, 1905, which association continued for one year. Became associated with J. E. Matthews and J. H. Orgill under the firm name of Matthews & Orgill, November, 1906. Member Gilmour Council Knights of Columbus, Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Assistant City Solicitor of Cleveland, Ohio, under Hon. Newton D. Baker, from April, 1907, to January 1, 1912; elected Judge of the newly established Municipal Court, 1911, being one of the first judges elected; took office January 1, 1912; re-elected 1913 and 1917; elected Judge Common Pleas Court, 1918; took office for term of six years. February 1, 1919. Democratic candidate for Judge Supreme Court of Ohio, 1920.


FRANK X. CULL.


Residence, 11805 Ashbury Avenue; office, 500 Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland. Born in Miamisburg, Ohio, May 19, 1887. Son of Charles William and Mary (Delaney) Cull. Married to Mary Magdalene Daley, May 19, 1920. Graduate Miamisburg, Ohio, High School, May 19, 1904; 'Notre Dame University, from which received Ph. B. degree, 1908; attended Georgetown Law School, 1911-1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, November, 1913.