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LL. B., June, 1920. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 23, 1919. Associated with the firm of Bulkley, Hauxhurst, Saeger & Jamison since April, 1917. Member City Club, Cleveland.


CARL DAVID FRIEBOLIN.


Residence, 1827 East 89th Street; office, 613 Ulmer Building, Cleveland. Born in Owatanna, Minnesota, January 19, 1878. Son of William and Kate (Dennerline) Friebolin. Married to Florence Brookes in Cleveland, June 30, 1906. Educated in Cleveland schools and colleges. Graduate of Western Reserve University Law School with degree of LL. B., 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1899. Engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland. Associated with the firm of Hadden & Parks, 1899-1900; since 1901 a member of the firm of Friebolin & Byers. Member Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Phi Fraternities. President Cleveland City Club, 1917-18; Chairman Cleveland Americanization Council, 191920; Member Delta Sigma Rho (honorary scholastic fraternity); Nisi Prius Club, Chamber of Commerce, Member Ohio State House of Representatives, 1911-13; Ohio State Senate, 1913-14; appointed Judge Common Pleas Court, July, 1914; served until December 1, 1914; Referee in Bankruptcy, since January 1, 1916.


CHARLES KNOX FRIEDMAN


Residence, The Belvedere; office, Suite 929 Ohio. Building, Toledo. Born in Toledo, Ohio, January 14, 1873. Son of Morris and Fannie (Tyroler) Friedman. Married to Nuna Laudman, of Toledo, June 1, 1898; two sons: Stanley and James. Attended Toledo Grade Schools; graduate of Toledo High School and Scott Manual Training School, 1890; graduate of University of Michigan Law School with LL. B. degree, 1893; LL. M. degree in 1894. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1894; later to U. S. District Court and U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Engaged in the general practice in Toledo. Manager Red Cross Salvage Department, Toledo. Member Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity; Phi Gamma Delta Club of New York, Masonic Order, De Witt Clinton Consistory of A. A. Scottish Rite,


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Knights of Pythias, Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Assistant City Solicitor of Toledo from 1896 to 1903.


JOSEPH FRIEDMAN.


Residence, 457 West Norwood Avenue; office, 202 Stambaugh Building, Youngstown. Born in Hungary, February 15, 1882. Son of D. H. and Hannah (Moskovitz) Friedman. Married to Mabel E. Krohn-gold, of Cleveland, March 15, 1910; two children: Reheda N. and Arthur N. Early education received in the schools of Hungary; moved to the United States 1895; attended night school of New York; Regents High School of New York State; graduate of Baldwin-Wallace Law School with LL. B. degree, June, 1908. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1898; United States District Court, 1910. Engaged in the general practice of law in Youngstown. Member K. of P., I. 0. B. B., Mahoning County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Independent in politics.


EDWARD M. FRIES.


Residence and office, Bowling Green. Born in Wood County, Ohio, September 29, 1866. Son of Solomon and Louisa (Steckel) Fries. Married July 15, 1903, to Anna M. Davis, of Wood County, Ohio; four, children: Gertrude L., Edward S. Robert A., and Zenobia. Educated in the common schools; attended Academy at Fostoria, Ohio, for two years; received B. S. degree from Ohio Northern University in 1887, and completed course in Civil Engineering there at that time, following which time, for two years, was engaged as Civil Engineer. Received LL. B. degree from Cincinnati Law School in 1893. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1893; later to United States District Court. Commenced the practice of law in 1895, at Bowling Green, in partnership with Judge Robert S. Parker, under the firm name of Parker & Fries, for three years. Later member of the firm of Fries & Painter, until 1903, when elected Common Pleas Judge. In. January, 1914, formed partnership with Charles S. Hatfield, under the firm name of Hatfield & Fries, which continues to date. Referee in Bankruptcy for several years.. Judge Common Pleas Court of the Tenth District of Ohio from 1903 to 1909. President Wood County Savings Bank. Member Wood County Bar Association. Republican.


RATHBUN FULLER.


Residence, 2420 Monroe Street; office, Suite 1604. Second National Bank Building, Toledo. Born in Utica, New York, March 29, 1857. Son of John W. and Anna B. (Rathbun) Fuller. Married to Katherine M. Grout, in Detroit, Michigan, September 2. 1882. Graduate of Toledo High School, 1875; Ann Arbor Michigan High School, 1875; finished course in Literary Department, Sophomore year, University of Michigan, class of 1879. Studied in the office of Haynes, Potter & Beckwith, Toledo, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, March 17, 1879; later United States District and Circuit Courts. Practiced law in Toledo, Ohio, since 1879. In partnership with the Hon. William A. Collins, under the firm name of Collins & Fuller, from 1881 to 1888; now in individual practice. Vice President Toledo Railway & Light Co.


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and subsidiary corporations; Vice President First National Bank, Toledo; President Northwestern Elevator & Mill Co.; Vice President The Summit Trust Co.; President Toledo Plate & Window Glass Co.; Director Willys Overland Co., Bostwick Brass Co., Mather Spring Co., Edward Ford Glass Co., Hercules Motor Co., Motors Casting Co., Title Guaranty & Trust Co., Security Savings Bank & Trust Co. Member Toledo Club, Country, Inverness and Toledo Yacht Clubs, D. K. E. Club, New York City; Midwick Club. Pasadena, California; Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Deputy Clerk of United States District Court in Toledo, 1879-80, at which time he was United States Commissioner. Chairman Republican Campaign Committee, 1907-Q8. Republican.


PARKER FULTON.


Residence, 448 East 148th Street; office, 538 East Ohio Gas Building, Cleveland. Born in Warnock, Belmont County, Ohio, March 25, 1894. Son of A. P. and Ellen (Myers) Fulton. Married June 2, 1917, to Grace Warnock. Attended public schools of Homestead, Pennsylvania, 1901-07; C. M. Schwab Manual Training School, 1905-09; Homestead High School, 1907-11; graduate of University of Pittsburgh. in 1915, with A. B. degree; attended Ohio State University Law School, 1915-16; Western Reserve University Law School, 1916-17. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 15, 1917; United States District Court, February, 1919. Practiced law with firm of White, Johnson, Cannon & Neff, of Cleveland, from April 1, 1918, to February 15, 1920; now with Payer, Winch, Minshall & Karch. During the late war served as private in 158 Depot Brigade, Company H, in Camp Sherman, Ohio. Member Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi, Masonic Order, Cleveland Bar Association. Campaign speaker during the Davis-Bishop mayoralty election in Cleveland, 1919, associated with the Bishop Non-Partisan Committee. Democrat.


FRANK B. FULTS.


Residence, 3125 East Overlook Road; office, 8th floor Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Salem, Ohio, August 21, 1881.


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Son of William Henry and Lydia Jane (Fawcett) Fults. Married to Helen Ruth Fink, in. Salem, Ohio, June 14, 1913. Attended District School, Columbiana County; Public School, Salem, Ohio; graduate of Salem High School, June, 1899; taught district school, Columbiana County, 1900-01; attended Ohio Wesleyan University, 190205; received A. B. degree from Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, and in 1909 LL. B. from Western Reserve University Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1909; to the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1911. Member of the law firm of Pfeiffer & Fults since 1916. Member Masonic Order. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, City Club, Civic Club, Cleveland Bar Associationi Democrat.

 

DANIEL COYLE FUNK.

 

Residence and office, Wooster. Born in Wooster, Ohio, February 11, 1895. Son of Ross W. and Cordelia (Coyle) Funk. Attended the public and high schools of Wooster, Ohio; received Ph. B. degree from College of Wooster, in 1917; attended Western Reserve University Law School. Studied law in office of his father, Ross W. Funk. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1919. Engaged in the practice of law in Wooster in partnership with his father under the firm name of Funk & Funk. Taught Public Speaking and Economics in Wooster High School for one year. Chairman Wayne County Republican Club; Director Wooster Board of Trade. Instructor in Ammunition and Explosive School at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, during the World War. Member Masonic Order, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, American Legion, First Presbyterian Church. Republican.

 

ROSS W. FUNK.

 

Residence and office, Wooster. Born in Wooster, Ohio, January 11, 1861. Son of Daniel and Matilda (Imhoff) Funk. Married, August 30, 1893, to Cordelia Coyle, of Galion, Ohio; four children: Daniel C., Julia M., wife of F. R. Seibert, attorney, of Saginaw, Michigan, Estella A., and Marjorie E. Attended the public and high schools of Wooster; received A. B. degree in 1883, and A. M. degree in 1886, from University of Wooster; LL. B. degree in 1885 from Cincinnati Law School. Read law in office of Hon. John McSweeny. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1885; later to United ;States District Court. Practiced alone in Wooster, until January 1, 1920, when he formed partnership with his son, Daniel C. Funk, under the name of Funk & Funk, to date. City Solicitor of Wooster, April, 1887, to April, 1889. Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne County, January, 1895, to January, 1898. Attorney for The Wayne Building & Loan Co., and The Wayne County National Bank, both of Wooster. Member Masonic Bodies, Knights Templar, Past Master F. & A. M., and Past High Priest R. A. M., Past Eminent Commander K. T., Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree. Member Presbyterian Church, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity at the College of Wooster, K. of P., Royal Arcanum, Commercial Law League of America. Republican.

 

BENJAMIN ANDREW GAGE.

 

Residence, 13304 Forest Hill, East Cleveland; office, 303-9 Park Building, Cleveland.

 

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Born in Elkhart, Indiana, July 20, 1874. Son of Solomon T. and Emily (Kenyon) Gage. Married to Lucy Woodrow Hough, of Hillsboro, Ohio, October 18, 1900; two children: Robert Hough and Emily Kenyon. Educated in the grammar schools of Elkhart, Indiana, and Cleveland, Ohio; attended Cleveland High School; University of Michigan Law School, 1894-96, received LL. B. degree therefrom. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1896; United States District and Circuit Courts, 1897. Member of the firm of Gage, Marvin & Dawley. Lecturer Cleveland Law School, 1902-08. Member Cleveland Athletic Club, Nisi Prius Club, Chamber of Commerce, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity. Assistant Attorney for City of Cleveland from 1899 to 1902. Republican.

 

HARRY C. GAHN.

 

Residence, 2205 East 79th Street; office. 1130 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Elmore, Ohio, April 26, 1880. Son of Dr. Louis F. and Esther (Knight) Gahn, Educated in Elmore, Ohio, public and high schools; attended University of Michigan (Literary Department) one year; graduated from law department of same institution, June 23, 1904, with LL. B. degree. Taught school three years after, graduating from high school. Admitted to the bars of Ohio and Michigan, in June, 1904; United States District Court, January, 1909. Associated with law firm of Burton & Dake, 1906-1909; now engaged in a general law practice. Member Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias, Legal Aid Society, American Association of Port Authorities, Y. M. C. A., Western Reserve Club, City Club, and Obiter Club. Elected a member of Cleveland City Council, 1909;

President of Council, 1918-1920; member of Cleveland River and Harbor Commission since 1911; Cuyahoga County Republican Executive Committee since 1919; Treasurer of American Association of Port Authorities, 1912-1920; member Ohio Municipal League, 1912-1914. Elected to Congress from the 21st District, November, 1920. Republican.

 

FREDERICK W. GAINES.

 

Residence, 2621 Parkwood Avenue; office, Nicholas Building, Toledo, Ohio. Born in

 

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Cleveland, Ohio. Son of James C. and Lucy L. (Reed) Gaines. Married to Fanny Olmstead, of Stamford, Connecticut, June 21, 1898; three children: James 0., Frederick W., III., and Frances M. Graduate Sibley Grammar School, Manual Training School and Central High School, Cleveland; A. B. degree from Yale College and LL. B. degree from Yale Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio and the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio; United States Supreme Court. Associated with law firm of Doyle & Lewis in Toledo. Attorney for Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co., assumed same duties under Director General during Federal Control. Member Toledo, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. United States Commissioner since 1904; Deputy Clerk of United States District Court at Toledo for several years.

 

JAMES WILLIAM GALBRAITH.

 

Residence, 48 West Second Street; office, Court House, Mansfield. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, January 23, 1874. Son of James Oliver and Margaret E. (Hunt) Galbraith. Married to Isabelle E. Wright at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, June 27, 1900; one child, William Harold. Educated in the public and high schools of Mansfield. Studied law in the office of Donnell & Marriott, Mansfield, during which time was Deputy in the office of Clerk of Courts, Richland County, and Deputy Clerk Probate Court of Richland County. In partnership with James J. Maguire under the firm Maguire & Galbraith, Mansfield, June, 1895, to March, 1905. Elected County Prosecuting Attorney of Richland County, November, 1908; served two terms, 1909-12 ; Chairman Richland County Democratic Executive Committee, 1916-18 ; elected Judge Common Pleas Court, November, 1918, and holds that office at the present time. One of the organizers of Richland Rifles, Independent Military Company, 1892- 93 ; mustered into service with and member of Company M, 8th 0. N. G., until the fall of 1895. Past Chancellor K. of P. Past W. M. of F. & A. M.; member Chapter ; Council ; Commandery; Modern Woodmen; Maccabees ; Richland County and Ohio State Bar Associations; First M. E. Church, Mansfield. Democrat.

 

MILAN GALLAGHER.

 

Residence, 2081 East 100th Street ; office, 629 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland, Ohio, Bern in Cleveland, September 23, 1856. Son of Aaron Anthony and Catherine Elizabeth (Moran) Gallagher. Married Inez Ione Phillips, December 10, 1877. Their children are Mabel E., Grace I., Chester A. and Daphne Sherman. Graduate of the grammar and high schools of Cleveland. Member of the 70th General Assembly of Ohio. Sponsor of the Park Bill creating the Park Board Sponsor for the Tax Levy Bill for the establishment of Manual Training in the public schools of Cleveland. Sponsor for the bill authorizing the City of Cleveland to issue notes for five years payable for public improvements, to wit : pavements, sewers, etc., permitting the property owners to pay for said improvements in ten semi-annual payments, thereby encouraging the property owner to favor improvements which have done so much to build up and popularize Cleveland, making it a pleasant and healthful place to live in. President of The Gardner Club six years ; President of The Americus Club seven years ; President of the

 

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Alumnus of the Cleveland Law School one year ; President of The M. A. Hanna Club 17 years. With his son, Chester A., took law course in the Cleveland Law School, class of 1905. Graduated and received degree of LL. B., Baldwin University. Mr. Gallagher and his son, Chester A., were admitted to the Ohio Bar, June, 1905, and admitted to practice in the United States Courts at the same time. The law firm of Gallagher & Gallagher was formed in 1905 and continued ten years, when Chester A. withdrew from said partnership. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the Cleveland Bar Association; Erie Lodge No. 27, I. 0. 0. F.; Pearl Lodge No. 163, K. of P.; Wade Park Commandery No. 515, K. of M.; Cleveland Council No. 20, National Union and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Republican.

 

R. S. GALLEHER.

 

Residence, Port Clinton, Ohio; office, Amer. ican Bank Building, Port Clinton. Born in Morrow County, Ohio, December 8, 1855. Son of Joseph and Charlotte Galleher. Read law in office of B. Andrews and Mitchell & Bruce, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, three years. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, January, 1890; United States District Court, January 8, 1903. Practiced law in Sycamore, Wyandot County, from 1892 to 1900; Port Clinton, Ohio, since 1900. Member I. 0. 0. F. and Encampment ; Secretary Port Clinton Business Men's Association ; Member Port Clinton Yacht Club, Ottawa County Automobile Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Republican.

 

MARIE GRACE CLARK GALLEHER.

 

Residence, 1921 East 70th Street; office, 403 Clarence Building, Cleveland. Born in Denver, Colorado. Daughter of Rev. Joseph and Dr. Harriet B. (Bailey) Clark. Married to Howard Leith Galleher, in Columbus, Ohio, August 5, 1914. Graduate of Ohio State University, June, 1914; received degree of LL. B. from University of Pittsburgh, 1916. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 25, 1914; to the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, September 29, 1919. Moved to Cleveland in 1916, and at the present time engaged in the practice of law. Member The Business Women's Club, The Women's City Club, The Conversational Club, Cleveland Bar Association.

 

CHARLES GALLINGER.

 

Residence and office, Bucyrus. Born in Brokensword, Crawford County, Ohio, June 26, 1868. Son of Philip and Louise (Angene) Gallinger. Married to Clara Hoffman, 1903. Educated in the district schools; attended Northwestern Ohio Normal University ; read law in the office of Gen. E. B. Finley and S. W. Bennett. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1893; later United States District and Circuit Courts. Member of the firm of Finley & Gallinger, 1897 to 1916; Gallinger & McCarron since January 1, 1920. Member B. P. 0. E.; Ohio State and Crawford County Bar Associations. Prosecuting Attorney of Crawford County, 1900 to 1906. Democrat.

 

JOHN DUNHAM GARDNER.

 

Residence, Steubenville, Ohio; office. 50608 National Exchange Bank Building, Steubenville. Born in Milford, Michigan, January 12, 1891. Son of A. G. and Eva A. (Dunham) Gardner. Married to Almah G. Budd, in Toledo, Ohio, May 11, 1915; one daughter: Dorothy. Attended common

 

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schools of Toledo and Dillonvale, Ohio; graduate Boxwell Examination, 1906; attended high school, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio; graduate of Scio College Academy, 1909; graduate of Northwestern University Law School, with degree of LL. B., 1912. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1913; United States District Court, 1915. Associated in the law practice in Steubenville with J. C. Bigger, under firm name of Gardner & Bigger. Member Legal Advisory Board of Steubenville during the World War. Member K. of P., D. O. K. K., Red Men, Moose, Maccabees, Modern Woodmen, Alpha Kappa Phi Legal Fraternity. Republican candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of Jefferson County in 1916. Republican.

 

WILLIAM K. GARDNER.

 

Residence, 11005 Ashbury Avenue; office, Kirby Building, Cleveland. Born in Gloster, Missisippi, June 25, 1888. Son of Henry Clay (deceased) and Martha E. (Jagers) Gardner. Educated in the grammar schools of Mississippi; left school at the age of fifteen. Took academic examination in

Columbus, Ohio, studied law in office of Reed & Eichelberger. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1915; later to the United States District Court. Associated with the firm of Reed, Meals & Eichelberger, Cleveland, for some time. Now associated with George H. Eichelberger. Member U. S. regular army for three years. In Philippine service from May, 1907, to May, 1910. Member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Athletic Club, City Club, and Yacht Club.

 

JAMES RUDOLPH GARFIELD.

 

 Residence, West Mentor; office, 1029 National City Building, Cleveland. Born in Hiram, Ohio, October 17, 1865. Son of Hon. James A. (who was President of the United States) and Lucretia (Rudolph) Garfield, Married to Helen Newell, December 30, 1890. Educated in the public schools in Washington; St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire; Williams College, Columbia Law School, from which he received degrees of B. A. and LL.D. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, March 18, 1888; later to United States Courts. Member of the firm of Garfield & Garfield, Cleveland; later Garfield, Garfield & Howe; Garfield, MacGregor & Baldwin to date. Member of Union Club; University Club of Cleveland; University and Williams Clubs, New York City; Ohio State, Cleveland, American Bar Associations. Member Ohio Senate, 1896-1900; United States Civil Service Commission, 1902-03; United States Commissions of Corporations, 1903-07; Secretary of Interior of United States of America, 1907-09.

 

JOHN MILAN GARFIELD.

 

Residence, 2819 Coleridge Road; office, 1208-1235 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in San Francisco, California, September 9, 1876. Son of John Quincy and Emma Jane (Parker) Garfield. Married to Helen Pond Bowen, of Elyria, Ohio, September 28, 1910. Attended the public and high schools of San Francisco; graduate of Western Reserve Law School of Cleveland with degree of LL. B., 1900. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in June, 1900; to United States District Court of Northern District of Ohio; Northern District of Michigan;

 

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Northern District of Kentucky; United States Circuit Court of Appeals of Sixth Circuit; United States Supreme Court on December 14, 1917; United States Court of Customs Appeal. Associated with firm of Hoyt, Dustin & Kelley, 1900-1901; later with Blandin, Rice & Ginn; Blandin, Hog-sett & Ginn, from October, 1901, to April, 1913; Tolles, Hogsett, Ginn & Morley since 1913; member of that firm since January 1, 1919. Member The Union Club, Cleveland. Republican.

 

RAYMOND T. GARRISON.

 

Residence, 921 Fernwood Avenue; office, Nasby Building, Toledo. Born in Rochester, Ohio, January 2, 1877. Son of George M. and Meda (Jones) Garrison. Married January 2, 1905, to Grace L. Rugg. Attended Rochester High School ; Baldwin University; received LL. B. degree from Detroit College of Law in 1904. Admitted to the bars of Michigan and Ohio, 1904; later to United States District Court. Member of the firm of Garrison & Phillips. Member Toledo Bar Association. Republican

 

H. E. GARLING.

 

Residence, 1563. W. High Street; office, 407-09 Holmes Block, Lima. Born in Port Jefferson, Ohio, October 10, 1881. Son of W. E. and Anna B. (Hicks) Garling. Married December 28, 1909, to Ethel Huber, of DeGraff, Ohio; one son, Eugene Huber. Early education received in country schools; graduate of Ohio Northern University, received degree of B. S. in 1903, and degree of LL. B. in 1906. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1906; United States District Court, March, 1913. Formed partnership with Oliver Kies in Lima, Ohio, 1915, under the firm name of Kies & Garling. During the World War Attorney for Home Service Division Red Cross and on all Loan Drives. Member L. 0. 0. M., A. I. U., Allen County Bar Association, Chamber of Commerce, City Solicitor of Lima, Ohio, since January 1, 1920. Republican.

 

THOMAS H. GARRY.

 

Residence, 2037 East 77th Street; office, 915 Kirby Building, Cleveland . Born at

 

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Stratford, Ontario, Canada, March 18, 1868. Educated through grade and high schools. Attended University of South Dakota two years; later the University of Wisconsin, where he received degree of B. L. Studied law in the office of John J. Sullivan, at Warren, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1895; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1904; later 6th, 7th, 2nd, 8th and 3rd Circuits; United States Supreme Court, 1917. Practiced law at Warren, Ohio, in partnership with John J. Sullivan, under firm name, Sullivan & Garry, 1895-96, after which he came to Cleveland; was appointed United States District Attorney of the Northern District of Ohio in 1904, serving until 1910, when he became a member of the firm Goulder, Day, White & Garry, which continued until 1916, since which time is a member of the firm Goulder, White & Garry. Member Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Athletic Club, University Club and Tippecanoe Club. Republican.

 

RHEU J. GARTY.

 

Residence, 3240 Kimball Avenue; office, 206-10 Gardner Building, Toledo. Born in Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, August 17, 1879. Son of Jacob B. and Mary (Crouse) Garty. Married to Mary Elizabeth Adam, June 3, 1908; two children: Paul H., and Mary Louise. Attended Fayette public schools; Fayette Normal University, received B. S. degree therefrom, 1897; attended University of Michigan Law School, 1901-05, received LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bars of Michigan and Ohio, 1905. Specialized in Real Estate Law; Secretary and Attorney for The Toledo Title

and Trust Company for the past fifteen years. Member Kiwanis Club, The Keystone Club, First Congregational Church, Toledo Bar Association.

 

JOHN T. GARVER.

 

Residence, 408 So. Park Avenue; office, Court House, Fremont, Ohio. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, July 26, 1848. Son of John and Catherine (Shoemaker) Garver. Married to Sarah E. Gilbert, of Medina County, Ohio. Their two children are Percival D. and Mary Ett Garver. He at-

tended public schools of Wayne County; Academies at Fredricksburg and Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio; attended Ohio State and Union Law College, Cleveland, where on June 29, 1870, he received the degree of B. L. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, March, 1870; later to United States District Court. Commenced the practice of law at West Salem, Wayne County, Ohio, which continued until 1871, when he moved to Fremont, Ohio, and after two .years formed partnership with Hon. H. W. Winslow, under the firm name of Winslow & Garver for a few years; with brother Samuel C. Garver, under the firm name of Garver & Garver for several years; later with Frank O'Farrell, under the firm name of Garver & O'Farrell for several years; with brother, Birt S. Garver, firm name of Garver & Garver, and later his son, Percival D. Garver, joined the firm which became Garver, Garver & Garver, which was dissolved January, 1911. He was elected City Solicitor of Fremont for two terms. Prosecuting Attorney of Sandusky County for two terms; member of the City Council of

 

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Fremont for one term; was a member of the Board of School Examiners of Sandusky County for several terms, and member of the Legal Advisory Board during part of the World War. He was appointed by Governor Harmon Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of 1st Sub Div. 4th Judicial District of Ohio, taking office January 18, 1911; in 1912 was elected as such judge for short and long term, and in 1918 was reelected judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Sandusky County for a six-year term, commencing February 10, 1919. Member Masonic Order, Maccabees, Elks, Sandusky County and Ohio State Bar Associations.

 

PERCIVAL D. GARVER.

 

Residence and office, Fremont. Born in Fremont, June 11, 1879. Son of Judge John T. and Sarah E. (Gilbert) Garver. Married November 27, 1909, to Hazel Biddle (deceased February 28, 1913) ; two children : John, Jr., and Hazel Mary. Attended public and high schools of Fremont ; studied law in office of his father and uncle, Garver & Garver, Fremont. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 7, 1900; later to United States District Court. In partnership with father, John T., and his uncle, Birt S. Garver, under the firm name of Garver, Garver & Garver, which continues until January 18, 1911; with his uncle, under the firm name of Garver & Garver, until January 7, 1917, since which time he continues alone. Member Masonic bodies: Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree ; Sandusky County Bar Association; St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Fremont. Republican.

 

C. L. GATES.

 

Residence, Chagrin Falls ; office, 604 Marshall Building, Cleveland. Born in Chagrin Falls, February 4, 1874. Son of James M. and Elnoria E. (Cutler) Gates. Educated in the public and high schools of Chagrin Falls ; graduate of Ohio Weslyan University, with B. S. degree, 1898; later conferred degree of A. M.; Western Reserve University Law School. with LL. B. degree, 1900. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1900; later to United States District Court. Member of the firm of Wenneman, Gates & Edgerton. Member Masonic Order ; City Club ; Cleveland and Ohio Bar Associations. Republican.

 

 

AUGUSTUS L. GEBHARD.

 

Residence, 222 North Myers Street ; office, 130 S. Lvnn Street, Bryan. Born in Edgerton, Ohio, July 27, 1880. Son of Louis and Mary (Shack) Gebhard. Married to Gladys A. Stone, of Butler, Indiana, June 17, 1908 ; two children: Jane E. and George L. Educated in the public schools of Edgerton, Ohio; Ohio Northern University; graduate of Yale, with A. B. degree. 1906. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1905. In partnership with C. L. Newcomer, 1907 to 1921. Member Masonic

Order; Williams County Bar Association. Republican.

 

FREDERICK LYMAN GEDDES.

 

Residence, 2116 Parkwood Avenue; office, 1102-20 Ohio Building, Toledo. Born in Adrian, Michigan, November 10, 1850. Son of Norman and Laura (Casey) Geddes. Married to Kate Adele Rosebrugh, December 24, 1879; five children: Paul Rosebrugh, Laura Casey (Mrs. Walter Siegrist Miller), Katharine Rachel, Florence Dority (Mrs. John Usher Loomis) and Donald Frederick (who was Ensign U. S. N. R. F., died January 30, 1918). Graduate of Adrian, Michigan, High School, 1868 ; of University of Michigan, with degree of A. B., 1872; A. M., 1875. Admitted to the bar of Michigan, March 10, 1875; of Ohio, April 10, 1875. In partnership with Barton Smith in Toledo, 1875-1881; with Clarence Brown from 1882 until the death of Mr. Brown, July 30, 1918 ; now member of the firm of Brown, Geddes, Schmettau & Williams. Director Northern National Bank, Toledo; Toledo Glass Company ; Owens Bottle Company; Owens European Bottle Machine Company; Toledo Scale Company (Vice President) ; Kent-Owens Machine Company ; Title Guarantee and Trust Company ; Walter S. Miller Company. Trustee Toledo Museum of Art; member Toledo, Country, Commerce, Transportation and Automobile Clubs, Toledo ; Dome Lake (Wyoming) ; Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Delta Phi fraternities ; all Masonic bodies, 33rd Degree; Grand Commander K. T. of Ohio, 1906; Unitarian Church; American, Ohio State and Lucas County Bar Associations ; International Law Association; American Society of International Law. Republican.

 

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FRANK HAMILTON GEER.

 

Residence, 2553 Glenwood ,Avenue; office, 1226-30 Nicholas Building, Toledo. Born on a farm in Lucas County, Ohio, November 6, 1869. Son of Amos W. and Mary E. (Lloyd) Geer. Married to Mary E. Summerskill, June 2, 1897; three children: Ruth, Gertrude, Gratia. Education received in the common and high schools of Lucas County. Studied law in office of King & Tracy, Toledo. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, March 17, 1899; later to the United States District Court. Engaged in the practice of law in Toledo since admission. In 1914 formed partnership with Joseph W. Lane, under firm name of Geer & Lane, which continues to the present time. Associated with Commercial Savings Bank & Trust Co., Toledo, and North Western Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Member Legal Advisory Board during the late war. President Toledo Bar Association, 1918-19. Member Ohio State Bar Association, Toledo Chamber of Commerce, all. Masonic bodies, Shrine, St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church, Trustee Y. M. C. A.., Chairman Lucas County Republican Campaign Committee, 1918; Alternate National Convention Committee, Chicago, 1920. Republican.

 

WILLIAM J. GEER

 

Residence and office, Galion. Born on a farm. in Clermont County, Ohio, 1858. Son of Rev. John J. and Sarah Ann (Smith) Geer. Married August 7, 1901, to Edith K. Drennan, of Plymouth, Ohio; two children: William Drennan, and David Smith. Attended district school and worked on the farm until he reached his majority. Attended Commercial College in Cincinnati; graduate of the Cincinnati Law School with LL. B. degree, in May, 1886. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in May, 1886, and later to the United States District Court, United States Circuit Court of Apppeals and the United States Supreme Court. Began the practice of law in the City of Galion, 1886, and has continued actively in the practice since that date. Elected City Solicitor of Galion for two terms, and Mayor of the City of Galion for four terms. He has been Secretary and Attorney for the Galion Building & Loan Association for 28 years. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Crawford County Children's Home. Member of the Masonic Bodies, Knights Templar, B. P. 0. E., K. of P., the American, Ohio State, and Crawford County Bar Associations. Republican.

 

SYDNEY L. GEIGER.

 

Residence, 2105 S. Arch Avenue; office, First National Bank Building, Alliance. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, 1889. Son of Max and Lena B. (Lemer) Geiger. Married to Rose Friedman, in Youngstown, Ohio, September 16, 1913. Attended the public schools of Alliance; graduate of Alliance High School, 1908; attended Mt. Union College, Alliance, Ohio; graduate of Western Reserve University Law School, with degree of LL. B., 1911. Admitted to the bar of. Ohio, 1911; to the United States District Court, July 6, 1912. Engaged in the practice of law in Canton from 1911-12. In 1912 became member of the firm name of Morris & Geiger. The firm are attorneys for: The City Savings Bank & Trust Co., Motor

 

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Service Co., The King Bee Milling Co., The Security Loan & Building Co. Associate Member Legal Advisory Board, District No. 2, during the World War. Member Masonic Order, Lake Erie Consistory, Scottish Rite, Alliance Country Club, Alliance Chamber of Commerce, Stark County and Alliance Bar Associations. Republican.

 

MYER GELEERD.

 

Residence, 2232 Scottwood Avenue; office, 1236 Nicholas Building, Toledo. Born in Toledo, Ohio, May 28, 1871. Son of Lahman and Bluma (Staal) Geleerd (both of whom were natives of Amsterdam, Holland). Married November 28, 1905, to Miriam Brooks, of Augusta, Georgia; one child, Brooks. Attended the public and high schools of Toledo; received LL. B. degree from University of Michigan Law Department in 1902. Admitted to the bars of Michigan and Ohio in 1902, and later to the United States District Court. Practiced law in Toledo alone to date. Captain Company C, Sixth Regiment, 0. N. G. for some time. Lieutenant, commanding First Division, First Battalion Ohio Naval Brigade for some time; Captain 10th Regiment U. S. Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish American War. Member Lucas County Legal Advisory Board; Member Examining Committee for the Military Training Camps' Association during the World War. Member B. P. 0. E., Masonic Order, Maccabees, Spanish War Veterans, Lucas County Bar Association. Member Ohio Legislature two terms. Republican.

 

FRANK FERDINAND GENTSCH.

 

Residence, 11104 Wade Park Avenue; office, 804 Illuminating Building, Cleveland. Born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, July 22, 1874. Son of Daniel Conrad and Elizabeth (Powleson) Gentsch. Married to Jane Fribley McClean, in New Philadelphia, June 12, 1902. Attended grammar school, Washington, District of Columbia; graduate of high school, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1892; took special course in Georgetown University; received degree of LL. B., 1895, and L. M., 1896, from Columbian University Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 11, 1898; United States District Court,

 

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Northern District of Ohio, November 1, 1899; United States Supreme Court, March 20, 1918. In 1899 formed partnership with L. Q. Rawson, under the firm name of Rawson & Gentsch, which continued until 1910;e" then in the individual practice until November, 1915, when he formed partnership with C. W. Collister & F. B. Kavanagh, under the firm name of Collister, Gentsch & Kavanagh, which continued until January 1, 1917, when the new firm of Gentsch, Rawson, Smith, Kavanagh & Carpenter was formed, which firm continues to the present time. Member of K. of P., Woodman of the World, National Union, Tyrian Lodge No. 37 F. & A. M., Webb Chapter, Oriental Commandery, Lake Erie Consistory, Al Koran Shrine, Al Sirat Grotto, Ohio State and American Bar Associations, Local Council for Ohio of the American Bar Association, Executive Committee Cleveland Bar Association from 1920 to 1923. Appointed Special Examiner United States Pension Bureau, February, 1895, located at Washington, District of Columbia, Columbus, Indiana, and Lawrenceburg, Indiana; left government service July 1, 1898; Served as President Board of Deputy State Supervisors and Inspectors of Election, from May, 1904, to 1908. Democrat.

 

HERMON NEWTON GEORGE.

 

Residence, 198 West Marion Avenue; office, 516 Stambaugh Building, Youngstown. Born in Columbiana County, Ohio, March 28, 1886. Son of Robert E. and Minnie J. (Rayl) George. Married to Edna C. Dean, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1910; two children: Eleanor J., and Robert Dean. Attended the common schools of Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio; graduate of Slippery Rock State Normal School, Butler County, Pennsylvania, 1906; graduate of Youngstown Association School, 1916; post-graduate course in same school and LL. B. degree 1920. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July 1, 1916. Engaged in the general practice of Corporation, Insurance and Negligence Law as a member of the firm of Pfau, George & Carlyle, of Youngstown. Member Masonic. Order and Mahoning County Bar Associationi Republican.

 

LAWRENCE L. GEORGE.

 

Residence, 558 Garfield Street; office, Home Savings Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in Niles, Ohio, April 2, 1873. Son of William Henry and Hannah E. (Homer) George. Married July 2, 1902, to Edith L. Niles; two children: Hilda and Alice. Attended high school at Rock Creek, Ohio; graduate of University of Michigan Law Department, with LL. B. degree, in 1893. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1908; later to the United States District Court. Served in Company A, 18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War. Member United Spanish War Veterans; I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E.; Maccabees; Ohio State and Mahoning County Bar Associations. Republican.

 

GEORGE T. GERAN.

 

Residence and office, Marion. Born in Warren County, Ohio, October 29, 1880. Son of Theodore F. and Rebecca (Gustin) Geran. Married December 12, 1903, to Margaret Smith ; one child, Robert. Attended the public schools of Warren County ; received B. S. degree from National University, 1900; LL. B. degree from University of Michigan Law Department in 1903. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1903; later to United States District Court. City Solicitor of Marion since January 1, 1920. Captain Company D, 4th Ohio Infantry, for some time; Major 2nd Battalion, 166th Infantry, 42nd Division, United States Army ; overseas during the World War. Member Masonic Order ; K. of P.; B. P. 0. E.; Marion Club; Marion Country Club; American Legion ; Marion County Bar Association. Republicani

 

WALTER GERSTENLAUER.

 

Residence, 829 Brice Avenue ; office, Opera House Building, Lima. Born in Lima, Ohio, April 3, 1891. Son of William and Ellen (Staum) Gerstenlauer. Graduate of Lima grammar schools, 1905; Lima High School, 1909; A. B. degree from Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, 1913: LL. B. degree from Western Reserve University Law School. 1915. Admitted to the bar of Ohio. Julv, 1915. Member of the law firm of Clain & Gerstenlauer since December 15, 1919. During the World War member Sorbonne Detachment, 83rd Division, Personnel Office at

 

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Camp Sherman and Le Mans, France. Member Order of the Coif fraternity ; Ohio State and Allen County Bar Associations.

 

GEORGE HERBERT GESSNER.

 

Residence, 50 Williamson Avenue; office, City Hall, Youngstown. Born in Gambier, Ohio, September 13, 1878. Son of John and Lucy (Ashburn) Gessner. Married August 28, 1917, to Ruth Robinson, of Palmyra, Ohio; one child, John Franklin. Attended the public schools of Mahoning County; Hiram College two years; received LL. B. degree from Western Reserve University Law Department, in 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1913; later to the United States District Court. Has practiced continuously in Youngstown. In partnership with Peny Robison and Henry Church, under the firm name of Robison, Gessner & Church, in 1916. Dean of Youngstown Law School since November 4, 1920. Trustee of Youngstown Society for the Blind. Director Christ Mission (Settlement House). Member Masonic Order, K. of P., Granger L. 0. 0. M., Mahoning County Bar Association. Assistant City Solicitor of Youngstown, 1914 to 1915. In April, 1917, appointed Municipal Judge of Youngstown, where he continues to date. Democrat.

 

EDWARD KELLEY GIBLIN.

 

Residence and office, Painesville. Born in Painesville, Ohio, November 24, 1886. Son of James and Mary (Ferron) Giblin. Attended common schools of Lake County, Ohio; Painesville High School, 1900-04; attended University of Chicago; studied languages in Cleveland School of Education. Studied law in the office of Harry T. of Northern Ohio Nolan, Painesville. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July 1, 1915; United States District Court, November 30, 1918. Engaged in the individual law practice in Painesville, from July 1, 1915, to the present time. Accepted and inducted as Student in Officers Training School, Motor Transport Corps of U. S. A., at Camp Joseph Johnston, Jacksonville, Florida, November, 1918; signing of armistice prevented his going on with work. Engaged in Civilian War Activities during the war. Member Painesville Council Knights of Columbus, Lake County Bar Association, Secretary Democratic Executive Committee of Lake County, from 1914 to the present time. Assisted in Senator Pomerene's campaign as member National Senatorial Committee in 1916; Democratic Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of Lake County in 1916. Was tendered the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 22nd District of Ohio, 1920. Democrat.

 

W. W. GIFFEN.

 

Residence, 209 Cedar Street; office, 32 S. Main Street, Niles, Ohio. Born near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1885. Son of John C. and Susan A. (Smith) Giffen. Married January 24, 1914, to Edna F. Lodwick, of Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Attended common schools of Pennsylvania; Washington and Jefferson College, two years; graduate of Wooster University with A. B. degree, in 1910; attended Youngstown Y. M. C. A. Law School; studied law in office of Judge E. A. Brown, of Circleville, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1917. Engaged in the general practice of law in Niles, Ohio, as member of the firm of Smith & Giffen, from 1919 to 1921. Sec-

 

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retary of Local Draft Board No. 2 Trumbull County, during the World War. Member Trumbull County Bar Association, Masonic Bodies, I. 0. 0. F., Knights of Golden Eagle, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, First Presbyterian Church of Niles. Republican.

 

THOMAS LINCOLN GIFFORD.

 

Residence, 709 Walbridge Avenue; office, 742 Nicholas Building, Toledo. Born near Mansfield, Ohio, May 6, 1865. Son of James and Mary Ann (Hale) Gifford. Married December 23, 1893, to Ginerva Hughes; one child, Burleigh H. Attended the Ohio country schools; graduate of Ohio Northern University, with B. S. degree, in 1890; studied law privately. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, October 16, 1893; later to United States District Court and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Member Masonic Order, Knights Templar; K. of P. City Council of Toledo four years; Legal Department, Toledo, 1915 and 1916; Vice President Charter Commission of Toledo; elected member Ohio Senate, 1920. Republican.

 

WILLIAM H. GIFFORD.

 

Residence and office, Mansfield, Ohio. Born in Richland County, Ohio, April 17, 1862. Son of James and Mary Ann (Hale) Gifford. Married to Florence McBride, July 10, 1919. Early education in the country schools; graduate Ohio Northern University in scientific course, with degree of M. S., 1887; read law in office of Cunningham & McCarty, in Emporia, Kansas. Admitted to the bar of Kansas, July 12, 1890; to the bar of Ohio, March 9, 1893; United States Circuit Court, February 3, 1900. Engaged in law practice in Mansfield, individually ever since 1893. Member Masonic Order, Council, Knights Templar; Jr. O. U. A. M., Modern Woodmen of America, Mystic Club, Automobile Club; president Richland County Bar Association, 1919-1920; member Ohio State Bar Association; First Presbyterian Church, Mansfield. Member local Republican Central Committee a number of years; delegate to practically all local conventions. Republican.

 

WILLIAM J. GILL.

 

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Residence, 2257 Rosewood Avenue; office, 341 Erie Street, Toledo. Born in Buffalo, New York, January 12, 1861. Son of John and Mary (Donovan) Gill. Married in 1894 to Hannah O'Donnell, of Cleveland; two chip- dren : John Donald and Helen M. Attended the public and parochial schools and Davis Business College of Toledo; then began the study of law in the office of the late Hon. Gilbert Harmon, and after three years preparation was admitted to the bar of Ohio. Has practiced continuously in Toledo. For a time associated with Judge Gilbert Harmon and Judge P. A. McGahan. Deputy United States Marshall for Northern District of Ohio for two years. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Lucas County, 1918 to 1920. Member B. P. 0. E.; Toledo Bar Association. Independent in politIcs.

 

WM. H. GILLIE.

 

Residence, 1888 East 90th Street; office, 635 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland. Born in Twinsburg, Ohio, January 10, 1879. Son of Robert J. and Jessie (Hamilton) Gillie. Married to Bessie 0. Trescott, of Cleveland, January 26, 1910. Attended Twinsburg district schools; graduate of Twinsburg high school, 1899; Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, with degree of A. B., 1905; Law Department of same institution, with degree of LL. B., 1906. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1906; United States District Court, December 6, 1912. Member of the firm of Webber & Gillie. Elyria, Ohio, 1908-10; Blake, Hansen & Gil-lie, in Cleveland, from 1916 to the present time. Member Y. M. C. A., Chamber of Commerce, City Club, Civic League, Christian Church, Cleveland Bar Association

 

G. P. GILLMER.

 

Residence, 321 N. Park Avenue; office, Stiles Building, Warren. Born in Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 31,1872. Son of James A. and Laura A. (Byers) Gillmer. Married to Maud Ella Kearn, August 22, 1900. Graduate of Newton Falls Public Schools, 1901 ; received B. S. degree from Northern Indiana Normal University, 1899; Post-graduate course in Waynesburg College, 1900-01; attended Cincinnati Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1903, and later to the United States District Court; United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Practiced law in Niles, Ohio, from 1903 to 1909. In partnership with his wife, Maud E. Gillmer. Member all Masonic bodies : Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree, Shrine; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Warren Rotary Club; Trumbull County and Ohio State Bar Associations. City Solicitor of Niles, Ohio, 1906 to 1909; Prosecuting Attorney of Trumbull County, 1909 to 1913. Republican.

 

ROLLIND I. GILLMER.

 

Residence, Warren; office, 47/2 East Market Street, Warren. Born in Newton Falls, Ohio, September 16, 1873. Son of Judge Thomas I. and Helen (Earle) Gillmer. Married January 22, 1894, to May Woods, of Warren, Ohio, who died in 1901. On January 24, 1917, married Stella Morgan, of New Castle, Pennsylvania; one child, Katherine. Attended the public and high schools of Warren; Hiram College, Western Reserve Academy, University of Michigan; studied law in the office of T. I. Gillmer, of Warren, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1898; later to United States District Court.

 

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Engaged in the practice of law in Warren in partnership with his father, Judge Thomas I. Gillmer, under the firm name of Gillmer & Gillmer, since 1903. United States Commissioner for several years. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Trumbull County for one year. Member Legal Advisory Board during the World War. Member Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Masonic Order, B. P. 0. E., Trumbull County Bar Association. Republican.

 

THOMAS I. GILLMER.

 

Residence, Warren; office, 47 ½ East Market Street, Warren. Born in Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, May 13, 1844. Son of William and Catherine (Miller) Gillmer. Married January, 1870, to Helen Earle, of Newton Falls, Ohio; two children, Elizabeth, wife of J. W. Packard, and Rollind I. Attended the public schools of Newton Falls; Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Studied law in the office of John F. Beaver, of Newton Falls, Ohio. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, May, 1870; later to United States District Court; in 1873 to United States Supreme Court. Commenced the practice of law in Newton Falls in partnership with John F. Beaver, under the firm name of Beaver & Gillmer. Moved to Warren in 1874. Formed partnership with L. C. Jones, under the firm name of Jones & Gillmer, in 1880. In 1903 formed partnership with his son, Rollind I. Gillmer, under the firm name of Gillmer & Gillmer, which continues to date. Elected Prosecuting Attorney of Trumbull County in 1875; served two terms. In 1885 elected Common Pleas Judge Trumbull County, and held that office until 1903, when he resigned. Director

 

Union Savings & Trust Company. President Warren Library Association. Director Warren City Hospital. Member Masonic Order, American and Ohio State Bar Associations. President Trumbull County Bar Association. Republican.

 

QUINCY ALANSON GILLMORE.

 

Residence, 401 West Avenue; office, 402 Elyria Block, Elyria. Born in Lorain, Ohio, May 12, 1859. Son of Edmund and Adelaide E. (Gillmore) Gillmore. Married, November 27, 1884, to Frankie G. Brown, of Delaware, Ohio (died March 8, 1921) ; one child, Scott E. Attended district school in Lorain; grammar and high schools, Elyria; graduate of Ohio Wesleyan College, Delaware, with degree of A. B., 1881; of Cincinnati Law School, 1883. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, May 31,. 1883; United States District Court, October, 1907. Began the practice of .law in Lorain, October, 1884; moved to Elyria in April, 1886,. where he continues to date. Member King Solomon's Lodge, F. & A. M., twenty-five years; Marshall Chapter ; Lodge of Perfection; Lake Erie Consistory, Cleveland; Lorain County Bar Association; Lorain County Law Library Association. Republican.

 

FRANK HADLEY GINN.

 

Residences, Gates Mill, Ohio; 1909 East 71st Street; office, Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Fremont, Ohio, February 25, 1868. Son of Francis Marion and Millicent Ophelia (Pope) Ginn. Married to Cornelia Root, June 25, 1899. Primary and high school education received in Clyde, Ohio; one year in Kenyon Military Academy; graduate

 

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of Kenyon College, with degree of Ph. 13., 1890. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1892. Member of the law firms of Blandin, Rice & Ginn, Cleveland, 1899-1912; Blandin, Hogsett & Ginn, 1912-1913; Tones, Hogsett, Ginn & Morley since 1913. Member Union, Rowfant, Mayfield Country Clubs of Cleveland; Chagrin Valley Hunt Club; Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities.

 

HARRY FREMONT GLICK.

 

Residence, 1478 East 114th Street; office, 444 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, August 27, 1893. Son of Israel and Bertha (Rosenfeld) Glick. Married to Alice Greenwald, in Cleveland, August 19, 1919. Graduate of Case public school, Cleveland, 1906; attended Glenville High School two years; Baldwin Academy; graduate of Cleveland Law School, with LL. B. degree, June, 1914. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1914; later to the United States District Court. Served in United States Infantry at Camp Gordon, from May 28, 1918, to November 29, 1918; promoted from private to corporal, and from sergeant to 2nd lieutenant. Member B. P. O. E. and K. of P.

 

GEORGE L. GLITSCH.

 

Residence, 1033 East Erie Street; office, 600 Broadway, Lorain. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1857. Son of Casper and Anna Elizabeth (Hoffmann) Glitsch. Married to Amelia K. Hessellbein, October 24, 1895. Attended public and high schools of Pennsylvania; received LL. B. degree from University of Michigan, 1895. Admitted to the bars of Ohio and Michigan, 1895; later United States Courts. Member of the firm of Hughes & Glitsch, until 1900; Thompson & Glitsch, 1900-10; Thompson, Glitsch & Cinniger, 1910-15; since 1915, Glitsch & Stack. Appointed City Solicitor, 1899; Mayor of Lorain, 1900 to 1902. President National Bank of Commerce of Lorain. Member Masonic Order: Shrine,. 32nd degree; K. of P.; I. 0. 0. F.; B. P. 0. E.; Ohio State Bar Association; President Lorain County .Bar Association. Republican.

 

JOSEPH GEORGE GLUCK.

 

Residence, 2272 Hollywood Avenue; office, 467 Spitzer Building, Toledo, Ohio. Born in New York City, February 10, 1889. Son of Samuel and Pauline (Burger) Gluck. Married to Rose Krauss, February 11, 1913; one son, Daniel Jack. Graduate of New York City public schools; completed academic course in College of the City of New York. Graduate of Law Department of New York Law School in 1908, with degree of LL. B. Moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, and after attaining his majority was admitted to the bar of Indiana, June 21, 1912; Ohio May 20, 1918; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, October 18, 1919. Affiliated with the law firm of Bamberger & Feibleman, of Indianapolis, one year; moved to South Bend, Indiana, and engaged in the individual practice for two years, when he moved to Toledo, and has been in the active law practice since May 20, 1918. Member Toledo Commerce Club, Y. M. C. A., I. 0. B. B., B. P. O. E., Toledo Bar Association. Democratic candidate for Judge of South Bend, Indiana, 1913. Instructor on "Partnership," Law Department, St. John's University, Toledo.

 

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J. HENRY GOEKE.

 

Residence and office, Lima. Born in Minster, Ohio, October 28, 1869. Son of Mathias and Bernardina (Rumping) Goeke. Married in 1891 to Emma Kolter, who died March 13, 1904. Married September, 1906, to Catharine Nicholas; two children : Mary Jane and Catherine Irene. Attended the public and high schools of Ohio; graduate of Pio Nono College, St. Francis, Wisconsin in 1888; Cincinnati Law College, with LL. B. degree, in 1891. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1891; later to United States District Court ; United States Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. Commenced the practice of law in 1891 in St. Marys, Ohio, in partnership with Judge W. T. Mooney, under the firm name of Mooney & Goeke, until 1893. In 1895 moved to Wapakoneta and in 1896 became a member of the firm of Goeke, Hoskins & Anderson, which continued until 1907 ; Goeke & Anderson until 1912; Goeke, Anderson & Boesel until 1917; Goeke & Boesel until October, 1920, when he moved to Lima, where he continues in the general practice to date. City Solicitor of St. Marys for one term. Prosecuting Attorney of Auglaize County, 1895 to 1901. Member of Congress, 4th Congressional District, 1911 to 1915. Director First National Bank of Wapakoneta. President Democrat Printing Co. (who are publishers of The Daily News), Wapakoneta, President Abmer Manufacturing Co., Wapakoneta. State Counsel for Alien Property Custodian since 1917. General Counsel Fostoria & Fremont Ry. Co. since its organization. General Counsel Western Ohio Ry. Co. since its organization. Director Domestic Discount Co., of Lima. Member B. P. O. E.; K. of C.; L. 0. 0. M.; F. 0. E.; Lima Club; Shawnee Counry Club; Wapakoneta Outing Club ; St. . Marys Idlewild Outing Club, St. Marys, Ohio; Ohio State Bar Association. Democrat.

 

FREDERICK H. GOFF.

 

Residence, 9929 Lake Shore Boulevard; office, Cleveland Trust Co., Cleveland. Born in Blackberry, Kane county, Illinois, December 15, 1858. Son of Frederick C. and Catherine J. (Brown) Goff. Married to Frances Southworth October, 1894. Three children: Fredericka S., William S., Francis M. Attended public schools of Cleveland; High school; Ann Arbor, Mich., graduate of University of Michigan in 1881, with Ph. B. degree. Returned to Cleveland in 1881 where he was librarian of Law Library and studied law under the direction of Judge C. E. Pennewell. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 8practicer Ti. S. Courts. Commenced the Jractice of law October, 1883, associated with W. F. Carr. Member of the firm of Carr & Goff, 1883-90; Estep, Dickey, Carr & Goff, 1890-96; Kline, Carr, Tolles & Goff, 1896 until June 8, 1908. President Cleveland Trust Co. Member Rowfant Club; Union Club; Country Club; Associationsio State and Cleveland Bar Associations. Republican.

 

CHARLES C. GOLDMAN.

 

Residence, 925 Parkway Road; office, 401-7 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 1, 1891. Son of Isaac and Sarah (Cohen) Goldman. Married to Miriam Zupnik, of Cleveland, November 14, 1915. Educated in the Cleveland public schools; graduate of Central High School, 1911; University of Michigan Law Department with degree of LL. B., 1914.

 

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Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July 1, 1914; United States District Court, 1918. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland. Member Chamber of Commerce, I. O. O. F., Cleveland Bar Association. Republican.

 

CLARK GOOD.

 

Residence and office, Van Wert. Born in Van Wert, Ohio, January 10, 1875. Son of A. B. and Rachael Good. Married to Millie R. Reed, December 24, 1905; one son, Clark, Jr. Attended public and high schools of Van Wert; graduate Ohio Northern University Law School, 1903. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 11, 1903; United States Circuit Court, 1905. Local Attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Served in U. S. Army during the World War, two and one-half years as' 1st Lieutenant of Company D, 2nd Regiment, O. N. G. Member B. P. O. E., F. 0. E., K. of P., Van Wert Bar Association. City Solicitor of Van Wert, two terms; Prosecuting Attorney of Van Wert County, two terms. Member Van Wert County Republican Executive Committee. Republican.

 

NOAH S. GOOD.

 

Residence, 551 East 115th Street; office, 209-10 Republic Building, Cleveland. Born in Fostoria, Ohio, May 22, 1861. Son of Samuel and Susan (Kimmel) Good. Married to Lizzie Thompson, of Tiffin, Ohio, December 27, 1694. Attended district schools and Fostoria Academy, Fostoria, 1882-1885; graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in 1889, with degree of A. B. Read law in office of Seney & Schauffelberger, Tiffin. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 4, 1891; United States District Court, December 3, 1917. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland continuously since 1891. City Councilman of Glenville, Ohio, five years next preceding the annexation of Glenville to Cleveland. Republican.

 

MURRAY NEWTON GOODRICH.

 

Residence, 123 Lusard Place; office, 224 Main Street, Painesville. Born in Chardon, Ohio, December 13, 1893. Son of Wesley and Ella (Collins) Goodrich. Married March 2, 1918, at Chardon, to Beatrice Basquin. Attended public schools of Chardon; graduate of Chardon, Ohio, High School, 1912; attended Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, 1912-15; A. B. degree; Law School of Western Reserve University, 1915-18, LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1918; United States District Court Northern District of Ohio, December 20, 1919. Associated with H. E. Hammar in the practice of law at Painesville, from January 6, 1919, until the death of Mr. Hammar, March 28, 1920, since which date continues in the practice alone. Member Democratic County Executive Committee; Democratic Central Committeeman. Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of Lake County in 1920. Second Lieutenant in Infantry, U. S. Army during the World War; now member of the Officers' Reserve Corps Infantry. Member Sigma Nu and Phi Alpha Delta fraternities, Masonic Order, I. O. O. F., Lake County Bar Association. Democrat.

 

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BENJAMIN DAVID GORDON.

 

Residence, 10104 North Boulevard; office, 710. Ulmer Building, Cleveland. Born in Russia, October 27, 1890. Son of A. and Sadie (Gordon) Gordon. Graduate of Lorain High School, 1909; attended Lorain Business College; received A. B. degree from Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, 1914; LL. B. degree from Western Reserve University Law School, 1916. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July, 1916. Associated with the firm of Ulmer & Berne since 1916. During the World War served as Sergeant Company E, 2nd Provisional Regiment, 156 D. B., Camp Jackson, South Carolina, and Camp Sevier, South Carolina. Member B'nai B'rith, Order of the Coif. Independent Republican in politics.

 

WILLIAM GORDON.

 

Residence, 6904 Franklin Avenue; office, 725 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland. Born in Oak Harbor, Ohio, December 15, 1862. Son of Washington and Margaret (Rymers) Gordon. Married September 12, 1893, to Elizabeth, daughter of C. Gernhard, former sheriff of Ottawa County; two children, Walter S. and Dorothy B. (Gordon) Thompson. Early education received in the public schools of Oak Harbor; attended business college, Toledo, two years; taught rural school three years; attended Literary and Law Departments of University of Michigan two years. Admitted to the bars of Michigan and Ohio, 1893; to the United States Supreme Court, March 4, 1919. Commenced the practice of law in Oak Harbor, 1893; moved to Port Clinton, Ohio, 1895, as Prosecuting Attorney Ottawa County. In November, 1906, moved to Cleveland, where he continues in the active practice of his profession to the present time. Member Masonic Order: Knights Templar, Shrine; Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Industry. Member Board of County School Examiners of Ottawa County, Ohio, 1892-98. Elected Prosecuting Attorney of Ottawa County, 1894, being only Democrat elected in that year; served from January 1, 1895, to January 1, 1901. Elected delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1896. Member Democratic State Executive Committee, 1903-04. Three times elected member of Congress from the 20th district of Ohio; served from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1919. Democrat.

 

 

HAROLD HERANCOURT GORMAN

 

Residence, 1783 Coit Road, East Cleveland; office, 1011 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 28, 1894. Son of Judge Frank M. and Lillian (Herancourt) Gorman. Married to Dorothy May Bowman, of Cincinnati, September 27, 1918. Attended Cincinnati public schools, 1900-08; Franklin Preparatory School of Cincinnati, 1908-12; Harvard College, 1912-15, received degree of A. B. from that institution, 1916; received degree of LL. B. from Harvard Law .School, 1918. Associated with the firm of Peck, Shaffer & Peck, Cincinnati, summers of 1915 and 1916; Hill, Barlow & Homans, Boston, summer of 1917. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1917. Solicitor in office of Department of State, Washington D. C., 1918-19. Engaged in the practice of law in Cleveland with the firm of Reed, Meals &

 

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Eichelberger from May, 1919, to 1921, since which time associated with the firm of Reed, Meals, Orgill & Maschke. Served in United States Army with United States Infantry in 1918 during the World War. Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, City Club and Harvard Club of Cleveland.

 

ROBERT G. GOSLINE.

 

Residence, 2505 Auburn Avenue; office, Court House, Toledo. Born in Oak Harbor, Ohio, May 9, 1877. Son of George and Cora (Gates) Gosline. Married December 27, 1899, to Ella Bradley; four children: Emily, Richard, Martha and Robert, Jr. Attended the public and high schools of Oak Harbor. Taught in the country school of Ottawa County, 1894 to 1895. Attended Ohio State University, 1895 to 1896. Studied law in the office of Scribner & Waite, Toledo; LL. B. conferred in 1917, by the Toledo University. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, March 17, 1899. Elected Judge of City Courts, 1909; re-elected, 1913; in November, 1917, elected Judge of the newly formed Municipal Court for a term of six years. Lecturer in Law Department of Toledo University for several years. Member all Masonic bodies: Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree; B. P. O. E., K. of P., Toledo Bar Association; Typographical Union No. 63 of Toledo. Democrat.

 

H. CLARK GOULD.

 

Residence, 4209 Euclid Avenue, Del Prado; office, 1525 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Windsor, Illinois, August 2, 1875. Son of Lyman A. and Clara (Ford) Gould. Attended public schools in Windsor; graduate of Oberlin Academy in academic and college courses with degree of Ph. B., 1898; took law course in Harvard College two years; graduate of Western Reserve University Law School, 1902. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1902. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland. Chairman Liberty Bond committee during the World War. Member Cleveland Athletic Club, Alumni Association of Harvard University, Highland Park Golf Club. Republican.

 

HARVEY DANFORTH GOULDER.

 

Residence, Cleveland; office, 915 Kirby Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 7, 1853. Son of Christopher D. and Barbara (Freeland) Goulder. Married, 1878, to Mary F. Rankin (deceased), daughter of J. E. Rankin, D. D.; second marriage to Mrs. Seabury C. Ford, 1915. Educated in public schools of Cleveland, including Central High School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1875; later to the United States Courts. A member of the firm of Goulder, White & Garry. Member Union, Athletic, Rowfant, Gentlemen's Driving and Yacht Clubs, of Cleveland; Detroit and Fellowcraft Clubs, of Detroit; India House, New York; Ohio Society, New York; Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. General Counsel for the Lake Carriers' Association, Great Lakes Protective Association and American Bureau of Shipping. Represents many other organizations having to do with lake shipping. Republican.

 

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EDWIN STUART GRAUEL.

 

Residences, 1240 Melbourne Road, Cleveland; summer home, Painesville; office, 64 Public Square, Cleveland. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, April 10, 1851. Son of Peter R. and Henrietta C. (Williams) Grauel (both of whom were very early settlers in Ohio coming from Gt. Barrington, Massachusetts). Attended public schools of Cleveland; read law under tutorage of Judge G. N. Tuttle, thereafter entered University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, graduating from Law Department, 1883. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1883. Engaged in the law practice in Cleveland. Member Masonic Order, Woodward Lodge; I. O. O. F., Republican.

 

D. HOMER GRAVEN.

 

Residence, Loudonville, Ohio; office, Ashland, Ohio. Born in Perrysville, Ohio, May 21 1874. Son of Marion and Sarah Graven. Married August 13, 1903: one daughter, Marjorie. Attended Ohio Northern University; University of Wooster, 1893-1898, received degrees of A.B. and A.M. therefrom; Ohio State University, 1898-1900 received LL. B. degreet Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1900. Engaged in the practice of his profession in Ashland: President The Loudonville Mill & Grain Company. Loudonville, Ohio; Vice-President The Ohio Grain Elevators Company, Milford Center, Ohio. Member Masonic Order; Commandery, Al Koran Shrine; Elks; K. of P.; Ohio State Par Association. Elected Judge Common Pleas Court of Ashland County, Ohio, November, 1914; took office February, 1915. Republican in national elections.

 

CHAS. H. GRAVES.

 

Residence, 3 Ashland Place; office, 929 Ohio Building, Toledo. Born in Ottawa County, Ohio, June 24, 1872. Son of John Henry and Mary (Joseph) Graves. Graduate of Oak Harbor High School, 1889; University of Michigan Law Department with LL. B. degree, 1893. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June 9, 1893, later to the United States Courts. Practiced law in Oak Harbor; later moved to Toledo. Member of the firm name of Graves & Stahl, since 1915. Member Masonic bodies: Shrine; Toledo Bar Association. Prosecuting Attorney Ottawa County, 1901-07; elected Secretary State of Ohio, 1910; reelected, 1912.

 

DAVID EDWARD GREEN.

 

Residence, 2030 East 69th Street; office, 512 Hickox Building, Cleveland. Born in Renrock, Ohio, April 3, 1874. Son of D. J. and Mary (Fairchild) Green. Married to Alice Dunham, of Cleveland, Ohio, July 30; 1909. Attended public school, Renrock, Ohio; graduate of Doan Academy, Granville, Ohio, 1897; received. degree of B. S. from Denison University, 1901; received degree of LL. B. from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1904. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1904; United States District and Circuit Courts, 1908. Commenced the practice of law in Cleveland in partnership with Amos Burt Thompson. From 1905 to 1912, member of the firm of Myers & Green; Myers, Green & Keough, 1912-17; from 1917 to the present time Griswold, Green, Palmer & Hadden. Chairman Legal Advisory Board No. 6 of Cleveland during

 

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the World War. Member Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, University Club, City Club, Tippecanoe Club; President Federated Churches of Cleveland in 1917; Trustee Cleveland Welfare Federation. Member Cleveland Community Fund; Trustee Denison University; Trustee First Baptist Church; Ohio Baptist Convention; Cleveland Baptist City Mission Society; Manager Cuyahoga County Dry Campaign, 1914-15- 18; Vice President Dry Maintenance League, 1918-20. Republican.

 

IRWIN GREENBERG

 

Residence, 661 East 126th Street; office, 518 Ulmer Building. Cleveland. Born in Russia, Poland,

August 24, 1893. Son of Morris and Nellie (Fogel) Greenberg. Married to Marjorie Esserman, of New York City, February 22, 1920. Received public school education in London, England; at tended Baldwin-Wallace College, from which he graduated May 30, 1919. Under the act entitling returned soldiers to take bar examination previous to their graduating from law school, he was passed and admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 22, 1919. Engaged in the practice of law since December 30. 1919; in Cleveland. Received degree of LL. B. from Baldwin-Wallace Law .School in June, 1920. Enlisted in the U. S. army, September 17, 1917; ordered overseas October 22, 1918; returned before armistice was signed; honorably discharged January 14, 1919. Member 12th Ward Newton D. Baker Club; Owatona Lodge No. 62 Knights of Pythias, Cleveland Independent Aid Society, Organizer of the World War Veterans. Democrat.

 

NICHOLAS M. GREENBERGER.

 

Residence, 171 Casterton Avenue; office, 930 Second National Bank Building, Akron. Born in New York City, October 18, 1878. Son of Morris and Regina (Geiger) Greenberger. Married to Ethel Spira, January 18, 1911; two sons: Morton S. and Robert B. Attended public schools, Akron. Read law in office of Voris & Voris, Akron. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1902; later United States District Court and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Engaged in the general practice of law. City Solicitor of Akron, 1908-12. Legal Counsel for the Jewish Federation of Summit County. Member B. P. O. E., B'nai B'rith, Summit County and American Bar Associations. Republican.

 

THOS. E. GREENE.

 

Residence, 10810 Clifton Boulevard; office, 102 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 3, 1876. Son of John William and Mary (Horn) Greene. Married to Maude Joyce, of Cleveland, October 19, 1896: two daughters: Marilla and Mildred. Educated in the Cleveland Public and High schools; graduate of Baldwin-Wallace Law School, 1901. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1901; United States District Court, 1903. Member of the firm of Dowling & Greene, 1901 to 1903. Member Legal Advisory Board; Chairman Local. Draft Board No. 1 during the World War. Member B. P. O. E., Knights of Columbus, Knights of St. John (Judge Advocate of the Grand Commandery), High Trustee Catholic Order of Foresters, Mem-