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Engaged in the practice of Jaw, associated with the firm of Bulkley, Hauxhurst, Saeger & Jamison, of Cleveland. Enlisted with Battery A, 135 F. A., June 4, 1917; commissioned in Field Artillery, November 27, 1917; discharged December 5, 1918. Member Cleveland Bar Association; City Club ; University Club ; Gilmour Council, K. of C.


FRANK T. CULLITAN.


Residence, 492 East 120th Street; office, 1015-17 Citizens Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 5, 1880. Son of David and Anna (Cullitan) Cullitan. Married to Anna M. Millard, November 21, 1907. Attended parochial schools of Cleveland; St. Ignatius College, 1893-1901; received degree of A. B. therefrom; attended Baldwin-Wallace College, 1903-06; received degree of LL. B. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 19, 1906; to the U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1907. Engaged in the individual practice of law in Cleveland. District Deputy K. of C., Past Exalted Ruler Elks Lodge of Cleveland, Member City Club, Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations, Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. Democrat.


RAYMOND PAUL CUNNINGHAM.


Residence, 1763 Delmont Avenue; office, 500 Erie Building, Cleveland. Born at Canal Dover, Ohio, July 6, 1894. Son of Chas. F. and Jessie M. (Crossland) Cunningham. Early education received in Canal Dover and Cleveland public schools; attended Cleveland high schools, 1909-1911; entered Baldwin-Wallace Academy, 1913, graduating from the law department with the degree of LL. B. in 1916. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1916. Began the practice of law in Cleveland, in association with the firms of Kline, Clevenger, Buss & Holliday; then Kline, Niman, Buss & Holliday; later Niman, Grossman, Buss & Holliday. Since 1920 engaged in the individual practice. Joined United States Army May, 1917. Trained at First Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, until August, 1917, when he was transferred to Columbus, Ohio, for aviation ground work; graduated from School of Military Aeronautics, October, 1917; ordered


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to France November, 1917; preliminary training for flying at Tours, France, until March, 1918, finishing same at Issondum June, 1918; ordered from there to St. Maixent as instructor in military and international law at flying officers' school. Detailed as Judge Advocate of General and Special Court at that post. Discharged January, 1919, at Mineola, New York. Member of Knights of Pythias, Cleveland Aviation Club, American Officers of the Great War, American Legion, Associated Flying Clubs of Ohio and Cleveland Bar Association.


ROBERT G. CURREN.


Residence, 1490 Cohasset Avenue, Lakewood; office, 559 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, November 8, 1868. Son of Robert G. and Nancy (St. Clair) Curren. Married to Martha Latimer, of Warren, Ohio, August 23, 1893 ; two children : Nancy (Wright) and Edith L. Attended public schools of Kittanning and Bradford, Pennsylvania. Read law in office of Howard A. Couse, Cleveland. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1904 ; later, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Member of the firm of Bacon, Couse & Curren, 1912-16. Appointed under the City Charter, Director of Law, City of Lakewood, 1914 to date (four successive terms.) Member Board of Education of Lakewood, 1910-11; American and Cleveland Bar Associations ; President Board of Trustees Detroit Street Methodist Episcopal Church; Masonic Order ; B. P. O. E. Republican.


JOHN F. CURRY.


Residence, 7918 Townsend Avenue, S. E.; office, 122-24 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 29, 1888. Son of John and Carrie (Matheis) Curry. Educated in parochial schools and Central High School, Cleveland; graduate of Cleveland Law School, June 3, 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June 12, 1913; United States Circuit Court same year. Engaged in the law practice in Cleveland. Member Company B, 323rd Machine Gun Battalion, U. S. A., from December, 1917, to May, 1918; intelligence service from May, 1918, to February, 1919; nine months overseas. Counsel for Draft Board No. 12 three months. Member City Club, Knights of Columbus, Cleveland Bar Association. Member City Council from 16th Ward, 1920-21. Democrat.


JAMES ALVAH CURTIS.


Residence, 1978 East 70th Street; office 1037 Schofield Building, Cleveland. Born in Warrensville, Ohio, September 16, 1875. Son of Henry and Helen (Tuthill) Curtis. Married Elizabeth L. Scanlon, of Cleveland. Attended Cleveland public and high schools; graduate of Franklin T. Backus Law School of Western Reserve University with degree of LL. B... 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, October, 1899, later to the United States District and Circuit Courts. In partnership with R. E. McKisson under the firm name of McKisson & Curtis, 1900-1905; now engaged in private practice. Member of Masonic Bodies: Euclid Lodge, F. & A. M.. McKinley Chapter, Coeur De Leon Com-


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mandery, Lake Erie Consistory, Al Koran, Mystic Shrine. Assistant to County Prosecutor T. J. Ross. Republican.


ANSEL B. CURTISS.


Residence, 10812 Hathaway Avenue; office, 804-05 Union Commerce National Bank Building, Cleveland. Born in Portage County, Ohio, January 18, 1883. Son of Alfred B. and Mary (Hinman) Curtiss. Married to Katherine Kelly, July 23, 1910. Early education received at home and two years in country district school; grammar school at Ravenna six years; graduate of Ravenna High School, 1900; received A. B. degree from Hiram College, 1904; graduate of University of Michigan Law Department, 1907. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1907; five years later to the United States District Court. Since 1907 in partnership with Clyde M. White, under the firm name of White, Crosser & Curtiss, later White & Curtiss, subsequently becoming White, Brewer & Curtiss. Had military training with Cleveland Grays, but because of domestic obligations not in active military service during-war. Associate legal advisor on draft board. Member Cleveland Bar Association and Park Congregational Church. Independent, with Democratic leanings.


CARL H. CURTISS.


Residence and office, Kent. Born in Charlestown, Ohio, July 25, 1872. Son of A. B. and Ellen (Knowlton) Curtiss. Married to Bessie A. Copeland, February 1, 1896; three children: C. Harold, James A. and Marjorie Ellen. Educated in the district school in Charlestown; attended Ravenna High School; Ohio State University Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June 7, 1895. Later to United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Associated with I. T. Siddall in Ravenna, Ohio, until March. 1898. Member Masonic Order, K. of P., Elks, Forresters of America. Prosecuting Attorney of Portage County from 1915 to 1918. Republican.


JOHN P. CSIZMADIA.




Residence, 2959 East 130th Street; office. Woodland Bank Building, Buckeye Road and East 89th Street, Cleveland. Born in


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Jobs, Hocking County, Ohio, August 26, 1893. Son of John and Barbara (Drotar) Csizmadia. Married to Rose Schmidt of Cleveland, June 5, 1917. Graduate of Central Institute High School, Cleveland, and of Baldwin-Wallace College, with LL. B. degree, May 31, 1919. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July 2, 1919. Engaged in the private practice of law in Cleveland. Member of Draft Board No. 12 during war. Member Delta Theta Phi (law fraternity), St. Stephens Dramatic Club, Hungarian Catholic Federation. Republican.


WILLIAM RAYMOND DALEY.


Residence, 1386 East 94th Street; office, 500 Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, September 26, 1892. Son of Florey and Margaret (Coade) Daley. Attended St. Joseph's Parochial School, Ashtabula, Ohio, 1898-1905; graduate of Ashtabula High School, 1909; Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, with A. B. degree, 1914; Western Reserve Law School, 1917, with LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1917. Associated with the firm of Bulkley, Hauxhurst, Saeger & Jamison since 1917. Second Lieutenant of 27th F. A. U. S., 9th Division, during the war. Member City Club, Cleveland; Knights of Columbus, Gilmour Council.


JOHN C. D'ALTON.


Residence, 319 Boston Place; office, Spitzer Building, Toledo. Born December 6, 1883, in Toledo. 'Son of Austin and Agnes W. (Doherty) D'Alton. Married May 8, 1908, to Elizabeth L. Greenfield; two children: Virginia and John. Educated in the paroch ial schools of Toledo; Detroit Technical In stitute. Graduate of Detroit College of Law in June, 1910, with degree of LL. B. Admitted to the bar of Michigan, 1910; Ohio, 1911, and later to the United States District Courts. Member of the firm of Boggs 81 D'Alton since 1911. Court Stenographer of Lucas County, 1911 to 1915. Prosecuting Attorney Lucas County, 1915 to 1918. Member of B. P. 0. E., Delta Theta Phi, Lucas County Bar Association. Democrat.


EDWARD CHELLIS DAOUST.


Residence, 2323 Stillman Road; office, Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland. Born in Defiance, Ohio, October 19, 1887. Son of Charles J. and Mary (Hooker) Daoust. Married to Clara Bunts, of Cleveland, April 24, 1912. Graduate of Defiance, Ohio, high school, 1905; attended University of Michigan (special course), 1906; Sheffield Scientific School of Yale (special course), 1908; received degree of LL. B. from Yale University, 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1909; to United States District Court, 1911. Commenced the practice of law individually January, 1910; one year later became a member of the firm of Price. Alburn, Daoust & Alburn, which continued until January, 1915, when he formed partnership with D. R. Wilkin and C. R. Cross under the firm name of Wilkin, Cross & Daoust, which continues to date with the original partners and T. M. Dye, Q. F. Findley, K. T. Siddall and C. A. Alexander. Secretary and director of the Union Mortgage Co., special partner of Worthington, Bellows & Co.. members of New York Stock Exchange; director of various financial and


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industrial corporations. During the World War was acting secretary Selective Service Appeal Board, and was active in Red Cross work in Washington. With Troop A, O. N. G., 1910-1913. Member Union, University, Country Clubs; of Cleveland; Yale Club. New York; Akron City Club; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, American and Cleveland Bar Associations, Corbey Court and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. United States Commissioner of northern district of Ohio. 1912-15. Republican.


R. B. DARBY.


Residence and office, Wauseon, Ohio. Born in Wauseon, Ohio, February 15, 1878. Son of F. L. S. and Minnie (Waid) Darby. Married to Henna Winzeler, in Wauseon, October 8, 1905; two children: John and Dudley. Graduate of Wauseon high school, 1897; received degree of LL. B, from Ohio State University, 1900. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1900. Member Fulton County Bar Association, F. & A. M., K. of P. Republican.


LEROY BENJAMIN DAVENPORT.


Residence, 2221 Tudor Drive; office, 920 Guardian Building, Cleveland. Born in Kinzua, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1888. Son of Charles Wesley and Joanna (Robinson) Davenport. Married to Marjorie Nicholas, of Cleveland, June 12, 1915; two children: John and David. Attended Rayen School, Youngstown; Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, two years; received LL. B. degree from Law Department of that university in 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1913; later United States District Court. Commenced the practice of law in Youngstown 1913 with the firm of Arrel, Wilson, Harrington & DeFord. In January, 1916, moved to Cleveland and was associated with Ford, Snyder & Tilden; became a member of the firm January, 1917, and continued until June, 1917, when he became associated with Hoyt, Dustin, Kelley, McKeehan & Andrews; January, 1920, became a member of the firm and is now a member of the firm of Dustin, McKeehan, Merrick, Arter & Stewart. Member Legal Advisory Board and Speakers' Bureau during the World War. Member Hermit Club, Country Club, Phi Delta Phi, Beta Theta Pi and Delta Sigma Rho fraternities; American and Cleveland Bar Associations, Nisi Prius Club, Fairmount Presbyterian Church. Republican.


WILLIAM L. DAVID.


Residence, 17845 Lake Road. Lakewood; office, 12th floor Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, February 29, 1872. Son of William Luther and Eliza Susan (Gibson) David. Married to Mabelle Lucile Peden; one son, George Hamilton. Graduate of high school in Olean, New York; attended Ohio State Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1896. Associated with law firm of Tolles, Hog-sett, Ginn & Morley, of Cleveland. Member Ohio National Guards, 1892-1913; retired with the rank of major. Member of Union, Athletic, Yacht, Clifton, Westwood Country Clubs; various Masonic Bodies. Prosecuting Attorney of Hancock County, Ohio, 1903-1909. Appointed Special Prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, 1921.


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GEORGE E. DAVIDSON.


Residence. 508 East Third Street; office. Potters Savings & Loan Company Building, East Liverpool. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, June 12, 1874. Son of A. Mitchell and Jane (Till) Davidson. Married May 23, 1900, to Marian Hill, daughter of Col. H. R. Hill, attorney, of East Liverpool. Attended East Liverpool public schools, Bethany College in 1890-1891; received LL. B. degree from Ohio State University in 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1899; in 1904, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Engaged in the practice of law in East Liverpool. Member of the firm of Lones, Hill & Davidson. City. Solicitor of East Liverpool for four years and eight months. Member 78th and 79th Ohio General Assembly. Member Masonic Order, B. P. 0. E., I. 0. 0. F., East Liverpool Country Club, Sons of Veterans. Republican.


SAMUEL S. DAVIDSON.


Residence, 440 Y. M. C. A. Building; office, 313-17 Dollar Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in New York City, September 25, 1895. Son of Rabbi Philip and Fannie (Gittle-Sachs) Davidson. Rabbi Davidson was the Chief Rabbi of New York City for 22 years. Attended public and high schools of Passaic, New Jersey; New York University Law School two years; worked in steel mills during the time he read law; attended Y. M. C. A. Law School, Youngstown; studied law in the office of David Steiner, of Youngstown. Admitted to the bar of Ohio December 23, 1919. Engaged in the practice of law in Youngstown. Served in United States Infantry and Medical Corps for 13 months during the World War. Member Masonic Order, K. of P., I. O. B. B.,

I. O. B. S., Y. M. H. A., Y. M. C. A., Ma-honing County Bar Association. Republican.


SYDNEY A. DAVIES.


Residence, 3145 Warrington Road, Shaker Heights; office, 200 National City Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, December 22, 1893. Son of John S. and Elizabeth W. (Williams) Davies. Married to Lula C. Hess, of Cleveland, Ohio, August


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4, 1916. Attended Cleveland public schools, 1898-1900; Chagrin Falls public schools, 1900-1907; Chagrin high school, 1907-08; Lakewood high school, 1908-1911; Western Reserve University, 1911-1913; Cornell University Law School, 1913-1915, from which he received degree of LL. B.; Cleveland Law School, 1915-1916; received LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1916. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland. Member Cornell, Lincoln and City Clubs, of Cleveland; Delta Upsilon fraternity. Member of Legal Advisory Board during the war. Republican.


BENJAMIN H. DAVIS.


Residence, 1950 East 90th Street; office, 805 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland. Born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, May 30, 1885. Son of Milton P. and Alice R. (Hull) Davis. Attended the common schools of Mt. Gilead; high school, Columbus, Ohio; graduate of Ohio State University with LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of

Ohio June, 1910. During the war, chief quartermaster in Naval Aviation, United States Navy; at the close of the war in officers' training camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Member Cleveland Bar Association. Republican.


ELMER E. DAVIS.


Residence, 2425 Scottwood Avenue; office, 409-11 Gardner Building, Toledo. Born in New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, October 31, 1865. Son of Robert and Alcinda (Thorp) Davis. Married to Grace L. Richards, of Toledo, September 7, 1904. Primary education received in country schools; attended New Straitsville High School; graduate of University of Michigan, with degree of LL. B., 1891. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1891; United States District and Circuit Courts, 1893; United States Supreme Court, 1909. Engaged in the practice of law in Toledo continuously since December I, 1891. Member Toledo Chamber of Commerce, Masonic bodies; Knights Templar, Shrine; Northwestern Ohio Historical Association, Toledo and Ohio State Bar Associations. Member of Toledo City Council one term. Republican.


JOHN WELLINGTON DAVIS.


Office, Court House, Youngstown. Born in Austintown, Ohio, August 18, 1875. Son of James R. and Ann R. (Thomas) Davis. Attended common schools, Austintown, Ohio; North Eastern Ohio Normal College; graduate Ohio State University Law School, 1903. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1903; United States District Court, June, 1903. Member Masonic Order, K. of P., I. 0. 0. F., L. 0. O. M., St. David's Society, Mahoning County Bar Association. Judge Probate Court of Mahoning County, Ohio, since 1913. Republican.


THOMAS C. DAVIS.


Residence, 1209 Plum Street; office, 316 McClymonds Building, Massillon. Born in Wales, January 15, 1878. Son of William T. and Mary (Thomas) Davis. Married January 1, 1910, to Jean Martin; four children: Thomas M., Dorothy J., Robert S. and Mary L. Attended common schools of East Greenville, Ohio; Doane Academy, Gran-


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ville, Ohio, 1895-99; Denison University, 1899-1901; graduate of Ohio State University in 1905, with LL. B. degree. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1905; United States District Court, 1907. City Solicitor of Massillon from 1910 to 1916. Member B. P. 0. E., I. 0. 0. F., Phi Delta Theta and Delta Chi fraternities; Lawyers Club of Massillon; Stark County Bar Association. Republican.


WILLIAM RAYMOND DAVIS.


Residence and office, Chardon. Born in Edinburg, Portage County, Ohio, June 6, 1877. Son of Dexter D. and Frances Ellen (Turner) Davis. Married, July 17, 1907, to Jennie E. Turner, of Windsor, Ohio; one child, Mary Frances. Attended the public and high schools of Edinburg, Ohio; Ohio Normal University; graduate of Mt. Union College with B. S. degree in 1900. Studied law in the office of William G. King, of Chardon, and Western Reserve University, Cleveland. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1912; later to United States District Court. Has practiced continuously and alone in Chardon to date. Taught in the schools of Portage and Geauga counties for 13 years. Superintendent of Chardon schools. 1905 to 1910, during which time was county examiner. Engaged in commercial pursuits from June, 1910, to September, 1911. Member Ohio Legislature from Geauga County, 191314. Member Board of Education of Chardon for eight years. Has delivered lectures on educational and patriotic subjects. Specializes in abstracting and real estate law. Member Masonic Order, I. 0. 0. F., K. of P., Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Congregational Church. Director Chardon Savings Bank Company. Independent Republican in politics.


WILLIAM J. DAWLEY.


Residence, 3110 Yorkshire Road, Cleveland Heights; office, 303 Park Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, November 17, 1882. Son of Jay Phelps and Iva G. (Canfield) Dawley. Married to Helen King, of Ocean Park, California, June 30, 1915; one child, Jay Phelps Dawley. Primary education in Cleveland schools; attended Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, 1900; received A. B. degree from Western Reserve University, 1904; LL. B. degree from Harvard Law School, 1908. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1907; later to the United States District Court and United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Practiced law with his father under the firm name of Dawley, Sullivan & Dawley; later with the firms of Alexander & Dawley, Dawley & Young, Bauder, McKee & Dawley, Searles & Dawley, Gage, Day, Wilkin & Marvin, Dawley, Washburn & Wilson; now a member of the firm Gage, Marvin & Dawley. A member of Troop A, serving on Mexican border, 1916; later with 1st Ohio Squad of Cavalry. District appeal agent for the United States Draft Board during the World War. Member University Club; Masonic Bodies: 32nd degree; Shrine; Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity; Cleveland Bar Association.


ROBERT HAMILTON DAWSON.


Residence, 3007 Berkshire Road, Cleveland Heights; office. 725 Society for Savings


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Building, Cleveland. Born at Pontiac Michigan, March 28, 1882. Son of John W. and Jean (Hamilton) Dawson. Married to Luna E. Cooper. 1910. Graduate of Wyandotte, Michigan, high school, 1898; University of Michigan, with A. B. degree, 1903; Western Reserve University, with LL. B. degree, 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1909; United States District Court, 1918. Engaged in practice of law in Cleveland. Member of Legal Advisory Board. Member of Phi Delta Phi fraternity, University Club, Cleveland Athletic Club and City Club. Republican.


ARTHUR H. DAY.


Residence, 1885 East 73rd Street; office, City Hall, Cleveland. Born in Pandora, Ohio, February 1, 1890. Son of Dr. Hiram M. and Jessie (Ayres) Day. Married to Clara Loring, January 28, 1919. Received A. B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, 1912; and LL. B. degree from Cleveland Law School, 1916. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1916. Member First Officers' Training Camp from May to August of 1917; instructor in Second Officers' Training Camp, August to November, 1917; captain in Infantry, 1918-1919; member of A. E. F. overseas; wounded in action August 5, 1918. Member City Club, Tippecanoe Club, Western Reserve Club, Electrical League, Cleveland Grays, Army and Navy Union, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Masonic bodies, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Loyal Order of Moose, Cleveland Bar Association, Sigma Alpha Epsilon (college fraternity), Delta Theta Phi (law fraternity). Republican nominee for State Representative, 1916; chairman ex-Service Men's Cuyahoga County Republican Organization, 1919-20; member executive committee Service Men's Political Alliance, 1919-20. Member

Ohio Senate 84th General Assembly. Republican.


FRANK S. DAY.


Residence, 18023 Windward Road; office, 444 Society for Savings Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 9, 1882. Son of Michael William and Margaret


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(Larcey) Day. Married June 20, 1911, to Susan J. O'Brien; two children: Josephine Jane and Jack. Attended public and parochial schools, Cleveland; received A. B. degree from St. Ignatius College, 1900; LL. B. degree from Cleveland Law School, 1907. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1907; later United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. In 1910 formed partnership with Senator William T. Clark under the firm name of Clark & Day, which continued until January 1, 1912. Engaged in the general practice of law to date. Assistant County Solicitor of Cuyahoga County, 190910; Assistant City Solicitor Cleveland, January, 1912, until December, 1915; appointed Judge Municipal Court, 1918, which office he held for a short time; appointed Judge Common Pleas Court September 1, 1920, which he held until January 1, 1921. Member B. P. O. E., K. of C., L. O. O. M., Cleveland Bar Association, Ohio Athletic Association. Democrat.


LUTHER DAY.


Residence, 2222 Demington Drive; office, 617 Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland. Born May 9, 1879, at Canton, Ohio. Son of U. S. Supreme Court Justice William- R. and Mary E. (Schaefer) Day. Married to Ida McKinley Barber, in Canton, Ohio, June 24, 1903. Attended Canton high school; Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Massachusetts; Kenyon College, .Wittenberg College, University of Michigan Law School. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1904; later to the United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. In 1904 commenced the practice of law in Canton, Ohio. Formed partnership with Harvey F. Ake under the firm name of Ake & Day, which continued until 1908; then joined James L. Amerman, and the firm became Day & Amerman until 1910; Member the firm of Goulder, Day, White & Garry, composed of Harvey D. Goulder, Luther Day, William W. White and Thomas H. Garry, 1910-14; subsequently in the individual practice until October, 1915; Gage, Day, Wilkin, Wachner & Marvin until July 1, 1919, from which date to the present time in partnership with his brother, Hon. William L. Day, Wilbur D. Wilkin and himself, under the firm name of Day, Day & Wilkin. Volunteered on the 23rd day of October, 1918, and entered the Officers' Training Camp as a private at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Member of Field Artillery Reserve . Troops unassigned upon his discharge, December 5, 1918. Member American, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations, Nisi Prius Club, Union Club, Athletic Club, Cleveland Yacht Club, Lakeside Country Club and Chamber of Commerce. Speaker in several political campaigns since 1905. Republican.


ROBERT HENRY DAY.


Residence, Massillon, Ohio; office, Court House, Canton. Born in Ravenna, Ohio, July 8, 1867. Son of Luther and Ellen I. (Barnes) Day. Married to Mary H. Hunt, June 27, 1898. Early education received in common schools; attended Cincinnati Law School and two years at University of Michigan. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1891; United States Supreme Court, 1898. Member of the firm. of Willison & Day, Massillon, from 1892 to 1911. Prosecuting Attorney of Stark County 6 years. Judge Common Pleas Court since 1911. Republican.


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WILLIAM L. DAY.


Residence, 2452 Kenilworth Road, Cleveland Heights; office, 617 Cuyahoga Building, Cleveland. Born in Canton, Ohio, August 13, 1876. Son of United States Supreme Court Justice William R. and Mary E. (Schaefer) Day, of Canton. Married to Elizabeth E. McKay, of Caro, Michigan, September 10, 1902. Received primary education in the Canton schools; attended Williston Seminary; graduate of University of Michigan with LL. B. degree, 1900. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1900; later to the United States District and United States Supreme Courts. Member of the law firm of Lynch, Day & Day from June, 1900, to January, 1905. In Cleveland, member of the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey from May, 1914, to July 1, 1919; since which date in partnership with his brother, Luther Day, and W. D. Wilkin, under the firm name of Day, Day & Wilkin. Member Union, Country, University, Hermit, Athletic and Nisi Prius Clubs, of Cleveland. City Solicitor of Canton, 1905-08. Appointed United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio from 1908 to 1911; United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1911-14 (resigned 1914); appointed special counsel to the Attorney General of Ohio, 1919. Republican.


WILLIAM RUFUS DAY.


Residence and office, Washington, D. C. Born in Ravenna, Ohio, April 17, 1849. Son of Hon. Luther and Emily (Spalding) Day. (Mrs. Day died in 1852 and four years later Judge Day married Miss Barnes, of Lanesboro, Mass.) Married in 1875 to Mary Elizabeth Schaefer, daughter of Louis Schaefer, for many years an active member of the Stark County Bar. Mrs. Day died January 5, 1912 ; four children : Hon. William L., Luther, Stephen and Rufus. Attended public schools of Ravenna ; Literary and Law Departments of University of Michigan, 1866-72. Part of the time he served as Librarian of the Law Library. Received B. S. degree in 1870; read law in the office of Judge Robinson, of Ravenna. In 1898 his alma mater conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. and he received a similar degree from the University of the City of New York in 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1872, and began the practice of law at Canton, Ohio, where he was associated with William A. Lynch. Other partners were Austin Lynch and David B. Day. Subsequently Judge Court of Common Pleas, and in 1889 appointed by President Harrison, United States District Judge for Northern Ohio. Resigned that office before entering upon duties. In March, 1897, appointed by President McKinley as Assistant Secretary of State. On April 26, 1898. succeeded John Sherman as Secretary of State and administered that office practically throughout the Cuban War. In 1898 he was succeeded by John Hay and then became Chairman of the United States Peace Commission at Paris and negotiated the Treaty of Peace with Spain. In 1899 appointed United States Circuit Judge of the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1903, which office he holds. to date.


ALVA L. DEAL.


Residence, 905 High N. W.; office, First National Bank Building, Canton. Born in Columbiana County, Ohio, February 4, 1871.


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Son of George F. and Sue A. (Rosenberry) Deal. Married December 24, 1906, to Luella R. Richards, of Canton; three children, George L., James R. and Elizabeth Sue. Attended public schools of Massillon, Ohio; country schools of Beach City, Ohio; public schools of New Philadelphia, Ohio; York



Interior, Pension Department, 1914; United States District Court, Northern Ohio, April 25, 1916. Special representative of the Provost Marshal General of the United States Army for Local Board No. 11 during the World War. Member University Club, Chamber of Commerce, Woodward Lodge


J. WILLIAM DeCUMBE.


Residence, 3813 Euclid Avenue; office, 530-2 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 2, 1885. Son of Philip and Emilie (Schmitt) DeCumbe. Attended Outhwaite grammar school, Cleveland, to 1900; graduate of South High School, 1905; received A. B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, 1908; attended Harvard Law School, 1908-09; granted J. B. degree from Boston University Law School, 1911. Admitted to the bar of Massachusetts September, 1911; Ohio, July, 1915; United States District Court for Massachusetts, September 29, 1914; United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, October 20, 1914; United States Department of College, York, Nebraska; received A. B. degree from University of Nebraska in 1898; LL. B. degree from University of Nebraska College of Law in 1901. Admitted to the bar of Nebraska in 1901; bar of Ohio in 1904. Practiced law in Canton, Ohio, alone until 1914; member of the firm of Wise & Deal, 1914 to 1917; since that date in the general practice alone. Member Masonic Order, Junior Order American Mechanics, L. O. O. M., Stark County Bar Association. Elected Judge Probate Court of Stark County November, 1920; assumed office February 9, 1921, for a term of four years. Republican. No. 508, F. & A. M.; Cleveland Chapter No. 148, R. A. M.; Holyrood Commandery No. 32, K. T.; Al Koran Shrine (life member); Al Sirat Grotto; Cleveland Lodge No. 15, K. of P.; Cleveland Art Museum. Police Prosecutor of Cleveland, 1918. Attorney Finance Department, Cleveland, 1918. Candidate Municipal Judge, 1919.


CLYDE LESTER DEEDS.


Residence, 2236 Rosewood Avenue; office, 823 Ohio Building, Toledo. Born on a farm in Findlay, Ohio, July 21, 1890. Son of Wellington and Mary Alice (Harritt) Deeds. ,Primary education received in Findlay schools; graduate of Ada, Ohio, high school, 1910; Ohio Northern University Law School with degree of LL. B. in 1913. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1913; United States District Court, 1917. Commenced the practice of law in Toledo, July, 1913, in partnership with Samuel P. Axline (former Dean of Law School of Ohio Northern University), and Otto L. Hankison, under the firm name of Hankison, Axline & Deeds; upon the death of Mr. Axline, June 16, 1916, the firm became Hankison & Deeds. Taught Constitutional Law, Domestic Relations (night sessions) at Toledo University, 1914-17. Secretary and director, The Commerce Finance Company, Toledo. Member K. of P., I. O.


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O. F., B. P. O. E., Delta Theta Phi, The Toledo Club, Ohio State and Toledo Bar Associations. The Sylvania Golf Club. Republican.


UNION CORWIN DeFORD.


Residence. 55 Indiana Avenue; office, 1200 Mahoning Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in Carroll County, Ohio, November 15, 1863. Son of John W. and Elvira (Croxton) DeFord. Married to Eva Rue, December 15, 1888, who died December 19_1912; second marriage to Grace Whitcraft, of Carrollton, June 30, 1915; two children, John W. and Sara Whitcraft. Attended the public schools of Carrollton; received B. S. degree in 1886 from Mt. Union College, Alliance, Ohio; subsequently M. S. degree; studied law in offices of Judge Robert Raley and Judge John H. Fimple, of Carrollton. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, March 8, 1888; later United States District Court; United States Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court. Commenced the practice of law in Carrollton as member of the firm of Fimple, Holder & DeFord; later member of the firm of Billingsly, Clark & DeFord, of Lisbon, Ohio (the firm of which Edward M. Stanton was a member); in March, 1907, moved to Youngstown and became a member of the firm of Arrel, Wilson & Harrington, and the subsequent firms of Arrel, Wilson, Harrington & DeFord; Harrington, DeFord, Heim & Osborne; then Harrington, DeFord, Heim & Huxley to date. Member Legal Advisory Board during the World War. Member all Masonic Bodies: Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, Shrine; American, Ohio State and Mahoning County Bar Associations; Presbyterian Church; speakers' committee Union League Club. Mayor and Justice of the Peace of Carrollton for some time; Probate Judge of Carroll County for 6 years. Has not been political candidate for 30 years. Republican.


HARRY LEWIS DEIBEL.


Residence, 4729 Franklin Avenue; office, 802 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Bakersville, Coshocton County, Ohio, September 25, 1881. Son of Jacob Henry and Mary (Waltz) Deibel. Married to Marian Crawford Brubaker, July 31, 1916; one daughter, Frances Mary. Received early


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education in district school, situated on father's farm, in Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio. Taught district school four years. Graduate of Denison University, 1911, and Western Reserve University Law Department, 1914. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1914. Engaged in the general practice in Cleveland from September 1, 1914, to the present time. Teacher in Cleveland Law School. Has made special study of wills and issued in 1919 a book, "The Modern Will." Ward leader in Loan Campaigns during the World War. Secretary of Lorain Avenue Business Association, Treasurer of West Side Community Council, Chamber of Industry, member of K. of P. and Masonic lodges. Independent in politics, with Democratic leanings.


JACOB DeKAISER.


Residence, 2104 Stearns Road; office, 322 Guardian Building, Cleveland. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1878. Son of Hyman and Rachel (Margolis) DeKaiser. Married to Mildred M. Rahn, of Cleveland, Ohio, December 12, 1918. Attended the public schools of Pittsburgh; business college, Cleveland; graduate of Western Reserve Law School, with degrce of LL. B., 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1899; later to the United States Supreme Court and United States District Court. Engaged in the general practice of law in Cleveland. Member Cleveland Naval Reserves in 1897; Legal Advisory Board of District No. 2, Cuyahoga County, 1917-1918: Registrar of East Cleveland, Ward 2, Precinct A, 1918, registration of 18 to 45 males. Member Chamber of Commerce, City Club, K. of P., B. P. O. E. No. 18, Cleveland Yacht

Club, I. O. B. B. No. 16; Euclid Avenue Temple. Republican.


WILLIAM L. DE LEONE.


Residence, 210 Meridian Street; office, 9-10 Reed Building, Ravenna. Born in Ravenna, Ohio, June 5, 1896. Son of Filomeno J. and Theresa (Cuozzo) De Leone. Attended the public and high schools of Ravenna; received LL. B. degree from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, May 26, 1920. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1920. Engaged in the general practice alone in Ravenna. Enlisted at Camp Sherman, Ohio, June 26, 1918; discharged from Central Officers' Training School, Camp Gordon, Ga., November 30, 1918. Member Delta Theta Phi law' fraternity; American Legion and Ordini Figli d'Italia. Republican.


FRANK EVERETT DELLENBAUGH.


Residence, Hasting Hill, East Cleveland; office, 725 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in North Georgetown, Columbiana County, Ohio, October 2, 1856. Son of Dr. Christopher W. and Sarah A. (Everett) Dellenbaugh. Attended the public schools of Cleveland, Western Reserve Academy and College, University of Pennsylvania; received LL. D. degree from Union Law College, 1877. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1877; later to the United States District Court. Engaged in the practice of law as a member of the firm of Everett, Dellenbaugh & Weed, until appointed Common Pleas Judge of the Third Judicial District of Ohio in April, 1895, by the Hon. William McKinley (then Governor of Ohio); reelected in November, 1896, by an overwhelm-


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ing majority. Engaged in the general practice of law. Member of Masonic Order, K. of P., Chamber of Commerce, Masonic Club and Old Settlers' Association of Cuyahoga County. Director of various corporations. Republican.


JOSEPH DEMBE.


Residence, 11504 Ablewhite Avenue; office, 402 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Chicago, Illinois, January 24, 1890. Son of Hayman and Beatrice (Shiff) Dembe. Married, May 9, 1917, to Marguerite A., daughter of Joseph R. Feil (who for 30 years was instructor of Central High School, Cleveland). Received primary education in Jewish Orphan Asylum, Cleveland; graduate of Central High School, 1905; attended Baldwin-Wallace College; graduate of Cleveland Law School, with degrees of A. M. and LL. B. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December, 1914; to United States District Court, 1917. Engaged in the individual practice of law in Cleveland. With Judge Manuel Levine, organized the first citizenship class in Ohio at Hiram House; in charge of other classes organized at Educational Alliance; assistant supervisor of citizenship instruction under auspices of Board of Education; organized first Womens' Citizenship Class in Suffrage headquarters, Cleveland, 1917, under auspices of Woman's Suffrage party; opened county court house for night citizenship instruction, 1917. Member Independent Order B'nai B'rith, K. of P., Americanization Committee Bar Association. Appointed assistant immigration officer by Hon. Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, 1914. Democrat.


ERNEST COOK DEMPSEY.


Residence, Lake Shore Boulevard; office, Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 15, 1890. Son of James H. and Emma Norris (Bourne) Dempsey. Attended University School, Cleveland, 1901-08; Kenyon College, 190811, received A. B. degree therefrom; A. B. degree from Yale College, 1912; attended Harvard Law School, 1912-16; received LL. B. degree therefrom. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, May 7, 1917; United States District Court, northern dis-


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trict of Ohio, February 18, 1920. Associated with law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, since 1917. With Troop A, Ohio Cavalry, 1916-1917; 323rd F. A., 1917-1919. Member Union, University and Country Clubs, of Cleveland; Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.


JOHN BOURNE DEMPSEY.


Residence, 12819 Lake Shore Boulevard; office, 1201 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 26, 1888. Son of James Howard and Emma Norris (Bourne) Dempsey. Attended University School, Cleveland, 1907; received degrees of A. B., 1911, and A. M., 1915, from Yale University; LL. B. degree from Harvard University, 1915. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, January, 1916; United States District Court, northern disrtict of Ohio, 1920. Associated with the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, since date of admission. Served in United States Army on Mexican border as private Troop A, 1st Ohio Cavalry, from June 4, 1916, to March 1, 1917. The World War First Lieutenant Cav. O. R. C., from May 4, 1917, to August 15, 1917; Captain 323rd F. A., from August 15, 1917, to May 22, 1919. Member Union, University, Country and City Clubs, of Cleveland; Yale Club of New York.


JOHN P. DEMPSEY.


Residence, 1618 Hollyrood Road; office, Municipal Building, Cleveland. Born in Bellevue, Ohio, March 27, 1878. Son of John A. and Anna Dempsey. Attended grammar school, Bellevue, Ohio; preparatory school, Sandwich, Ontario, Canada; graduate of Business College, Cleveland; graduate of Cleveland Law School, with LL. B. degree, June, 1907; course in Western Reserve University in Economics, Literature and Philosophy, 1907-08; studied law in office of Henderson, Quail, Siddall & Morgan, Cleveland. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1907; later to United States District Court and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Commenced the practice of law in 1908, associated with the firm of Henderson, Quail, Siddall & Morgan, and continued until March 3, 1921, when he was appointed Chief Judge Municipal Court of Cleveland. Attended Officers' Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, May 12, 1917; commissioned Captain August 15, 1917; Served with Company G, 332nd Infantry, overseas, Italian front. Discharged from the service May, 1919. Chairman Cuyahoga. Council American Legion since November, 1920. Member Ohio State and Cleveland. Bar Associations; Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Grays.


ROBERT FULLER DENISON.


Residence, 2873 North Park Boulevard, Cleveland Heights; office, 1201 Leader-News. Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, January 4, 1876. Son of Lemuel Tay lor and Sarah Louise (Fuller) Denison. Married to Elizabeth Brainerd Thomson, October 11, 1899. Attended Kentucky Street School, Cleveland, graduating from West High School, 1892; received A. B. degree from Williams College, 1897; LL. B. degree from Columbia Law School, 1900. Admitted to the bar of Ohio June, 1900. Member of law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. General Attorney, The Wheeling & Lake


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Erie Railway Company. Specialized in railroad, public utility and municipal bond law. Member Union Club and University Club, Cleveland; Williams Club, New York City; American, Ohio and Cleveland Bar Associations; member of Council of Cleveland Heights Village since 1914. Republican.


U. G. DENMAN.


Residence, Fulton and Bancroft; office, 934 Spitzer Building, Toledo. Born in Willshire, Ohio, November 24, 1866. Son of John and Eliza Jane (Dailey) Denman. Married to Frances May Neptune, December 26, 1890; one daughter, Agnes. Attended the public and high schools of Willshire; graduate of National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio; Normal University, Valparaiso, Indiana; University of Michigan, with LL. B. degree, 1894. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1894; later to United States District Court; United States Supreme Court, 1904. Member of the firm of Clapp & Denman, 1898 to 1899. Assistant City Solicitor of Toledo, 1899 to 1901. Elected to the Ohio Legislature, 1901; City Solicitor of Toledo, 1903 to 1905. Member of the firm of Denman & Crane, 1905 to 1908. Elected Attorney General of Ohio in 1908. Appointed United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in 1911, which office he resigned in 1914. Member of the firm of Denman, Kirkbride, Wilson & McCabe. Member American, Ohio State and Toledo Bar Associations; Toledo Chamber of of Commerce, Methodist Church, B. P. 0. E. Republican.


CHARLES E. DERR.


Residence, 196 Monroe Street; office, 102 Washington Street, Tiffin. Born in Seneca County, Ohio, January 7, 1865. Son of Dennia F. and Mary Jane (Dudrow) Derr. Married to Annie C. Martin, September 13, 1893; Attended public schools, Seneca County ; graduate Heidelberg College, with A. B. degree, in 1886. Read law in office of McCauley & Weller, Tiffin. Admitted to the bar of Ohio October, 1888; later United States District Court. Member of the firm of Chittenden & Derr, 1889-91; Derr & Corbett, 1892-96. Member Seneca County Bar Association. Republican.


SIGMUND J. DEUTSCH.


Residence, 1690 East 81st Street; office, Ulmer Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 11, 1877. Married to Florence Coblitz, of Cleveland, June 14, 1913. Attended the public schools of Cleveland, including high school; received A.B. degree from Adelbert College, Western Reserve University, 1899; LL. B. degree from Law department of that institution, 1902. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1902; to United States District Court, 1903. Formed partnership with H. H. Cummings and A. F. Gaughan, of Cleveland, under the firm name of Cummings, Deutsch & Gaughan, which continued for three years; a member of the firm of Deutsch, Howells & Grossman five years; now engaged in the private practice. Member Legal Advisory Board, 25th Ward. Member K. of P., Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations, B. P. O. E. Republican.


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MARCELLUS DeVAUGHN.


Residence,1265 West 106th Street; office, 1307 Union National Bank Building, Cleveland. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, October 21, 1885. Son of Marcellus and Jane (Thomas) . DeVaughn. Married to Mary A. Bevis, in Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1918. Attended the public schools of Washington, Pennsylvania; graduate of Washington high school, 1903; Washington & Jefferson College, with A. B. degree (Cum Laude), 1907; specialized in "Education" in Cornell University, 1909; principal of high school, Donora, Pennsylvania, 1907-11; superintendent of Donora public schools, 191112; graduate of Western Reserve Law School, with LL. B. degree, 1915. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, July 1, 1915; to the United Stated District Court, 1920. Associated with law firm of Bartholomew, Leeper & White, 1915-1917; assistant prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County from January 1, 1917, to March 15, 1919; since March 15, 1919, associated with the firm of Baker, Hostetler & Sidlo. Member City Club. Cleveland Bar Association, president Washington & Jefferson Alumni Association of Northern Ohio. Democrat.


THOMAS P. DEWEY.


Residence and office, Clyde. Born in Penn Line, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1852. Son of George and Harriett Dewey. Married to Harriett S. Sencer, September 9, 1879; two children: Ben H. and Lucy I. Attended district common school and select school in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio; read law with Tinker & Alvord, Painesville, and with Judge John M. Lemmon, of Clyde. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, April 26, 1879. Practiced law in Tiffin, 1879-80; moved to Clyde in 1880. Member of the firm of Finch & Dewey for twenty-four years; Dewey & Dewey since 1912. Member 16th Regiment, Ohio National Guard. Member Board of Education of Clyde; president of the board four years, 1890-94; vice president Board of Hospital Trustees of Fremont; member Masonic Order: Knights Templar, Ohio State Bar Association since 1882. Republican.


CLINTON DeWITT.


Residence, 2260 Chatfield Drive; .office, National City Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, November 15, 1888. Son of Thomas M. and Julia B. (Thompson) DeWitt. Married to Margaret W. Walton, November 17, 1914. Attended Cleveland public and high schools; graduate Western Reserve University, with A. B. degree, 1910; LL. B. degree in 1912. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1912. Member of the firm of Bayly, Simmons & DeWitt, 1913; Professor of Law of Suretyship and Mortgages in Western Reserve Law School.


JESSE PECK DICE.


Residence, 90 Kuder Avenue; office, 722 Second National Bank Building, Akron. Born in Akron, November 29, 1875. Son of William B. and Sophia (Coleman) Dice. Married September 29, 1901, to Esther Slaybaugh. Attended the public and high schools of Akron; Buchtel College; received LL. B. degree from Ohio State University in 1898. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1898; later to United States District Court; United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Engaged in the general practice in Akron. Major of Field Artillery February 1, 1919; discharged April 1, 1919. Member Phi Delta Phi, Akron Chamber of Commerce, Summit County Bar Association.


ALVIN O. DICKEY.


Residence, 1531 Marlowe Avenue, Lakewood; office, 1609 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Mercerville, Gallia County, Ohio, July 8, 1876. Son of Elza and Viola (Caldwell) Dickey. Married to Emma Weihe, December 24, 1903 (deceased 1912); Mamie Weihe McCrady, January, 27, 1920. Graduate of Ohio Northern University, 1900; studied law at the same institution, 1904. Admitted to the bar of Ohio December, 1904; United States District Court, 1910; United States Circuit Court of Appeals, 1913. In partnership with Robert M. Switzer, Gallipolis, Ohio, 1911-1912; with R. A. Mack in Cincinnati, 1913; associated with Calfee, Fogg & White, Cleveland, since January, 1917. Member B. P. 0. E., K. of P., Cleveland Bar Association. Elected Prosecuting Attorney of


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Gallia County, Ohio, November, 1905; reelected 1908. Special Counsel in office of Attorney General of Ohio, 1915-1917. Republican.


EDWIN W. DIEHL.


Residence, 192 W. Cambridge Street; office, First National Bank Building, Alliance. Born in Homeworth, Ohio, April 3, 1872. Son of A. J. and Sarah (Boyce) Diehl. Married June 26, 1904, to Lotta Raynor, of Alliance; two children, Eloise and Edwin, Jr. Attended country schools of Stark and Columbiana Counties; Mt. Union College; received B. S. degree from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio; studied law in offices of Alonzo Strong and J. S. Miller, of Alliance; special work at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1901. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1901; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, December, 1904. Member of the law firm of Diehl & Brown, of Alliance, since 1902. Secretary Park Commission of Alliance from May, 1918, to 1920. Member Masonic Order, B. P. O. E., Stark County. Bar Association; president Alliance Bar Association.


ELLIS RAYMOND DIEHM.


Residence, 870 Herrick Road; office, 1201 Leader-News Building, Cleveland. Born in Copley, Summit County, Ohio, June 14, 1889. Son of William Edgar and Cora Amelia (Miller) Diehm. Married to Frances Helen Pesek, of Cleveland, June 1, 1912. Attended public schools, Copley; graduate of Copley High School, 1905; attended Oberlin College; graduate of Cleveland Law School, with LL. B. degree, 1911. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1911; later United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Associated with the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, since admission. Member City Club, Cleveland Athletic Club, Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Republican.


CHARLES W. DILLE.


Residence, 1847 Knowles Street, East Cleveland; office, 388 The Arcade, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, December, 1869.


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Son of William Wallace and Mina T. (Gilbert) Dille. Married to Nettie Luster, of East Cleveland, October 9, 1901; three children, Helen, Elizabeth and Dorothy. Educated in the public schools of Nottingham, Ohio; attended Ohio Northern University, Collegiate Department, one and one-half years; entered Ohio State University, 1896; Denver University Law Department, 1898; graduate of Ohio State University, 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio 1900; United States Supreme Court, 1917; later to New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. Engaged in the general practice in Cleveland, specializing in railroad law. Associated with the late Edwin Jay Pinney, 1900-1916; later the firm became Dille & Rosenberg,, which continues to date. Member Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Independent politically with Republican leanings.


CHESTER LEROY DINSMORE.


Residence, 63 Hawthorne Avenue; office, 400-02 Permanent Title Building, Akron. Born in New Athens, Ohio, September 7, 1882. Son of Robert A. and Mary J. (Armstrong) Dinsmore. Married August 2, 1911, to Madella Stevens; one daughter, Madella. Educated in the country schools; graduate of New Athens, Ohio, High School, 1899; Ph. B. degree from Franklin College, New Athens, 1902; Ohio State University Law School, with LL. B. degree in 1906. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1906. Member of the firm, Myers & Dinsmore, since 1911. Member University Club, I. 0. 0. F., Nemo Lodge, M. W. A., Akron Chamber of Commerce, Akron Automobile Club, Summit County Bar Association. Republican.


OSCAR E. DISER


Residence, 28 La Clede Avenue ; office, Mahoning Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in New Springfield, Ohio, August 27, 1886. Son of Darwin S. and Sarah (Smith) Diser. Married to Maybel L. Peters, September 30, 1910; two children: Ross Edwin and Saxon Carolyn. Attended the common schools of Mahoning County; North Eastern Ohio Normal; Mt. Union College; graduate of Ohio Northern University Law Department, with degree of LL. B., in 1907. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, December 18, 1907; United States District Court, May 1, 1919. Member of the firm. of Craver, Diser, Huey & Starrs. Member B. P. 0. E., K. of P., I. 0. 0. F., Ma-honing County Bar Association. Member Ohio Legislature, 1913-14; Solicitor for East Youngstown, 1916-17 and 1920-21. Republican.


MARTIN STEEDMAN DODD.


Residence, 636 Stratford Place; office, 851 Spitzer Building, Toledo. Born in Toledo, July 21, 1881.   Son of Ezra S. and Annie A. (Acklin) Dodd. Married September 4, 1912, to Isabel Hewitt. Attended the public and high schools of Toledo; received LL. B. degree from University of Michigan Law Department in 1901. Admitted to the bars of Michigan and Ohio in 1902; later to United States District Court. First Lieutenant Co. C, 6th Infantry O. N. G. for a number of years; Captain U. S. Field Artillery during the World War. Member Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, Toledo Tennis Club, Chi Psi Fraternity, Toledo Bar Association. Republican.


SAMUEL DOUGLAS DODGE.


Office, Guardian Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, August 25, 1855. Son of George C. and Lucy (Burton) Dodge. Married to Jeannette May Groff, October 25, 1882; two children: Henry, and Janet, wife of John N. Garfield, the oldest son of James R. Garfield who was secretary of the

interior under the late President Roosevelt, and eldest grandson of President Garfield. Attended a private school in Cleveland; later Guylock Institute in South Williamstown, Massachusetts; received degree of A. B. from Williams College in 1877; from Columbia Law School received LL. B. degree, 1879. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1879. Associated in the early law practice with Virgil P. Kline, Cleveland; later with E. J. Blandin; member of the Cleveland Board of Education two terms; member of City Sinking Fund during mayoralty of late Tom L. Johnson; Assistant United States District Attorney for Northern District of Ohio, from 1885 to 1890; United States District Attorney for Northern District of Ohio from 1895 to 1900. Member Union and Country Clubs of Cleveland, Ohio State Pardon Board, from 1905 to 1913; Secretary of Cleveland Humane Society many years, and President of that society two years. Democrat.


SAMUEL DOERFLER.


Residence, 2769 Hampshire Road; office, Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, July 30, 1876. Son of Abraham and Bertha (Jaskulek) Doerfler. Married to Helen Lang, June 30, 1918. Educated in the primary and high schools, Cleveland; attended Adelbert College of Western Reserve University. Read law in office of Wilson & David. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1897; United States Supreme Court, 1917. Elected Prosecuting Attorney November, 1916; re-elected November, 1918. Resigned 1920. Member B. P. 0. E. Democrat.


BARBARA DOLDER.


Residence, Rose Boulevard; office, 701 People's Bank Building, Akron. Born in Wartan, St. Gallen, Switzerland, January


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17, 1889. Daughter of Friedrich and Ursula (Bosch) Muller; one daughter, Ursula. Attended high school at Bauchs, St. Gallen; French school at Yverdon, Vaund; Toledo University, Toledo, Ohio; graduate of St. John's University, Toledo, with LL. B. degree, in 1920. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1920.


DENNIS D. DONOVAN


Residence and office, Napoleon. Born in Henry County, Ohio, January 31, 1859. Son of John and Catherine (Hannin) Donovan. Married in 1891, to Ginevra Waltimire, of Deshler, Ohio. Attended the public schools of Henry County, Ohio; Northern Indiana. University; graduate of Georgetown University Law Department with LL. B. degree in 1895. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1895; later to United States District Court. Commenced the practice of law in Deshler as member of the firm of Donovan & Warden, and in 1900 moved to Napoleon, where he became member of the firm of Cahill, Donovan & Warden for four years; then Donovan & Warden until February 1, 1921. since which time he continues alone in the general practice. Member Ohio Legislature from Henry County, 1887 to 1891. Member of Congress, 1891 to 1895. Mayor of Deshler, Ohio for two terms. Appointed by President Wilson, Umpire, Panama Mixed Claims Commission. Member Napoleon Council for two terms. County Schools Examiner of Henry County for one term. On the Speakers' Bureau during the World War. Member B. P. O. E., Modern Woodmen, National Union, K. of C., Ohio State and Henry County Bar Associations. Interested in farming. Democrat.


JAMES DONOVAN, JR.


Residence and office, Napoleon. Born in Napoleon. January 23, 1891. Son of James and Susan N. (Yeager) Donovan. Married to Mary E. Campbell, June 12, 1918. Graduate Napoleon High School, 1908; University of Michigan, with degree of LL. B., 1913. Admitted to the bars of Ohio and Michigan, 1913; United States District Court, 1915. Member of the firm of Donovan & Donovan. Member Masonic Order, Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Henry County Bar Association. Democrat.


LEONARD E. DONOVAN.


Residence, 843 Woodland avenue; office, 223 Ohio Building, Toledo. Born in Toledo, February 8, 1884. Son of Daniel C. and Catherine (Daily) Donovan. Married to Elizabeth Hartman of Toledo, September 6, 1911. Two children: Leonard E. and William Joseph. Attended Toledo public and parochial schools; Toledo University, 191416. Read law in the office of Judge Robert G. Gosline of Toledo. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1917; U. S. District Court, 1921. Assistant Prosecutor of Lucas county, 191920. Member of the firm of Seney, Alexander & Donovan. Member Lucas County Bar Association.


GILLUM H. DOOLITTLE.


Residence. 136 Pasadena Avenue; office, 425 Second National Bank Building, Akron. Born in Burton, Ohio, August 14, 1883. Son of James Clement and Philena (Townsley)


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Doolittle. Married June 12, 1912, to Marta Habicht, at Muncie, Indiana; two children, Marloe and Philene. Attended the public and high schools of Burton, Ohio; received A. B. degree from Western Reserve Univercity in 1906; LL. B. degree from Western Reserve University Law School in 1908. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1908; United States District Court, northern district of Ohio, in 1914. Member of the firm of Hagelbarger, Mottinger & Doolittle, of Akron, 1909 to 1914; Hagelbarger & Doolittle, 1914 to 1920; since January 1, 1920, in the general practice alone. Member Masonic Order, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Alpha Delta fraternities; City Club, University Club, Chamber of Commerce, Summit County Bar Association. Republican.


HARRY JAMES DOOLITTLE.


Residence, 8724 Carnegie Avenue; office, Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in New York State, November 6, 1874. Son of Dr. James F. and Fannie (Bulkeley) Doolittle. Married September 27, 1905, to Bertha Hulett; one child, Frances. Attended public and high schools of Cleveland; Case School of Applied Science; received LL.B. degree from University of Michigan Law Department in 1900; attended Harvard Law School in 1901. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June, 1900; later to United States District Court. Engaged in the practice of law. Member Harvard University Club, University of Michigan Club, American, Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations.


FRANK T. DORE.


Residence and office, Tiffin. Born in Tiffin, Ohio, July 9, 1874. Son of John and Katherine (Breslin) Dore. Married to Kathryn Boos, in Huntington, Ind., November 14, 1910; two children: Frank, Jr., and Richard. Graduate of Tiffin High School, 1892; studied law in office of brother, the late Wm. H. Dore. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, October, 1895. Practiced law in Tiffin continuously since date of admission. In partnership with brother, Win. H. Dore, from 1895 until his death in 1914, under firm name of Dore & Dore. Local attorney for T. & O. C. R. R. L. E. & W. R. R., and T. F. & E. R. R. Co. Member B. P. O. E., Knights of Columbus, Seneca Bar Association. State Senator, 1911-12. Democrat.


WILLIAM G. DORNAN.


Residence, 366 West Evergreen Avenue; office, 318 Dollar Savings Bank Building, Youngstown. Born in New Cumberland, West Virginia, January 1, 1880. Son of Basil J. and Alice (Gibson) Dornan. Married January 20, 1914, to Virginia Herd; two children: William, Jr., and Jean. Attended the public and high schools of New Cumberland, West Virginia; received A. B. degree from West Virginia University, in 1905; LL. B. degree from Western Reserve Law School in 1908. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1908; later to the United States District Court. Member of the firm name of Dornan & Hoffman, 1915-18; Dornan & Woodside since. 1919. Member I. 0. 0. F., Mahoning County Bar Association. Republican.


FRED B. DORSEY.


Residence, 2904 Denison Avenue; office, 813 Engineers Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 26, 1886. Son of William and Mirando (Rigby) Dorsey. Married to Evelyn (Aiken) Dorsey, December 30, 1918. Attended the Cleveland Public and High Schools; preparatory school, 1913-1916; graduated from Cleveland Law School, 1918. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 24, 1918; United States District Court, November 29, 1919. Democrat.


ELI E. DOSTER.


Office, 1110 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Doster, Michigan, June 13, 1872. Son of Christopher and Auguste (Enzian) Doster. Educated in the public and high schools of Michigan. Parson Normal College, Kalamazoo; Denison University; graduate of Western Reserve University with LL. B. degree, 1904. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1904; United States District Court, 1909. Engaged in the general law practice in Cleveland. Member of the firm of Doster & Kirkbride, two years. Member Chamber of Commerce, City Club,


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Yacht Club, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity; Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Independent in politics.


FRANCIS MARION DOTSON.


Residence, Belvedere Apartments; office, 851-56 Spitzer Building, Toledo, Ohio, Born in Hume, Allen County, Ohio, November 2, 1861. Son of Samuel and Hester Ann (Bowsher) Dotson. Married to Margaret Nungester (deceased), November 30, 1892; second marriage to Helen Grace Whitlock, August 20, 1895; three children, Hazel Marguerite (Shurtz), Helen Ruth (Courtney),

and Marian Constance. Educated in the country schools of Auglaize County, Ohio; entered Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, the spring of 1882, graduating from the Law Department, 1888. Admitted to the bar of Nebraska, September, 1888; Ohio, 1889; United States District and Circuit Courts, 1892; United States Court of Appeals, 1904. Associated in office with Hon. Chas. G. Dawes (Ex-Comptroller of United States Treasury), in Lincoln, Nebraska, 1888-89; moved to Lima, Ohio, the fall of 1889 and formed partnership with Ira R. Longsworth, which continued until the fall of 1891; in the individual practice in Toledo since 1892. President The Lindsey Banking Company, of Lindsey, Ohio. During the World War captain of team in Liberty Bond campaigns. Member Toledo Art Museum, Toledo Research Club, Toledo Commerce Club, Collingwood Presbyterian Church, President Board of Trustees of Toledo Presbytery, chairman Board of Trustees of Salvation Army, member Toledo Bar Association. Member Toledo City Council; campaign speaker, delegate to various city, county and, state conventions. Republican.


RALPH WESTCOTT DOTY.


Residence, 2273 Putnam Street; office, 511 Spitzer Building, Toledo. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 5, 1886. Son of William G. and Kate (Westcott) Doty. Married to Beulah Thompson, July 5, 1917. Educated in the public and high schools of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Graduate of University of Michigan, Department of Literature, Science and the Arts, with A. B. degree, 1908; received degree of J. D. from law department of that institution, 1910. Admitted to the bar of Michigan, June 28, 1910; of Ohio, December 21, 1911; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, June 19, 1916. Engaged in the practice of law in Manistee, Michigan, 1910-11; since 1911 in the practice of law in Toledo. Taught Damages and Suretyship for a time in Toledo University. Member F. & A, M., Lucas County Bar Association, Toledo Lawyers Club. Democrat.


RICHARD STEELE DOUGLAS.


Residence, 2096 East 96th Street; office, 322 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 31, 1888. Son of Samuel Wand and Sarah (Smith) Douglas. Married to Mary Mateer, of Wooster, Ohio, June 3, 1920. Attended Mount Pleasant Institute, 1902-03; Wooster Academy, 1903-06; Wooster College, 1906-10, received A. B. degree therefrom; University of Wisconsin, 1912; instructor College of Wooster, 1911-1913; graduate of Columbia University, LL. B. degree, June, 1916. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, January 1, 1917. Associated with the firm of Griswold, Green


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Palmer & Hadden, 1916-1919. Enlisted June, 1917, in 135th Field Artillery for service in the World War; served in France from June, 1918, to March, 1919. Member Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Phi fraternities; City Club. Assistant United States District Attorney for Eastern Division, Northern District of Ohio, from August 15, 1919, to September 1, 1920. Trust officer Garfield Savings Bank. Democrat.


SILAS MARION DOUGLASS.


Residence, 437 Park Avenue West; office, 22/2 South Park Street, Mansfield. Born in Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio, January 1, 1853. Son of John J. and Sophia (Schrack) Douglass. Married October 10, 1883, to May Weagley, of Bellville, Ohio, who died August 10, 1918; three children, Dr. Stephen A., Marion, Jr., and Eleanor, wife of Roy G. Routzahn, of Savannah, Georgia. Attended the district schools, Greentown Academy; Wittenberg College; graduate of Heidelberg College, with A. B. degree, in 1879, and A. M. degree in 1882; graduate of Cincinnati Law College with LL. B. degree in 1883. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1883; later to United States District Court, United States Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. Has practiced continuously in Mansfield. Associated with brother, Augustus A. Douglass, in the general practice for 13 years; elected Judge Court of Appeals of 5th Ohio District in 1896 and continued in that office until February 9, 1903, when he resumed the law practice wholly special for Pennsylvania Railroad Company. General counsel for Logan Natural Gas & Fuel Company and subsidiary companies. Engaged in civilian activities during the World War. Member National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, New York; Columbus Athletic Club; Westbrook Country Club of Mansfield; L O. O. F., K) of P., B. P. O. E., Beta Theta Pi fraternity; First Presbyterian Church, Ohio State an Richland County Bar Associations. Mem ber Democratic State Executive Committe for the past 12 years. Chairman Democratic State Central Committee. Democrat.


EMMETT P. DOWLING.


Residence, 1888 East 81st Street; office, 313 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Leetonia, Ohio, December 5, 1880. Son of Joseph K. and Hannah (McManaman) Dowling. Married to Margaret M. Kelly, of Cleveland, October 7, 1908; three childreni Margaret, Emmett and Jeanne. Received LL. B. degree from Cleveland Law School in 1909. Admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1909 ; later, United States District Court. Member of the firm of Dowling, Dowling & Moriarty, Cleveland. Councilman at Large, Cleveland, 1912-13. Member K of C.; A. O. H.; B. P. O. E ; Catholic Order of Foresters; Cleveland Bar Association. Democrat.


JOHN L. DOWLING.


Residence, 1478 East 106th Street; office, 313 Williamson Building, Cleveland. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, December 14, 1878. Son of Joseph and Anna (McManamon) Dowling. Married to Nellie A. Smith, of Cleveland, Ohio, April 24, 1907; two children, Mary and Helen. Attended Leetonia, Ohio, high school; St. Ignatius College, Cleveland; received LL. B. degree from Baldwin-Wallace Law School, 1902. Admit-


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ted to the bar of Ohio, 1902; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. 1904. In partnership with Thomas E. Greene, under firm name of Dowling & Greene, 1902-05; with P. J. Brady, firm name of Brady & Dowling, 1906-13; with Emmett P. Dowling, firm name of Dowling & Dowling, 1913-20; the firm became Dowling, Dowling & Moriarty January 1, 1920. Member Knights of Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cleveland Bar Association. Democrat.


FRANK H. DOWNING.


Residence and office, Lima. Born in Allen County, Ohio, July 27, 1870. Son of Hugh L.. and Mary Ann (Hughes) Downing. Married August 11, 1908, to Maude Margaret McGuirk; one child, Franklin Judd. Attended public schools, Allen County; received A. B. degree from Ohio Northern University, 1897; LL. B. degree in 1899. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, 1899; later United States District Court. Member of the firm name of Welty & Downing, 1900-16. Member B. P. 0. E., Ohio State and Allen County Bar Associations. Republican.


FRANK W. DOYLE.


Residence, 733 W. Market Street; office, 18-19 Doyle Building, Akron. Born in Akron, Ohio, March 27, 1896. Son of the late Judge Dayton A. and Ida M. (Westfall) Doyle. Graduate of Akron high school, 1914; attended Cornell University, 1915-16; Cincinnati Law School, 1916-18. Admitted to the bar of Ohio, June 24, 1918. Engaged in the individual general practice in Akron. Member Akron University Club, City Club, Portage Country Club; Akron Flying Club, F. 0. E. No. 555, of Akron; Phi Sigma Kappa and Phi Delta Phi fraternities; Summit County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Nominee for State Representative in 1918. Republican.


ARTHUR WILLIAM DOYLE.


Reiidence, 733 W. Market Street; office, 21-22 Doyle Building,. Akron. Born in Akron, Ohio, November 3, 1893. Son of Judge Dayton A. and Ida M. (Westfall) Doyle. Attended public schools of Akron;