Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-18

soon went to Indianapolis and to Chi
cago, having responsible positions in
the gas works. In 1862 he returned
to Pittsburgh and enlisted as private
in company of scouts. After the war
be was employed in the gas works at
Watertown, Wis, Selma, Ala, and
other places, but returning to Pitts.
burgh was, in 1871, appointed a clerk
in City Treasurer Cochran's Office.
He was there retained by Chris.
Magee when he became treasurer, and
at the same time held the position OF
chief clerk in the Office of the delinquent
tax collector. When Butler was elect
ed State Treasurer he made Mr. Llvsey
cashier. He held that Office of trust
until the election of General Bailey,
who appointed Captain Mutt, of Union
town. When Mutt was murdered by
Dukes, Livsey was given his place,
and was quietly working to-day while
the Convention was balloting upon his
name.
JEROME B. NILES.
Jerome B. Niles was born in Tioga
county September 25, 1884. He was
reared on farm and attended the COM
mon school until the Fall of 1856,
when he entered Union Academy, at
Knoxville, Pa, where he remained a
year. He was married July Is, 1858.
1t the Fall of 1858 and 1859 he taught
the district school at Wellsboro. He
did most of his law reading at home in
Middlebury, finished with Hon. Henry
Sherwood, and was admitted to the
Tioga county bar at the September
term of 1861. Prior to this he had
been constable and collector of Middle
bury, and two terms a school director.
At the session of the Pennsylvania
Legislature of 1862 he was message
clerk of the House of Representatives.
In the Spring of 1862 he was appoint
ed mercantile appraiser of Tioga county,
and in the Fall of the same year was
elected district attorney, which office
he filled with much credit. In 1864 he
was again message clerk of the House
of Representative at Harrisburg. In
1865 he was reelected district attorney,
and that year removed to Wellsboro
and entered into partnership for the
practice of the law with Hon. Stephen
F. Wilson he continued in that rela-
tion until Judge Wilson went upon the
bench in 1872. In 1868 he was elected
to- the House of Representatives Of
Pennsylvania, and reelected in 1863
without opposition. Tioga county, at
that time, was entitled to only one
representative in the popular branch OF
the Legislature. 1t 1872 MIR. Niles
was elected member of the Consti-
tutional Convention, representing the
counties of Cameron, Mexican, Tioga
and Potter, and was the author Of the
article in the new Constitution in refer
ence to the formation of new counties.
In 1881 he was elected member of
the House of Representatives, and
served on the Committee of Ways and
Means, the Judiciary General and as
chairman of the Committee on,Counties
and Townships. He introduced and
secured the passage of an act making
taxes first lien upon real estate. He
was appointed q member of the State
Revenue Commission.
He is a gentleman of pleasing ad-
dress, an able advocate, a good COIN
selor and a careful and painstaking
lawyer. He commenced life poor, and
by the force of industry and application
to business, either private or public,
has won competency and enjoys the
confidence and respect of the courts in
which he practices, of his fellow-mem-
bers of the bar, and Of the community
in which he resides. He is decend-
ant of one of the pioneer settlers of the
county and takes lively interest in
its history.