The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-23

was connected with some of the first |
families in that state. He was true
gentleman and lawyer of conceded
ability; his purpose when he came was
to make this city his permanent home.
and accordingly purchased the house
and lot now occupied by Deacon Clark.
Mr.. Mattox was deliberate speaker
and was not in the habit of talking
against time. but always stopped when
he had nothing more to say to the point
at issue. He remained in this place
only about two years, and moved to
Chicago, where not long after he died.
Volney French came here in 1888
and was among the earliest lawyers.
He came without capital, but, by as
siduous attention to business, acquired
handsome property. As lawyer he
was prompt in looking after the inter-
ests of his clients, and in the man.
agement of other business interests he
was successful operator. He was
not altogether bound to the mere in
.terest of money-making. but was liber-
al in the pursuit of information by
travel. He visited Europe twice on
tours of observations and acquired
much information in respect to the
laws and institutions of foreign coun-
tries. He served as Justice of the
Peace, was elected to the office of
County Judge in 1878, and was for a
time. editor of the Kenosha Union.
He died i'll 1881 before the expiration
of his term of Office of County Judge.
Mark Dresser opened a law Office
not far from the year 1852. He was a
modest and unpretentious gentleman
of moderate force and of exceptional
moral character. He labored under the
disa dYantages of poor health much of
the time in this city. He died in 49,.
| John Mansfield was in law office
here in 1860. He was man of gentle
manly department, of fine physical
proportions and prepOssessing appear
ance; held the Office of Postmaster
here about the year 1852. He went to
| Washington where he held the Office
lof Provost Marshal. Soon after the
close of the war he went to Dan Diego,
i CAL, and was elected Lieut.. Governor
of the state. He still retains felt in
| fiuence in the public affairs of the
state. Mr.. Mansfield well deserved
| the honors conferred upon him.
i Hiram Tuttle came to this place in
| 1912, and had considerable practice as
a lawyer, but his business was mostly
as Justice of the Peace, which Office
he held quite long time; also held
other Offices. the most important of
which was that of County Judge. He
was Apo inted by the President Consul
| to Uruguay, South America, where he
remained two years and resigned, re-
turning to this place. Mr.. futile was
a well educated man; he died here near
twenty-five years ago.
| @. S. Head opened law office here
| in 1912 and had good practice for
several years in the courts; he also did
la considerable agency business for
eastern capitalists, He was man of
| Diet errnined purpose in whatever cause
he enlisted. AS lawyer in court he
was hard to antagonist by the oppos-
ing counsel. He acquired quite pro-
lperty in his profession by connecting
I it with other business matters; was
elected to the State Senate i'm 1851.
| He died few years ago.
/ HI. F. SchOff had law office here in
1849. His principal business was con.
veyancing, drawing contracts and
papers generally. In this line he had
quite an extensive business of that
ikind.
/ VIM. Z. SlOcum, more Familiarity
known as DR.. Slocum; to what extent
he practiced the healing art is not
recollected. After residing here
several years he took to the reading of
law books, and was finally admitted 10
| the bar about the year 1854. His
career as lawyer was not over bril-
liant. He died nearly quarter of IA
century ago.
/ F. Il, Head was in the law practice
here in 1859. He is scholarly man,
now residing in Chicago. He relin-
pushed the law profession over dozen
years ago. connecting himself with an
iron company in Michigan. He sus-
tanned himself well in The profession
during his stay IN this city.
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