The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-05

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VA <niSa xoS. July s---The senate
has unanimously confrn.~d the nomin.
alton q George Shirts Jr.. % Be m a.
->cciate justice Of the United States
supreme court The crcdit Of this
unanimous confirmation i due 70 the
efforts Of senator Quay. lie induced
Senator Cameron % withdraw his op-
position o. <hiz<
Mr. Shira< Is = native ~ Penn~yi-
van, and his father and grandfather
were also horn in the smoky city The
father. II the age 81 q. i still an ac-
tive man. Early in life he was n
brewer. hut thirty years ago he retircd
from business Tn the maternal side
Mr.. >hiras has also several generations
Of gOod Pennsylvania stock 20 his
credit His mother was the daughter
Of Rev g. l. Peabody. who was one ~
the most emin mt Presbyterian clergy
men Of his day.
George Shiras. Jr.. was horn IN Penn
sylvania in ; He passed crriitably
through the schools o. the city and
then Entered Yale college. From this
institution he was graduated in the
famous class Of ISIS He won the Had
ley prize that year. and was first in
class that included Chauncsy NJ DE-
pew. Justices E-ewer and 1:rDwn and
: many Others who have won distinction.
Thirty years after graduation Mr..
ShiraS received from Yale the degree
ofLI-n.
Before he left collerr Mr. >hira< had
decided - become = lawye-. lie en-
tered the cfsce Of Judge IEcphnrn- ans
was admitted - pracsice IL is-s- Ar
elder brother. Oliver Perry Shira~ had
settled AZ Dubuque. Ia. and there the
young lawyer went 70 try his fortune.
Heidi notrernain long in the northwest.
and in ISIS became ! member Of the
Allegheny county har as the partner Of
his p~receptOr. The brother remained
in Dubuque and i now q judge Of the
United States district court
Young Shiras <oon proved his
strength as counselor and pleader after
he located in Allegheny county. and
fer twenty years past none hare dis
pnted his right 10 be considered the
leader Of a bar which has always been
proud Of the number Of its eminent
members During This period he has
appeared in nearly every great case
originating in western Pennsylvania.
Almost from the. beginning the law
practice o. Mr. >hiras has yielded
1n~-n ~..-- E=<~..- - -
was credited with an income II $4,000
year In later years this has in
creased 70 not les than $4,000 . year.
No member Of the bar j. more highly
esteemed for his personal qualities
than = Mr. Shirz< The lines Of his
FACE indicate n and his manne
i dignifed. hut b. Is net hard 70 ap-
preach and i running o-er with the
milk Of human kindness Yonng at
tornevs know thai Mr.. Shir7s is never
too busy to see them II they want adj
vire o. assistance. and in consequence
they all swear by him. Those with
whom he associates on equal terms
known him 20 Be = delightful com
panion-
Mr. Shirz< was married early in life
10 Miss Eebecca Kennedy. whose
brother y now the mayor Of Allegheny
City Two sons both leading young !
lawyers. blessed this union The Shira:
homestead Is It the cornor Of Stockton
n sherman avenues. in Allegheny !
City. and j. one Of the quietly elegant
residences Of the CITY Mr. Shiras- ST.. |
makes his home with his distinguished
son.. and the home life Of the family il
very pleasant Mrs shira< isa highly !
accomplished woman. and i mnch
sought after Neither Mr. Shiras nor
his wde nave ever come to Be consii-
cred society peop;e. however. Their
names rarely figure in the reports 81
dinners. halls and receptions
Justice Shiras Is the fifth member Of
b supreme court appointed from the
state Of Pennsylvania James Wilson
was appointed by Washington and
served from 1-s2 % r-ss. Henry bald
win Was appointed BY Cen Jackson in
$50 and served until lsis- Robert &.
Grier- was appointed by Prrsidcn,
Polk after the rejection ~ the late
Chief Justice George w. Woodward. (
ard srrved from lsis 70 l--0- William
Strong was appointed ~ Grant in ls7v
and served until 1.>n-