Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-21

and the Nandalia Railroad Company.
Mr.. Trumbull married Miss Peck and
has four children.
John William Showalter.
Mr.. ShGwalter, who has been NOM
mated by the Democratic convention
for one of the Judges of the Superior
Court, was born in Mason County,
Kentucky, in 1914. His paternal an
cestOr, Ulrich Showalter, came from
Germany about the middle of the
last century, and settled in Rocking
ham County, Virginia.
Mr.. Showalter was graduated at
Yale College, in the Academic De-
partment, in the class Of 1867. He
was prominent and popular man in
the University, and enjoyed the dis
tinguished honor of delivering the
class grafton. He came to Chicago and
entered, as a law student. the Office of
the Hon. Samuel NJ. Moore, for many
years the Judge of the Superior
Court, and the Hon. Bernard G.. Caul-
field. He was admitted TO the bar
Oct. 81, 1869, and remained with the
firm of Moore & Caulfeld until the
same was dissolved by Judge Moore S
elevation to the bench Of the Supe-
rior Court, since which time he has
been in active practice in this city,
He is a bachelor, member of the
Illinois Club, and resides with his
partner, John Milton Oliver, at 5l4
West Congress street. and is the only
judicial nominee of the late Demo
cratic Convention who resides on the
West Side.
Edward Osgood Brown.
Mr.. Brown was born in place
that has produced many men of note
Salem, Mass. Aug. ), 1S47. He
studied law with Ives < Lincoln, OF
Salem at the Harvard Law School,
and also in the position of assistant
clerk of the Supreme Court of Rhode
Island, and was admitted to the bal
of that State, at Providence, IL
March, 1870, and then practiced
law in partnership with Charles b.
German, now United States District
Attorney for the District Of Rhode
Island. He came to Chicago in April
1872, and was admitted TO the I'LL
nois bar, at Ottawa. Dec. t. 1872. HI
is a member Of the firm Of Peckhan
& Brown. Mr.. Oryille Peckham wa
his college classmate and came t
Chicago with him. He has held n
official position except that of assist
ant clerk of the Supreme Court o
Rhode Island, in 1869.
Mr.. Browns firm has been engage
in several cases of public interest
The People vs.. Knickerbocker, in
volving the constitutionality Of tn
act creating probate courts in cities
J etc; the drainage cases, inyolyin
heavy interests and the constitution
t atty of the law creating the sanitaT
: district, and number OF other case
5 Mr. Brown took the first prize in h
! class at the Harvard Law School Il
/ an essay on Punitive Damages, whiC
Y was afterward published in the Yves
S ern Jurist. He is member OF Il
. Chicago Literary Club, IroquoiS Gu
!, University Club, Columbus Club, Il
: Law Club, Chicago Bar Assoeiatio
t the Sunset Club, and the Union Cat
S Ollie Literary Association. In reii
b ion. he is a Roman Catholic, co
n vert since 1869; in politics, a Dem
r crat. and an ardent believer a
" supporter of the single-tax NOV
e ment. and is a warm and person
l. friend of Henry George. He MARI
Il Miss Helen G. Eagle in June, ls'
1T and has five children-Edward Gag
lie Helen D., Walter Elliott, Robe
Id and Mary w. Brown. Mr.. Bro'
Or hopes t. be elected Superior Coz
lie Judge. for which position he has be
le placed in nomination by his Den
a cratic friends.
ID Granville W. Browning.
p Mr. Browning, who has been mol
lie mated by the Democratic convent
N for one of the Judges Of the Giro
il Court, was born in indianapolis Ma
IS IA. 1856, and he. like Mr.. Sears, Y
te is making the race for one OF
st Judges of the Superior Court, stud
law with Hon. William II. King
as graduated from the Michigan t
On vcrsity in the class Of 1877, and ca
to Chicago the following year
Brown passed an excellent eXamI
10y ton before the Appellate Court