Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-28

HerYey, Anthony " UdlI, lnen one Ol
the best known and ablest law firms
in the city, all the members of which
are still living Mr.. Hanecy was for
several years associated in business
with Robert Hervey, the senior mem-
Der of the abOve-Iamed firm. He is
now the senior member of the law
firm Of Hanecy & Merrick. Mr. Han
ecy has never filed any official posi-
ton. but has devoted himself eXclu-
sively to the practice of his profess
sion.
He has an extensive and we'll
paying law business. Among his
clients are many of our most sue
cessful business men. In politics
Mr.. Hanecy is a Republican. He has
been engaged in many important
cases. He is a man of strict integ-
rity, high minded, honorable in bust
ness, an able lawyer and possesses
gifts of high judicial order. He is
regarded by his brethren of the bar
as an excellent trial lawyer.
Mr.. Hanecy married Miss Sarah
Barton, the daughter of William A.
Barton, a well-known contractor of
this city. Five daughters have
blessed the union-Olive, Edith,
Ruth, Myra and Hazel.
Mr.. Hanecy was nominated on the
Republican ticket for Judge of the
Circuit Court and at the election in
November, 1892, led the Republican
judicial ticket and polled several
thousand more votes than the electors
for President Harrison.
Abner Smith.
Mr.. Smith, who has been selected
by the Republican Convention as one
of the standard bearers for Judge of
the Circuit Court, was born in Orange,
Mass, Aug. 4, 1843. He came to
Chicago in May, 1867, and studied
law in the office of James L. Stark,
well-known lawyer of that date, who
had considerable practice before the
distinguished Judge Drummond. He
was admitted to the bar June 10,
1869. Mr.. Smith, since he entered
upon his professional career, has been
member of the law firms of Stark &
Smith and Smith & Burgett, and has
confined himself strictly to the duties
of his profession and has not held
any official position. He believes that
Professor Swing breaches the true
gospel. Mr.. Smith married Miss Ada
@. Smith, daughter Of Lorenzo Smith,
of ShOreham, Vt. Mr.. Smith gradu-
ated from Middlebury in 1866, and
after graduating, like many other
young men, taught school for time.
He is relative of Major General
Ward, of Revolutionary fame, and a
number of his ancestors were among
the prominent men of New England.
He is lawyer of good ability.
Henry V. Freeman.
Mr.. Freeman, who has accepted
the nomination of the Republican
party for judge of the Superior Court,
is fifty years of age, of Massachusetts
lineage, and a member of the Pres
byterian Church. He worked on a
farm until sixteen years of age, and
then taught county district schools in
Stephenson and Ogle Counties, Hi
nos He prepared for college in the
Preparatory Department of the Be-
lott College. In the summer of 1862 he
had Il severe attack of the war fever,
and enlisted as private ia Co. X,
.74th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He
remained three years, and until the
end of the war. He served with the
Army of the Cumberland. His last
battle was the battle Of Nashville.
He rose by promotion, for gallantry
upon the field, from private soldier
to the rank of Captain. When he
enlisred he was expecting to enter
college in September, 1862, but as
the Rebellion did not down, his SER
vice in the tented field prevented
him for three years from going on
with his education. Upon returning
home from the army in 1865, he en-
tered Yale College, in September of
that year, and graduated in the class
Of 1869, Mr. Freeman returning tn
Chicago in October of that year,
studied law with the law firms of
Rush x Noble, and King, Scott X
Payson, Of which Hon. William II.
King was the senior member, and
was admitted to the bar in 1870.
He began Independent practice il
1873, having spent enc year after the
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