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

nents. Mr.. Browning is bachelor, a
member of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, the Union and University
Clubs, cousin of the late Hon. O..
III. Browning, one of Illinois most
distinguished sons.
Patrick McHugh.
Mr.. McHugh, who has received the
nomination of the Democratic Con-
vention for one of the judges of the
Circuit Court, was born on a farm,
fourteen miles from the city Of De-
troit, on the 9th of May, 1913. He
studied law with the then ell-known
law firm of Waller, Stearns & Cope
land, of this city. Mr.. McHugh has
been a resident of Chicago since Jan.
I, 1861. He was admitted to the
Illinois bar in 1867, and has been in
continuous practice here ever since.
He was for years member Of the
law firm of ROuntree x McHugh.
Mr.. Rountree was lawyer of ability,
a member of the Legislature and one
of the reviscrS of the Illinois Stat
utes Of 1874. Among others, Mr..
McHugh has been engaged in the fol-
lowing cases before the Supreme and
Appellate Courts:
Smith ct al V. Wunderlich ct al,
20 Ill. 1876; Courtney ct al. V. Hogan,
90 Ill. l01; Yong ct. al. V. Fox ct al,
100 Ill. 43; Walsh " Walsh ct al,
ia III. 655; Carberry V. Cardwell;
Corrigan ct al. V. Reed, 40 III. App.
405: Hill V. Sebastian, pending APP
pellate Court; Reid V. Corrigan ct
al, reported in the volume of Iii
noiS Reports now in press.
Mr.. McHugh is lawyer of ability,
a fair-minded man, with an even
temper, and has built up good pay
ing practice at the bar.
Lawrence 2. Boyle.
Mr.. Boyle was born in Huntington,
Ind, April %, 1854. He is now the
nominee of the Democratic party for
Judge of the Circuit Court He
studied law with James r. Slack in
the place where he was born. but
having an attack of the Chicago
fever, be came to this city in June,
1884, and was admitted to the Illinois
bar June s, 1866. He has been
member OF the law firm of Scales,
Boyle X Smith, until the senior
member, Judge Scales, was elected
County Judge position which he
still holds. Mr.. Boyle was Master in
Chancery of the Superior Court for
three years, which position he re-
signed in 1890. He has held the re-
sponsible position of attorney for the
Board of Election Commissioners for
the last three years. Mr.. Boyle,
like many lawyers, used school
teaching as a stepping-stone to
the profession. Since his admis-
sion to practice he has confined him
self exclusively to law. In politics,
he is Democrat; in religion, a Cath
Ollie. When the question of the right
of women TO vote at school elections
came up, Mr.. Boyle was then attor-
ney for the Election Board and did
what he could to aid the women in
obtaining an early decision from the
Supreme Court of the State. In years
gone by the Office of Master in Chan
Gerry was regarded as a kind of pre-
paratory school for the bench. Mr..
Boyle is lawyer Of ability, and as
Master in Chancery and attorney for
the Election Board gave very general
satisfaction.
George Ke-sten.
Mr.. Kersten, who has been nOmi-
mated by the Democratic Convention
for Superior Court Judge, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of
Judge Sugg, was born in Chicago in
1853. lie studied law with the law
firm of Reubens, McGaffey & Barnum,
of this city, and was admitted to the
Illinois Bar after an examination be-
fore the Appellate Court Of this dis
trict March 10, 1856. Mr.. Kersten
has held the Office of Justice of the
Peace and Police Magistrate for
number Of years, and with such sat
isfaction to the people that when his
four years a. Justice of the Peace ex-
pired he had no difficulty in passing
the Judges, Governor and State for
reappointment, and was again named
by the Mayor for re-appolntment as
| Police Magistrate, and confirmed by