The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17

meantime, never losing an opportunity
Of self improvement from books or OBJ
servation. He also attended Liberty
academy at Salem, and later engaged
in teaching school. He studied law
with Judge ]. j. Petit and Judge |. w.
Webster in Kenosha. He always took
an active part in debating clubs, and
to this day is in his element when en-
gagged in discussion. He is fluent i'll
speech, has a remarkable command of
language, accuracy of expression and
grace Of diction. His parents died in
1864 when he went to the Albany Law
school, graduated with high honors and
being admitted to practice he came to
Chicago, and has been here since, at
the bar or on the bench He attained
distinction at the bar when he was
elected to the circuit bench, from
which he was appointed chief Of the
Appellate court, which position he re-
signed to re-engage in practice in the
firm of Moran, Kraus 4 Meyer. He is
one of the ablest lawyers that ever
ptacticed at the Chicago bar. He has
just returned from a trip to Ireland.
William j. English
a former partner of Judge Thomas A.
Moran, above mentioned, is q son Of
Kenosha. He ranks in the same cate
CORY with Moran. He is a linguist and
an accomplished scholar and lawyer,
who has within himself the making of
q judge on the bench, and his friends
look forward to the time when he will
be put there.
VIM j English was born in Kenosha
in the spring of 1915, and after attend
ing the schools there, and educating
himself between times by home appli-
cation to study and books. He gradu-
ated from the High school and entered
the Michigan University in 1868, and
after a full four years course graduated,
and then remained in the University as
Greek tutor, curator and assistant
librarian; also took a two years course
in the law department, and was ad-
mitted to the bar. In July 1869 he
came to Chicago and engaged in the
then prominent law firm of Dexter &
Walker, as assistant to the latter who
was solicitor for the Chicago, Burling-
ton q Quincy, Michigan Central and
the Jay roads, in which capacity he
was a proficient and able corporation
lawyer, and is one of the most conspic-
nous, rs sgch, today. His partners have
been among the most prominent law
yers at this bar He has been three
times member of the boardof education
and was chairman of the most import
ant committees; was for several years
attorney for the board and managed
the large school fund of this city; was
attorney for the Catholic Bishop of
Chicago; election commissioner for Cook
county; three times vice president Of
the Chicago Bar Association and is
now; and has received merited recog-
milton for his ability, fidelity and acu-
men in all the capacities he has served.
He is now of the law firm of English &
English, in the Chicago New Stock Ex-
change building. He is unmarried.
James Hannah.
The educator referred to above, was
born in Kenosha in 1910. His father,
John Hannah, located there in 1886, on
farm few miles from Kenosha city,
where this son was raised--in the town
Of Somers. He attended school there
and graduated from the Kenosha high
school at the age of twenty years,
teaching in the meantime; thence to
Michigan University, and subsequently
taught school two years. In 1867 he
was elected superintendent of schools