The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06


for Speaker Of the House, but defeated
by the combined vote of the Democratic
and Greenbaok Representatives. {. The
following year he was elected a Senator
from Cumberland County, and at tho
organization Of the Senate was elected
its president being the youngest man
who ever occupied the chair. this being
the first instance since the organization
of the State that member has = been
elected president of the Senate his first
term. He was returned to the Senate at
the next election for the years 1881 and
1882, and reelected its president { In
1883 he was elected a member of tho
Governors Council, and held this posi-
ton by subsequent elections for four
years. de was admitted to the Bar in
1865, and has been in the active practice
Oh MS profession since that time. a.
Ira 5. Locke, Esq, the junior member
OF the tirm, graduated from Bowdoin
College in the class of 1874. He immedi-
ately entered his brothers Office remain
ing with him until 1SsOwhen they formed
a partnership under the firm name of
Locke & Locke, which has continued up
to the present time. g,>
Messrs. Locke G. Locke by close appli-
cation to business, and the care and
fidelity with which they have attended to
all matters entrusted to their charge both
in office business and the trial of cases in
the courts, have acquired a large and
successful law practice, commanding the
confidence of all with whom they have
come in contact in the general practice of
their profession. While Messrs. Locke
& Locke attend to all matters of a pro-
fessional nature they have especially de-
voted themselves in their profession to
Besides their large general practice they
are trustees of several large estates, and
have the charge of many trust funds
placed in their care. - j..
Chas. #. Libby.
Chas. F. Libby was born in Limerick,
Me-, 1914, and a few years afterwards
removed to Portland with his father.
Graduating from Portland High school
and from Bowdoin College in the class of
'64, Mr.. Chas. F. Libby studied law with
Fessenden and Butler of Portland and at
Columbia Law School, finishing his
studies IN Paris, Heidelberg and Rome.
Returning to Portland, he entered into
partnership with Joseph w. Symonds
and in 1873 the firm of Butler & Libby
was formed. In 1884 he again formed a
partnership with Judge Symonds which
was dissolved in 1891.
Mr.. Libby was city solicitor in '71-2
and county attorney in '72, resigning in
'78. He is attorney for and director in
the First National Bank, Portland Street
Railway Co., also the International.
Portland Packet and Maine Steamship
lines.
A prominent Republican, Mr.. Libby
was mavor of Portland in 'S2 and mem
Der of the State Senate in 'S9, being re-
elected as its president. An able lawyer
a far sighted business man and broad
minded in any capacity, Mr.. Libby
ST" as one Of Names representative
men.
William II. Looney.
a familiar name among the list of
Portland lawyers is that of William Fl.
Looney. Educated in the public schools
of Portland. he graduated from Colby
University in the class of 1877.
After graduating, Mr.. Looney began to
study law in Portland and was admitted
to the bar in 1870. Since that time he
has practiced law in Portland and has
made for himself an enviable reputation
DIS a man eminently successful in his
profession. His known abilities have
gained for him that large practice which
makes him one of the busiest lawyers in
the state.
A large part of Mr.. Looney's time has
been devoted to the public service. He
was city solicitor of Portland in the
years 1sS3-4-5, and was representative, to
the legislature from Portland in 1SS7-S9.
He has a'large and well appointed law
office at No. 1896 Congress street.
Ceor F. Macmillan
Mr.. George T. McQuillan is native of
Naples, Cumberland county, Maine. He
was fitted for college at the North Bridg-
ton Academy and the old Gorham Sem
mary and graduated at Bowdoin College
in the class OF '-75 The three following
years he taught in the high schools of
the northern part of Cumberland county
and then studied law in the Office of Hon.
Bion Bradbury and was admitted to the
practice OIL law Oct. IA, 1879. practicing one
rear at Casco, Me. October, 1880. Mi.
-. aQuillan moved to Portland where he
has been in the active practice OF his
profession in all the courts of the State
and the Supreme Court of the United
States at Washington.
Dec. l, 1892 Mr.. MeQuillan formed a
law copartnership with Col. A. w. Brad
when it was dissolved owing to the an,
pointment of Col. Bradbury to the Office
NJ United States District Attorney for
the district OF Maine.
In politics DIR. McQuillan is a Demo-
crat and has been the Democratic candi-
date for clerk of courts and Judge of
probate OF Cumberland county. lie ia
the attorney at law for several towns in
this county whose interests always prove
safe in his hands.
Edward G. Reynolds of South Portland
was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, No
vember Is, 1856. His parents moved t.
Cape Elizabeth, now South Portland, Me.
in 1861, where he has since resided. Ha
was educated in the common and high
schools Of Cape Eliza beth, and in the Port
land Business College; taught in the Port
land Business College Is months;w was with
the Portland Star Match Co., IL years
studied law and was admitted to the
Cumberland Bar at the January term
1880, and to the U. S. Circuit Court in 1880,
graduated from the Georgetown Univer
sity Law School Washington, D. CO. in