The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-16

statute Of the State after his death. his widow,
taking six Of her children. emigrated In 1900
tothe Northwestern Territory. wherein slavery
had boon forever prohibited. She bought land
of the Government on the site Of what is now
Mount Pleasant, o.. and was one ofthe pioneers
in that region. Her son David. who became a
physician in Steubenville. married Lucy Nor
man. the daughter OF a Virginia planter. and to
them was born. In the place named. on Dec.
10, 1914. the subject of this biography. Edwin
McMasters Stanton. When DR.. stanton died
in 1927 he left his widow in straitened circum-
stances. with four children to care for. Edwin,
the eldest. then ID years OF age. was placed in
q book shop. where his salary was but 81 a
month. The work which he did for his en-
ployer prevented him from attending at day
school. but he devoted his evenings to such
preparatory studies as should qualify him to
enter Kenyon College. This institution he en-
tered In 1881. at the age OIL. but. being unable
TO pursue the course for want OF means. he left
without a degree In 1893. He then became a
clerk In q store at Columbus. O.. in the hope
OF earning enough to permit him to spend an
other year In college. but. being disappointed
in this respect. he entered upon the study OF
law. and. having been admitted to the bar In
1886. began to practice at Cadiz. the county
seat OF Harrison county. which adjoined the
county In which no was born. On Dec. 81 OF
the same year he married Miss Mary Ann Lam
son. the daughter Of William Lamson Of Co.
lumbus. o. The young lawyer must have
made a good impression upon his fellow citi-
Eens. for. during the first year Of his practice.
viz. in August. 1887. he was chosen by the
people Prosecuting Attorney. He had come
forward as a Democrat, although his father
had been a stanch adherent Of ]. Q. Adams
and Clay. the young mans conversion being
due. apparently. to the position taken by Jsex-
son with regard to nullification and the United
States banks. The subject OF this biography
cast his first vote for President in 1891: from
what we have said. it will be evident that he
gave 1t to Martin Van Buren,. or the latter.
indeed. he was a warm partisan. and 50 disap-
pointed was he By the election OF William
Henry Harrison in 1910 that his interest In
politics ceased, and he devoted himself exclu-
sively to the practice OF his profession. His
career at the bar was eminently successful.
As early as 1S45. at the age OF 81. he was re-
tanned In an important case in Washington,
and. two years later. he removed to Pitt burg.
largely through the announcement OF the
Hon. William wilkins ofthat city. Here he re-
manned until1S50. and, In the last named year.
he married for his second wife Miss Ellen NJ.
Hutchinson, the daughter OF a rich merchant
OF PittsbuTg. Here. too. ne acquired what
may be termed a national reputation as~ counsel
Tor the state OF lenhsylNanla In a suit brought
by the Wheeling Bridge Company of that State.
in the Supreme Court Of the United S ,ates. He
was also associated with George Harding OF
Philadelphia in the celebrated case OF Nc
Cormick Va. Mally. In a suit brought for an
alleged infringement OF the patent for McCor-
mick's reaping machine. Touching Stanton's
ability as q pieadcr at the bar. Mr.. Harding tes-
titles" He WAS n very eloquent speaker. Inever
heard a r5re ELOQUENT lawyer. He had a style