The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-30

ablest representative that it has a,
yet sent to the halls Of congress ant
who will shed lustre on the Q
name of the state.
Judge William l.. Holloway, nominee
for associate Justice, is also a young
man, like his colleague on the ticket
having been born in 1867. He is a ma
tive of Missouri and was born in
kirksville. where he received his ear
lier education, having graduated
from the schools of that city. Upon
his graduation there he entered the
Missouri state normal school and upon
completing his course he engaged in
teaching, an occupation he followed
for four years. At the expiration of
that time he enrolled as a student of
the Michigan university and gradual
ed in the law in 1892. Immediately
following his graduation from that
institution he came to Montana and
made his home at ,Bozeman. Two
years later, in 1894, he was elected
county attorney of Gallatin county
and was honored by the phenomenal
republican majority of 400 votes, and
had the additional honor of being the
first republican county attorney elect.
ed since the boundaries of "old Gal
latin" had been changed. y
He served the term for which he
was elected and at the ensuing cleo
ton, 1896, was his party's candidate
for district. judge. This time he was
defeated, by a small majority, but in
1900 he was successful, carrying the
district ver his former opponent,
Judge Frank Armstrong. He is still
occupying the bench of the Ninth
judicial district, which comprises. the
counties of Gallatin, Meagher and
Broadwater. His popularity in the
district and county in which he ran
may be conjectured from the fact
that in the former his majority was
lat, while in the county he had a
majority of 211 votes. The man whom
he defeated had held the position for
eight years and was regarded as in
vincible by his party.
Judge Holloway is recognized by
the attorneys Of the state as one Of
their ablest and brightest members.
Before his election to the judgeship
of his district he had a large and
lucrative practice in his home city
and while noted for his success at the
bar was equally respected for his con
scientiopsnesss and uprightness Of
and professional integrity.
On the bench he has gained the adj
miration and esteem of the attorneys
practicing before him. Eminently fair
and just in his decisions, he is yet
quick and promtp in all his rulings
and is the fortunate possessor of a
mind that enables him to instantly
and clearly grasp the many points
which are continually arising during
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He presided during the famous
Black murder trial, tried at Boze-
nan last February, and the manner
n which he caused it to be conduct
I'd won for him the profound respect
If every attorney engaged in it.
Although coming from a state
where republicans r not overly
plentiful, Judge Holloway has always
a republican and a stanch and
cyal one.
Judge Holloway is prominently
Identified with the social life of his
He is the head of a happy lit
lie family and the possessor of a
modest, but comfortable home. In
February, 1893, he was united to Miss
Holmes, only daughter of L.
Holmes, then a resident of Butte,
out now residing at Bozeman, and
las .one child, a daughter, now about
one year old. The judge is a mem
1er of the Masonic fraternity and
been honored by his lodge by the
to the exalted position Of
In addition he is also prom
nent in Pythian circles, having held
he Office of grand chancellor Of
he state and is still one of the most
lctive members of Pythagoras ledge,
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