The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-06
FORMER CITIZEN
ACHIEVES FAME
Honorable Mention in st. Louis Paper
Yesterday Of James Haserman,
Formerly Of This
City.
WAS LONG A LAWYER
Was Ready For Admittance to the
Bar Before he Had Attained
His Major
lty.

Al JdShSOA lOWuSulp, Otdl n CouASS,
Missouri, November 26, 1S4S. Son
of Benjamin F. and Ann (CowgilD |
Hagerman. He obtained his early edu-
cation at Alexandria, Mo-, which was
supplemented by course of study at
the Christian Brothers College of st.
Louis and completed at Professor
Jafnison's Latin School of Keokuk,
Iowa After leaving school he entered (
the law office of Rankin & McCrary,
of Keokuk, one of the most widely |
known law firms of the West. He
completed his course of study and was
ready for admission to the bar before
he obtained his majority, and under
the laws of Iowa his youth was bar
to his admission to practice. SO he re-
turned to Missouri, passed his examin-
alton and was admitted to the bar by
Judge Wagner of the Supreme Court
of that state, in 1866. Going back to
Keokuk, he continued in the Office of
Rankin and McCreary until 1869, in
which year, with H. P. Lipscomb as
his partner, he opened law Office OF
his own at Palmyra, Mo. After re-
naming there one year, he returned
to Keokuk, and in 1875 formed part
nership with his old preceptor, Judge
McCrary. under the firm name OF
McCreary, Hagerman & McCreary.
This Arm continued until 1879, when
| Judge McCrary resigned to enter an
other office, and his place was filled
| by Frank Hagerman. The firm name
| then became Hagerman, McCrary and
| Hagernlan. Mr.. Hagerman continued
| to practice as the head Of this firm
until 1884 when he accepted the gen
eral attorneyship of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railroad Company,
4 which caused his removal to TopekE,
Kan, where he again became asso-
4 ciated with Judge McCrary. In 1885
Mr.. Hagerman removed to Kansas
City, Mo-. and became member OF
Warner, Dean & Hagerman, and in
1883 he became general counsel for
4 the receivers of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railway Here he discharg-
4 ed the duties of this position in con-
4 nection with his general practice I'M
4 til 1891, in which year he was appoint
i ed general solicitor Of the Missouri,
4 Kansas & Texas Railway Company at
its reorganization, and is now the gen
eral counsel of that railroad system.
1 In 1893 he removed to st. Louis, and
has since been member OF the bar
i of that city. Politically he has always
been identified with the Democratic
party. and since 1858 he was taken
part in every national campaign. in
1879 he presided over the Iowa State
Democratic Convention. which nomi
mated H. H. Trimble for Governor. In
1880 he was a delegate from Iowa to
/ the National Democratic State Con
yention which nominated David r
Francis for Governor. He is mem
her of the st. Louis Bar Association
(president, 1922, the American Bal
Association (president 19o3-4), and OF
the Missouri Bar Association He is
an honorary life member of the Kan
sas Bar Association, the Oklahoma
Bar Association, the New York Bal
Association and the Illinois Bar Asso
citation.
October 6, 1871, Mr. Hagerman mar
ried Miss Margaret M. Walker, o.
Palmyra. Mo. Their children are Lee
w. and James Hagerman, both O
whom have adopted the law as theil
profession.