Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-30
v. |. COLDSBOROOCR
ADMITTED TO BAR
Served as Judge and At
torney-General in the
Philippines
ALSO SOLDIER IN
SPANISH WAR, 1898

Former Judge Washington l.. Colds
borough was admitted to The Della
ware bar yesterday upon motion OF
Acknowledgement Reinhardt. When
Judge Goldsborough came home from
the Philippines, having decided to re-
resume the practice Of the law In the
United States. he visited his klnsman,
William Winder Laird, and was so i'm
pressed with Wilmington and VIII
mington people that he decided to
open an ONCE for the practice Of law in
this city. Judge GodsborOugh says
that, after looking over a numeber OF
cities In the East in his judgment vii
mlngton is the most promising city for
the growth OF population, industry and
wealth anywhere along the Atlantic
seaboard.
lie has had a varied career and has
gone around the world in the practice
Of his profession. he was born in Bal
timore October 30. 1869. and was a son
Of Washington Elwell and Martha
Pearce Laird Goldsborough. lie won
his degree at the University of Mary
land. IN 1890. and married Katharine,
daughter Of Col. II. c. Egberi, L. S. A.
Brig. Gen., L. s. " Oct. 3, 1908. he
lived in Far East China and the Philip
pine Islands) twenty-f0ur years 1879
81 and is99-i9i7), and Travelled four
times around the world lie was adj
mitted TO the Maryland bar In 1890. the
New York bar in 1892, and Philippine
Islands bar in 1901, and Colorado bar
in. i9ii.
lie was a captain OF the list New
York Volunteers, In 1898. captain of
the l3rd Il. s. Volunteers, iS99-i90i,
served In Cuba during the war with
Spain and in the Philippines during the
Philippine Instruction. lie was recon-
mended for brevet rank Of major boy
Major J. Hollis Wells, New York Vol
unteers, for gallantry In action at San
iiago. Cuba, 1898. and by Major Gen,
Arthur Murray. l.. ;. A.. for gallaniry
in action at Hilongas, p. l.. in 1900.
lie was. public prosecutor Of Manila
in 1901; assistant chief. Philippine
Consiabulary. i9Oi-2, city attorney oil
| Manila, 1923: assistant attorney
general OF Philippine Islands, 1909
/ Judge Of the Philippines Court of Land
/ Registration, i905-i0: members Of tho
Philippines Compilation Committee
i907-s; member Of Philippine Cod
Committee. i909-i9i7; member Of tn
| faculty OF the Y. NJ. C. a. Law School
Manila, i9i0-i9ii: member of the fac
ulty Of the College Of Law. Universit!
Of Philippines. i9ii-i9i7; commissions
from Philippine Islands on uniform
state laws. i9if-l9i4: Department Com
mander. Department Y. A. p. US. W
v. i9i6i9i7; Deputy Commander-in
Chief, 4. :. w. V. for the Philippines
i9i6-l9i7.
lie was the author OF Compilation q
the Acts Of the Philippine CommissiO
\ with collaborators) i9i6-i9i7, and q
various articles published IN law maya
zines. including Efficient Handling O
Judicial Business lGreenbag, 1912
Public Trustee Of England lGreenbat
1919; Mechanics Of Codiilcatio
/ (Greenbag. 1919: a Judiciary Organ
lied against Delay american La'
Journal. 1919; The Beginning and En-
of Law philippine LAW Journal, 1916
He Is a member Of the Association o
the Bar Of the City Of New York; son
of the Revolution, in New York; son
of Confederate Veterans, In New YORK
New York Commandary Military OrdC
Foreign Wars. Military Order OF IN
Carabo. United Spanish War Veteran
and Of the Army and Navy Club lWasf
ington. d. c.. Army and Navy clll
MANILA, and University Club Mania