The Republican., 1925-07-30
MARYLAND LAWYERS
D. LINDLEY SLOAN
(From The Marylander)
OF the Cumberland Bar.

ny, VI OCOICH descent, MI. sloan, al
/ though yet in early middle life, has,
| for several years taken rank, not
only as one of the best lawyers in
Western Maryland, but also as one of
! the very best lawyers in the State.
In fact he attained such an ex-
! cellent reputation at the bar more
| than fifteen years ago that he was
nominated for the position of Chief
Judge of the Circuit Court and only
the great personal popularity of his
| opponent, combined with a very ex-
| tensive, Statewide organization, OF
/ corporate, financial and political in
fiuence, enabled his adversaries to
overcome the usual large majority of
his party, and thus he suffered de-
feat where there should have been an
easy victory. AS it was, notwithstand-
| ing the almost superhuman work that
was done in order to prevent his cleo
ton, he only lost out by a very mar
row margin and suffered no loss of
Z PNA AoO4Ie44s "a CLNSolOIleil VI IJOIIGlCcl
prestige as a result of the fight.
Mr.. Sloan's reputation as a man of
J more than ordinary ability, is not con-
fined to his standing as one of the
leaders of his profession and as a
really learned and able lawyer. He
takes rank, wherever known, as a
business man of more than average
capacity and no man in his section of
the State has a greater knowledge of
the intricate laws and customs gov
erning all sorts of financial transac-
tions. His knowledge of banking and
all sorts of laws governing ordinary
and extraordinary commercial trans
actions, is second to that of no one in
the Western Maryland circuit, and,
he is also learned in the corporation
laws, not only Of Maryland, but also
| of the other States where their laws
come in contact with interests of
Marylanders and Maryland corpora
tions. In fact, Mr.. Sloan is what is
now termed a first-class, all-around
laWyer-One of the kind that is usu-
ally found in the smaller cities and
larger towns of the United States-all
of whom are in certain degree spec
ialists in their profession.
No man in Cumberland stands
higher as a citizen and gentleman
than the subject Of this sketch. In
fact, all the Sloans of Allegany coun-
ty, and they form a large collection.
have taken rank among the best and
most praiseworthy members of the
community. They have been and some
of them still are, lawyers, bankers,
manufacturers, merchants and miners,
and all have proved, in the past, wor-
| thy Of every trust reposed in them,
and the present generation of that
fine old Scotch family is showing no
| sign of decay or degeneration in any
way whatever. They are still bankers
and lawyers, merchants and miners
and no stain has ever attached to any
| Of them either in the past or in the
| present generation. And it is nota-
BILE, in this connection to state, that
one of the ablest judges who ever pre-
! sided over any of the courts of Mary
land was the late Judge David Sloan,
a cousin of the subject Of this sketch
who was noted in his time as one Of
the really great lawyers of the COM
monwealth and who died more than a
| quarter of a century ago.
The writer has known Lindley
Sloan ever since he became a member
Of the bar His honored father, James
M. Sloan, was State Senator from AL
legany county thirty years ago. He
was later an assistant treasurer Of the
United States and is now president of
a bank at Homecoming, and his long
career, both as a public official and
| private citizen, is a crown to him in
his declining years and source Of
pride to his family. And it is one of
the greatest causes Of satisfaction to
the writer to be able to say that one
Of the most cL Lerished friendships in
| his long life has been that with James
M. Sloan-for thirty-fve years it has
lasted without a misunderstanding or
jar.
| jar.
And Lindley Sloan IS worthy son
Of his honored sire. He has won his
spurs in his profession. He has shown
up well in every act Of life,and should
he ever be raised to any official posi-
ton by the people he will perform all
the duties which may be incumbent
upon him with credit to himself, his
family and his people.