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N1cholas Longworth was born June 1 6, 1844, at Center, Ohio. He graduated with honors from Harvard University; his legal education was received under the tui tion of a distinguished lawyer of the State, Rufus King; he was admitted to the bar in 1869. He continued actively in practice in Center, Ohio, until the year 1877, when he was elected to the bench of the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, which position he filled with ability and distinction until 188 1, when he was elected to the bench of the Supreme Court. Owing to the condition of his health, and because of at tention to his father's large estate required of him, he resigned his position of judge of the Supreme Court, March 9, 1883, forming a partnership with Thomas McDougall, Esq., in Center, Ohio, but discontinuing his prac tice in 1883. Though Judge Longworth entered the bench of the Supreme Court comparatively a young man, he carried with him a mind matured by an extensive experience. John- Hardy Doyle was born the twentythird day of April, 1844, at Monday Creek, Perry County, Ohio. His parents were among the first settlers of the Maumee Val ley. The family moved to Perry County, in 1 841, but returned to Lucas County in 1846. Judge Doyle attended the public schools of Toledo, completing the high school course. He afterwards took a regular course of study under a private tutor, and then attended the Granville University at Granville, Ohio. In 1859, he entered the office of his uncle, who was then Recorder of Lucas County, where he remained two years. He began the study of law under General H. S. Commager, of Toledo, afterwards with Edward Bissell, of the same city; was admitted to the bar in 1864, and at once formed a partner ship with Mr. Bissell. At this time he had just reached his twenty-first year. He was elected judge of the Common Pleas Court in 1879. He was the nominee of the Re publican party for judge of the Supreme

Court of Ohio, in 1882 and 1883, but went down with his party that year. In 1883, Governor Foster appointed him a judge of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Nicholas Longworth. In June, 1883, he was the unanimous choice of his party to fill both the short and long terms, but he was de feated. Since leaving the bench he has been engaged in practice in Toledo. He was president of the National Bar Associa tion, and delivered the annual addresses at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in 1889, and at Indianapolis in 1890. Was also president of the Ohio State Bar Asso ciation, and delivered the annual address in 1893MOSES MOORHEAD GRANGER was bom October 22, 1831, in Zanesville, Ohio; was educated at Kenyon College, from which institution he graduated as valedictorian of his class, in 1850. He was admitted to the bar of Ohio, January 4, 1853; went into practice at Zanesville; was married at Lan caster, Ohio, December 29, 1858, to Mary Hoyt Beese. He took an active part in the War of the Rebellion, on the Northern side, and distinguished himself for devotion to the cause of the Union and for bravery. He has held many positions of a civil nature, beginning with that of city solicitor of Zanesville, serving from April, 1865, to Au gust, 1866; member of Council for the vil lage of Putnam from April to August, 1866; prosecuting attorney of Muskingum County from January to December, 1866; judge of Court of Common Pleas, First Subdivision, Eighth Judicial District of Ohio, from De cember 10, 1866, to October 9, 1871; re porter to the Supreme Court of Ohio, Octo ber, 1872, to March, 1874; judge of the Second Supreme Court Commission of Ohio, April 17, 1883, to April 17, 1885. He was, by the unanimous votes of his associates on the Commission, chosen to serve as Chief Judge during both years. He resigned from all the off1ces held by him except that of