Page:The Green Bag (1889–1914), Volume 09.pdf/378

 Some Kentucky Lawyers of the Past and Present.

343

Now at the age of seventy-six he is in fine practice and has the vigor of young man hood. He has every requisite that goes to make up the highest type of Christian man hood. His is a notable legal family. Rollins, his eldest son, was his father's partner for RICHMOND. twenty years until his election to the appel This town has numbered many brilliant late bench. The son is a brilliant criminal men among the members of its bar. Judge lawyer, while the father has devoted himself more to equity and Little says : " Madi jurisprudence. An son County has ever other son, James, is stood forthe besttype likewise on the bench, of all that has given being the county fame to Kentucky." judge, and distin Martin D. Hardin guished for entire im early became promi partiality and great nent in the profession quickness of percep and was a scholarly tion. When Judge A. lawyer. He was a Rollins Burnam was senator, and attorneyelected to the appel general of Kentucky. late bench, after prac Judge Daniel Breck ticing over a quarter was born in Massa of a century at the chusetts, but came to Richmond bar, his Kentucky in 1814, brother lawyers gave and rapidly rose to him an elegant ban distinction. While in quet as " A testimo the legislature he nial of his eminent originated a number capacities as a judge, of important meas an upright citizen and ures, notably the an eloquent and hon system of internal W. H. WINSLOW. orable member of the improvement and the Richmond bar." Northern Bank of Kentucky. He was for six years a judge James B. McCreary graduated with high of the court of appeals and a member of honors from Georgetown College, and as Congress. lawyer and statesman has won distinction. Col. John Speed Smith was a prominent When he was elected governor, he received lawyer and statesman. He was a leading the largest vote ever cast for any candidate member of the Richmond bar at the time of for any office in the State. He was repeat its greatest glory. He was United States edly elected to Congress by large majorities district attorney for Kentucky and a mem and is a clever, genial gentleman, who well ber of Congress. deserves his popularity. Judge Curtis F. Burnam graduated from John Bennett is a capable lawyer, has Yale in the class of 1840 as valedictorian, been State senator several times, and and was a member of the famous " skull is a leading member of the Republican party. and bones club." The office of circuit and county clerk has been held by members of the Allin family, from the beginning of the commonwealth until the present time, and Mr. W. B. Allin is now a popular member of the bar.