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Title: History of the bench and bar of California: being biographies of many remarkable men, a store of humorous and pathetic recollections, accounts of important legislation and extraordinary cases, comprehending the judicial history of the state
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Shuck, Oscar T. (Oscar Tully), 1843-1905
Subjects: Lawyers Judges Courts Celebrated cases
Publisher: Los Angeles, Cal. : The Commercial printing house
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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linois, in1873. He then taught mathematics in that col-lege for two years. He graduated from New-ton Theological Institute, in Massachusetts, in1876. Coming to California in that year, hetaught three years in California College atVacaville. 1876-1879. From 1880 to 1885 hewas president of Ottawa University, Ottawa,Kansas. He studied law in Idaho, and wasadmitted to the bar there, in 1887. His oflicewas at Blackfoot, and his practice embracedmany cases involving water rights and consti-tutional questions. In 1892 Mr. Stewart wasthe candidate of the Prohibition party forSupreme Judge. It will be seen that he has been a greattraveler over the wide West, but he seems tobe permanently and agreeably established inlaw practice now at Los Angeles, where he lo-cated in 1893. He is a good, clean man, asterling character, an able lawyer, with a pay-ing business. In 1896 he was a candidate forSupreme Judge on the Prohibition ticket, andwas the nominee of the same party for Su-perior Judge in 1900.
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Charles Silent History of the Bench and Bar of California. 933 CHARLES SlLRXl. This gentleman has been distinguislicd atthe bars of the two beautiful and opulent citiesof San Jose and Los Angeles. (We had oc-casion to say. in effect, the same thing of Col-onel S. O. Houghton, j When we say thathe is of German birth, it will create as generalsurprise as when we recorded that Reuben H.Lloyd first saw the light in Ireland. The ex-United States Judge was born inBaden, in 1843. His father, who had takenpari in the Revolution of 1848, came to thiscountry, bringing him and the family, in thatyear, and settled at Columbus, Ohio. The sonbegan to provide for himself in his twelfthyear. Like M. M. Estee (q. v.), he cameto California on borrowed money. He wasyoung enough, surely. He sailed from NewYork, arriving in San Francisco, by way ofPanama, in August, 1856, at the age of thir-teen. After a stay of a few weeks, he wentto Drj-town, Amador county, and worked atdivers employments. He had, even

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