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Identifier: historyofbeaverc01baus (find matches)
Title: History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Bausman, Joseph Henderson, 1854-
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Publisher: New York : The Knickerbocker Press
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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an was born in the northwestern part of theState, February 4, 1804. He studied law with his brother W.W. Fetterman of Pittsburg, and was admitted to the bar ofAllegheny County, August 14, 1825. After several years resi-dence at Bedford Pa., whence he was sent to the Legislature forthree successive terms, he came to Beaver, and, June 6, 1831,was admitted to the bar of this county. He remained hereuntil 1849, when he removed to Pittsburg, where he formed apartnership with his nephew, G. L. B. Fetterman. Mr. Fetter-man had an extensive practice in all the western counties of theState and was a noted legal and popular orator. He was awar Democrat, two of his sons enlisting with his hearty approvalas members of the 101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Hewas married, December 28, 1828, to Miss Anna M. Dillon ofBedford, Pa., by whom he had eight children. He died in 1877. William Allison was born in Beaver, January 3, 1810. Afterenjoying the advantage of thorough preliminary training under
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John Bannister Gibson.Chief-Justice of Pennsylvania. Admitted to practice in Beaver, February, 1804. History of Beaver County 345 such teachers as David Johnson and Professor John Scott,he entered Washington College at the age of thirteen andgraduated with honors in the class of 1828. He then studiedlaw with his father, James Allison, Jr., and was admitted to thebar of Beaver County, December 4, 1833. He died July 23,1844, in the thirty-fifth year of his age. His reputation is thatof a fine lawyer, especially skilled in the art of conveyancing.He married a daughter of Hon. Thomas Henry, and left noissue. Thomas Cunningham was a very influential citizen and anexcellent lawyer. He was born in Ohio, February 21, 1811.He read law under John R. Shannon, Esq., and was admittedto the bar of Beaver County, March 4, 1835. Mr. Cunninghamheld the office of district attorney for some time, and filled manypositions of public and private trust in the town and county.He was appointed by President Bu
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