 | Frank Everett Stevens - Lee County (Ill.) - 1914 - 474 pages
...friendship of those with whom he has been brought in contact. CONRAD DURKES. The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's...rather to leave the perpetual record establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his fellowmen. Throughout Lee county Conrad Durkes... | |
 | Bloomington (Ind.) - 1914 - 890 pages
...a notable degree the confidence and respect of all who know him. HERSCHEL ERNEST BAKER. L^ I ' ยป ' The office of biography is not to give voice to a...himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave upon the record the verdict establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his... | |
 | Frazer Ells Wilson - Darke County (Ohio) - 1914 - 612 pages
...life of the community. Mr. Haiderman's father was township trustee for many years. JONAS DININGER. The office of biography is not to give voice to a...himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave upon the record the verdict establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his... | |
 | George Washington Kingsbury - Dakota Territory - 1915 - 1260 pages
...590, Loyal Order of Moose, of which he is lodge physician and surgeon. The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's...consensus of opinion on the part of his fellowmen. Judged by this standard, Dr. Lavery is one of the eminent citizens of the state. His life has been... | |
 | Augustine M. Antrobus - Des Moines County (Iowa) - 1915 - 560 pages
...prominent in the club life of the town. COLONEL GEORGE H. HIGBEE. It is not the province of biography to give voice to a man's modest estimate of himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave a record establishing his position by the consensus of public opinion on the part of his fellowmen.... | |
 | Andrew J. Sawyer - Lancaster County (Neb.) - 1916 - 854 pages
...almost coextensive with that of his acquaintance. CHARLES HENRY GERE. The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's...himself and his accomplishments but rather to leave a perpetual record establishing his position by the consensus of public opinion on the part of his... | |
 | Walter Barlow Stevens - Missouri - 1921 - 1058 pages
...practice when she became the wife of Walter Brownlee. JUDGE CHESTER H. KRUM. The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's...record establishing his position by the consensus of public opinion on ithe part of his fellowmen. Judged by this standard, Chester H. Krum is one of the... | |
 | Walter Van Brunt - Duluth (Minn.) - 1921 - 476 pages
...region have made an excellent selection in placing him in charge of their public buildings. EWR BUTCHER. The office of biography is not to give voice to a...himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave upon the record the verdict establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his... | |
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