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A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Ohio. County, which place he held for six years, or up to 183 1. In the early part of 1831, he became the partner of Hon. Thos. Ewing, and had the entire control of the extensive business of that firm, during Mr. Ewing's term in the United States Senate. In 1863 he was elected a judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and received his commission and qualified to sit as a Judge

thereof, but decided not to do so and so resigned his commis sion and continued in practice. In those days the Bar at Lan caster was considered one of the strongest, if not the strongest in the State, and it was among the strong men of that Bar that he attained a reputa tion equal to any, and here he was de termined to remain and did so. He made no pretense to being an orator, but his sound judgment and large fund of infor mation made an im pression on those who knew him and MARTIN D. left an impress on the sands of time which will last throughout all eternity. He had what, in all times and in all countries, is deemed the noblest qual ity, that of honesty in every action of his ac tive and useful career. He seemed to have made that maxim his own which says : — "Know then this truth (enough for man to knowl. Virtue alone is happiness below." W1ll1am Wh1te was born in England, January 28, 1822. Died in Springfield, Ohio, March 12, 1883. Judge White's par ents died while he was still young, and he

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was brought to this country when about the age of nine. His uncle settled in Spring field, Ohio, where William was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker, to serve for nine years, but at the end of the sixth year he pur chased the remainder of his time from his master. He continued to work at his trade until he had paid the purchase price for the three year's time due his master. He de voted all his spare time to his trade and to other pursuits in order to get the ne cessary money to pay for his education, which he was deter mined to gain. His principal education was secured in the High School of Springfield, Ohio. On the completion of his education he began the study of law in the office of William A. Rodgers, of Springfield. He earned money to pay his expenses during the time which he must devote to the study of law by teach FOLLETT. ing school. He was admitted to the bar in 1846, when he became the partner of Mr. Rodgers, with whom he had read. He had been three times elected prosecuting attorney of Clark County prior to his election to the judgeship of the Court of Common Pleas, which occurred in 1856. He was again elect ed in 186 1. When Judge Hunter resigned his seat on the Supreme Court bench in 1864, he was appointed, by Governor Brough, to fill the vacancy thus created. In October of that same year he was elected to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Hunter, and was elected to the same position three