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Harry Walter Colmery as a young boy.

Portrait of Harry W. Colmery, 1890-1979, taken when he was a young boy.

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William Cather Hook

This is a portrait of William Cather Hook, who was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on September 24, 1857, the son of Enos and Elizabeth (Inghram) Hook. The family came west and in 1867. They settled in Leavenworth, which became the family's permanent home. William Hook graduated from Leavenworth High School and then studied in the law office of Clough and Wheat. He later studied at St. Louis Law School, Law Department of Washington University, and graduated in 1878. After graduation, Hook became a member of the Lucian Baker law firm in Leavenworth. When Mr. Baker was elected to the United States Senate, the law firm of Baker, Hook and Atwood was formed. In 1899 William Hook was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Kansas. He was advanced to the bench of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1903, appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt. Judge Hook remained on the federal bench until his death on August 11, 1921.

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James Barnes Whitaker correspondence

This collection includes materials related to all aspects of James Barnes Whitaker's professional life, including his real estate business and his legal career, particularly for the pensioners he helped. He came to Tecumseh, Shawnee County in 1856 and worked there as a surveyor. In 1857, he moved to Topeka where he remained, serving as county sheriff, surveyor, and Topeka city engineer. He owned an abstract and real estate business in Topeka and was an attorney, representing numerous Civil War veterans in obtaining disability pensions, many of whom served in Kansas units. The collection consists of Whitaker's correspondence (arranged chronologically) and Whitaker's 1857 certificate of appointment as a U.S. Deputy Marshal.

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John Calvin Pollock

Leonard, J. H.

This cabinet card shows Judge John Calvin Pollock, (1857-1937). He began his professional career in 1884 when he was admitted to the bar in Newton, Iowa. Pollock practiced law in Iowa from 1884-1885, and in Missouri from 1885-1886 before moving to Winfield, Kansas where he practiced from 1887-1901. He was appointed in 1901 as a justice to the Kansas Supreme Court and served until 1903. In November of 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Pollock to the United States District Court of Kansas and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Pollock served until his death on January 24, 1937.

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