List of Attorneys of the Courts of Dauphin County, From its Organization to the Year 1858

By George H. Morgan

The following is a list of the attorneys who have practiced in the Courts of Dauphin county since the year 1785, the period of its organization, to 1858.1 It is compiled from the original list in the Prothonotary’s office:

AttorneyTerm
Stephen ChambersMay, 1785
John W. Kittera
John Clark
Joseph Hubley
John A. Hanna
James Riddle
John J. Henry
Peter Huffnagle
Jacob Hubley
James Biddle
Collinson Reed
George Ross
John Reiley
Jasper YeatesAugust, 1785
Robert Magaw
Thomas Hartley
Thomas Smith
David Grier
Thomas Duncan
John CaldwellAugust, 1785
Andrew Dunlap
William Montgomery
William GraydonMay, 1786
Charles Smith
James SmithAugust, 1786
James Hamilton
William R. AtleeNovember, 1786
James HopkinsMay, 1787
Richard WhartonAugust, 1787
George FisherNovember, 1787
George EckartFebruary, 1788
William BradfordMay, 1788
Edward Burd
John Spayd
Matthias BartonAugust, 1788
Galbraith PattersonAugust, 1789
Marks John BiddleNovember 1789
John Moore
John SmithFebruary, 1790
Daniel SmithMay, 1790
Joseph Burd
Ralph BowieAugust, 1790
Charles HallMay, 1791
Samuel Riddle
Samuel RobertsAugust, 1791
Thomas Creigh
David Watt
Robert Duncan
Thomas Elder
Daniel ClymerNovember, 1791
Daniel LevyMarch, 1792
William WallaceJune, 1792
George Smith
John Kidd
Samuel LairdSeptember, 1792
John Ross
James KelleyDecember, 1792
James Campbell
Jonathan HendersonMarch, 1793
William Barber
William R. HannaDecember, 1793
Matthew HenryMarch, 1794
John Shippen
John MontgomeryJune, 1794
Samuel S. Galbraith
James CrawfordSeptember, 1794
John MurrayDecember, 1794
Robert WhitehillSeptember, 1795
James GilchristDecember, 1795
Robert StewartSeptember, 1796
Evan Rice EvansDecember, 1796
William A. PattersonMarch, 1797
Charles HartleySeptember, 1797
William LairdJune, 1798
David CassattDecember, 1798
Frederick SmithMarch, 1799
Frederick Haller
William RossSeptember, 1799
Alexander GraydonMarch, 1800
Patton Ross
William A. ThompsonSeptember, 1800
Robert AllisonDecember, 1800
Thomas GrahamJune, 1801
Andrew Buchanan
John CadwalladerAdjourned Court,
July, 1801
William SonerDecember, 1802
David HaysAdjourned Court,
January, 1803
Edward GoodwinMarch, 1803
Hugh HamiltonJune, 1805
Washington LeeMarch, 1806
Abner WickershamMay, 1806
Andrew CarothersSeptember, 1806
William N. IrvineAdjourned Court,
March, 1807
Moses McLeanMay, 1807
Walker ReedAugust, 1807
John B. Gibson
Isaac B. ParkeMay, 1808
George MetzgarAugust, 1808
Amos ElmakerDecember, 1808
George K. NutzAdjourned Court,
March, 1809
George MetzgarMay, 1809
Stephen Carson
Alexander MahonApril, 1810
James McCulloughDecember, 1810
Thomas MontgomeryApril, 1811
Henry ShippenSeptember, 1811
John Fisher
John RobertsFebruary, 1812
Bushnell CarterMay, 1812
Abiather Hopkins
John JohnsonAugust, 1812
Andrew BerryhillAugust, 1812
James BuchananNovember, 1812
James Dobbins
Jacob B. WeidmanAugust, 1813
George B. Porter
Henry W. HurtsNovember, 1813
John M. FosterMay, 1814
Charles A. BarnitzDecember, 1815
Hugh BellasFebruary, 1816
Samuel G. StrongSeptember, 1816
James HamiltonOctober, 1816
Edwin Atlee WhiteDecember, 1816
Samuel Bacon
Francis R. ShunkSeptember, 1816
Mordecai McKinneyMay, 1817
John Mahon
George Burd
Jonathan Houle, Jr.May, 1818
Nicholas B. WoodOctober, 1818
Daniel J. HeisterOctober, 1819
Philip FrazierDecember, 1819
John Mumma
David DurkieDecember, 1818
Samuel DouglassMarch, 1819
Michael GallagherMarch, 1820
Samuel Shock
James Maginnis
Henry Woodward
William Ramsey
John SmithJune, 1820
Frank BugbeeOctober, 1820
John Adams FisherDecember 12, 1820
William PowellDecember, 1821
William Penrose
Charles Davis
Samuel AlexanderMarch, 1821
James FindlayNovember, 1822
Adam H. Orth
Edward ColemanJanuary, 1823
James B. Hubley
John Williamson
David W. HulingApril 21, 1823
Jacob W. HarningApril, 22, 1823
William McClay
Ethan BaldwinJuly 14, 1823
Morris WilsonNovember 25, 1823
Richard B. McCabe
Thomas BurnsideJanuary, 1824
Ellis LewisJanuary 19, 1824
Samuel J. PackerJanuary 22, 1824
David KrauseAugust 15, 1825
James McCormick
Christopher LeoserAugust 24, 1825
Herman AlricksNovember 24, 1825
William AyersApril 17, 1826
Samuel H. NesmuthApril 17, 1827
Hamilton AlricksJanuary 22, 1828
Legrand BancroftApril 22, 1828
John LashellApril 22, 1828
Robert J. FisherAugust 16, 1828
Peter A. BrowneNovember 25, 1828
Benjamin Parke
Isaac FisherNovember 30, 1828
Calvin BlytheJanuary, 28, 1829
Walter EranklinSeptember 2, 1829
C.C. RawnJanuary 18, 1831
John HoggNovember 17, 1831
John CadwalladerApril 23, 1832
James H. DeaorJuly 14, 1834
John W. AshmeadAugust 25, 1834
E. P. OliphantNovember 18, 1834
George GrisconNovember 19, 1834
Ebenezer HarringtonNovember 20, 1834
Samuel HepburnNovember 24, 1834
John GardnerFebruary 5, 1836
Thomas Ignatias WalshApril 18, 1836
Charles PleasantsJune, 12, 1832
Levi KlineApril 17, 1837
John H. BriggsApril 18, 1837
David PoolApril 18, 1837
Joseph W. CakeApril 26, 1837
Frederick K. BoasAugust 22, 1837
William S. RamseyNovember 30, 1837
James CameronAugust 21, 1838
John H. BerryhillAugust 31, 1838
James F. CooperAugust 20, 1839
William B. ReedAugust 22, 1839
John T. AdamsNovember 19, 1839
Alexander RamseyDecember 3, 1839
Jacques W. JohnsonJanuary 20, 1840
H.C. HickokApril 28, 1840
B.B. CrawfordJanuary 11, 1841
Samuel W. WhartonJanuary 18, 1841
Lemuel G. BrandeburyJanuary 30, 1841
Charles W. HepburnOctober 4, 1841
Charles J. IngersollOctober 11, 1841
David FlemingNovember 17, 1841
Richard L. ElliotNovember 21, 1841
Joseph C. WallaceNovember 21, 1841
Richard C. McAllisterNovember 21, 1841
Samuel T. ShunkNovember 21, 1841
Jacob Y. BlackwellJanuary 19, 1842
Thomas J. JordanFebruary 6, 1843
Peter Brua McCordAugust 26, 1843
James SnodgrassAugust 26, 1843
Dewitt Clinton BrooksNovember 23, 1843
Edward A. LesleyApril 15, 1844
Cornelius P. BennetApril 18, 1844
George F. SmallAugust 19, 1844
James FoxAugust 19, 1844
Richard C. De ArmandAugust 22, 1844
B. Gibson PeacockAugust 22, 1844
David MooreAugust 22, 1844
Evans O. JacksonApril 22, 1845
Henry K. StrongApril 29, 1845
Samuel AllemanAugust 19, 1845
Francis C. CarsonAugust 19, 1845
Lemuel ToddNovember 25, 1845
John W. MaynardJanuary 23, 1846
John B. JohnsonFebruary 4, 1846
O.J. BaileyFebruary 9, 1846
John McKibbenFebruary 14, 1846
Horn R. KneasMarch 9, 1846
R.A. LambertonAugust 17, 1846
William H. MillerNovember 18, 1846
William HamiltonNovember 25, 1846
David BarnitzNovember 25, 1846
Benj. PowellNovember 30, 1846
John M. ReedDecember 7, 1846
William C. ChapmanApril 28, 1847
John Henry AdamMay 24, 1847
William M. PenroseJanuary 17, 1848
James R. SmithJanuary 19, 1848
Robert E. MonaghanJanuary 28, 1848
James K. KerrMarch 23, 1848
John H. McKuneApril 24, 1848
William Brua CameronJanuary 23, 1849
George F. EmersonFebruary 6, 1849
H. Murray GraydonAugust 22, 1849
Lafayette G. DimockAugust 22, 1849
William A. ShannonAugust 22, 1849
John L. ShulerAugust 27, 1849
H.B. WoodNovember 20, 1849
G.A.C. SeilerNovember 20, 1849
C.M. ShellJanuary 22, 1850
Charles W. McCleanJanuary 22, 1850
J. Montgomery ForsterApril 24, 1850
S.S. ElderApril 24, 1850
A.J. HerrAugust 20, 1850
C.L. LambertonAugust 20, 1850
W.T. BishopAugust 20, 1850
James DawsonAugust 23, 1850
R.M. LeeDecember 9, 1850
John S. DetwilerMarch 25, 1851
John DetwilerApril 2, 1851
B.F. EtterNovember 24, 1851
John W. BrownJanuary 23, 1852
A. Herr SmithMay 13, 1852
Henry W. LambertonNovember 16, 1852
David Mumma, Jr.April 26, 1853
John W. SimontonApril 26, 1853
William C.A. LawrenceAugust 31, 1853
Jesse LandisNovember 29, 1853
William H. DavisApril 24, 1854
George R. HamiltonMay 15, 1854
H.C. AllemanNovember 25, 1854
J. Alexander SimpsonDecember 29, 1855
R.L. MuenchJanuary 22, 1856
D.H. HoffuesMarch 18, 1856
James McCormick, Jr.August 26, 1856
J. Wesley AwlAugust 26, 1856
George HillMay 1, 1857
Alfred PearsonSeptember 2, 1857
Benj. L. ForsterJanuary 22, 1858
John H. HamptonFebruary 15, 1858
James F. ShunkJuly 3, 1858
William H. EcklesAugust 24, 1858
George W. McElroyAugust 27, 1858

The following list is given in "Brooks Rules of Court," as the present practising attorneys of the Dauphin county bar. We could find no record of the dates of admission of a few of the gentlemen named:

Alricks, HermanJordan, Thomas J.
Alricks, HamiltonJones, J.A.W.
Awl, J. WesleyKunkel, John C.
Alleman, Henry C.Knox, George W.
Berryhill, John H.Lamberton, R.A.
Bishop, William T.Lawrence, William C.A.
Boas, F.K.McCormick, James
Briggs, John H.McKinney, Mordecai
Brown, John W.Miller, William H.
Casey, Joseph.Muench, R.L.
Detwiler, John S.Mumma, David, Jr.
Eckles, William H.McCormick, James, Jr.
Etter, B.F.Parke, Benjamin
Fisher, J. AdamsPearson, Alfred
Fleming, DavidRawn, C.C.
Forster, J. MontgomeryRoberts, John
Forster, Benj. L.Seiler, George A.C.
Graydon, H. MurrayShell, C.M.
Harris, George W.Simonton, J.W.
Herr, A.J.Shunk, James F.

Footnotes

1 - George H. Morgan, comp., Annals Comprising Memoirs, Incidents and Statistics of Harrisburg, from the Period of its First Settlement, for the Past, the Present, and the Future. (Harrisburg: Geo. A. Brooks, Publisher, 1858), pp. 235-243.

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