. History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774. part in the political discussions growing out of the KnowNothing campaign of that year. In 1857 Mr. Callahan was elected Justice ofthe Peace. This position gave him the opportunity and the time which he hadlong been looking forward to. He began the study of law, and devoted himselfassiduously to the task. He was admitted to the bar and licensed by theSupr
. History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774. part in the political discussions growing out of the KnowNothing campaign of that year. In 1857 Mr. Callahan was elected Justice ofthe Peace. This position gave him the opportunity and the time which he hadlong been looking forward to. He began the study of law, and devoted himselfassiduously to the task. He was admitted to the bar and licensed by theSupreme Court of Illinois in 1859. ^n June> 1861, Mr. Callahan removed toRobinson and began the practice of law. In the same year he was appointedMaster in Chancery of Crawford county. Mr. Callahans career as a lawyer has been successful. In every courtwhere he appears he is recognized as a lawyer of unquestioned ability. Likemost lawyers practicing in the smaller cities, Mr. Callahan practices all branchesof the profession. The Chancery Docket, the Civil Docket and the CriminalDocket will have his name entered opposite many cases. He is untiring in hisefforts to serve his clients. He has been the leading counsel for the defence in 384. 2p£Zu>~l^ C^xc^^ 385 some of the most important murder cases that have come to trial in his portionof the State. In the trial of such cases, in the preparation of the instructionsto the court, and in forensic efforts before the jury he has shown himself to bea man of ability. Mr. Callahan became interested in political questions early in life. Hisattitude in politics was such that he naturally allied himself with the Anti-Xebraska movement in 1854. He was full of the political opinions upon whichthe Republican party was established, and was one of the organizers of theparty in his county. In July, 1856, he made the first Republican speech in Craw-ford county, in a Quaker church on Quaker Lane. He ardently espousedthe cause of Freemont, Bissel
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