The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . me well known as a skillfuland successful attorney. In 1864, his sympathieshaving been deeply aroused in the Union cause, heenlisted in the army as captain of Company A, 48thRegiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Servingtill the close of the war, he was mustered out in Jan-uary, 1866, and returning to his home, resumed hislegal practice, associating himself with Charles , whose sketch appears in another part ofthis work, under the firm name of Felker and Weis-brod. Durin
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . me well known as a skillfuland successful attorney. In 1864, his sympathieshaving been deeply aroused in the Union cause, heenlisted in the army as captain of Company A, 48thRegiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Servingtill the close of the war, he was mustered out in Jan-uary, 1866, and returning to his home, resumed hislegal practice, associating himself with Charles , whose sketch appears in another part ofthis work, under the firm name of Felker and Weis-brod. During that year he was appointed post-master at Oshkosh, by President Johnson, and heldthat office until 1867. From the beginning of hispractice he has been growing in influence, and eachyear has added largely to his business. He makeshis profession his study, and spares no pains in thepreparation of his cases. In 1863 he was admittedto the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and in 1875, tothe Supreme Court of the United States. He is now (1877) attorney for the Chicago andNorthwestern Railway Company. In 1873 he was. Lym^^^^U/U^ THE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONART. 565 elected school commissioner, and, in 1S75, superin-tendent of schools. Mr. Felkers career has been marked by a gradualgrowth. When he began the practice of law he hadin his pocket a single York shilling, and this he paidfor having his books removed to his office. Successhas attended him in all his work, and he stands to-day among the first advocates of his State, with alarge and remunerative practice, and lives in the en-joyment of a pleasant home and ample a speaker he ranks among the best; cool, delib- erate and with clear-cut thoughts, he has a remark-able power of argument. He has excellent socialqualities, and exerts a strong influence over a largecircle of warm friends. His political views are democratic. Though not a member of any church or organiza-tion, he believes in Christianity, and is an at
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