. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . Hon. William Sebring Kirkpatrick be-gan his education in the public schools ofEaston, and continued his studies untilhe had completed the high school courseby graduation in 1859. The same year,although only fifteen years of age, he en-tered Lafayette College, and received hisdegree of Bachelor of Arts in thatinstitution, in the class of 1863. Oncompleting his literary course he tookup the study of law under the late JudgeHenry D. Maxwell, who directed hisreading until he was admitted to the bar,October 7, 1865, within five months afterhe
. Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography : illustrated . Hon. William Sebring Kirkpatrick be-gan his education in the public schools ofEaston, and continued his studies untilhe had completed the high school courseby graduation in 1859. The same year,although only fifteen years of age, he en-tered Lafayette College, and received hisdegree of Bachelor of Arts in thatinstitution, in the class of 1863. Oncompleting his literary course he tookup the study of law under the late JudgeHenry D. Maxwell, who directed hisreading until he was admitted to the bar,October 7, 1865, within five months afterhe had attained his majority. No drearynovitiate awaited him. Almost at oncehe gained prominence as a lawyer, andhas since maintained a leading positionat the bar of the Lehigh Valley. A few years after entering upon prac-tice he was appointed borough solicitorof Easton, and served in that position ina most capable manner. Northamptoncounty having became a separate judicialdistrict in accordance with a provision ofthe constitution of 1873, an,J a vacancy. t7 . i/UvA^ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY occurring on the bench of the district,Mr. Kirkpatrick was appointed in April,1874, President Judge of the ThirdJudicial District, by Governor Hart-ranft, upon the unanimous recommenda-tion of the board of Northampton was indeed a tribute to his personalworth and legal attainments, for he hadnot then reached the age of thirty the ensuing election he received theRepublican nomination for the office, andalthough the usual Democratic majoritywas thirty-six hundred, he succeeded inreducing the opposition vote so that hisopponent received a majority of onlythree hundred. On the expiration of histerm of service by the appointment of thegovernor, Judge Kirkpatrick resumedthe active practice of his profession andrapidly acquired a large and importantclientage. He was retained as counsel,either for the prosecution or defense, innearly all the important cases tried in thecourts of
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