. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . studies, and he was graduatedin 1867. He taught a classicalschool in Chambersburg, Pa.,from 1869 to 1872, studyinglaw in the meantime as a pupilof Gen. Theodore McGowan,of Chambersburg. He was ad-mitted to the Bar at Chambers-burg in 1871. In July, 1872,he removed to Philadelphia toenter upon the practice of hisprofession as an attorney-at-law. He soon acquired a lu-crative practice, and the con-fidence of a wealthy and influ-ential clientage. He is coun-sel for several large corpora-tions, and represents largemonied interests, and is coun-sel for se
. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . studies, and he was graduatedin 1867. He taught a classicalschool in Chambersburg, Pa.,from 1869 to 1872, studyinglaw in the meantime as a pupilof Gen. Theodore McGowan,of Chambersburg. He was ad-mitted to the Bar at Chambers-burg in 1871. In July, 1872,he removed to Philadelphia toenter upon the practice of hisprofession as an attorney-at-law. He soon acquired a lu-crative practice, and the con-fidence of a wealthy and influ-ential clientage. He is coun-sel for several large corpora-tions, and represents largemonied interests, and is coun-sel for several of the leadingcharities of this city as theirlegal adviser. He has beenactive and efficient in organ-izing the Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society, and has been itsSecretary and Treasurer eversince its organization. Formany years he has been aTrustee of Dickinson College,his Alma Mater. He is a Re-publican in politics, and amember of the Union League,and the Historical Society ofPennsylvania, and has his of-fice in the Drexel fession and is a member of thePhiladelphia Art Club and theYoung Republican Club. Healso takes considerable interestin athletic sports and holdsmembership in the Philadel-phia Yacht Club, BachelorsBarge Club and the Merion andGermantown Cricket Club. Charles Watson McKeehan WILLIAM H. ADDICKS A prominent member of the junior Bar, was born in Philadel-phia, March 4, 1854. He is the son of John E. Addicks, deceased,who was a well-known merchant in his day, for sixteen years theHealth Officer of this port, one of the original members of theUnion League and especially noted for his earnest and patrioticzeal in behalf of the Union cause during the late Civil War. William H. Addicks received a liberal education and after be-ing fitted for college at the Episcopal Academy entered the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania where he remained three years and thenentered Princeton College, where he finished his studies in upon the law as his prof
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