. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . was in turn given up, and for nearly a year Mr. Bright devotedhimself to travel and study. Resuming his law studies at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, he was graduated from the Law De-partment in 1888, and was at once admitted to practice in the courtsof Philadelphia county. In October of the same vear he openedan office at 524 Walnut street, where he is still located and is suc-cessfully engaged in professional life. He has also a law office inWilmington, Del., at 717^2 Market street. Able as an advocate and thoughtful and considerate in his coun-sel
. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . was in turn given up, and for nearly a year Mr. Bright devotedhimself to travel and study. Resuming his law studies at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, he was graduated from the Law De-partment in 1888, and was at once admitted to practice in the courtsof Philadelphia county. In October of the same vear he openedan office at 524 Walnut street, where he is still located and is suc-cessfully engaged in professional life. He has also a law office inWilmington, Del., at 717^2 Market street. Able as an advocate and thoughtful and considerate in his coun-sel, the future bespeaks for him that prominence and distinctionwhich awaits earnest endeavor and patient and persistent effort. Mr. Bright is a member of the Young Mens Democratic Club,of Wilmington, and of several social societies of that city. WILLIAM W. SMITHERS Was born in Philadelphia May 5, 1864. His father was Wil-liam H. Smithers who died in 1865 while Captain of a steamerwhich had been engaged during the war in the transportation of. troops from the north to Fortress Monroe. His mother, Mary J. Reed,was a grand-daughter of Captain Anthony Ingraham, who com-manded the militia at Lewes, Delaware, during the war of the Smithers and Ingraham families are among the oldest inDelaware. In 1865 after the death of her husband Mrs. Smithers re-moved to Milton, Delaware, where William W.—the only sonamong four children—received his education at the public 1876 the family returned to Philadelphia, and in 1877 our subjectentered the law office of his uncle, Elias P. Smithers, Esq., wherehe remained as office boy, clerk and student successively until 1889when he matriculated at the Law School of the University of Penn-sylvania. In 1SS7 he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws—also twohonors—the first essav prize, and class oratorship—this being thefirst instance in the history of the Law School where one studenthad received more than one honor. He was a
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