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Arthur W. Machen Sr. Arthur W. Machen, Sr.,  Esq. (1827-1915)
Thomas C. Corner (1874-1953)
Oil on canvas, 1908
51 H x 45 W in.
Presented, unknown
Donor, unknown
Owner, Library Company of the Baltimore Bar
Private Career:
Librarian, Harvard University, 1851-1854
Admitted to the bar, 1853
Partnership with Richard J Gittings in Towson, 1853-1883
Private practice, 1883-1899
Partnership with Arthur W. Machen, Jr., 1899-1915
Charter Member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1879
15th President, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 1897-1898
President, Library Company of the Baltimore Bar, 1874-1915
Comments:
Appointed Judge of Superior Court of Baltimore City and U.S. District Attorney, declined both appointments. Named one of the pre-eminent Baltimore lawyers and judges of the 20th century.
 
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