George Washington University Law School - Class Book Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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OTHO H. W. TALBOT. Otho H. W. Talbot was born in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, April 13, 1875. Attended the public schools and the Rockville Academy until the Fall of 1891. After a three years, course at St. john's College, Annapolis, he entered the Spencerian Business College, Washington, from which institution he graduated in 1895. Is now employed in the oflice of his father, who is one of Rockville's successful solicitors, and expects to practice in his native town. ,iii ZF

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in soliciting patents, having been with Pattison 81 Nesbit, from 1894 to 1897, and since then with john Wedderburn 81 Co., patent solicitors. Is greatly interested and actively engaged in church work, and is the superintendent of a Baptist Sunday school. EX- pects to make a specialty of Patent Law. RUDOLPH FORSTER. Rudolph Forster was born in Washington in 1872, and educated in the public schools of that city. In 1890 he removed to Virginia, from which place he was appointed a clerk in the U. S. Fish Com- mission under the Civil Service law in the Fall of ,Q4, and is thus employed at the present time. Was elected a member of the execu- tive committee ofthe class of ,Q7. WILLIAM MEI-IN. William Mehn was born at New Orleans, La , August 15, 1862, Attended the public schools of that city and graduated from the High School, june 24, 1878. Taught a parochial school for several years. Was appointed to a clerkship in the Surgeon General's Office in 1886, after passing a Civil Service examination, and was trans- ferred to the Pension Oflice in 1894. Expects to practice in New Orleans. JOHN w. sTEwA1zD. John Walton Steward was born in jersey City, N. I., in 1874, but has lived nearly all his life in Washington, where he was edu- cated in the public schools. He graduated from the Eastern High School with the classes of ,QS and '96, the latter being a post- graduate class. While at this school he was a niember of the Cadet Corps, ranking for the last two years as Captain and Major, respectively. Entered Columbian Law School in 1895, with the intention of equipping himself for the practice of Patent Law. Is at present practicing before the U. S. Patent Oihce. 29

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ROBERT L. AMES. Robert Lewis Ames Was born in Pokagon, Cass County, Michigan. He attended the public schools of his native State, and grad- uated from the University of Michigan. In October, 1894, he was appointed an Assist- ant Examiner in the Patent Oflice. PERCY F. ARCHER. Percy Franklin Archer was born in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, Novem- ber 7, 1876. Received a common school educationg was appointed to a position in the House of Representatives in January, I892, and in july, 1895, to a clerkship in the office of the judge Advocate General of the Navy. He intends taking the Post Graduate course at the University, after which he will locate for practice in Mary- land. 31