Author: James Lyle HillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The life of Judge William Pitt Ballinger
Author: James Lyle HillThe Life of Judge William Pitt Ballinger
Author: James Lyle HillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
William Pitt Ballinger
Author: John MorettaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
William Pitt Ballinger
Author: John Anthony MorettaPublisher: TX A&m-TX St Historical Assoc.
ISBN: 9780876111994
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Few people have played a more important role in the history of Texas than William Pitt Ballinger. Though not as well known as legendary figures Stephen F. Austin or Sam Houston, Ballinger is one of those individuals whose behind-the-scenes life had a major impact on the events of his time. This thoroughly researched and engagingly written biography brings Ballinger to life as one of the most complete men of his time: lawyer, soldier, public servant, civic leader, author, editorialist, naturalist, education reformer, and bibliophile. In his long and illustrious career as a lawyer, Ballinger was usually the picture of calm and confidence, but on the morning of April 21, 1881, he found it difficult to maintain his composure as he awaited a conference with Jay Gould, the legendary "robber baron" of the Gilded Age, who had written Ballinger just six days earlier "to obtain the best legal advice I can." After four hours of consultation, Gould left Ballinger's office with the legal opinion he sought and a bill for $2,500. Gould was looking for "a lawyer with great ability and nerve," and he later remarked dryly that Ballinger's insightful opinion convinced him of his ability, and that the size of the bill convinced him that Ballinger had the nerve. Jay Gould was just one of the many significant figures who befriended or worked with Ballinger: Daniel Webster, William Seward, Albert Sidney Johnston, Jefferson Davis, Samuel Colgate, and William Tecumseh Sherman, to name but a few. Within Texas, Ballinger's list of friends and acquaintances read like a "Who's Who" of the mid-nineteenth century: Sam Houston, Michel Menard, Samuel May Williams, William Marsh Rice, and Francis Lubbock, among others. His brothers-in-law, Guy Bryan and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Miller, were both instrumental in getting Ballinger nominated to the Texas Supreme Court and to the Supreme Court of the United States. The reserved Ballinger declined both opportunities. Ballinger served Texas in a number of areas, from helping make Galveston the state's premier antebellum city to devoting his service to the Confederacy (although he had been a staunch Unionist). After the war, he helped negotiate Texas' surrender and played a key role in the drafting of the state's 1876 constitution. But Ballinger's life was not just about the law; it was about living life to the fullest. He was an intense, driven man, devoted to his family, his law practice, his nation, and his beloved state. In Ballinger's fascinating life and career we see reflected some of the most important issues of his era, including secession, slavery, corporations, and the law. The social, political, and cultural climate of Texas, the South, and the nation are revealed through the life, eyes, and mind of this remarkable, articulate man whose life spanned much of the nineteenth century. JOHN MORETTA received his Ph.D. in history from Rice University. He is professor of history at Central College, Houston Community College, and teaches at the University of Houston.
A Life Well Lived
Author: Judge William SchwarzerPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781518633386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Judge William Schwarzer successfully pursued three careers: as a lawyer, as a judge and as an administrator. The initiatives he installed reformed the civil justice system to make it more just, speedy and inexpensive. In World War II, he rendered significant military service and in his private activities as well such as skiing and flying, he embraced challenge. At age 90, he has written this memoir to reflect a fully realized life.
Overreached on All Sides
Author: William Lee RichterPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9780890964736
Category : Freed persons
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Richter examines the military occupation of Texas and how the policies of a quasi-military bureau affected the state after the Civil War.
William Pitt Ballinger
Author: John Anthony MorettaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honorable William Pitt
Author: George PretymanThe Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Author: Courtwatchers
Author: Clare CushmanPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442212454
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court's colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history.