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W. Gott, in Goshen, as a law student, where Carrie Robertson, born in Middletown, he studied faithfully until the winter of the N. Y., April 22, 1865; Mary Bennett, born following year, and was then admitted as in Atchison, Kan., July 12, 1868; Rosa counsellor and attorney, at the general term Sayer, born in Atchison, June 2, 1871; and of the Supreme Court of New York, held in Albert Howell, Jr., born in Atchison, April Brooklyn. In 1859, with his brother, Dr. I, 1874. In May, 1869, Judge Horton was ap

Harvey A. Horton, he removed to Kansas, pointed by President Grant United States selecting Atchison as his home. In 1860 Judge Horton was appointed District Attorney for Kansas, which office. he held until his res City Attorney by the ignation, on July 18, Mayor, to fill a vacancy 1873. In November caused by the resigna of that year he was tion of the duly elected elected to the House officer. The following of Representatives of spring he was elected the Legislature, from to the position upon Atchison City, and in the Republican ticket. 1876 was elected to In September of that the Senate, represent year he was appointed District Judge for the ing the county ofAtch Second Judicial Dis ison. On the 1st of trict of the State by January, 1877, he re Gov. Charles Robin signed the office of son. He was twice State Senator, to ac elected to the honor cept the appointment able position, after of Chief-Justice of which he resigned, to Kansas, tendered him resume the practice of by Hon. Thomas A. Osborn, who was then his profession. In 1868 Judge Hor Governor. Under this ton was one of the appointment he held Presidential Electors the office of Chief-Jus on the Republican tice until the regular B. F. SIMPSON. State ticket, and was election in the fall of selected by his col 1877, when he was leagues as messenger to convey the vote of elected to fill the vacancy caused by the res Kansas for General Grant and Henry Wilson ignation of his predecessor, Hon. Samuel A. to Washington. Kingman. In the following fall Chief-Justice From 186 1 to 1864, in addition to his Horton was elected for the full term of six duties as District Judge, he assisted in edit years. In 1884, at the expiration of his first ing the " Weekly Champion," one of the lead full term, he was elected to again serve for ing papers of the State, which was published the constitutional term of six years, and in at his home, Atchison. November, 1890, was re-elected for another On' the 26th of May, 1864, Judge Horton term of six years, and now holds the office of was married, in Middletown, N. Y., to Chief-Justice by virtue of the last election. Miss Anna Amelia Robertson, daughter of If Chief-Justice Horton serves out this pres William Wells Robertson, Esq., and Adeline ent term, he will have occupied the exalted Sayer. The children of this union were position for twenty years.