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Biographical sketch of EUGENE F. LAW from the book entitled, "Biographical Memoirs of Saint Clair County, Michigan," published in 1903 by B. F. Bowen Publishers in Logansport, Indiana.
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This bio spans three (3) pages: 234-235 and contains a photograph of Mr. Law
EUGENE F. LAW
The bar of St. Clair county has been honored and dignified by the life and services of this able jurist and legist, whose native acumen and laudable ambition have won him marked prestige in his profession, while he is at the present time incumbent of the important and responsible position of the judge of the thirty-first judicial district, in Port Huron. In no profession is there a career more open to talent than in that of the law, and in no field of endeavor is there demanded a more careful preparation, a more thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life or of the underlying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges. Unflagging perseverance and application, intuitive wisdom and a determination to fully utilize the legitimate means at hand, are the concomitants that insure personal success and precedence in this great profession, which stands as the stern conservator of justice; and it is one into which none should enter without a recognition of the obstacles to be overcome and the battles to be won, for success comes only and diametrically as the result of capacity and consecutive effort. Judge Law has won a place among the representative and honored members of the bar of his native state of Michigan, and Port Huron numbers him among her valued citizens.
Eugene F. Law was born on a farm in Kalamazoo county, Michigan, on the 23d of June, 1859, and there his youthful days were passed, his preliminary educational discipline being received in the district school in the vicinity of his home, while he made so excellent use of his scholastic advantages that as a young man he became eligible for pedagogic work, along which line were directed his initial independent efforts, and he was a successful teacher in the schools of his native county. His father, William Law, died on the old homestead in 1884, and in the following years the subject came to St. Clair county in company with his mother, whose maiden name was Mary Johnson, and they located in the village of Yale, where the latter still maintains her home. In 1879 Judge Law was matriculated as a student in the Michigan State Agricultural College, near the city of Lansing, capital of the state, and there he was graduated as a member of the class of 1883, having continued to devote his attention to teaching in the schools of St. Clair county during his collegiate vacations. After his graduation he became principal of the public schools of Yale, retaining this incumbency for a period of four years and doing a most successful work in the local educational field, while he simultaneously served as a member of the county board of school examiners, of which he was secretary in 1889-90. He had given special attention to the study of civil engineering and surveying while in college and had gained marked practical facility in these lines, to which he devoted more or less attention for several years. In 1891 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he was graduated as a member of the class of 1892, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws and being simultaneously admitted to the bar in the university city.
In December, 1892, Judge Law located in Port Huron, where he entered upon the active practice of his profession, in which his novitiate was of brief duration, since his abilities and fidelity soon gained to him distinctive recognition and a representative clientage. Here he entered into a professional alliance with Harvey Sparling and Alexander Moore, and the firm conducted business under the title of Sparling, Law & Moore until the removal of the senior member to California, about five years ago, after which the firm continued as Law & Moore until 1900, when the subject was elected to the office of prosecuting attorney, receiving a majority of two thousand four hundred votes. He retained this incumbency up to the time of his elevation to the circuit bench, in 1901, to fill out the unexpired term of the late Judge Frank Whipple, this preferment having come to him upon the unanimous recommendation of the bar of the county, a fact which indicates the esteem and confidence in which he is held by his professional confreres. In November, 1902, at the regular election in the county, Judge Law was elected as his own successor, receiving the largest majority of any candidate on the county ticket, – this being a gratifying evidence of popular esteem as supplementing that of the bar. His opponent, Judge Herman W. Stevens, was the regular nominee of the Democratic party and was the strongest and most logical candidate the party could put forth. On the bench Judge Law administers the law with the broadest intelligence and with a keen regard for equity. A man of unimpeachable character, of unusual intellectual endowments, with a thorough understanding of the law, with distinctive patience, urbanity and industry, he has brought to the bench the highest qualifications for this important office, and his record as a judge has been in harmony with his record as a man and a lawyer, distinguished by unswerving integrity and a masterful grasp of every problem that has presented itself for solution. The judge who makes a success in the discharge of his multitudinous and delicate duties, whose rulings are seldom reversed and before whom counsel and litigant come with unshakable confidence, is a man of well rounded character, finely balanced mind and splendid intellectual attainments. Such a man and such a judge has the subject distinctly proved himself to be, while it should be said that he gives special attention to the rapid dispatch of the cases on his docket, believing that the cause of justice and equity is conserved by the prompt attention to cases presented and that delays tend to defeat the cause. This in his court the accused person is certain to have his case expeditiously taken up and to receive full justice, whether by conviction or by being cleared of the charges preferred against him. In politics the Judge has ever given a stanch allegiance to the Republican party and has taken a zealous interest in the promotion of its cause. He is known and honored as one of Port Huron’s loyal citizens, and his friends are practically in numbers as his acquaintances.
On the 29th of December, 1887, Judge Law was united in marriage to Miss Clara Boice, who was born in St. Clair county, and the only child of this union, Ilda, died of diptheria when two and one-half years of age.
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PLEASE NOTE: I do not have any personal interest in researching the LAW surname or the St. Clair county, Michigan location. I am merely posting a select number of the biographical sketches found in the above-referenced book *upon specific written request* as a service to the genealogical community; these transcriptions are intended for personal use and are not being done for profit. Please do not contact me with regard to research interests in the above as I have no personal ties. Thank you.
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