Banning, Ephraim
lawyer, was born July 21, 1849, near Bushnell, Ill. He received his education at the public schools and the academy at Brookfield, Mo. He moved to Chicago in 1871, and the following year opened a law office. He has made a specialty of patent and trademark law, and is one of the best known lawyers in his branch of profession in Chi- In 1896 he was a presidential cago. elector, and in 1897 was appointed by Governor Tanner a member of the state board of charities. an