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Slaughter, William Bank

lawyer, author, was born April 10, 1798, in Culpeper county, Va. He was a Wisconsin lawyer of note who published Reminiscences of Distinguished People I Have Met. He died July 21, 1879, in Madison, Wis.

SLAUGHTER, WILLIAM MONTGOM- RIE, lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born July 25, 1833, near Waverly, Ohio. He received a liberal education at the public schools, and at Otterbein university, Ohio.

In 1856 he was a representative in the Nebraska legislature; and in 1859 was a representative in the legislature of Jefferson Territory, now Colorado. In 1859-60 he was judge of appellate court, people's government of Denver. He also served with distinction in the Colorado legislature of 1862, and 1867-68. In 1870 he was chief clerk of the house of representatives, and has filled various other positions of honor. Since 1866 he has been continuously in the practice of law, and now resides at Loveland, Colo.