Hoosier Legal Literaries
From Settlement to Sesquicentennial

Henry - Holstein

David William Henry
10 Oct. 1852 - 7 June 1929

David W. Henry was born in Achor, Ohio. After attending law school in Indianapolis, Henry settled in Terre Haute where he was active as a lawyer and judge throughout his life. Henry married Virginia Thompson, daughter of another prominent Hoosier lawyer, Richard Wigginton Thompson. After leaving the bench in 1897, Henry was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue. Two of Henry's addresses were published, both of which dealt with prominent Americans.

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Bibliography
Abraham Lincoln: An Address Delivered by Hon. David W. Henry in Terre Haute, Indiana, February 12, 1925. Terre Haute, IN, 1925. [ISL call number: Ip 815 H521 no. 1]
Richard W. Thompson Memorial. St. Joseph, MI, 1906.

Jesse Lynch Holman
24 Oct. 1784 - 28 Mar. 1842

Jesse Lynch Holman was born near Danville, Kentucky. In 1811, he moved to Indiana and settled near the present site of Aurora, where he built Veraestau, an historic home still in existence. He practiced law and became a judge in 1814. He served on the Indiana Supreme Court from 1816 to 1830. Holman was involved in the Baptist church and the Sunday school movement. In 1834, he was ordained a Baptist minister. Holman made an early foray into the literary world publishing his first and only novel in 1810. In his later years, he was less than proud of the product of his endeavors, The Prisoners of the Niagara, or Errors of Education.

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Bibliography
 The Prisoners of the Niagara, or Errors of Education. A New Novel, Founded on Fact. Frankfort, Kentucky, 1810.

Charles Louis Holstein
26 Jan. 1843 - 22 Jan. 1901

Charles L. Holstein was born in Madison, Indiana. He served in the Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. After the war, he attended Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Indianapolis and Chicago and was District Attorney for Indiana (1880-1885). Holstein was known for his oration skills and was a published poet.  His poem, "The Drums," appears in the anthology pictured below.

 

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Bibliography
The Law & Science of Hospital Locations. Indianapolis: Journal Company, 1879. [ISL call number: I 362 H757]
The Proposed East Vermont Street Hospital. The Objections to the Location--Additional and Abundant Legal and Medical Authorities in Support of the Same. Indianapolis, 1879. [ISL call number: I 977.201 M341Ipi v. 1, no. 13]
Parker, Benjamin S. and Enos B. Heiney. Poets and Poetry of Indiana: A Representative Collection of the Poetry of Indiana during the First Hundred Years of its History as Territory and State, 1800 to 1900. New York: Silver, Burdett and Company, 1900. [ISL call number: I 811.08 P238p]

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Indiana Lawyers & Judges Photograph Exhibit
All images are provided for the personal use of patrons and researchers and may not be incorporated into publications, websites, or exhibits without written permission of the Indiana State Library or other appropriate copyright holder.
 Image Sources:
Indiana Picture Collection, Manuscript Section, Indiana State Library
Indiana Division, Indiana State Library
Text Sources:
 Banta, Ray E., comp.  Indiana Authors and their Books, 1816-1916.  Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1949.
 Cumback, Will and J. B. Maynard, eds.  Men of Progress. Indiana. A Selected List of Biographical Sketches and Portraits of the Leaders in Business, Professional and Official Life.  Indianapolis: The Indianapolis Sentinel Company, 1899.
Indiana Biography Series. Vol. 4, p. 18, 82.  Indiana State Library.
 Indiana Supreme Court Justice Biographies: Justice Jesse Lynch Holman. Indiana Supreme Court. 3 Feb. 2006.
Taylor, Charles W. Biographical Sketches and Review of the Bench and Bar of Indiana. Indianapolis: Bench and Bar Publishing Co., 1895.
Thompson, Donald E., comp. Indiana Authors and their Books, 1917-1966. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1974.
Thompson, Donald E., comp. Indiana Authors and their Books, 1967-1980. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1981.