- JOHN MENZIES, of Janesville, is one of the leading and progressive
attorneys of this city, who,
- though a comparatively young man, is rapidly gaining distinction
at the bar. He is a native of Wisconsin, a son of James MENZIES,
whose sketch appears in this work, and was born in Cross Plains,
Dane County, on the 2d day of June, 1857. His primary education
was received in the public schools of his native county, and
supplemented by a course in the academical department of Beloit
College, which he completed in 1877, graduating in the class
of that year. Immediately after completing his studies he began
to look about him for some business which he wished to follow,
and deciding upon law, became a student in the law office of
L. F. PATTEN, of Janesville, in 1881. In the spring of that year,
Mr. PATTEN was elected Judge of the Municipal Court, and he appointed
our subject to the position of Clerk, the duties of which office
he performed in a satisfactory manner for five years, when he
resigned in order to enter upon the practice of his chosen profession.
He began practice in the autumn of 1886 in Janesville, and is
building up a lucrative business. In politics Mr. MENZIES is
independent; socially he is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 565.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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