- OTHO H. ORTON, attorney and counselor at law; came to Beloit
in the spring of 1875; engaged
- in practice here ever since; Mr. ORTON is a son of Hon. ____ORTON,
Judge of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, who located in Milwaukee
in 1837 or 1838. Ortho H. was born at Valparaiso, Ind.; he was
educated at Wisconsin State University and Maryland Agricultural
College; admitted to the bar in 1872; was associated with his
father in practice of his profession until he came to Beloit;
he had held the office of City Attorney one term. Married Miss
Minnie L. GOODHUE, daughter of William T. GOODHUE, the (deceased)
one of the original landholders of Beloit. Mr. GOODHUE died
here April 19,1879.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 760.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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