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Title	P. B. Muir.
Creator	Levin, H. (editor)
Contributors	Lewis Publishing Company (publisher)
Description	Peter B. Muir was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, in 1822. He was orphaned at an early age and raised by his paternal grandfather, Dr. William Muir. After an early education in the country schools of Nelson county, he attended Hanover College. After graduation, he purchased the library of Judge J. D. Nourse of Bardstown and read for the bar. He was licensed to practice law, establishing an office in Bardstown in 1846. In 1852, he moved his practice to Louisville. In 1857 he was elected circuit judge. He was re-elected but resigned before his term was over to accept the office of judge of the court of common pleas for Jefferson county. After four years, he again resigned and resumed the practice of law. Throughout his career, Muir frequently taught in law department of the University of Louisville. Muir died at age 80 in 1911.
Subject	Lawyers Judges Portraits
People Pictured	Muir, Peter B.
Date Original	1897
Object Type	Book illustrations
Source	28 x 22 cm. b&w plate. Opposite p. 184 in H. Levin, The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1897. In Law Library Rare Book Collection.
Citation Information	Levin, H. The Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1897.
Collection	Law Library Collection
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/law/
Digital Publisher	Law Library of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
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