P. B. Muir.
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
Format
image/jpeg
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