History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

104 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY
Mrs. Wagner have become the parents of a daughter, Nellie
Deloras, born May 24, 1895. The parents are members of the
Evangelical church, in which Mr. Wagner serves as trustee. He
gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is now
townshi^D assessor, filling this office with credit and abihty. He is
well known in Bradford township, where he has spent his entire
life, and he has won a place among representative agriculturists
and useful citizens.
EDWARD E. WINGERT.
Edward E. Wingert, an active practitioner at the bar of Lee
county, his ability finding ready I'ecognition in a large and distinctively
representative clientage, was born in Lee county November
13, 1866, his pai'onts lieing Walter J. and Mary C.
(Emmoit) Wingert, natives of Ohio and (»f Maryland respectively.
It was in the year 1852 that the father came to Illinois, settling in
Lee county, where he reared his family.
Edward E. Wingei't obtained a ]>ublic school education in
Dixon, while his professional training was received in the Uni-
versity of Michigan, being graduated from the law depaiinient
with the class of 1889. He tanght language in the Northern Illinois
Normal school for two years and was also a teacher in a law
school for three years. He has since practiced in Dixon and has
gained a creditable place amc^ig the representative members of
the bar. His ability is pronoimced and comes from his careful
preparation of cases, his thorough analysis, his close reasoning
and his logical deductions. He has been connected with many
important suits that have been heard in the courts and has won
many verdicts favorable to his clients.
Tn 1892 Mr. Wingert was married to Miss Bessie Boardman,
and they have become the parents of four children : Marjorie,
Bessie, Edward B. and Mary Constance. The family attend the
Methodist Episcopal church of which Mr. and Mrs. Wingert are
members. Tn politics he is republican, well informed concerning
the questions and issues of the day. He has never sought nor held
office, however, outside of the strict path of his profession. In
1890 he was elected city attorney and served for three years, when
in 1902 he was again chosen for that position, which he filled for
two years. He regards the pursuits of private life as abundantly