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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 433
for which he is peculiarly fitted. He is known as a well-read lawyer
and safe adviser.
Claude B. DeWitt is an Erie County product who has passed his life
in this county. He has served several years as referee in bankruptcy
with success and the approval of the local bar until the removal of this
court's business to the referee in charge at Toledo. He has received
credit from the attorneys of Erie County for his careful decisions and
his creditable record. He is the senior member of the firm of DeWitt
& Savord.
George F. Eshenroeder is a native of Erie County, having been
born near Kimball, Oxford ToAvnship. He attended the township schools
and afterwards took a course at the Milan Normal School, in its day one
of the best educational institutions in this section of the state. He
studied laAV for a time Avith W. W. BoAven at Sandusky and then took
the advanced laAV course at Northern Ohio University at Ada. He was
admitted to the bar in 1893 and established himself in practice at Milan.
He built up an excellent practice and for many years was the only
attorney in that historic village. Five years ago Mr. Eshenroeder
opened an office in Sandusky and recently took up his residence in Sandusky.
In 1912 he was a candidate for election to the Probate judgeship,
but Avas defeated. His acquaintance in Milan and its vicinity has
aided him in establishing himself at Sandusky, Avhere he is located on
Market Street.
Probably no man in Sandusky knows as much about the financial
standing of its citizens as Roscoe B. Fisher—and no man tells as little
of Avhat be knoAvs. For many years Mr. Fisher has been the representative
of the Bradstreet Commercial Agency in this territory and his
knoAvlcdge has been acquired in the Avay of business. Mr. Fisher devotes
his entire time to commercial law and has built up an extensive practice.
He also deals extensively in real estate and OAvns a farm on Avhich
he spends as much time as possible. He was referee in bankruptcy for
tAvo years and for a like period president of the Erie County LaAV
Library Association. He is attorney for the Citizens Bank & Trust
Company and for a number of the large industrial corporations of the
city.
Mr. Fisher Avas born February 2, 1862, at Oxford, Ohio, and came
to Erie County Avhen a child. He attended the North Monroeville
schools and Oberlin College for three years. Then he Avent to Hillsdale,
Michigan, College, Avhere he graduated in 1887. He read law Avith Judge
Wickham of NorAvalk and with Phinney & Curran of Sandusky and
graduated from the Cincinnati LaAV School in 1890. He was admitted
to the bar in June of the latter year and came to Sandusky to practice.
He at once limited his practice to commercial law and soon AA'as retained
by a number of the leading mercantile and manufacturing concerns of
the city. He Avas secretary of the White Line Street Raihvay Company
until its lines Avere taken over by the Lake Shore Electric Company
Avhich now operates them.
Mr. Fisher is a republican but has not taken an active part in politics
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