Lake-Allen-Adams County IN Archives Biographies.....Conroy, Joseph H. 1872 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

JOSEPH H. CONROY.

    Joseph H. Conroy, engaged in the practice of law at Hobart, Indiana, was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1872, a son of Thomas and Kate
(Musser) Conroy, the former a native of New York and the latter of Sacramento,
California. Thomas Conroy removed from the Empire state to Pennsylvania in early
manhood, and at the time of the Civil war he responded to the country's call for
aid, enlisting in the Ninety-first Pennsylvania Infantry as a private. He served
for four years, doing valiant duty as a defender of the Union cause. Removing
westward he spent his last days in Allen county, Indiana, where he died in 1883.
His wife was born in Sacramento, her parents having removed to California at an
early period in the development of that state. She is a graduate of the Northern
Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso, and is now a teacher in the public schools
of Hobart.

    Joseph H. Conroy, the only child born to his parents, was reared in Allen
and in Adams counties of Indiana, having been brought to this state when only a
year old. His education was acquired in Valparaiso, where he was graduated in
1890, completing the course in the scientific department of the Northern Indiana
Normal School. In early life he had attended the common schools of Adams county.
In August, 1890, he came to Hobart and was principal of the Miller public school
for two years, while for three years he engaged in teaching in the high school
at Hobart. During this time he took up the study of law, devoting all his
leisure hours to the mastery of the principles of jurisprudence. He read alone
for a time and afterward under the direction of George W. Musser, an uncle, who
is now a prominent attorney of Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1895 he retired
from the field of educational labor and opened a law office at Hobart, where he
has since engaged in practice, and during the nine years which have since
elapsed he has secured a large and gratifying clientage, connecting him with
much important litigation tried in the courts of this district.

    Mr. Conroy was married in 1895 to Miss Grace Rifenburg, a daughter of Hon.
W. H. Rifenburg. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Conroy three children, one son
and two daughters: Elliott R., in the fifth grade; Kathryn S., who died at three
years of age; Mary J., died in infancy. Mr. Conroy is quite prominent in
fraternal circles, belonging to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Earl Lodge
No. 333, the Knights of Pythias fraternity No. 458, the Knights of the
Maccabees, Tent No. 65, the Modern Woodmen, Camp No. 5202, and the Independent
Order of Foresters of Indiana, Court No, 3. He has been city attorney for five
years. Since attaining his majority he has been recognized as a stanch advocate
of the Democracy. He has taken a very active interest in public affairs in
Hobart, and his labors and influence have been effective in promoting general
progress and improvement. He has made for himself an enviable reputation as a
lawyer through earnest effort, close study and untiring devotion to his clients'
interests.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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