Platte County NeArchives Biographies.....Albert, I. L. 1866 - 
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I. L. Albert

I. L. Albert, lawyer, was born in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, December 28,
1866, son of Daniel and Barbara (Kethart) Albert, who were born in Clearfield
County. They are both deceased.

Mr. Albert attended public school in Pennsylvania, and in 1876 came to the West,
settling in Iowa, where he taught school for a time. Afterward he attended
Leander Clark College at Toledo, Iowa, and was graduated with the Bachelor of
Arts degree in 1884. During his college days he taught for various periods, and
studied law under the professorship of Frank C. Hamie. In 1881 he was admitted
to the bar.

After several years practice at Cedar Rapids, he came to Nebraska in 1887, and
engaged in practice at Albion. In 1889 he removed to Columbus, where he has
since resided.

In 1891 Judge Albert served as county attorney of Platte County, continuing
until 1893. In 1898 he was appointed to the bench of the 6th judicial district.
From March, 1901, until March, 1907, he was a member of the Nebraska Supreme
Court Commission. In 1909 he was retained by the Nebraska State Legislature to
write the Bank Guarantee Law. In 1911 he was elected state representative,
serving in the sessions of 1911 and 1917, and the special session of 1918.

He was married to Miss Mary Melgum in Iowa. She was born in Canada, daughter of
Robert and Eliza Melgum. She died in 1899. Four children were born to them,
Daniel, who is deceased; Robert, who is married to Jean Shell and who has two
children, Robert M., and Daniel; Frederick C., who was graduated from the
University of Nebraska, is a civil engineer; and Mary, who was graduated from
the training school for nurses at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago. She is
deceased. She was married to a physician, who is still living and has a child,
Gordon Albert.

In 1902 Judge Albert was married to Jean B. Pauley of Toronto, Canada. She is
the daughter of John Pauley, a native of that country. They have three children,
Ruth J., who is married to Phillip R. Haffenburger of Columbus; Warren G., and
Cliffield B. Residence: Columbus.



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Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932


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