OBIT: James D. McLAUGHLIN, 1887, Blair County, PA

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James D. McLaughlin, Esq.

James D. McLaughlin, esq., formerly a lawyer in this city, died at his
home in Johnstown at 1 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.  Death was the
result of bronchitis, with which he had been a sufferer for three
years.  In speaking of Mr. McLaughlin the Johnstown Tribune says:

Deceased was the son of Hon. Daniel and Margery McLaughlin.  He was
born at Tunnelhill, this county, on the 15th of July, 1860.  When he
was a year old the family removed to this city.  When he had attained
the proper age he attended the German Catholic schools in Conemaugh
borough.  Later he was a student under Mr. Michael Sweeney.
Subsequently he attended a commercial college in Baltimore, then to
St. Francis college, Loretto, this county, finally graduating when
about 18 years of age, at St. Vincent's college, near Latrobe.  He at
once entered his father's office as a student at law, and when merely
21 years of age was admitted to the bar of the county court, being the
youngest attorney ever admitted to practice in the courts of Cambria
county.

He remained with his father until three or four years ago, when he
decided to locate in Altoona.  He opened an office there and was
gathering about him a fair practice, when, at the solicitation of his
family and friends, he returned to Johnstown, and he and his father
formed a partnership, which was terminated by death to-day.  That he
was a young man of excellent parts, of keen intellect, and of bright
promise is conceded by all who knew him, and those who knew him best
were quickest to discern his better parts and award him the credit he
merited for thoroughness in his profession and generosity and
nobleness in his life.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, May 19, 1887, page 3