635 Sheet – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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ROBERT McCONAGHY, 608

John, Elizabeth, George, Jacob, and David Brown had pleaded not guilty. Alexander Gwin and George Taylor represented the Commonwealth.

Robert McConaghy brought his family to America and settled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1793. He studied law and began practicing in 1804. In March 1804, he moved to Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and was admitted as an attorney at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, at the April term of 1804. He served as a member of the State Senate from 1811 to 1812 and was elected to the 14th Congress, serving from March 4, 1815, to April 1818, when he resigned. He was elected to the State Senate again and served as its presiding officer in 1823. In 1826, he succeeded Judge Huston on the bench of Common Pleas but resigned in 1841. He was then appointed by Governor Porter to another judgeship in Montgomery County. On January 2, 1845, he was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, serving in that capacity until his death in Germantown, Pennsylvania. For further information, see Africa, J. Simpson, *History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pa.*, 1883; *Biographical Congressional Directory (1774-1911)*, 1913.

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ADAMS, JOSEPH

A resident of Frankstown Township, Joseph Adams was appointed Associate Judge of Huntingdon County. In 1828, he was elected to the lower branch of the State Legislature. On March 15, 1841, his commission as Associate Judge was renewed by Governor Porter. He served for five years until the county was divided, leaving him in the new County of Blair. For further information, see Lytle, Milton Scott, *History of Huntingdon County*, 1876; Africa, J. Simpson, *History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pa.*, 1883.

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GWIN, ALEXANDER (1807-1848)

Born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Alexander Gwin graduated with distinction from Dickinson College in Carlisle (M.A.) in 1827. He later studied law in the office of Robert Allison in Huntingdon and was admitted to the Bar on November 9, 1830. He divided his time between law and politics, the latter leading him to purchase "The Huntingdon Gazette" on April 23, 1834, which he published until 1838. In 1839, he was appointed by Governor Porter as Prosecuting Attorney for Huntingdon County, holding the office for three years. He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1845 and retired from politics in 1846. For further information, see Africa, J. Simpson, *History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pa.*, 1883; Lytle, Milton Scott, *History of Huntingdon County*, 1876; *Catalogus Collegii Dickinsoniensis*, 1857; *Souvenir Edition, "Historic Huntingdon"*, 1909.

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TAYLOR, GEORGE (1812-1871)

Born in Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, George Taylor taught at a country school in Dublin Township and Through Creek Valley after leaving school at the age of thirteen. He subsequently entered the employment of David R. Porter, prothonotary of Huntingdon County (who later became Governor of Pennsylvania), as a clerk. In 1834, he began to study law in the office of Andrew P. Wilson and, while a student, edited a Democratic newspaper. He was admitted to the Bar at Huntingdon on April 12, 1836, and entered a partnership with John G. Miles under the firm name Miles & Taylor. In October 1843, he retired from the firm. He was elected Treasurer of the county and served for two years. He then prepared for the Presbyterian ministry but abandoned this intention and returned to law.

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