STILWELL-Thomas H. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Thomas H. STILLWELL, Attorney, Covington, senior member of the law firm of Stillwell & Dochterman, is a native of Montgomery county Indiana, his people being among the early pioneers of that county. After receiving his early education he attended in 1864-5 the Waveland College of that county. In 1866 he came to Fountain county and began the study of law, and in February 1867 he was admitted to practice. His diploma to practice in the supreme court of Indiana, is dated November 27 1871. He has served two terms as district attorney, his first term beginning November 2 1870 . Two years after he was reelected to the same office. October 26 1874, he was elected prosecuting attorney of Fountain county for a two years term, and in 1876 he was reelected. Mr. Stillwell came to Covington to finish the study of law, and now in sixteen years time he has not only completed that study, but has also been honored by an office requiring legal talent just on half of the time. He is a member of Covington Lodge No. 21 I.O.O.F. and is the present noble grand of that lodge.