TIPTON-W. A. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

W.A. TIPTON, Attorney, Covington became a member of the Fountain County Bar in 1862. He is a native of Lebanon, Boone County Indiana, where he was educated. In 1862, when he became a resident of Covington, he became associated with Judge Thomas F. Davidson. In the practice of law with him for three years. In 1865 he went to the state of Kansas, and returned in 1867. In 1870 he again left Covington and went to Indianapolis, where he remained for four years, and again returned to Covington. In 1876 he became the candidate for the Greenback party for Attorney-General of Indiana, but the party was yet too weak to elect their candidates. The same party in 1880 have nominated him candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court of the state. This question is as yet undecided.