Seller - James Milton - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

James Milton Seller was born on his father’s farm in Walnut township, Montgomery County, Indiana Dec 20 1845. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Seller. The first years of his life were spent in assisting his parents on the farm in the summer and attending the country schools in the winter. When nearing manhood he attended school at Ladoga and finally graduated from the old Wesley Academy after which he taught school and having decided to enter the legal profession he began the study of law at Camden Mills, Ill and afterwards at Williamport, Ind. He afterwards came to Crawfordsville and entered upon the practice of his profession, continuing therein until the date of his death with the exception of about one year, being editor of the Crawfordsville Review. He took an active part in politics and was regarded as a leader in his party. In 1892 he was elected a joint senator from the counties of Putnam and Montgomery and discharged his duties as a legislator with credit and ability. As a lawyer he stood high at this bar, being endowed with a judicial mind and well grounded in the elementary principles of law he was at all times able to state legal propositions in a clear, concise and forecable manner. In the trial of a cuse he was fair to his opponent, never seeking to take an undue advantage. He was ever kind and considerate, natural and sincere.  He had a kind heart and warm nature, well calculated to make and retain friends. While he possessed many of the elements which go to build up men and to make his associates better for having lived among them, he may have had his weaknesses. If so let the mantel of charity obscure them, so that bright spots in his nature may shine the brighter. In his death we have lost a bright legal mind and a kind, generous and warm hearted member of the bar. Your committee would recommend that these resolutions be spread of record in the order book of this court and that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased and to each of the county papers… George D. Hurley; Clyde H. Jones, Charles Johnston, JF Harney. - kbz