Andrew J. Workman

As printed in 1902

ANDREW J. WORKMAN.

Hon. Andrew J. Workman, a member of one of Ohio's old and influential families, Tias for a number of years been recognized as one of the leading lawyers of his locality. He is a native son of Howard township, his birth having occurred on the 29th of May, 1853. His paternal grandfather, David Workman, was a native of Maryland, but became one of the early pioneers of Knox county, Ohio, where he became a prominent farmer of Howard township. The maternal grandfather, John Davis, was a native of the state of Vermont. Stephen D. Workman, the father of our subject, also claimed Maryland as the state of his nativity, but when twelve years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal to Knox county, Ohio, the family locating in Howard township, and there the son was reared to years of maturity. At Loudonville, this county, he was united in marriage to Phelena Davis, a native of Ashland county, Ohio, and after their marriage they took up their above in Howard township, where they spent the remainder of their lives, each passing away at the age of about seventy-two years. They became the parents of four children, three daughters and a son.

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36o ing to enter the field of professional life ]\Mr. Workman then took up the study of law, and after gaining a thorough theoretical knowledge of the profession he opened an office in Danville, where he has since carried on an extensive general practice in all the courts. In politics, too, he has been a leader among Republicans and has upheld the principles of his chosen party with firmness and unwavering fidelity. For eighteen years he served as justice of the peace of Union township, while for twelve years he was the efficient mayor of the town, and in 1895 he was elected to represent his district in the state legislature.

In 1879 occurred the marriage of Mr. Workman and Miss Izora Smith. The lady is a daughter of Jonas and Elizabeth (Kremerick) Smith. The union of this subject has been brightened and blessed by the presence of two sons and one daughter, — Orlin, Eva, and Harley. Orlin will graduate in Kenyon College with the class of 1902. Mr. Workman has long been a member of the Masonic order, holding membership in the lodge at Danville, and in his life he exemplifies its beneficent and ennobling spirit. Religiously he is a worthy member of the Christian church, in which he has long served as a deacon. As might be expected of one who has spent his entire life in this county, Mr. Workmian is deeply interested in all movements relating to its progress and the development of its resources. In the many positions to which he has been called it has been his aim to advance the interests of his fellow citizens and promote the welfare of the county. While he has been successful in his profession, his aim and purposes have not been selfish, but he has aided the worthy poor by substantial gifts and those just starting out in life by words of kindly counsel, striving in his life and actions to make the world better for his having lived in it.

As printed in The Biographical record of Knox County, Ohio : to which is added an elaborate compendium of national biography (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.