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From The history of the bench and bar of Missouri : With reminiscences of the prominent lawyers of the past, and a record of the law's leaders of the present (1898), The History of Cass and Bates counties, Missouri : containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns, etc. : biographical sketches of their citizens, general and local statistics, history of (1883)
ROBERT T. RAILEY, ESQ.
Mr. Railey's birth place was near Milligan's Bend, on the Mississippi River, in the State of Louisiana, where he was born, January 19, 1850. While yet an infant, he was taken by the family to Woodford County, Kentucky, where he resided till 1855. From there they removed to Cass County, Missouri, and settled near Harrisonville, on a farm. In 1861, the family emigrated to Colorado. His brother engaged in mining, in Clear Creek County, and set in operation the first quartz mill in that. county. They there resided till the following year, when they came east and. located in Kansas City, staying there till 1863, when he returned to Kentucky, there remaining till 1865, when he returned to this county.
In 1866-67 he attended the Christian Brothers' Academy at St. Louis,. Missouri, and during the terms of 1867-68-69 he attended the State University of Missouri. Returning to this county, he engaged in the dry goods business, which he continued till 1870, when he became a law student in the office of R. O. Boggess, there continuing till 1873, when he was admitted to the bar of this county. In 1874 he and J. Armstrong formed a law partnership, which continued for one year. In December, 187s, Mr. C. W. Sloan became his partner, and remained with him until 1878, when Mr. Boggess and he became partners, they being identified as a firm till the forming of the present firm in December, 1881. They (Rley & Burney) are attorneys for the Southern Division of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and Mr. Railey has been attorney for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad for the past seven years.
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As printed in The History of Cass and Bates counties, Missouri : containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns, etc. : biographical sketches of their citizens, general and local statistics, history of (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
ROBERT TARLTON RAILEY,
AMONG the ablest lawyers in the western part of Missouri is Robert Tarlton Railey, of Harrisonville, the seat of justice of Cass County. He enjoys a most enviable reputation for learning and ability and ranks with the eminent lawyers of the State.
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After due preparation in the schools of Harrisonville, the subject of this biography entered the University of Missouri at Columbia. During the latter part of his senior year, he returned to his home at Harrisonville, where in 1870 he engaged in the mercantile business. He found the vocation unsuited to his tastes and inclinations, and remained therein but two years, leaving it to take up the study of law. To that end he entered the office of Boggess & Sloan, at Harrisonville, and was admitted to practice there in September, 1873, by the late Hon. Foster P. Wright, then Judge of that Circuit.
Mr. Railey has pursued his vocation continuously since his admission to the bar, and has resided in Harrisonville uninterruptedly since 1865. He is an enthusiastic devoted of the law, and eloquent as a leader, he invests his speeches with a fire and earnestness that impress jury and audience. His ability to plainly state a case, his power of discrimination as to controlling features, and his forceful method of presenting an argument, are unexcelled. He has a prepossessing appearance and scholarly bearing. His success at the bar has been phenomenal. He has an extensive practice, many of his clients being railroads and other corporations, and few cases of importance arise in his section of the State in which he is not employed. Although he is warmly interested in politics and is thoroughly posted on men and the issues of the time, he has neither held office nor been a candidate for any place. However, the Democracy has frequently honored him in its councils, and he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of 1884; and again in 1888, when the Convention met at St. louis. At both sessions he worked and voted for Grover Cleveland, and is still an enthusiastic admirer of the ex-President and is an uncompromising advocate of the gold standard.
Mr. Railey married Martha S. Beattie, daughter of Dr. Thomas Beattie, of Harrison- Aille, September 3, 1874. The couple have but one child, a son, born in 1885. He is a bright and promising boy, and is now attending school at Harrisonville.
As printed in The history of the bench and bar of Missouri : With reminiscences of the prominent lawyers of the past, and a record of the law's leaders of the present (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Thomas Beattie (b. 1827)
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