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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [183]

           WILLIAM T. BOPE, attorney, member of the law firm of CHIPMAN
        & BOPE, at Bad Axe, and Prosecuting Attorney of Huron County, was
        born Jan. 8, 1853, in Lapeer City, Mich.  He is the son of PHILE-
        MON and ELLEN (SLOSS) BOPE.  His mother died in March, 1862, when
        he was but nine years old, and in April, 1865, he was fully orphan-
        ed by the demise of his father.  When he was three years old he
        went to Orland, Steuben Co., Ind., with his maternal uncle, THOMAS
        B. SLOSS, with whom he remained four years.  He returned to his
        parents in 1860, continued in their care until the period of his
        orphanage, when he again became the charge of his uncle, who dis-
        charged the duty of parent toward him.  He attended the graded
        school at Orland, finished the complete course of study and was
        graduated.  In 1873, he became a student of law in the office of
        McBRIDE & MORLAND, attorneys at Waterloo, Ind., and read for his
        profession under their guidance two years.  In the fall of 1875, he
        entered the Law Department of the University of Michigan at Ann
        Arbor, where he was graduated in 1876.  He initiated his practice
        by establishing an office at Butler, Ind., in partnership with JOHN
        W. BAXTER, a relation which existed two years.  On its termination
        MR. BOPE went to North Manchester, Ind., where he practiced one
        year.  He came to Bad Axe in January, 1879, and established his
        business in company with George W. Carpenter, with whom he was
        associated one year, after which he conducted his affairs alone
        until the formation of the present business connection, wich oc-
        curred in the spring of 1883.  The firm are deservedly prosperous
        and popular, from qualifications, integrity and devotion to the
        interests of their clients.  They have been connected with some of
        the most prominent cases in this portion of Michigan, both civil
        and criminal.  They conducted the defense in the case of the People
        vs. BUCKLEY; assault and battery, with intent to kill, - securing
        the acquittal of BUCKLEY.  Another noted case which they argued was
        the suit in chancery of McGAW vs. McGAW, for the purpose of setting
        aside a U.S. patent.  Messrs. BOPE & CHIPMAN defended the case suc-
        cessfully.  MR. BOPE is a member of the Odd Fellows Order, and also
        belongs to the Knights of Maccabees.  He owns his office and resi-
        dence and two 40-acre lots in the southern portion of the village,
        which is platted and some lots sold.  He also owns about 400 acres
        of land in different portions of the county.  The business firm of
        which he is a member are also engaged to a considerable extent in
        traffic in real estate.
           MR. BOPE was married June 15, 1882, in Butler, Ind., to BINNIE
        PLOWE, daughter of JOHN and ELIZABETH PLOWE.  She was born in Feb-
        ruary, 1857, in Wolcottville, Lagrange Co., Ind.  Her parents re-
        side in Butler, DeKalb Co., Ind.
           As one of the leading citizens of the county, we present MR.
        BOPE'S portrait in this volume.

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