AUGUSTUS CAESAR BINSWANGER. Augustus Caesar Binswanger, of the Baltimore bar, corporation and commercial lawyer, was born in the city of Baltimore, April 19, 1875, son of Simon and Sarah (Pina) Binswanger, and comes of German and English ancestors. His earlier literary education was acquired in public schools and Baltimore City College, and his higher education at Johns Hopkins University, where he was graduated artium baccalaureus in 1896. He Avas educated for the profession of law in the law department of the University of Maryland, graduating from there legum baccalaureus in 1899. While making the law school course he was a student in the
Mr. Martin Lehmayer, and at the same time tutored matriculants for Johns Hopkins In June, 1899, Mr. Binswanger began active law practice in Baltimore and while his practice has been general, he inclines to cases involving questions of commercial and corporation law. He has attained an excellent standing in the profession, and as an advocate at the bar and public speaker has upheld the reputation gained while a student at Baltimore City College, where in 1893 he won the Wight medal for elocution. At the law school in 1899 he was associate editor for the University annual, "Bones, Molars and Briefs." During the years 1900-02 Mr. Binswanger was prominently connected with the litigation and settlement of the cases involving new questions of stockholders' liability growing out of the failure of the South Baltimore Bank, and also with similar cases which occupied the attention of the courts from 1903 to 1906, arising from the failure of the City Trust and Banking Company. These cases attracted unusual attention in professional and court circles office of
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because of the peculiar questions of stockholders' liability at issue, the considerable amounts and numerous individual interests at hazard, and in their ultimate determination the Court of Appeals of Maryland established new precedents. In 1903 Mr. Binswanger published his "Married Women in Maryland Property and Contractual Rights," a work which has been well received by the legal profession." In 1907 Mr. Binswanger was elected to the First Branch City Council of Baltimore, from the Fourteenth Ward, defeating Mr. Bushrod M. Watts. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Bar Association of Baltimore City, Johns Hopkins Club, Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, Baltimore City College Alumni, Union League of Maryland, Phoenix Club, Clover Club, Suburban Club of Baltimore County, Journalists Club, Baltimore Chess Asociation and various charitable, social and
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LEE COHEN.
Son of Joseph and Elise Kirshbaum Cohen, was born in Halifax, N. C, on 13th day of December, 1873. He was educated in the public schools of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina and the University of Maryland, from which he graduated in 1895. At the age of sixteen Lee went to New York City, where he remained two years, working during the day and attending night school. In 1892 he went back to his native State and continued Dr. Cohen was connected with the Bay View Hospital as his studies as above indicated. resident physician from May, 1895, to June, 1899. He studied in European universities, Berlin, Prague and Vienna, from June, 1899, to August, 1900. Now consulting rhinologist and laryngologist to the Hebrew Hospital and oculist and aurist to Bay View Hospital. Dr. Cohen gives as the secret of his success, "That personality and tact count for much in the beginning of one's career, and that ability and honesty are essential to maintain any position attained." These, along with earnestness of purpose, go far toward making a man successful in his life's work, and in regard to his own special career he says: "My rearing in a country town, where I practically lived in the open, free to act and without evil influences, until my sixteenth year made me the healthy, strong fellow that I am which state I believe to be absolutely essential to the development of personal ambition." On the 16th day of January, 1901, Dr. Cohen married Miss Lillian Rice and has two daughters living.
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