History of York, (Clark County) Illinois United States of America

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William Le Roy Dulaney Biographical Sketch

William Le Roy Dulaney, jurist, was born at York, Ill., July 31, 1838; son of Woodford and Eliza Harlan (Archer) Dulaney; grandson of LeRoy Dulaney of Culpeper county, Va., and of Col. W. B. Archer of Marshall, Ill. His first ancestor in America was William Dulaney, or Dulany. He was graduated at Centre college of Kentucky in 1857, studied law at Marshall, Ill., and was admitted to the bar in 1859, practising at Bowling Green, Ky. He was editor of the Bowling Green Standard, 1859-60; was city attorney of Bowling Green in 1860, and postmaster, 1860-61. In 1861 he joined the Confederate army and served throughout the civil war. He was judge of the court of common pleas, 1869-80, and judge of the fifth judicial district, 1880-86. He received the degree of A.M. from Centre college of Kentucky in 1875. He was married in 1860 to Jane A. Barclay of Bowling Green, Ky.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor