Biography - W. W. PEPPER
W. W.
Pepper, a popular lawyer and a successful young business man, was born on a
farm seven miles south of Newman May 24, 1866, and is the eldest of seven
children born to Dudley H. and Nancy Liston Pepper. His father was a native
of Kentucky and resides at Oakland. Mr. Pepper received his early education
in the public schools of Oakland and afterward took a three-years' course in
the University of Illinois in Champaign. After leaving the university he
took a two-years' law course at the Northwestern University at Evanston and
was graduated with honor in 1893, shortly afterward being admitted to the
bar.
On June 28, 1890, Mr. Pepper married Miss Nora Hinds, of Hindsboro. In
March, 1894, Mr. Pepper located in Newman and commenced the practice of law.
He became at once deservedly popular and in May, 1895, was chosen city
attorney, which office he filled with due honor until the expiration of his
time. He was re-elected to the same office, but resigned to look after his
other business. It can be truly said of him that he is a man peculiarly
after his own style. He has no model and seeks after none, save that which
is the creation of his own mind. Starting out in life as he did, without
means, perseverance and energy constituted his only capital. He entered his
profession with a determination lo fully acquaint himself with the law and
the rules of practice. This he has done. He has built up and now enjoys an
extensive practice in all the courts of Douglas county. His splendid success
is due to the fact that he is a ceaseless worker and when once employed he
pursues his case until he has thoroughly mastered it in all its details.
Extracted 22 Jul 2019 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, pages 223-224.
