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Albert C. Edie.
Endowed by nature with strong mentality and a keen, logical
power of resolving intricate problems into their component parts and
thus gaining knowledge of the law which bear upon them, Albert C.
Edie has won success and prominence at the bar of Piatt county,
where he has practiced for almost eight years as a member of the
firm of Reed & Edie. At the present time the firm style is
Reed, Edie & Reed, the son of the senior member having recently been
admitted.
Mr. Edie is one of Piatt county's native sons, his
birth having occurred upon the home farm in Cerro Gordo township, on
the 28th of August, 1868, his parents being William H. and Amelia J.
(Funk) Edie. The father was born in Hancock county, Ohio, in
1844, and the mother's birth occurred in Washington county, Indiana,
in 1843, her father being Abraham Fun, one of the pioneer settlers
of that locality. William H. Edie served his country as a
Union soldier in the Civil war, rendering valiant service on the
battlefields of the south, and after receiving an honorable
discharge he returned to his old home in Ohio. Later he came
to Piatt county, Illinois, and located on a farm in Cerro Gordo
township, where he resided for a number of years, devoting his time
and attention to the development and further improvement of his
farm. After some years had passed, during which time he
acquired a comfortable competence, he came to Monticello, where both
he and his wife are now living. He has retired from business
cares, and both Mr. and Mrs. Edie are numbered among the highly
respected citizens of the community.
In the usual manner of farmer lads, Albert C. Edie was
reared and in Cerro Gordo township he began his education, attending
the district schools, while later he entered the Cerro Gordo school,
in which he was graduated with the class of 1887. Desirous to
make the practice of law his life work, he then began preparing for
the bar in the office and under the direction of W. G. Cloyd, of
Bement, who was his preceptor for a year. He then went to
Decatur and spent one year in the office of Judge W. C. Johns, and
in 1892 he was admitted to the bar before the supreme court at
Springfield. After his admission he took charge of the
Building and Loan Association, at Cerro Gordo, remaining there for
two years, and on the expiration of that period he came to
Monticello, where he has since made his home. In 1894 he
entered into partnership with S. R. Reed, a distinguished member of
the Piatt county bar, with whom he has since been associated in
practice, and the law firm ranks first among the lawyers of the
county. Their clientage is extensive, embracing connection
with the most important litigation which comes before the courts of
the district. As a lawyer, Mr. Edi has the success which might
naturally be looked for where close application and immense power
for work are united to mental strength and quickness, an excellent
memory and a large appetite for the activities of the profession.
In 1894 Mr. Edie was united in marriage to Miss Callie
M. Fisher, of Monticello, a daughter of E. P. and Ellen M. (Ward)
Fisher. Mrs. Edie is a lady of culture and innate refinement
and was educated in the schools of Monticello. By her marriage
she has become the mother of two sons, Burl A. and Willis R.
The family have a good home in Monticello and both Mr. and Mrs. Edie
have the warm regard of many friends here.
In his political views Mr. Edie is a stalwart
Republican, and for six years he served as city attorney of
Monticello, his term of office expiring in May, 1903. While
the incumbent he was a most loyal official, giving most careful
attention to the legal interests of the city. Socially he is
connected with Phoenix Lodge, No. 204, K. P., and he is the
secretary of the Monticello Business Men's Association, and
president of the board of education. Everything pertaining to
the social, intellectual, political and moral progress of his
community receive his endorsement, nor has his co-operation been
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