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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
ILLIAM   H. SLAY, attorney at law    and   practice in Grandbury, Texas, which he pursued
senior member of the law firm of Slay,    for nineteen years when, in 1910, he was elected
Simon andl Smith, 12th floor W. T. Wag-   district attorney for the 29th Judicial District, comgoner
Building, has been practicing before  posed of Hood, Erath, Palo Pinto and Somervell
the bar of the Tarrant County courts for nearly   counties.  In this capacity he served four years;
twenty years, having opened his first office for the  after his nomination for the third time, without any
practice of law in this city in the month of Septem-  opposition, he resigned to come to Fort Worth as
bei, 1902. Associated with Mr. Slay are U. M.     general attorney for W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage
Simon and Judge Mike E. Smith, the triumvirate    Company. He remained in this position for three
forming one of the strongest law firms in the city.  years. In 1917, became associated with the law firm
For some years after beginning the active practice  of Bradley & Burns for a few months, and then
of his profession, Mr. Slay fought his legal battles  formed the present partnership.
aiore. In 1905 he was appointed assistant county    In 1894, at Granbury, Texas, Mr. Hiner was marattorney's
department, he was elected corporation  tried to Miss Etta, Beatty, a Missourian. They have
At the close of his tenure of office with the county  one daughter, now Mrs. Mildred Ferrell. Mr. Hiner
attorney's department, he was elected corporation  is a member of the Glen Garden Country Club,
counsel for the city of Fort Worth and held this  various bar associations and of the Knights of
position four years. In 1912 he formed a partner-  Pythias. His church affiliation is with the Mulkey
ship with Mr. Simon and in 1916 Judge Smith came  Memorial Methodist Church.
into the firm. The practice is confined to civil and  Judge Hiner is honored by all those of his procorporation
business. The firm is legal counsel for  fession as being cne of the most active among them.
a number of leading oil companies and corporations       HARLES K. LEE, attorney, of the law firm
of Fort Worth, and has substantial interests in oil       of Lee, Lomax, Wren and Smith, Fort
properties and real estate in Fort Worth and North        Worth, Texas, as a lawyer of general civil
Texas.                                                    practice has been the representative of big
Mr. Slay is a native of Texas and was born in   business in Corporate Law for many years. Since
Ellis County, November 23, 1875. He is a son of   1890, through all of his varying partnerships, he has
T. E. and Carrie C. Slay and spent his early days  been the personal attorney for the Sante Fe Ry.
on a farm. His preliminary education was received  During this time he has also had affiliation with
in the public schools of Ellis County and he spent  many other business interests as chief counselor.
four years at the University of Texas, doing two    On November 17, 1866, Mr. Lee was born at Galyears
of academic work and taking the law course  veston, Texas. His father, C. H. Lee, was a promiduring
the last two years. He graduated with the  nent business man in Galveston. His mother, was
class of 1902, receiving t' e degree of bachelor of  Emma Jones Lee.  Southwestern  University at
laws.                                             Georgetown, the University of Texas and Cornell
In 1908 Mr. Slay was married to Miss Ruby Nored,  University are the three higher institutions of learndaughter
of Mrs. Martha C. Nored, who has been   ing that contributed to the education of the youth.
a resident of Fort Worth for more than twenty     After his academic and law courses, Mr. Lee was adyears.
Mrs. Slay early identified herself with the  mitted to the bar in 1890. His first two years of
church and for several years has not only been    practice were at Waco, Texas. From 1892 until 1902
active in church affairs, but has been an industrious  he followed his calling in his home city, Galveston.
worker in women's clubs and in the matters of     In 1902 he came to Fort Worth where he has been
charity. Mr. and Mrs. Slay have one child, William  active ever since. His firm affiliations Colvan, BurII.
Slay, Jr., who is eight years of age and who is  ney & Lee, 1902-03; Lee & Goree for the next two
now attending the public schools of the city of Fort  years, then in private practice for several years;
WSorth.                                           1910-1914, Lee & Lomax, and in 1915 the present
Mr. Slay is devoted to his profession but at the  firm was formed.
same time is intensely interested in civic affairs.  In 1895 at Galveston, Texas, Miss Lucie Frances
He is a firm believer in Fort Worth and never loses  Campbell, daughter of Dr. Clark C. Campbell, of
an opportunity to enumerate the city's many ad-   Galveston, became the bride of Mr. Lee. They have
vantages.                                         one adopted daughter who now is Mrs. J. G. Gregg.
UDGE JOHN J. HINER, attorney at law,       Mr. and Mrs. Lee reside at 1404 S. Adams Street.
of the firm of Thompson, Barwise, Wharton  Their church affiliation is Methodist.
&  Hiner, Denver-Record Building, Fort      As a lawyer not only known to his own citizenship
Worth, has been active in his profession  but known by his profession throughout the state and
for about thirty years. He served as district at-  as the president of the Texas State Bar Association,
torney for the 29th Judicial District, legal repre-  1917- 1918, Mr. Lee is one of the honored ones of his
sentative of big corporations, and the experience and profession.
fruitage of a long practice.                             OBERT LEE CARLOCK, attorney at law,
Mr. Hiner is a native Texan, born at Cleburne;          Wheat Building, Fort Worth, as a state
his father was Reverend James Hiner, a Methodist          senator for the Thirtieth District and as
preacher of pioneer days, and who was 'also the first     originator of some of Texas' best jury laws
county judge in Johnson County after its organiza-  and judicial reforms is a leader in a profession of
tion. His mother was Martha Abney Hiner. The      leaders.
family moved to Grandbury, in Hood County, while    Mr. Carlock is a native of Tennessee. He was born
their son was still a child. From Grandbury College,  in McMunn County, on February 5,1863. His father,
in 1889, he received his B. S. degree. His legal  James C. Carlock was a merchant and farmer intraining
was under the most able lawyers in his   that state; his mother was Elizabeth Hoyl Carlockb
district, such as Judge Thomas T. Ewell. In 1891,  His native state furnished the youth with his educain
September, he was admitted to the bar. He began  tion but immediately upon his being admitted to the
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