"Reilly, Cornelius J., of Detroit, Judge of the Third Judicial District, was born at Heart Prairie, Wisconsin, May 26, 1848. His father, John Reilly, was formerly engaged in the manufacture of reapers and mowers, at Racine, Wisconsin; and is the inventor and patentee of the "Badger State Reaper and Mower." Judge Reilly's parents still reside at Racine, where he received a collegiate education. After leaving college, he came to Detroit, when about nineteen years of age, and entered the law office of Moore & Griffin, where he remained four years. He was then admitted to the bar, and engaged in the practice of his profession, until appointed Circuit Court Judge by Governor Bagley, in November, 1875, on resignation of Judge Patchin, whose term expired January 1, 1876. Preceding the appointment, in April, 1875, he had been elected for six years, from January 1, 1876, to the same judicial office. Judge Reilly was one of the School Board in 1870 and 1871. He votes and works for the Democratic party. Religiously, he is a member of the Episcopal Church. He is an active member of the Detroit Boat Club, and of several societies in that city. He was married, November 22, 1877, to Miss Ada Buhl, daughter of C. H. Buhl, of Detroit. Judge Reilly is still a young man, and much of his record naturally belongs to the future biographer. He is a close student, and his decisions, rulings, and conduct on the bench, thus far, have been generally satisfactory." – Excerpt from "American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Michigan Volume," published by Western Biographical Publishing Co., Cincinnati, O., 1878.
"Reilly, Cornelius J., of Detroit, Judge of the Third Judicial District, was born at Heart Prairie, Wisconsin, May 26, 1848. His father, John Reilly, was formerly engaged in the manufacture of reapers and mowers, at Racine, Wisconsin; and is the inventor and patentee of the "Badger State Reaper and Mower." Judge Reilly's parents still reside at Racine, where he received a collegiate education. After leaving college, he came to Detroit, when about nineteen years of age, and entered the law office of Moore & Griffin, where he remained four years. He was then admitted to the bar, and engaged in the practice of his profession, until appointed Circuit Court Judge by Governor Bagley, in November, 1875, on resignation of Judge Patchin, whose term expired January 1, 1876. Preceding the appointment, in April, 1875, he had been elected for six years, from January 1, 1876, to the same judicial office. Judge Reilly was one of the School Board in 1870 and 1871. He votes and works for the Democratic party. Religiously, he is a member of the Episcopal Church. He is an active member of the Detroit Boat Club, and of several societies in that city. He was married, November 22, 1877, to Miss Ada Buhl, daughter of C. H. Buhl, of Detroit. Judge Reilly is still a young man, and much of his record naturally belongs to the future biographer. He is a close student, and his decisions, rulings, and conduct on the bench, thus far, have been generally satisfactory." – Excerpt from "American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Michigan Volume," published by Western Biographical Publishing Co., Cincinnati, O., 1878.
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