William J. Siegler, a rising young attorney of LaSalle, Illinois, is a
man of push and energy whose untiring effort and perseverance have opened
for him the doors of success at an age when the majority of young men are in
college. He was born in this city, October 4, 1874, and is not yet
twenty-six years old, although he has been practicing his profession for
almost two years and is accounted shrewd, logical and clear-sighted. His
parents are Bartholomew and Helen (Heltenberg) Siegler, both natives of
Germany. In former years the father, a tinner by trade, was engaged in the
hardware business in LaSalle, and subsequently served in the employ of the
Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Company, for over twenty years, in the capacity
of tinner. For the last several years he has lived a retired life.
William J. Siegler was reared and educated in this city, attending the
public schools. He then paid his own way through the St. Bede College,
located near Peru, at which he graduated in 1894. He then turned to the
study of law and entered the office of O'Conor, Duncan & Haskins, where he
applied himself diligently to the task in hand and made rapid advancement.
In the meantime, from March until December, 1896, he served as deputy
circuit clerk under Daniel A. Maher, of Ottawa. The following June he was
admitted to the bar and two months later opened an office in LaSalle, where
he has since prosecuted the practice of his profession, steadily winning his
way to the front ranks. In the spring of 1899 Mr. Siegler was elected to the
office of city attorney for LaSalle, an office he now holds, his services
meeting with public approval. He is a member of the LaSalle Bar Association,
and is an active partisan in the cause of Democracy. In religion he is a
Roman Catholic.
Extracted 17 Jul 2017 by Norma Hass from Biographical and Genealogical Record of LaSalle County, Illinois, published in 1900, volume 2, page 466.
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