William S. Kirkpatrick ( father of William Huntington Kirkpatrick ) was born in Easton , Pennsylvania . He attended the public schools and Lafayette College in Easton . He studied law , was admitted to the bar , and commenced practice in Easton . He was the solicitor of Easton from 1866 to 1874 . He worked as a teacher in the Easton public schools in 1868 and 1869 . He was appointed president judge of the third judicial district in 1874 , and served as a member of the faculty of Lafayette College from 1875 to 1877 and member of the board of trustees from 1890 to 1932 . He presided temporarily over the Republican State convention in 1882 . He was a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention . He was Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1891 . He served as lecturer on municipal law at Lafayette College
1884 Republican National Convention
1884 Republican National Convention
William Sebring Kirkpatrick