From 1853 to 1861 , Winston partnered with Norman B. Judd , a prominent Republican who nominated Abraham Lincoln at the 1860 Republican National Convention . In 1861 , Lincoln appointed Judd as his Minister Plenipotentiary to Berlin , forcing Winston to find a new partner . He then partnered with Henry Williams Blodgett until 1870 , when President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant appointed Blodgett to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois . In 1865 , Winston began a relationship with what would prove to be a long-term client , the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company of Chicago . Winston later represented three prominent railways : the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway , the Chicago , Rock Island and Pacific Railroad , and the Pittsburgh , Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
1860 Republican National Convention
1860 Republican National Convention
Frederick Hampden Winston