Bio: Gorman, Edward P. (1883 - 19??)

Contact: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Gorman, Gauthier, Single, Thayer, Selover, Barker, Stewart, Alexander, Malone

----Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913.

Gorman, Edward P. (3 June 1883 - 19??)

Edward P. Gorman, who is serving in the responsible office of district attorney of Marathon County, is one of the younger members of the Wausau bar, the senior of the law firm of Gorman & Prehn. He was born June 3, 1883, and is a son of Patrick and Mary Gorman. Patrick Gorman, one of the best known men in the lumber industry for many years in this section of Wisconsin, now lives retired at Wausau. He was born in 1849 '" the province of Ontario, Canada, and came to Marathon county in 1865, where he engaged in logging in the winters and farming in the summers, becoming well known in business and independent in a financial way. He married in Wisconsin a lady who was born at Stevens Point, Wis., in 1857, and was brought to Wausau by her parents in 1858, where she yet resides. Her father was killed by the Indians in the far west and she was reared in the family of August Gauthier, an old settler. Her sister Rose was reared by Benjamin.

Single and is the wife of L. W. Thayer, of Ripon, Wis. The children born to Patrick Gorman and wife were: Mate, who is a trained nurse; Edward P.; Susan, who is the wife of John Selover, of Merrill, Wis.; Walter T., who has charge of the retail business of the Barker & Stewart Lumber Company; Ralph, who is connected with the Security Lumber Company of Saskatchewan, Canada; and Rose, who lives at home.

After completing his education, Mr. Gorman taught school for several years and after being admitted to the bar, practiced alone until June 1, 1910, when he entered into his present partnership. In politics he is a Republican. On December 1, 1911, he was appointed to the office of district attorney for Marathon County and subsequently was elected to the same and has proved his superior qualifications for so responsible an office. Mr. Gorman was married August 20, 1912, to Miss Jean Alexander, a daughter of Hugh and Minnie (Malone) Alexander. They are members of St. James Roman Catholic Church, of which he is secretary and a trustee. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus, to the Catholic Order of Foresters, to the E. E. U. and the Eagles and also to the Wausau Club. He maintains his offices in the Heineman Building, Wausau.