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JAMES T. WOODRING, who is engaged in the practice of law at South Bethlehem, was formerly located at Hellertown. He is in the enjoyment of a splendid clientage and occupies the position of County Solicitor. Mr. Woodring was born in Hellertown, August 4, 1860, and is the son of John Woodring, also a native of that place, his birth occurring in 1812. Grandfather Jacob Woodring was born in Palmer Township, near Easton, Northampton County, and located in the above place in 1796. He followed the combined occupations of blacksmith and farmer, and departed this life July 4, 1860, when in the eighty-fourth year of his age.

Members of the Woodring family, whose name was originally spelled Wottring, came to America from the Rhine Province in 1717, locating at Easton, this state. John Woodring was a farmer, which occupation he followed near Hellertown until retiring from the active duties of life. He died in 1883, greatly beloved by all who knew him. His wife, Susan (Soliday) Woodring, was born in Bucks County, and was the daughter of Daniel Soliday, a farmer of German descent.

The parental family of our subject comprised five children, three of which are living, and James T. is the youngest. He was reared in Hellertown, attended the public schools until sixteen years of age, and then, in 1876, entered the preparatory department of Muhlenberg College, from which institution he was graduated in 1881 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Woodring then began the study of law in the office of E. J. Fox, of Easton, and was admitted to practice at the Bar June 19, 1885. He remained in that city for about six months, when he removed to Hellertown, where he has since made his home. In February, 1894, he opened an office in South Bethlehem, in the Lanfer Building, and from that time to the present his services have been greatly in demand. Mr. Woodring has been Solicitor of Hellertown since 1886, and has occupied the same position for Lower Saucon. In January, 1894, he was elected County Solicitor, and is regarded among his professional brethren as a man of great ability.

Our subject was married in 1889 to Miss Annie, daughter of Madison Long, and to them have been born a son, James T., Jr., and an infant unnamed. Socially Mr. Woodring belongs to Hellertown Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he has been Past-master, and is also Past High Priest of Easton Chapter and Past Commander of Hugh De Payen Commandery. He is a consistent member of the Reformed Church, of which he is a regular attendant. In politics he is a supporter of Democratic principles.