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HON. ROBERT A. ANTHONY
Hon. Robert A. Anthony, prosecuting attorney of Madison
County, Mo., is a native of Coffman County, Tex., where he was born in
1859. He is the son of
Patrick Henry and Elizabeth (Mathews) Anthony, and the grandson of
Samuel Anthony, who was one of the early pioneers of Madison County. Patrick H. Anthony was bon in Madison County, Mo., in 1828. He was a descendant of one of the tow boys by the name of
Anthony, who escaped in a shipwreck perhaps 100 years ago. These boys settled in Virginia, and their descent was unknown. But one of them was the original ancestor of the family to which
Patrick H. Anthony belonged. He was a farmer and mechanic by trade, and
was reared and grew to manhood in Madison County, where he was married
about 1855. He then moved to Texas, where he resided until 1865, at which
date he moved to Arkansas, but the following year he returned to his
birthplace. He settled in
Fredericktown where he passed the remainder of his life. He died in 1879. His
wife, and the mother of Robert A., was born in Madison County in 1839,
and of the seven children born to her marriage only four are now living:
Alice (wife of John Cacey), Mary, Samuel C. (farmer) and Robert A. The
latter received his academical education in Fredericktown, and at the
age of nineteen began teaching, and taught three terms of school. At the age of twenty-two he became a disciple of Blackstone, his
preceptors being Hon. J. Perry Johnson, Hon. W. S. Hackney and Judge
James D. Fox. In March 1884, he was admitted to the bar and immediately
entered upon the practice of law. In
July, 1887 he was appointed prosecuting attorney by Gov. Marmaduke to
fill out the unexpired term of Hon. John E. F. Edwards, who moved to
Kansas City. Mr. Anthony is a young man of unusual ability, and a bright
future lies before him. January
25, 1888, he married Miss Jennie Wiley, a native of Peoria, Ill., and
the daughter of John A. Wiley. Mr.
Anthony is a member of the Catholic Church and is a Democrat in his
political views.
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