Biographical Sketches
ISSIE J. RIMGOLSKY
Attorney at Law, Kansas City, is a native of Leavenworth, Kansas, born September 24, 1864, of Jewish descent, and a son of Joseph and Rachel Ringolsky, who emigrated to America in 1844. They had been married a short time before embarking. At the breaking out of the gold excitement in California he made an overland journey to that distant coast. He engaged in mining there and was finally successful, remaining 3 years. He returned to the states by the way of the Panama route and rejoined his wife at St. Louis, and immediately proceeded to Leavenworth, settling there in 1853, where they now reside. For many subsequent years he followed merchandising in Leavenworth, and is now living in retirement, enjoying the accumulations of a well spent life. To them were born 9 children, of whom 5 are now living.
The early educational discipline of our subject was secured in the public schools. In 1881 he entered the University of Michigan, where he took the full literary and law courses and graduated in 1886. Following his graduation, he opened a law office in Kansas City, of which place he has since been a resident and practiced his profession. His success in the law is attested by a large clientage and the prominent position he occupies at the bar of Jackson county. He is a speaker of good ability, and is thoroughly informed in the law. Although but 36 years of age, Mr. Ringolsky has made a remarkable career as a lawyer. When 25, he made a fee of $5,000 in the famous case of Rector against Anderson, and in November, 1895, made a fee of $12,000, in the famous Nickells-Graham case, which was in litigation for 15 months. The former case was in court 82 days.
Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Knights of Pythias and several popular college fraternities. Mr. Ringolsky has never sought office, his ambition and aspirations being to rise in his profession. In politicial sentiment he is democratic, and warmly espouses the principles of his party.
In 1889 was consummated his marriage to Miss Josie Lowen, of St. Louis, who has borne him one child, Sidney I. He and his estimable wife are members of Temple church.
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