I. HENRY MAG

I. Henry Mag, corporation counsel of the city of Meriden, is of Russian birth, and his life record indicates what it is possible to accomplish in a land where effort and ambition are not hampered by caste or class. He was born June 3, 1883, a son of Elias and Essia (Fenger) Mag, both of whom are now deceased. Their family numbered five sons and four daughters, namely: Jacob H., who is living in Springfield, Massachusetts; Nathan E., a resident of Now Britain, Connecticut; Samuel, who is living in Meriden; Morris, deceased; I. Henry, of this review; Dora, a resident of Springfield, Massachusetts; Esther, whose home is in Meriden; Ida, living in Springfield; and Sarah, also of Meriden. It was in the year 1885 that the father left Russia with his family and crossed the Atlantic to the new world, establishing his home in Meriden.

I. Henry Mag was at that time but two years of age. He pursued his education in the public schools, becoming a high school pupil, and his law course was pursued in Yale. The following year he practiced law in New York city, remaining there until 1907, when he opened an office in Meriden, becoming the junior partner of I. C. Hinman. He succeeded to the business of the firm upon his partner's death and is now at the head of a very ex-tensive and important practice that connects him with much litigation heard in the courts of his city, county and state. In 1913 he was assistant prosecuting attorney of the Meriden police court, and was a candidate for deputy judge in the police and city court in the same year. On the 1st of January, 1916, he was appointed assistant corporation counsel by Mayor Cooke, and on May 1, 1916, was appointed corporation counsel and is still occupying that position. He was again a candidate for judge of the Meriden police and city court before the legislative session of 1917. Mr. Mag deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, as his advancement is attributable entirely to his own efforts, perserverance and determination. He entered a profession in which progress is made only as the result of individual merit, and his colleagues and contemporaries recognize in him one of the rising young members of the Meriden bar. In addition to his practice, which also extends to the United States courts, he has become quite a heavy investor in real estate and now owns considerable property in Meriden.

Mr. Mag is a member of the Jewish synagogue and is a charter member of the Meriden Nest of Owls, for which organization he drew up the charter. He belongs also to the Meriden Lodge of Elks, the Meriden Wheel Club, and to the Amaranth Club, honorary member of the Army and Navy Union, which he received for defending one of its members at a general court martial case at Fort Wright, New York, and he is identified with the Hebrew Charitable Society, of New Haven. His political endorsement is given to the democratic party and of its principles he is a stanch advocate. Along the lines of his profession his membership is with the Meriden, the County and State Bar Associations. He is careful to conform his practice to the highest standards of professional ethics and has proven himself an able minister in the temple of justice. In January, 1918, he was again appointed corporation counsel for the city of Meriden, under the newly elected mayor, Judge Harry T. King.

On July 9, 1917, Mr. Mag was married to Rose Dorothy Ziering of Denver, Colorado.