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KAERCHER, George Ringgold, lawyer, born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in November, 1845. His father, Franklin B. Kaereher, published the "Anthracite Gazette" at Pottsville, served as lieutenant of Pennsylvania volunteers in the Mexican war, and was subsequently treasurer of Schuylkill county. The son took a special course in Lafayette college, studied law, and in 1874 was elected district attorney of Schuylkill county, he took an active part in checking officia1 corruption and in prose-outing violators of the election laws, and to his efforts were largely due the detection and conviction of the "Mollie Maguire" murderers. In 1883 he became general solicitor of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, but in 1886 resigned and resumed his private practice.
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