FisHBACK,  Hon.  Charles  F.,  attorney-at-law,  of  Seattle,  Wash.,  was  born  at
Independence,  Warren  County,  Ind.,  July  9th,  1856.  His  family,  being  admirers
of  General  Fremont,  gave  the  name  of  that  distinguished  explorer  to  their  son  —
his  middle  na.me  being  Fremont.  When  he  was  but  three  years  old  his  parents
removed  to  Kansas,  his  father,  William  H.,  locating  at  Olathe,  where  young  Fish-
back  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  school  and  Poole  College,  in  which
latter  institution  he  afterward  became  an  instructor.  While  still  a  mere  youth,
his  ability  as  a  teacher  secured  for  him  the  position  of  principal  of  the  Aubrey
High  School,  which  he  resigned  to  organize  an  academy  and  business  college  at
Olathe,  Kan.  He  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  J.  P.  St.  John,
afterward  Governor  of  the  State.     He  removed  to  Colorado,  and  going  to  Lead-


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