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SIDNEY B. HATFIELD, born in Meade County, Ky., January 30, 1842, is the third of seven children born to William and Jane (Debolt) Hatfield, who were natives of Newtown, Hamilton Co., Ohio, from whence they removed to Kentucky in about 1840, thence to Perry County, Ind., two years later, where they at present reside, engaged in farming. Sidney B. Hatfield was raised on his parents’ farm and after attending the common schools in youth entered the State University at Bloomington, which graduated him with the degree of “A. M.” in June, 1864. He then entered the law department of the same institution, graduating the spring of 1866. Beginning the practice of his profession at Cannelton, in partnership with his brother, E. R. Hatfield, he continued until 1870, when he was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court by the Democratic party, serving a term of four years. He then removed to Boonville, resuming the practice of law and forming a partnership with G. H. Hazen, which partnership has continued to the present. Mr. Hatfield is a member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. fraternities and is a Democrat in politics. His first official position was District Attorney of the Common Pleas Court comprising the counties of Dubois, Spencer, Perry, Crawford and Orange, serving one full term of two years. In 1880 he was ejected State Advocate for the Second Judicial Circuit and two years later re-elected to the same position, serving in all four years. He was united in marriage December 6, 1866, to Flora A. Helton, of Bloomington, Ind., six children having been born to their union, as follows: Ella and Jennie (twins), Frank, Maggie, Katie and William S.