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GEORGE W. HARDING, of Moore & Harding, attorneys at law, Georgetown, was born at Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio, November 22, 1847. His grandfather, William Harding, was an Englishman, but during the war of 1812 fought in the American army; he was a farmer and brickmason. James S. Harding, the father of our subject, was born in Virginia in January, 1813; he accompanied his parents to Brown County, where he grew to manhood; he has been engaged in various kinds of business, and is now residing at Ripley, in his seventieth year. Mr. Harding’s mother was Levina Frazier, a native of Pennsylvania. She was the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living. Our subject was the sixth child, and only son, and resided in Highland County from 1855 till 1860; he received a liberal education in the Ripley Public Schools. In 1862, he commenced working on a farm, and was subsequently a dry goods clerk for three years. In December, 1868, he came to Georgetown, and was Deputy under David Tarbell, Probate Judge of Brown County, for over one year. During this time he read law, and finished his studies with W. H. Sly, of Ripley; he was admitted to the bar September 20, 1871, and soon after opened an office at Aberdeen, where he remained till 1874. On November 22 of that year, he went to Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio, and formed a law partnership with Henry A. Sheppard, now compiling the history of Ohio. In June, 1875, he went to Ripley, and, in October, 1879, came to Georgetown. On November 3, 1879, he formed a partnership with A. E. and John R. Moore, under the firm name of Moore, Harding & Moore. Since November, 1881, the firm has been Moore & Harding, and the firm has met with good success. Mr. Harding is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, at Ripley, and politically has always been Democratic. He was married, June 30, 1873, to Emma E. Simpson, a native of Adams County, Ohio. They have two children — Mary L. and William G. Mrs. Harding is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.