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Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Edward C. O'Rear, a native of Camargo, Kentucky, studied law in nearby Morgan County, and in 1886 established a legal practice in Mt. Sterling. Noted as a specialist in title law, O'Rear was an unsuccessful congressional candidate in 1888, served as county judge in Montgomery County from 1894-1898, and was a Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1900-1911. During this period O'Rear wrote the majority decision upholding the Day Law which forced the segregation of private schools in...