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1916
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John Stratton Deering, LL.B.
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Henry Clay Law Society; Prohibition Club; Democrat Club.
I am a lawyer, whose chief art—
Is to keep married folks apart.
"Mister" Dearing [sic], of Nicholasville, Kaintuckee, is sure some lawyer, if you don't believe it—ask him. His ambition is to some day become the Concert Meister at the Ada Meade Theatre, that is, of course, if he is not appointed to the Supreme Court bench. Dearing is what is known as a "mighty good scout," and we prophesy that he will be heard from in the near future.
-The Kentuckian, 1915
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John Stratton Deering (December 12, 1890 - December 3, 1978) was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky to Charles Deering and Lucy Willis. Deering practiced law in Lexington for five years after receiving his LL.B.. He moved his practice to Nicholasville in 1920 and practiced there for 54 years. Deering also served terms as Nicholasville police judge. Deering married Edna Jackson in 1923.
