Lennington family papers

The Lennington family was among the early settlers in Indiana, and members of the family have practiced law in Delaware County for three generations. Rollin W. Lennington studied law in the office of Warner and Brady in Muncie and was a member of the bar of the Delaware Circuit Court. He and his wife, California Harman Lennington, had seven children; John R., Mary C., Harman A., Paul A., Jacob N., Joseph B., and Dainty A. L. Lennington. Both Paul and Jacob followed their father into law practice. Paul A. Lennington started practicing law alongside his father in 1927 (Lennington and Lennington, 1927-1931; R. W. Lennington and Sons, 1931-1941) and would go on to serve as a Superior Court judge in Delaware County from 1943-1958. Jacob N. Lennington began practicing law alongside his father and brother in 1931 (R. W. Lennington and Sons, 1931-1941). After Rollin Lennington's death sometime between 1937 and 1941 and his brother's appointment to the bench, Jacob Lennington continued to practice law in Muncie. His son, Wayne J. Lennington, joined the practice in 1957 after graduating from Indiana University School of Law the previous year. The two would continue to practice law together until 1983 (Lennington and Lennington, 1957-1975; Lennington, Lennington, and Brassart, 1976-1983). Wayne J. Lennington was appointed to the Delaware County bench by Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon in 1998 where he served for a decade before resigning in 2008. He continues to run Wayne Lennington Attorneys out of a law office at 318 N. Walnut Street in Muncie, Indiana.