Horton H. Drury, a prominent attorney-at-law at Grand Rapids, Mich., and a valiant ex-soldier of the United States volunteer service during the Civil War, is a native of Middlebury, Vt., and was born May 25, 1843. His father, Erastus W. Drury, was also a lawyer by profession, and in 1847 brought his family west and settled in the city of Fond du Lac, Wis., from the high school of which city Horton H. Drury graduated in 1861.

In 1861, also, H. H. Drury, inspired with patriotism at the threatened disruption of the Union by the disgruntled office seekers of the south, promptly enlisted for the defense of his country and the honor of the national flag, in company K., First Wisconsin volunteer infantry, and gallantly served until disabled, October 8, 1862, by a severe gun shot wound in the left shoulder, at the battle of Perryville, Ky., from the effects of which he has since constantly suffered. Thus, what promised to be a brilliant military career was briefly ended, and, after receiving an honorable discharge for disability, he returned to his home.

In 1863 Mr. Drury entered the university of Michigan at Ann Arbor, from which he graduated with the class of 1867, taking the degree of A. B., which was supplemented with the degree of A, M. in 1870. For two years, 1872 and 1873, Mr. Drury served as superintendent of public schools in Fond du Lac, and from 1875 until 1873 he practiced law at Escanaba, Mich., and in October of the latter year he came to Grand Rapids, where he has since been engaged in active practice, doing a lucrative business and being recognized as one of the leading lawyers of the county. During his professional career here he has been associated with several leading attorneys in partnership: With E. A. Maher; with Hon. Alfred Wolcott, under the style of Drury & Wolcott, for ten years, and in 1893, he formed a partnership with John E. Strong, under the firm name of Drury & Strong.

Mr. Drury was married in 1869, at Ann Arbor, Mich., with Miss Sarah Jewett Darrow, of that city, but this lady was most untimely called away by death, December 14, 1877, leaving one daughter, Sarah Lillie, now the wife of Charles E. McCrone, of Menominee, Mich., who is manager for the R. G. Dun & Co. commercial agency, for the upper peninsula of Michigan.

In politics Mr. Drury is a gold democrat, and was county clerk and register of deeds for Delta county, at Escanaba, and since his residence in Grand Rapids has been member of the school board from the Third ward for four years.

Fraternally, Mr. Drury is a member of his college society, Sigma Phi, and is a charter member of the Peninsula club. He is devoted to bicycling, believing in it as a health giving exercise, and has made several century runs, riding upwards of 22,000 miles on one wheel the Rambler.

Mr. Drury is a member of the G. A. R., and is a full pensioner.