Edrington, Prentice Ellis Jr.

Submitted by Mike Miller Edrington, Prentice Ellis., Jr., well-known New Orleans attorney, was born at New Orleans, La., March 3, 1889; son of P. E. and Marguerite (Kuntz) Edrington, the former of whom was born in St. John-the-Baptist parish, La., Nov. 29, 1858; son of Morris and Marie Louise (De Marcy) Edrington, the former of whom was likewise born in St. John-the-Baptist parish, and a son of Benjamin Franklin Edrington, born in Kentucky, a pioneer in Louisiana, and the only representative of the Edrington family in the state at that early time. The mother was a daughter of Nicholas Kuntz and of French ancestry. Prentice E. Edrington, Sr., has been a practicing attorney in Louisiana since his graduation from Tulane university. In 1892 he was appointed by Gov. Nicholls as district attorney of the judicial district composed of Jefferson, St. Charles and St. John-the-Baptist parishes, and following this appointment removed from New Orleans to Reserve, where the family has since resided. In 1906 he was elected district judge to fill the unexpired term of Judge Jerome Gaudet of the 28th judicial District court, and has since continued as incumbent of that office, having been reelected in Sept., 1912, for another term of 4 years.

Judge Edrington was the presiding jurist in the celebrated kidnaping case involving the Lamana child in 1907. Prentice Ellis Edrington, Jr., is the eldest of 7 children born to his parents. His boyhood days were passed at Reserve, in St. John-the-Baptist parish. In the course of his education he attended the Jesuit Brothers' college, at New Orleans, and later Chenet Institute. Following this he received appointment to the United States Naval academy at Annapolis, Md., where he matriculated and spent 1 year in preparation for the life of a naval officer, but then returned to New Orleans and entered the law school of Tulane university. After 2 years' study, in Feb., 1911, he passed examination and on March 10 of the same year was admitted to the bar, since which time he has been engaged in practice in the city of New Orleans. June 10, 1911, Mr. Edrington was married to Miss Gladys M. Stewart, a daughter of Hunter and Armide (White) Stewart of New Orleans. One child, Ethelyn Gladys, has been born to their union. Mr. Edrington is affiliated with the Democratic party, a member of the Catholic church and a member of the national fraternity of Beta Theta Pi.

Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 144-145. Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.