Highly successful lawyer and judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District, the Hon. Cyrus A. Leland was born in Ottawa, Illinois on August 11, 1843.

 

After attending public schools of Ottawa, IL, Leland attended Williston Seminary located in East Hampton, Massachusetts, followed by Yale University.

 

A well-known pioneer of Butler County, he moved his family to El Dorado, Kansas in 1877. At first sharing a law office with his brother, Lorenzo, he was later to be identified with many local law firms.

 

Elected to the bench in 1888, he served as judge until 1891. He also served on the Board of Regents for the Kansas State Agricultural College of Manhattan, KS.