Raphael B. Cohen
Raphael B. Cohen, one of the most progressive members of the legal profession at the Jefferson County Bar, has been a resident of the city of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, for the past seven years. He was born on the 26th day of October in the year of 1880, in the city of Philadelphia. Pa., where he was reared and attended the local schools, graduating from the Philadelphia High School, and thereafter graduating from a classical course in Temple College in the city of Pliiladclpliia. He later matriculated in the law departinent of the University of Pennsylvania, taking a thorough course in law, and was admitteil to the practice of his profession in the Supreme Court of the state of Ohio in the year of 1905, immediately taking up the practice of law at Steubenville, O., since which time he has earnestly followed his profession with abundant success, building up a large and representative clientage. Previous to locating in Steubenville, and while still at college, Mr. Cohen spent his extra time for three years in the office of A. S. L. Shields, one of the most prominent attorneys in the city of Philadelphia.
In the year of 1902, Mr. Cohen was joined in marriage with Estelle E. Mishkin, of Philadelphia, and they have one daughter, Henrietta Cohen. Mr. Cohen is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Red Men, Woodmen, Eagles and various other fraternal orders and institutions, and is a member of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce, being an earnest and public spirited citizen.
20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910