Robert McBride (Indiana judge)

[2][3] His company was composed of men selected to serve as bodyguards for President Abraham Lincoln, but it was for a while assigned to other duty in Washington, D.C.[3] McBride served a bodyguard for Lincoln for about six months in 1863,[1] during which time McBride was permanently injured so as to make him unfit for active duty.

[3] After the war he taught school,[2][3] and worked as a clerk in the Indiana Senate,[1] while reading law.

[2] In June 1890, McBride moved to Elkhart, Indiana, and later that year was nominated by the Republican party for the office of judge of the Supreme Court, but was defeated with his party, with opponent Joseph Mitchell winning the seat in November 1890.

[2] In 1893, he formed a partnership with Caleb S. Denny in Indianapolis, which lasted until 1904, after which McBride practiced alone.

He also served for a time as president of the Indiana State Bar Association,[2] and continued the practice of law until his death.