Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1910 — Title of “Esquire.” [ARTICLE]

Title of “Esquire.”

Esquire dated back to the days when the Greeks and Romans were in the heydey Of their existence. The armor bearers who served as attendants of

the knights by way of bodyguard we.e called esquires. Later, in England the king created esquires by placing collars about their necks and bestowing upon them pairs of silver spurs. The title has never lapsed In that country. There are now legally esquires by heritage, by creation, or by virtue of the holding of some office. In this country the. title has come into general use simply by courtesy, but it must be admitted that it is a very flimsy excuse for its adoption. In England there is a disposition to use it as applying to men not engaged, in trade.