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RAINES, FRANCIS C. Born in Rome, Oneida County, N. Y., October 25, 1871; educated in the public schools of that city from the academy of which he was graduated in 1893; read law in the office of Eugene A. Rowland, Esq., in Rome, and Asaph W. Shurtleff in Weedsport, this county; admitted to practice in the State courts at Syracuse, N. Y., in October, 1898, and to practice in the Federal courts in 1902. Commenced practice, which he has since continued, in the City of Auburn. Mr. Raines served as local counsel to the Department of Agriculture in 1905-6 and has been the local State Civil Service Examiner since 1903 ; practice general; offices in the Flint Block on Genesee street.
REIGLE, FREDERICK SEWARD. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., August 21, 1880; educated in the public schools of the city, graduating from its High School in 1897 after which he entered and graduated from the Auburn School of Busi- ness ; commenced reading law in the office of Amasa J. Parker, Esq., in Auburn, in March, 1901, finished his studies in the Albany Law School from which he graduated in June, 1904, and was ad- mitted to practice in the State courts July 5th of the same year, and to the District Court of the United States in April, 1906. After
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admission he formed a co-partnership with Mr. Parker which con- tinued until September 1, 1905, since which time he has practised alone. Mr. Reigle is a member of Cayuga Lodge No. 143, Knights of Pythias of which he is Vice-Chancellor. Practice general; office over No. 120 Genesee street.
RICH, FRED R. Born in the town of Cato, Cayuga County, N. Y., October 8, 1872 ; educated in the public schools of that town and in the High School of the City of Auburn and Fairfield Seminary ; read law in the office of the Honorable Adelbert P. Rich and com- pleted his studies in the Albany Law School from which he gradu- ated and was admitted to the bar in Rochester, N. Y., in June, 1896, after which he commenced the practice of his profession in the City of Auburn. Mr. Rich has served as assistant district- attorney of the county and is a member of the law firm of Rich & Rich, with offices in the Metcalf Building, Genesee street. Practice general.
RICH, CHARLES F. Born in Cato, Cayuga County, N. Y., June 17, 1857, and received his education in the public schools of that village; read law in the office of Frank Rich in Cato; admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y., October 10, 1879 and commenced practice in the village of his birth which he has since continued. He has served eight years as justice of the peace; ten years as clerk, and two years as president of his village. He is a member of Cato Lodge No. 141, Free and Accepted Masons. Practice general.
ROSECRANS, JOHN. Born in Moravia, Cayuga County, N. Y., June 22, 1845, in the public schools of which village he received his education ; read law in the offices of Wright & Parker in Moravia and Frank D. Wright, Esq., in the City of Auburn. Admitted to practice in the courts of the state at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1872, and later to the Federal courts. Commenced practice in the city of Auburn which he has since continued. Mr. Rosecrans for many years served as justice of the peace and is a member of St. Paul's Lodge No. 124, Free and Accepted Masons in which he has filled the chair of Senior
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Warden. Practice general; office in the Auburn Savings Bank Building, corner of Genesee and South streets.
SAWYER, JOHN HALSTEAD. Born at Ausable Forks, Essex County, N. Y., April 6 1872 ; common school education ; read law, in the offices of Lyon & Pierce in the City of Auburn and completed his studies in the law department of Union College, from which he graduated, and was admitted to the bar, at Rochester, N. Y., in 1896, since which time he has practised his profession in our city. He is now serving as executive clerk to our mayor, Honorable C. August Koenig. Mr. Sawyer is a member of Auburn Lodge No. 474, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, in which for two years he held the office of Loyal Knight. Practice general; offices over No. 1333 Genesee street.
SEEKELL, ARTHUR MALCOLM. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N. Y., July 5, 1864; educated in the public schools in Mynderse Academy (Seneca Falls) from which he graduated in 1862 and in Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., from which he was graduated in 1887; read law in the offices of Charles H. Ray, Esq .. in Lyons, N. Y., Etsel Wood, Esq., and Reuben F. Hoff, Esq., in Union Springs, Cayuga County; admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y., April 2, 1894, since which time he has practised his profession in the village of Union Springs. Mr. Seekell has served two terms as president of his village and two terms as a member of its Board of Education. He is a member-and Past Master-of Warren Lodge No. 147, Free and Accepted Masons and a member of Union Springs Chapter No. 179, Royal Arch Masons. Practice general.
SEWARD, WILLIAM H. JR. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., November 10, 1864; educated in the public schools of the city and at Yale College from which he was graduated in 1888; read law in the offices of Seward, Da Costa & Guthrie in New York City; completed his studies in the law department of his college, and was admitted to practice in the State courts at Roches- ter, N. Y., in June, 1890, and later to practice in the Federal
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courts. Mr. Seward commenced the practice of his profession in the city of New York thereafter removing to the City of Auburn where he has since continued practice. He is the junior member of the leading law firm of Underwood, Storke & Seward, with offices over No. 120 Genesee street.
SKILTON, FRANK AVERY. Born in the city of Troy, Rensselaer County, N. Y., February 13, 1860; educated in the Spanish schools of Mexico, Cazenovia Seminary and Michigan University of which he is a graduate; studied law in the United States Consulate in Mexico City and at Albany Law School from which he graduated and was admitted to the bar at Albany, N. Y., in May, 1882. He is also admitted to practice in the courts of Mexico. Mr. Skilton was educated for the practice of international law, but the loss of the sight of one eye led him to abandon active efforts in that branch of the law. He makes a specialty of conveyancing and Surrogate's Court practice, and is a member of Seward Camp No. II, Sons of Veterans. Office over No. 53 Genesee street.
SLADE, WILLIAM. Born at Kelloggsville, town of Niles, Cayuga County, N. Y., October 19, 1840; educated in the public schools and at Homer University, from which he was graduated in 1858; read law in the office of Honorable Charles C. Dwight in Auburn and completed his studies in the Albany Law School, from which he graduated and was admitted to the bar at Albany, N. Y., in 1862. He is now located in Kelloggsville and his practice has been con- fined to his home county. He served several terms as a justice of sessions and for many years has been a justice of the peace in his town. Poor health has compelled, for the last few years, the abandonment of active practice by Mr. Slade although he yet practises his profession as fully as his physical condition will permit.
STORKE, FREDERIC ELLIOT. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., October 27, 1855; educated in the public schools of the city-graduating from its High School in 1871-and
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at Amherst College from which he was graduated in 1876; read law in the office of Honorable John T. M. Davie in Auburn and was admitted to the bar of the State courts at Rochester, N. Y., in October, 1879 and to practice in the Federal courts in 1889. From the time of his admission to the bar, Mr. Storke has been an active practitioner in our city. He is a member of the law firm of Under- wood, Storke & Seward, of which firm he is the trial lawyer. He served as a school commissioner of the city from 1885 to 1897.
TABER, FRANKLIN P. Born at Moravia, Cayuga County, N. Y., January 16, 1853 ; educated in the public schools of that village and in the Moravia Institute of which he is a graduate; read law in the offices of Honorable John L. Parker in Moravia and Honorable John T. M. Davie in Auburn; admitted to practice in the courts of the state in January, 1875, and later to practice in the Federal courts. He commenced, and has since continued, the practice of his profession in the City of Auburn; he has served as special county judge of the county and is the senior member of the law firm of Taber & Brainard, with offices over No. 122 Genesee street. Practice general.
TABER, JOHN. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., May 5, 1880; educated in the public schools of that city- graduating from its High School in 1898-and in Yale College from which he was graduated in 1902; read law in the offices of Taber & Brainard in Auburn and completed his studies in the New York Law School from which he graduated and was admitted to practice in the courts of the state, at Rochester, November 15, 1904, and to practice in the Federal courts the following year; commenced practice in the City of Auburn and is a member of the law firm of Taber & Brainard. He has served as a member of the Board of Supervisors representing the second ward of the city.
TELLER, JOHN DUBOIS. Born at Sandy Hill, Washington County, N. Y., May 11, 1845; educated in the public schools, by private tuition and at Williams College from which he was graduated
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in 1867; read law in the office of Hughes & Northrup in Sandy Hill and was admitted to practice in the State courts at Schenectady Schenectady County, N. Y., April 5, 1870, and to practice in the United States District Court at Auburn, November 5, 1876 and in the Circut Court of the United States at Auburn, March 7, 1881. Mr. Teller commenced practice in Sandy Hill in 1870, which he continued until December, 1872 when he removed to Auburn where he has since been an active practitioner. Although politically a Democrat, Judge Teller was elected police justice of the city which office he discharged the duties of from 1877 to 188c, and in 1883 was elected surrogate, in a strongly Republican county, and at the end of his term re-elected, serving in such office for six years. He has been prominent in the councils of his party and its candidate for the office of supreme court justice. Judge Teller is a member of the City Club of Auburn; the Delta Kappa Epsilon a college fraternity at Williams College and is the senior member of the law firm of Teller & Hunt, the members of which are the attorneys of several railroads and other corporations.
TREAT, G. EARLE. Born in the City of Auburn, N. Y., July 5, 1875; educated in the public schools of the city-graduating from its High School in 1893- and in Williams College from which he was graduated in 1897 ; read law in the offices of Honorable George W. Nellis and Honorable George B. Turner in Auburn and was admitted to practice in the courts of the state at Rochester, N. Y., in 1900, and to practice in the Federal courts in October, 1905. Commenced, and has since continued, practice in the City of Auburn. Mr. Treat has served as clerk of the Surrogate's Court of Cayuga County and is a member of Auburn Lodge No. 474, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of which he is a trustee. Mr. Treat is the senior member of the law firm of Treat & Anderson.
TREAT, STUART R. Born in the City of Auburn, N. Y., January 6, 1877; educated in the public schools of the city and at Colgate University from which he was graduated in 1899; read law in the
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offices of Dayton & Woodin in Auburn and was admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y., in 1902, immediately following which he commenced the practice of his profession in our city. He is the present clerk of the Surrogate's Court of Cayuga County. Mr. Treat is a member of Auburn Lodge No. 474, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and of the Delta Kappa Epsilon a college fraternal society at Colgate University. Practice general; office with the surrogate in the Court House.
TRYON, OSCAR. Born in the town of Fleming, Cayuga County, N. Y., August 12, 1855 ; he received his early education in the public schools of that town and after in the High School of the City of Auburn from which he graduated in 1878, in the fall of which year he commenced a course of study in the Bryant & Stratton Business College, Buffalo, N. Y., on the completion of which he commenced the study of law in the office of Frank D. Wright, Esq., in Auburn and was admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y., in October, 1884. He commenced practice in Auburn which he has since continued.
TURNER, GEORGE BRINKERHOFF. Born in Fair Haven, Cayuga County, N. Y., November 2, 1848; educated in the public schools and at Cornell University, Ithaca, from which he was graduated in 1873; read law in the office of Honorable William E. Hughitt, in Auburn and was admitted to the bar at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1875. following which he commenced, and has since continued, the practice of his profession in the City of Auburn. Judge Turner served as special and acting surrogate, upon the death of Honorable John T. M. Davie, from October 23, 1883 to January Ist, following; was elected in 1889 and re-elected at the end of his term, serving for twelve years, and represented the ninth ward of our city in the Board of Supervisors for four years; he is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and of Auburn Lodge No. 474, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is the senior member of the law firm of Turner & Kerr. Judge Turner served his University as
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president of the Alumni Association in 1881 and as an Alumni trustee from 1892 to 1907. Practice general.
UNDERWOOD, HON. GEORGE. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., July 17, 1855; educated in the public schools of the city-graduating from its High School in 1870-and at Yale College from which he was graduated in 1875; read law in the office of Honorable Milo Goodrich in Auburn and was admitted to practice, in the State courts at Rochester, N. Y., in October, 1877, and in the Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States, in 1886. From the time of his admission Judge Underwood has been an active practitioner in the City of Auburn. He served as commissioner of public schools, 1881-4; president of the Board of Education 1883-4; city attorney from March 12, 1888 to June 4, 1888, when he resigned; county judge of Cayuga County, 1890- 1902 ; he is the senior member of the law firm of Underwood, Storke & Seward, which has existed since 1896. Prior to that he was a member, from 1890, of the law firm of Underwood & Storke, and of the firm of Hurlbut & Underwood from 1878 to 1883.
VAN SICKLE, JOHN. Born in the village of Cayuga, county of Cayuga, N. Y., February 10, 1863 ; educated in the public schools and at Cornell University, Ithaca, from which he was graduated in i885 ; read law in the office of Payne & O'Brien, in Auburn, and was admitted to practice in the State courts at Rochester, N. Y. in October, 1888, and later to practice in the Federal courts. He commenced and has since continued practice in the City of Auburn, having been a member of the law firms of Payne & Van Sickle and of Payne, Van Sickle & Payne, from 1895 to 1905 and is now the senior member of the law firm of Van Sickle & Allen. He served several years as a member of the Board of Education of the city. Practice general.
WHELAN, CHARLES T. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., June 25, 1877 ; educated in the public schools of the city-graduating from its High School in 1895-and at Williams
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College from which he was graduated in 1899; read law in the offices of Payne, Van Sickle & Payne in Auburn and was admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y., in October, 1901, since which time he has practised his profession in our city; he has served as justice of the peace two terms, is a member of Auburn Council No. 207, Knights of Columbus in which he holds the office of Grand Knight and is second lieutenant of the Second Separate Company (Wheeler Rifles) National Guards, New York, and is a state civil service examiner. Practice general; offices in Temple Court, Genesee street.
WOOD, GEORGE P. Born in the town of Springport, Cayuga County, N. Y., May 31, 1841 ; educated in the public schools of that town and in the Friends' Academy in the village of Union Springs. In 1865 he commenced reading law in the office of his brother- Etsel Wood, Esq.,-in Union Springs and finished his studies in the law department of the University at Albany, N. Y., from which he was graduated in 1869 and was admitted to practice in the State courts at Albany in May of that year, and to practice in the United States District Court at Utica, N. Y., in May, 1899; he practised for a time with his brother, then opened an office for himself and has since been an active practitioner in the village of Union Springs. Mr. Wood is a justice of the peace of his town, which office he has filled for five years. Practice general.
WRIGHT, FRANK S. Born in the City of Auburn, N. Y., February 23, 1852 ; educated in the public schools, graduating from the High School in 1878, when he was appointed clerk of the Surrogate's Court and commenced reading law in the office of Honorable John T. M. Davie-then surrogate. Three years later he was appointed crier of the Supreme and other courts of record of the county serving for three years; admitted to practice, in the courts of the state, at Rochester, N. Y., October 6, 1882, and thereafter to practice in the Federal courts. He remained in the office of Mr. Davie until the death of the latter in October, 1883, and the following January
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opened an office and has since continued practice in the city. He served as a municipal civil service commissioner, during the admin- istration of Honorable Thomas M. Osborne, 1904-5. Although Mr. Wright is a general practitioner, he makes a specialty of probate law and Surrogate Court practice. Offices in the Metcalf Building, Genesee street.
WRIGHT, CHARLES ALBERT. Born in the village of Moravia, Cayuga County, N. Y., October 30, 1871; educated in the public schools of the village, graduating from its High School in 1891, in Auburn High School from which he graduated in 1893, and in Williams College from which he was graduated in 1897; read law in the offices of Wright & Cushing in Auburn, finishing his studies in the law department of Columbia University, in New York, from which he was graduated in 1902, was admitted to the bar at Roches- ter, N. Y., and commenced the practice of his profession in the City of Auburn, which he has since continued. Mr. Wright took an active part in athletics while in college, and is known through- out the state as one of the best football players that Columbia ever enjoyed the services of. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and "a jolly good fellow." Practice general; offices over No. 61 Genesee street.
WRIGHT, JAMES. Born in Canada, June 9, 1844; educated in the public schools of New Hampshire, graduating from the New Hampshire Conference Seminary at Tilton in that state in June, 1867; read law in the office of E. H. Benn, Esq., in Elmira, N. Y., and was admitted to practice in the State courts at that city in May, 1872, and to practice in the District Court of the United States at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1896. He commenced the practice of his pro- fession in Elmira which he continued until 1881-serving in 1878 as its city attorney-when he removed to Weedsport, this county, where he has since practised. Mr. Wright is a veteran of the Civil War, a member of the J. E. Whiteside Post, of Weedsport, of which he has been Commander; Weedsport Lodge No. 385, Free and
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Accepted Masons of which he was Master in 1884-5-6; Weedsport Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of which he has been Chancellor Com- mander and of the Weedsport Lodge of Odd Fellows which he has served as Noble Grand. Practice general.
WRIGHT, JAMES A. Born near the village of Moravia, Cayuga County, N. Y., May 4, 1838; educated in the public schools and at the Moravia Institute from which he was graduated in 1859, follow- ing which he taught school for some time and then read law in the offices of E. E. Brown in Moravia and Wright & Waters in Cortland, N. Y., the senior member of which firm was his brother, the late Frank D. Wright; admitted to the bar at Binghamton, N. Y., May IO, 1864. He first located at Waverly, Toga County, N. Y., where he practised until April, 1868, when he returned to Mora ia and formed a co-partnership with the late Honorable , hn L. Parker which continued until 1870, since which time he practised alone until the formation of the law firm of Wright & Parker, of which he is the senior member. He served as special surrogate for one term and was a justice of the peace of his town for many years. Mr. Wright is the author of A History of the Town of Moravia which because of its fullness and accuracy and the pleasing manner in which it is written has had a large sale and is highly prized by residents of the town.
ZABRISKIE, N. LANSING. Born in Flatbush, Long Island, N. Y., February 18, 1838; educated in the public schools, at Erasmus Hall Academy and Union College from the latter of which he was gradu- ated in 1857 and the following year commenced reading law in the offices of Lott, Murphy & Vanderbilt in Brooklyn, N. Y., finishing his studies in the law department of Columbia University from which he graduated and was admitted to the bar at Brooklyn in 1861, in which year he commenced practice in that city, which he continued until 1867 when he removed to Aurora, this county, where he has since resided. Mr. Zabriskie has not practised law for the last twenty-five years, devoting his time and ability as a
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financier to the banking business in which he has for many years been, and is now, engaged in his village.
FORMER MEMBERS.
The following gentlemen have at different times, within the memory of the writer, been members of the bar of Cayuga County and active practitioners among us. So far as I have been able to procure the proper data I shall acco u them the same consideration that I have given to our present bar members and as to those re- garding whom I am without reliable information, I must content myself with reference to them by name, with their present location where known.
ALLEN, HON FREDERICK I. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., January 19, 1859; educated in the public schools of the city, fitted for college at Phillips Aacdemy, Andover, Mass., and was graduated from Yale College with the degree of Ph. D., in 1879; read law in the offices of Hon. William E. Hughitt, and with Hurlbut & Underwood, in Auburn, and was admitted to practice in the State courts at Rochester, N. Y., in October, 1882, and later to the Federal courts including the United States Supreme Court : commenced practice in Auburn in October, 1882, making a special, of the law pertaining to patents, until he was appointed commissioner of patents, in 1901, on April Ist., of which year he removed . Washington, D. C., and discharged the duties of that office until June 1, 1907. He is now in practice in New York City, being the senior member of the law firm of Allen, Ely, Billings & Chester, with offices at No. 2 Rector street.
BODELL, FREDERI. GEORGE. Born in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., April { 879; caucated in its public schools, graduating from the High School in TogC; studied law at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., graduating from its law department in 1900, in August of which year he was admitted to the bar at Rochester, N. Y., and commenced practice in our city, continuing
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the same until April 1, 1901, when he removed to Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Bodell is the junior member of the law firm of Parsons, Hall & Bodell, with offices in the University Building. He makes a specialty of patent law and practice.
BURBY, WILLIAM H. Born in the village of Fort Edward, Washington County, N. Y., March 24, 1863; educated in the com- mon schools at Fort Edward, the Claverack Academy and Fort Edward College Institute, from the latter of which he was grad- uated in 1879; read law in the office of A. D. Wait, Esq., in Fort Edward and was admitted to the bar at Albany, N. Y., in May, 1885, remaining with his preceptor for six months and then opening an office in the City of New York, where he practised for a year coming to Auburn in November, 1887. In our city he served as attorney for the board of excise and in 1891 was appointed city attorney, serving until June, 1894. He continued practice in Auburn for some years and then removed to New York City. He is now located at No. 898 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
COLLIER, HON. WILLIAM MILLER. Born in Lodi, N Y., No- vember 11, 1867; educated in the public schools and at Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., from which he was graduated in 1889 with the degree of A. B., and in 1892 with the degree of M. A. He obtained his legal education in the law department of Columbia College, New York, from which he graduated and was admitted to the bar in 1892, commencing practice in that year, in Auburn; he served as referee in bankruptcy for the Northern District of New York in 1898, and in January, 1899, was appointed by Gov- ernor Roosevelt a member of the State Civil Service Commission, in which position he served until 1893, when he resigned. In March of that year he was tendered the position of solicitor of internal revenue but declined it and later accepted the position of special assistant to the attorney-general of the United States, and was assigned to act as solicitor of the newly created depart- ment of Commerce and Labor. In the spring of 1905, he was
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