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and from 1903 until the time of his death, which occurred at Port Chester January 6, 1917. His remains are interred in Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye.
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Richard Steel
Richard Steel, who was born in Auburn, N. Y., August 21, 1880, son of Richard C. and Frances (Haight) Steel, located in Rye village about August I, 1913, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred suddenly at the United Hospital, Port Chester, March II, 1918, following an oper- ation for appendicitis.
Mr. Steel was a graduate of Williams College (A.B., 1902) and of Harvard Law School (LL.B. cum laude, 1905). He took his Bar examination at Syracuse, in 1904, and was admitted to the New York Bar, January 2, 1905, at Rochester. Later he was admitted to the United States Circuit and Dis- trict Courts for the southern district of New York and to the Circuit Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit. From 1905 to 1909 he was with the firm of Philbin, Beekman & Menken; during 1915 and 1916 was a member of the firm of Kidder, Ayres & Peabody; and since January, 1917, had been with the firm of Alger & Ayres, 27 William Street, New York City. From 1909 to 1915, Mr. Steel was secretary to Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman.
On May 6, 1911, at Rye, Mr. Steel married Miss Mary C. Hamilton, daughter of Theodore F. and
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Kate M. (Luther) Hamilton of Rye. His wife survives him.
Mr. Steel served, 1904-05, in the First Corps Cadets, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and, 1909- II, in the Seventh Regiment, N. G. N. Y. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, and the Will- iams and Apawamis Clubs. In politics he was a Republican.
The funeral services over Mr. Steel were held at his home, Seneca Street, Rye, March 13, 1918, the Rev. Richard Townsend Henshaw, rector of Christ's Church, officiating. His remains were taken to Auburn, where they were interred in the Fort Hill Cemetery.
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"There is certainly, without any exception, no profession in which so many temptations beset the path to swerve from the line of strict integrity, in which so many delicate and difficult questions of duty are continually arising. There are pitfalls and mantraps at every step, and the mere youth, at the very outset of his career, needs often the prudence and self-denial as well as the moral courage, which belong commonly to riper years. High moral principle is the only safe guide, the only torch to light his way amidst darkness and obstruction."-GEORGE SHARSWOOD.
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The following biographies of lawyers, still living, are arranged, as far as possible, in the order of dates of admission to the Bar.
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Henry Parsons
Born Sharon Springs, N. Y., November 21, 1835, son of James Parsons, born Sharon Springs, Novem- ber I, 1806, died Sharon Springs, October 25, 1874, and Hannah (Moyer) Parsons, born Sharon Springs, January 15, 1807, died Sharon Springs, November 10, 1886. Descendant of Joseph Parsons, of Spring- field, Mass., 1636, and Northampton, Mass., 1655; also of Elijah Parsons, born 1744, George Best, born 1753, Christopher Moyer, born 1750, and Severinus Cook, born 1752, Revolutionary soldiers. Attended Fort Plain (N. Y.) Seminary, 1855; Williston Semi- nary, Easthampton, Mass., 1856-7; graduated Union College, A.B., 1861, A.M., 1864. Admitted N. Y. Bar, N. Y. City, December, 1863; U. S. Dist. and Circuit Courts, S. D. N. Y. Practiced N. Y. City since 1863. Married, N. Y. City, July, 1867, Agnes Turnbull, who died March, 1869, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Whiteside) Turnbull of N. Y. City. Married, N. Y. City, March, 1873, Fannie Griscom, daughter of Dr. John H. and Henrietta (Peale) Griscom of N. Y. City. Children: Agnes, born March 4, 1869; Henry Griscom, born April 6, 1874; H. Grace, born July 5, 1875; Bertha, born January 18, 1877; Howard C., born May 31, 1878; John, born
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March 4, 1882; Maude, born May 31, 1883, died March 5, 1913. Captain Co. G., 134th Regt. N.Y. Vols. in Civil War. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa Fraternities, N. Y. Genealogi- cal and Biographical Society, Military Order Loyal Legion U. S. Republican. Presbyterian. Resident town of Rye, 1882-1899. Office 140 Nassau St., N. Y. City; residence 29 W. 56th St., N. Y. City.
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Frank Richard Lawrence
Born N. Y. City, 1845, son of Benjamin and Marianne Lawrence. Attended New York City public schools. Admitted New York Bar, New York City, November, 1869. Married, 1876, Eva Annette Reed (died 1901). Children: Frank, Her- bert R., Connor. Trustee American Surety Co., Gar- field Safe Deposit Co .; director Chatham and Phenix National Bank. Member Dunlap Society and Lotos, New York Yacht, American Yacht, Apawamis, Manhattan, and Lawyers Clubs. Former resident town of Rye. Office 60 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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John Henry Clapp
Born N. Y. City, September 6, 1847, son of John Jacob Clapp, a lawyer of high repute, born Ossining, N. Y., October 7, 1818, died White Plains, N. Y., February 6, 1866, and Maria Caroline (Banta) Clapp, born N. Y. City, August 31, 1819, died Port Chester, N. Y., November 26, 1895. Graduated Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, 1865; gradu- ated Union College, Schenectady, LL.B., 1869. Admitted New York Bar, Poughkeepsie, June, 1870. Studied in office Jackson O. Dykman; copartner Amherst Wight and Amherst Wight, Jr., New York City and Port Chester, January 1, 1871-June 28, 1877; copartner Charles H. Ropes (Clapp & Ropes), 119 Broadway, New York City, and southeast corner Main and Adee Streets, Port Chester, 1878-80; co- partner Jarvis W. Mason, N. Y. City and Port Chester, 1889-92; continued practice N. Y. City until 1896, and thereafter went West, discontinuing office in 1901. Since 1901 resided in West. Married, November 4, 1874, Mary J. (Purdy) Ropes of Port Chester, who died February 2, 1909. No children. Referee on dissolution New York, Northern and Housatonic R. R. Co., and receiver thereof. Former
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chairman Cornell Dam Commission. Former mem- ber commission securing water rights, New Rochelle. Widower. Republican. Episcopalian. Resident town of Rye twenty-six years.
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David B. Ogden
Born N. Y. City, November 3, 1849, son of Gouverneur Morris and Harriet Verena (Evans) Ogden. Paternal grandfather David B. Ogden; maternal grandfather Cadwalader Evans. Gradu- ated Columbia University, A.B., 1869; Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1871. Admitted New York Bar, New York City, June, 1871. Formerly member C. E. & D. B. Ogden, with office corner N. Main Street and Willett Avenue, Port Chester, N. Y., 1877-80; Beekman & Ogden; Ogden, Beekman & Ogden; Parsons, Shepard & Ogden, New York City. Married, April 17, 1877, Mary E. daughter of John and Marian (Evans) Sherman of New York City. Children: Gouverneur Morris, born September 28, 1879, died 1896; Mary E., born November 30, 1883; Harriet V. C., born January 10, 1888. Former counsel Port Chester Savings Bank. Member Assn. Bar City N. Y., and Century, University, Tuxedo, and Church Clubs. Politics independent. Epis- copalian. Office 52 William Street, N. Y. City; residence 12 E. Ioth St., N. Y. City.
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Archibald Henderson Taylor
Born Washington, D. C., July 6, 1851, son of Henry Allen and Anne E. V. (Henderson) Taylor. Paternal grandfather Robert Johnstone Taylor; maternal grandfather General Archibald Henderson, commandant U. S. Marine Corps. Graduated University of Virginia, A.M., 1873. Admitted Virginia Bar, 1873; Maryland Bar, 1874; Court of Appeals, Maryland; Supreme Bench, Baltimore; U. S. Supreme Court; Maryland and Virginia Circuit Courts of Appeal, and Maryland State Courts. Practiced in Baltimore forty years. Married, Port Chester, N. Y., July 10, 1907, Mary M. Parker, daughter of Richard and Mary (Thorndike) Parker. No children. Member Maryland Legislature, 1892. Member Maryland, University, Baltimore, Country (Baltimore), and American Yacht Clubs. Independ- ent Democrat. Episcopalian. Resident town of Rye since 1907. Office 406 Maryland Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md .; residences 4 E. Eager St., Baltimore, and 96 Sound View St., Port Chester.
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Charles Green Banks
Born Middle Patent, North Castle, N. Y., May 26, 1846, son of James P. and Thursa A. (Palmer) Banks. Moved to New Rochelle 1864. Graduated New York University Law School, LL.B., 1875. Ad- mitted New York Bar, 1875. Copartner Martin J. Keogh (Banks & Keogh), offices New Rochelle and Port Chester, N. Y., about 1876; copartner Martin J. Keogh and Cornelius E. Kene (Banks, Keogh & Kene), offices New Rochelle and Port Chester, about 1877, succeeded by Banks & Kene. Office in New Rochelle since 1877. Married, May 16, 1877, Fanny E. Morgan, daughter of Charles V. Morgan of Tuckahoe, N. Y. No children. Police Justice New Rochelle 1875-79; corporation counsel New Rochelle six years; register Westchester County 1888-90; president New Rochelle 1885-91; former editor and owner New Rochelle Pioneer. Office 6 Bridge St., New Rochelle; residence Webster Ave., New Rochelle.
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Thomas Townsend Sherman
Born London, Eng., where his parents were tem- porarily sojourning, July 28, 1853, son of Edward Standish Sherman, born New Haven, Connecticut, January 27, 1818, died Rye, N. Y., August II, 1882, and Catharine Augusta (Townsend) Sherman, born Boston, March 24, 1823, died Rye, May 24, 1902. Attended private schools of Parker & Berthet and Benj. W. Dwight (N. Y.); Fairfield (Conn.) Academy; Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, 1866-70; graduated Yale University, B.A., 1874; graduated Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1876. Admitted New York Bar, Brooklyn, December 13, 1876, U. S. Supreme Court, April 17, 1903. Entered office Evarts, Southmayd & Choate, February II, 1875; continued with that firm which included among its members Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, Charles F. Southmayd, and Hon. Joseph H. Choate, until its expiration, July 1, 1884; afterwards with successor firm Evarts, Choate & Beaman, until Jan., 1902; then became member firm Evarts, Tracy & Sher- man, composed of Allen W. Evarts, J. Evarts Tracy, Thomas T. Sherman, and Herbert J. Bick- ford, which firm was succeeded January 1, 1908, by present firm Evarts, Choate & Sherman, now
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composed of Allen W. Evarts, Thomas T. Sher- man, Joseph H. Choate, Jr., Herbert J. Bickford, and James Garretson. Married, Rye, October 19, 1887, Anne Loder Wiggin, daughter of Augustus and Ann Elizabeth (Loder) Wiggin, of Rye. One child, Emily Balch, born Rye. Delivered historical address February 28, 1895, at celebration of two hundredth anniversary founding Rye Parish. Trus- tee N. Y. Genealogical and Biographical Society; member executive committee N. Y. Historical Society; member Vestry Christ's Church, Rye, since 1883; Vestryman April 23, 1883-April 16, 1906; Churchwarden since April 16, 1906; Clerk of Vestry since April 7, 1893. Governor Apawamis Club, 1899-1914, vice-president thereof 1903-05 and 1914, president thereof 1905-07. Member Assn. Bar City N. Y., N. Y. Co. Lawyers Assn., New England Soc., New England Historic Genealogical Soc., and University, Yale, Downtown, Apawamis, Ameri- can Yacht, and Manursing Island Clubs. Republi- can. Episcopalian. Resident town of Rye since 1874. Office 60 Wall St., N. Y. City; residences Rye and 126 East 3Ist St., N. Y. City.
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John William Boothby
Born Rawdon, Yorkshire, Eng., July 21, 1848, son of John and Eliza Emma (Eastwood) Boothby. Settled Pittsfield, Ill., with parents in 1850, and there began education; graduated Pittsfield High School, 1869; graduated Cornell University, B. S., 1873; teacher Chappaqua Mountain Institute, Friends' School, Westchester County, 1873-77; graduated Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1877. Admitted New York Bar, Poughkeepsie, 1877. In law office Martin J. Keogh, New Rochelle, 1877-79; copartner Martin J. Keogh (Keogh & Boothby), Port Chester, N. Y., 1879-81, occupying offices in Centen- nial building, North Main Street, and later in New York City. After dissolution of this firm, practiced in New York City as member of various firms. Married, New York City, June 4, 1884, Lilla Mac- Dougall, of New York City, daughter of James A. and Marilla MacDougall. No children. Governor of New Rochelle Hospital various times; vestryman Trinity Church, New Rochelle: member Assn. Bar City N. Y., Westchester County Bar Assn., and Cornell University, Church, and Century Clubs. Republican. Episcopalian. Office 32 Nassau St., New York City; residence "Overlook," 17 Sound View Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y.
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Charles Henry Ropes
Born N. Y. City, May 7, 1857, son of Benjamin Gardner and Mary J. (Purdy) Ropes; grandson of Benjamin Ropes, officer in regular army War of 1812; great-grandson of Benjamin Ropes, officer in Revolutionary War; great-great-grandson of Timo- thy Pickering, one of Washington's generals and Secretary of War and Secretary of State during President Washington's administration. Attended Park Institute (Rye), and Columbia Grammar School; won State scholarship for Cornell University. Took Bar examination, Brooklyn, 1878; admitted as attorney-at-law, Brooklyn, September 12, 1878, and as counselor-at-law, Poughkeepsie, May 10, 1880; admitted Wisconsin Bar, 1883. Counsel in railroad and corporation litigation in several States. Studied in office Amherst Wight, Jr., Port Chester, N. Y .; copartner John H. Clapp (Clapp & Ropes), New York City and Port Chester, 1878-80; associated with Edward Sanford, John T. Hoffman, Melbert B. Cary, Charles W. Wetmore. Active in Westchester County politics many years ago. Married, August 27, 1879, Jennie Louise Hale of Milwaukee, Wis., daughter of O. J. and Amelia Hale. One child, Fannie, married Robert Stewart Edson, son of
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Franklin Edson, July 5, 1899. Life member New England Society, life member New York Athletic Club, trustee Grant Monument. Republican. Pres- byterian. Resident town of Rye 1870-82. Resi- dence 246 South Second Av., Mount Vernon, N. Y.
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William Porter Allen
Born N. Y. City, January 13, 1858 son of John T. and Harriet (Smith) Allen. Graduated Columbia University, 1878; graduated Columbia University Law School, 1880. Admitted N. Y. Bar, N. Y. City, June, 1880. Married, June 12, 1882, Eleanor Graham, daughter of William H. Mathews of Harrison, N. Y. Children : Eleanor, wife of Francisco Carloni, Florence, Italy; Harriet, wife of John Marshall Williams, San Francisco, Cal. Former member Board of Education, Rye; trustee Rye village for seven years from its incorporation. Mem- ber Assn. Bar City N. Y., Westchester County Bar Assn., Psi Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa Fraterni- ties, and Apawamis and American Yacht Clubs. Republican. Resident town of Rye since 1893. Office 10 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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Peter Townsend Barlow
Born N. Y. City, June 21, 1857. Graduated Harvard University 1879; graduated Columbia University Law School, 1881. Married, May 6, 1886, Virginia Louise Matthews. Police Magis- trate, N. Y. City. Member Soc. Colonial Wars, and University, Union, Harvard, American Yacht, and Downtown Clubs. Former resident town of Rye. Residence 471 Park Av., N. Y. City.
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George Clinton Andrews
Born Rye, N. Y., December 3, 1858, son of George and Maria Clinton (Whiley) Andrews. Great- great-grandfather Andrews was seventh man to enter Fort Ticonderoga in assault of Colonel Ethan Allen. Collateral line includes Governor Andrew, famous "war governor" of Mass .; mother was daughter of Richard Whiley and Anna Maria Beekman, daughter of Stephan D. Beekman and Maria Clinton, fifth daughter of Governor George Clinton and Cornelia Tappan, Stephan D. Beekman having been son of Gerard G. Beekman and Cornelia Van Cortlandt, great-granddaughter of Frederick Philipse, first lord Philipseburgh Manor. Attended school Tarrytown; Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, N. Y .; studied stenography, medicine. Took Bar examination, Poughkeepsie, 1882. Ad- mitted N. Y. Bar, Poughkeepsie, 1882. Office in Tarrytown, N. Y., since 1882. Married, April 15, 1884, Julia Biers, daughter of Charles and Charity Biers of Tarrytown. Children: Florence B., born Mar. II, 1885; George Clinton, Jr., born Nov. 26, 1891; Charles B., born Dec. 4, 1893. Official court stenographer, Rockland Co., 1880-90; counsel, Tarry- town village, 1890-96; counsel, Irvington village,
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several years. Declined Republican Assembly nominaton 1894; District Attorney Westchester County, 1896-1901; former counsel N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co. Member Masonic and Odd Fellows Orders, Sons of Revolution, and Soc. Med. Jurispru- dence, of which he was trustee several years. Repub- lican. Episcopalian. Resident town of Rye 1858- 60. Office 130 Main St., Tarrytown; residence 93 Neperan Rd., Tarrytown.
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Charles Pitkin Cowles
Born N. Y. City, July II, 1859, son of Edward Pitkin Cowles, former Justice N. Y. Supreme Court, and Sarah Ely (Boies) Cowles; descendant of John Cowles who emigrated from England in 1635 and settled at Farmington, Conn .; descendant on mater- nal side of Ely family, who were early settlers at Long Meadow, Mass., and Boies family, which became established in Blanford, Mass., in first half 17th century. Graduated Park Institute, Rye, 1879; graduated Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1882. Took Bar examination, Brooklyn, 1882; admitted N. Y. Bar, Brooklyn, Sept. 15, 1882. Entered law office Edward B. Cowles, brother, and conducted copartnership (E. B. & C. P. Cowles), 33 Wall St., N. Y. City, 1882-87; copartner with brother, Justus A. B. Cowles (continuing name E. B. & C. P. Cowles), N. Y. City, 1887-1909, and then re- tired, entering paper manufacturing business carried on by Pejepscot Paper Co. and W. H. Parsons & Co. One of incorporators Rye Lawn Tennis Club, Rye Free Reading Room, Rye Village Improvement Association, Rye National Bank, Rye Land & Improvement Co., and Cowles Realty Co. Pres. Re- publican District Assn., 2nd and 3rd election dis-
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tricts, Rye, about ten years. Member Republican Town Committee. Former Excise Commissioner town of Rye. Chief of Police Rye Village during first two years of incorporation for purpose of organ- izing police force. Member and director Lauren- tian Fishing (Montreal, Can.), American Yacht and Apawamis Clubs; member and one of Session Rye Presbyterian Church; director Pejepscot Paper Co. and W. H. Parsons & Co. Unmarried. Republican. Presbyterian. Resident town of Rye since 1870. Office III Broadway, N.Y. City; residence Milton Road, Rye.
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William Wilson Cook
Born Hillsdale, Mich., Apr. 16, 1858, son of John Potter and Martha (Wolford) Cook. Graduated University Michigan, A.B., 1880; LL.B., 1882. Admitted N. Y. Bar 1883. Trustee Mackay Co .; counsel Postal Telegraph Cable Co., Commercial Cable Co. Author of Cook on Corporations, Cook on Stock and Stockholders. Unmarried. Residence in town of Rye past several years. Office 44 Wall St., N. Y. City; residences Ridge St., Rye, and 14 E. 7Ist St., N. Y. City.
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Frederick William Sherman
Born N. Y. City, Feb. 10, 1862, son of Edward Standish Sherman (descendant of Miles Standish, the Pilgrim, and Roger Sherman, the Signer), born New Haven, Conn., Jan. 27, 1818, died Rye, N. Y., Aug. II, 1882, and Catherine Augusta (Townsend) Sher- man, daughter of Dr. Solomon D. Townsend, eminent Boston surgeon, born Boston, Mar. 24, 1823, died Rye, May 24, 1902. Educated at local schools and by tutor; graduated Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1883. Took Bar examination, Brooklyn, 1883; admitted N. Y. Bar, Brooklyn, 1883; U. S. Dist. Court, S. D. N. Y., 1885; U. S. Circuit Court, S. D. N. Y., 1887. Studied in office Jennings & Russell, N. Y. C., 1881-85; with Davies & Rappallo, 1885-87; began practice White Plains, 1887; office Ryan bldg., Port Chester, N. Y., since 1892. Married, Apr. 24, 1894, Grace Blanchard (died May 3, 1917), of Salem, N. Y., daughter of Hon. Anthony and Jeannie (Martin) Blanchard. No children. Appointed, 1903, special counsel N. Y. City proceedings condemn lands surrounding Byram, Rye, and Wampus Lakes, and along Byram and Wampus Rivers; counsel park commissioners town of Rye, 1908-09; counsel town of Rye, 1910-II, conducted proceed-
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ings acquire Rye Town Park; counsel in taxpayer's action against P. B. Gaynor and Port Chester Village; counsel P. C. Street Rwy. Co., Larchmont Horse Rwy. Co., N. Y. and Stamford Rwy. Co., securing franchises and charters; counsel commis- sioners drainage Saw Mill River valley; successfully defended number murder cases. Nominated 1892 Republican Candidate Dist. Atty. Westchester Co. Member Westchester Co. Bar Assn., Assn. Bar City N. Y., and Apawamis, Republican, and American Yacht Clubs. Republican. Episcopalian. Resi- dent town of Rye since 1875. Office 103 West- chester Av., Port Chester; residence Apawamis Av., Rye.
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Jarvis Woolverton Mason
Born N. Y. City, Aug. 12, 1863, son of Jarvis R. and Mary W. (Cotner) Mason. Attended City College City N. Y .; graduated N. Y. University Law School, LL.B., 1884; C. P. A. from University State of N. Y., 1901. Took Bar examination and admitted N. Y. Bar, N. Y. City, Jan., 1884; admitted U. S. Supreme Court, U. S. Court of Claims, U. S. Dist. and Circuit Courts, S. D. N. Y. Copartner Jerome A. Peck (Peck & Mason), Port Chester, N. Y., and N. Y. City, 1887-1889; copartner John H. Clapp (Clapp & Mason), Port Chester and N. Y. City, 1889-1892; with American Surety Company of N. Y., since 1892. Married, Dec. 16, 1890, Caroline Matthews of Walden, N. Y., daughter of Henry and Mary Eunice Matthews. Two daughters and one son. Vice-president American Surety. Co., of N. Y. Cap- tain, Reserve List, N. G. N. Y. Member Bar Assn. City N. Y., Westchester Co. Bar Assn., Masonic Order, and Republican and Siwanoy Country Clubs. Republican. Office, 100 Broadway, N. Y. City; residence, Mount Vernon, N. Y.
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Jerome Alvord Peck
Born Pecksland, Greenwich, Conn., Mar. 24, 1863, son of Cephas Peck, born Greenwich, Jan. 3, 1830, died Port Chester, N. Y., Apr. 14, 1895, and Jose- phine (Ferris) Peck, born Greenwich, Dec. 28, 1836; descendant of William Peck who settled in New Haven Colony, 1637. Attended Port Chester Public Schools, 1870-77; Starr's Institute, Port Chester, 1877-79; graduated N. Y. University Law School, LL.B., 1883. Took Bar examination Poughkeepsie, 1884; admitted N. Y. Bar, Poughkeepsie, May 16, 1884; U. S. Dist. and Circuit Courts, S. D. N. Y .; Circuit Court Kentucky, 1911. With Clapp & Ropes, Port Chester, 1880-83; J. H. Clapp 1880-81; copartner Jarvis W. Mason (Peck & Mason), Port Chester, 1887-89; copartner Arthur R. Wilcox (Peck & Wilcox), Port Chester and N. Y. City, Jan. 1, 1901-May I, 1908; copartner Frederick G. Schmidt (Peck & Schmidt), Port Chester, 1912-14; copartner Frederick G. Schmidt and Roy L. Burns (Peck, Schmidt & Burns), Port Chester, since August 1914. Married, N. Y. City, Apr. II, 1900, Agnes Wolfe of Port Chester, daughter of John W. and Jane (Cheshire) Wolfe. No children. Village Clerk Port Chester, 1893-1903; corporation counsel Port
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Chester village 1905-08; president Westchester County Bar Association, 1912-14; director Lawyers Westchester Title & Mortgage Co .; incorporator and director since 1901 Mutual Trust Company West- chester County; chairman trustees Supreme Court Library, White Plains, since 1914; chairman board fire commissioners Mahopac Fire Dept. Member N. Y. State Bar Assn., Westchester County Bar Assn., Masonic order, Sons of Veterans, Harry Howard Hook and Ladder Co. (honorary), and Union League, N. Y. Athletic, Apawamis, and Mahopac Country Clubs. Republican. Congregationalist. Resident town of Rye 1863-1910. Offices 14 S. Main St., Port Chester, and 45 Broadway, N. Y. City; residence Lake Mahopac, N. Y.
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John Purdon
Born Hong Kong, China, Aug. 16, 1862, son of James Purdon, Philadelphia, and Lydia (Nye) Pur- don, Acushnet, Mass .; grandson of John Purdon, Philadelphia, compiler of Purdon's Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania. Attended John MacMul- len's School, N. Y. City; Columbia University; graduated Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1883. Took Bar examination N. Y. City, 1884; admitted N. Y. Bar, N. Y. City, 1884. Married, first, Frances Nelson Bogert O'Brien (widow), of Providence, R. I., who died May 23, 1904. Adopted her daughter, Frances Hope O'Brien, now wife of Sheldon Leavitt, Jr., Augusta, Ga. Married, secondly, Marcia Latham Richardson, of Lexington, Ky. One child, John, Jr., born Jan. 6, 1908. For- mer vestryman St. Mark's Church, N. Y. City. Member Assn. Bar City N. Y., Columbia University Club. Republican. Episcopalian. Resident town of Rye 1898-99. Office 15 Wall St., N. Y. City; residence Palisade, N. J.
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George Henry Barnes
Born Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1861, son of Charles C. Barnes, born N. Y. City, 1824, died 1903, and Juliet Jane (Armour) Barnes, born N. Y. City, 1828. Attended Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn; gradu- ated Columbia University, A.B., 1883; graduated Columbia University Law School, LL.B., 1885. Took Bar examination and admitted N. Y. Bar, Poughkeepsie, 1885. Married, N. Y. City, 1889, Mary E. Brosnan of N. Y. City, daughter of Timo- thy L. and Mary (Wells) Brosnan. One child, Mary Wells, born Dec. 25, 1901. Member Columbia University, Bankers, Apawamis, Blind Brook, and American Yacht Clubs. Protestant. Resident town of Rye since 1905. Office 120 Broadway, N. Y. City; residence Library Lane, Rye.
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