US Congressman. Born in Coxsackie, New York, he graduated from Yale College in 1879, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Hudson, New York. He was City Judge of Hudson (1887-88) and District Attorney of Columbia County, (1889-92). In 1897, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1901. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was elected associate justice of the Supreme Court of New York in 1901 and served until he retired from the bench in 1928. He died at age 85 in Hudson, New York.
US Congressman. Born in Coxsackie, New York, he graduated from Yale College in 1879, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Hudson, New York. He was City Judge of Hudson (1887-88) and District Attorney of Columbia County, (1889-92). In 1897, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1901. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was elected associate justice of the Supreme Court of New York in 1901 and served until he retired from the bench in 1928. He died at age 85 in Hudson, New York.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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