Judge and attorney. Known as L. Harris Hiscock, he was the brother of US Senator Frank Hiscock. He taught school while studying law, and served as Pompey's School Superintendent from 1845 to 1847. In 1848 he began to practice law in Tully. From 1849 to 1851 he was Pompey's Justice of the Peace. In 1855 he founded with his brother the law firm known today as Hiscock and Barclay. L. Harris Hiscock was prominent in Democratic party politics and served as Onondaga County Surrogate Judge from 1852 to 1856. In 1865, by now a Republican, Harris was elected to the New York Assembly, and he served until his death. While in Albany as a delegate to the 1867 state constitutional convention, Hiscock was murdered by George W. Cole, a Major General in the Civil War who accused Hiscock of having an affair with Mrs. Cole. At his 1868 trial Cole was acquitted on the grounds of "momentary insanity." (Note: Gravestone says death date is June 7, but newspapers carried the story of Hiscock's death beginning on June 5.)
Judge and attorney. Known as L. Harris Hiscock, he was the brother of US Senator Frank Hiscock. He taught school while studying law, and served as Pompey's School Superintendent from 1845 to 1847. In 1848 he began to practice law in Tully. From 1849 to 1851 he was Pompey's Justice of the Peace. In 1855 he founded with his brother the law firm known today as Hiscock and Barclay. L. Harris Hiscock was prominent in Democratic party politics and served as Onondaga County Surrogate Judge from 1852 to 1856. In 1865, by now a Republican, Harris was elected to the New York Assembly, and he served until his death. While in Albany as a delegate to the 1867 state constitutional convention, Hiscock was murdered by George W. Cole, a Major General in the Civil War who accused Hiscock of having an affair with Mrs. Cole. At his 1868 trial Cole was acquitted on the grounds of "momentary insanity." (Note: Gravestone says death date is June 7, but newspapers carried the story of Hiscock's death beginning on June 5.)
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