Samuel B. Garvin
1811-1878 Samuel Garvin was born in Oswego County, New York, in 1811. He was admitted to the practice of law in Norwich in 1837 … More Samuel B. Garvin »
Era Category: Industrial Revolution & Gilded Age
John K. Hackett
1821-1879 John K. Hackett was born in Utica, New York, in 1921. His parents, James Henry and Katherine Hackett, “were prominent figures in the … More John K. Hackett »
John McKeon
1808-1883 John McKeon was born in Albany, New York, in 1808, the son of Captain James McKeon who gained distinction for his service in … More John McKeon »
Wheeler H. Peckham
1833-1905 Wheeler H. Peckham was born in Albany, New York, in 1833, the son of Rufus W. Peckham, Sr., who served on the Court … More Wheeler H. Peckham »
Randolph B. Martine
1844-1895 Randolph B. Martine, the son of a grocer and real estate dealer, was born in New York City in 1844. He attended Columbia … More Randolph B. Martine »
Benjamin K. Phelps
1832-1880 Benjamin K. Phelps, the son of a prominent Congregational minister, was born in Massachusetts in 1832. He graduated from Yale College in 1853 … More Benjamin K. Phelps »
Joseph H. Choate
1832-1917 Joseph H. Choate, one of the most prominent lawyers of his generation, was born in 1832 in Salem, Massachusetts. The son of a … More Joseph H. Choate »
Francis L. Stetson
1846-1920 Francis L. Stetson was born in 1846 in Keeseville, New York, in Clinton County, near the Canadian border. His father, Lemuel Stetson, was … More Francis L. Stetson »
Francis N. Bangs
1828-1885 Francis N. Bangs, who founded the Wall Street law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, was born in 1821 in New York City, … More Francis N. Bangs »
Frederic R. Coudert, Sr.
1832-1903 Frederic R. Coudert Sr. was born in New York City in 1832. His father, Charles, an officer and intimate of Napolean Bonaparte, fled … More Frederic R. Coudert, Sr. »