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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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. »

1821-1898 Stephen P. Nash was born in Albany, New York, in 1821.  He attended the French College in Chambly, Quebec, studied law under Esek … More Stephen P. Nash »

1819-1887 William A. Wheeler, the 19th Vice President of the United States under President Rutherford B. Hayes, was born in 1819 in Malone, New … More William A. Wheeler »