He was born in Maryland, but lived abroad during most of his youth, and was educated in Germany. For some time he was an attache of the United States Legation at Madrid. He was about twentyfive years of age when he returned to this country and began the study of law in New Y''ork, where he made his home. He took a warm interest in the State Militia and was a member of the Seventh Regiment. General Fitzgerald appointed him his chief-

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of-staff, a position which he held for several years.

He was prominent among the military lawyers who

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codified the laws affecting the National Guard, and

was chosen president of the National Guard Association. Mayor Edwa

■d Cooper, of New York City,

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appointed him park commissioner, and for four years

he served as treasurer

of the board.

He married a

daughter of Elias Butler, of Hyde Park, who, with five children, survives him. He died July 12, 1886, at his

home in Dobbs Ferry,

aged fifty -five

years.

The present members of the Westchester bar are

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men of ability and integrity, and many of them are in

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the enjoyment of lucrative practice

and of high repute, not only within the county, but throughout the

State and at the bar of the Court o

f Appeals. We

here give their names and residences. Several of them,