At the close of his collegiate course, in 1853, he went to New York and began life in the great city without friends or accjuaintance, and with little to encourage him, but an amount of determination and energy with which he could not fail to work his way. Commencing the study of law in the office of Hon. Daniel B. Taylor who enjoyed a large practice and was the possessor ot one of the largest law libraries in the city, the young student, by indefatigable labor, soon made himself useful in his chosen [irofession, and, iu 1855, was admitted to the bar and soon after called to i)ractice in the United States Courts as proctor, solicitor and advocate. Rising rapidly in his profession, his prudence and ability soon gained him a large and lucrative practice, and he was frecpiently retained as counsel for many monied corporations and large estates. In 1862 he was one of the organizers of the North America Life Insurance Company of New York, of which he became a director and counsel, and, after long and arduous labor in collating and analyzing facts and statistics in relation to travel and accidents, framed a bill, which was passed by the Legislature, allowing that company to insure against accidents to travelers. This was the first authority granted iu this country for accident insurance. Mr. Seribner came to Yonkers in 1858, and since

that time his life and career have been identified with the history of Westchester County. Upon coming to Yonkers he built a house on Woodworth Avenue, near Locust Street, there being at that time very (ew dwellings in that vicinity. His iiome was surrounded by a beautiful locust grove. He subsecjuently moved to a residence at " Hillside," near the corner of liroadway and High Street. His present residence, •• Inglehurst," was purchased in the spring of 1880, and from its elevated position commands one of the finest views of the Hudson River.