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Source: A History of Buffalo
Source type: book Document type: photograph Document title: “Ansley Wilcox” Image size (in source, approx. h x w): unknown Author(s): anonymous [photograph]; Larned, J. N. [book] Volume number: 1 Publisher: Progress of the Empire State Company Place of publication: New York, New York Year of publication: 1911 Pagination: none |
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| “Ansley Wilcox.” A History of Buffalo. By J. N. Larned. Vol. 1. New York: Progress of the Empire State, 1911: [unnumbered plate]. |
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| full image of photograph |
| Keywords |
| Ansley Wilcox (photographs). |
| Named persons |
| Grover Cleveland [in notes]; William McKinley [in notes]; Theodore Roosevelt [in notes]; John Willcocks [in notes]. |
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The photograph’s caption is accompanied by the following text: “Lawyer; born, Summerville, Georgia, January 27, 1856; descended from John Willcocks, one of the original settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636; educated Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven; Yale (A. B., 1874); and at Oxford, England; admitted to bar 1878; counsel for commission appointed by Governor Cleveland to acquire the land for New York State Reservation at Niagara Falls, 1883-85, and as counsel in case of Rogers vs. Buffalo, established the constitutionality of the Civil Service Law of the State of New York. Headed the movement for jury reform, and is president of Buffalo Civil Service Reform Association. At his house President Roosevelt took oath of office after the death of President McKinley. Now member of the firm of Wilcox & Bull.” The photograph below appears an unnumbered plate facing page 194 and is accompanied with a facsimile signature. Title herein taken from caption. From title page: A History of Buffalo: Delineating the Evolution of
the City. From title page: By J. N. Larned, with Sketches of the City of Rochester
by the Hon. Charles E. Fitch and the City of Utica by the Hon. Ellis H.
Roberts. Image courtesy of Google Books. |
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