Address of Hon. Alton B Parker before the Law Academy of Philadelphia, March 10th, 1908: The Lawyer's Duty in the Preservation of Civil and Religious Liberty
by Hon. Alton B Parker
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Alton B. Parker, (born May 14, 1852, Cortland, N.Y., U.S.—died May 10, 1926, New York, N.Y.), American jurist and Democratic presidential nominee in 1904, defeated by the incumbent, Theodore Roosevelt. wiki.
Having practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., Parker was elected surrogate of Ulster county in 1877 and reelected six years later. He was appointed to the New York Supreme Court in 1885, the state Appeals Court in 1889, and the appellate division of the state Supreme Court in 1896. From 1898 to 1904 Parker was chief justice of the New York Court of Appeals. On the bench, he was noted for upholding the rights of labour and acquired a reputation for fairness, competence, and courtesy. He was persuaded to run for President. but was defeated, taking only 38 percent of the popular vote and winning 140 electoral votes to Roosevelt's 336. Thereafter he returned to his law practice.
1 edition of his address was published in 1908 in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- The FW Collections (US)
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- Title
- Address of Hon. Alton B Parker before the Law Academy of Philadelphia, March 10th, 1908
- Author
- Hon. Alton B Parker
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet on heavy paper, stapled
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-, 1/3 if front cover separated
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first
- Binding
- Paperback
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- Press of the Evening Post Job Printing Office, 156 Fulton Street
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- lawyers duty
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- rare books; Law; ABAA-50;
- Size
- 6.5x9.4
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