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Title: New York State's prominent and progressive men : an encyclopaedia of contemporaneous biography
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Harrison, Mitchell Charles, 1870-
Subjects: Civic leaders
Publisher: (New York) : New York Tribune
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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ed Langdon cases at the time they werefinally decided by the Court of Appeals. Since leaving the LawDepartment, Mr. Wickes has been engaged in general practice,being occupied, for the most part, with matters in court. He isbest known as a successful trial lawyer. His firm has a largegeneral practice, and represents many corporations. He hasalso frequently acted as referee in large and important cases,having been appointed on many occasions, especially duringrecent years, by the Appellate Division of the Supreme CourtHe was also assigned by the former general term of the SupremeCourt as counsel to prosecute two delinquent members of thebar. In early life, especially while in college, Mr. Wickes was notedas the possessor of an uncommonly fine barytone voice, and hefrequently sang in public on a variety of occasions. Mr. Wickes was married, on December 19, 1877, to Miss Har-riette Douw Alley, who died in May, 1899, leaving him two chil-dren, Henry Parmelee Wickes and Marie Louise Wickes.
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RAMON O. WILLIAMS RAMON O. WILLIAMS was born in Washington, D. C,> about seventy years ago. His father was George Williamsand his mother Jeannette Anne Young, natives of Washington,and of Colonial and English ancestry. When a mere child, he went to Cuba with his father, who wasto leave him with an aunt born in Maryland, and married to aSpanish merchant established at Havana. She, having no chil-dren wished to adopt her little nephew, who at her request hadbeennamed after her husband as her son. He went to schoolin Havana. His mother, not wishing to part forever with herson, after a time requested his return to her, which was done.Then he went to school in Alexandria, Virginia, and m Wash-ington. His father having died early, he was taken from schoolatfthe age of twelve years and placed to work in the office ofBlair & Rives, editors and proprietors of the Globe. Sometime after, he went to the office of the Madisonian. Thispaper was the organ of the John Tyler administration. At

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