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Title: A volume commemorating the creation of the second city of the world : by the consolidation of the communities adjacent to New York harbor under the new charter of the City of New York
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC
Subjects: Lawyers Accountants Physicians
Publisher: New York : Republic Press
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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hough his officesare in the crowded district of lower Broadway, he has lived in the old West-chester District since 1885, where for many years he was counsel for theSupervisor of Westchester. Since the annexation of that territory to the Cityhe has been special counsel for New York City under Corporation CounselScott, and is now special counsel for the Westchester District under Corpora-tion Counsel Whalen. He was an earnest believer in the annexation of thatregion to the City of New York, and was prominently identified with themovement which resulted in its union. In politics Mr. Baker is a Eepubli-can, and one of the political leaders of the District. He is a member of theBar Association and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In 1876 Mr.Baker married Helena C. Anthes, daughter of Charles Anthes, a prominentmerchant of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and they have one daughter, Edith E.Baker, now eighteen years of age, and a prominent member of Old St. PetersSurplice Choir at Westchester.
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TJie Bench and Bar of New York. 227 John Wilkinson Bartram was born in Dutchess County, N. T., December25, 1845, and was educated in the common schools, the Oswego Village Insti-tute, State Normal School and Albany University, graduating in 1869. Hehad read law for several years prior to graduation, and was admitted to prac-tice at Albany in 1869. In that year he formed a copartnership with H. D.Burlingame, of Albany, under the firm name of Burlingame & Bartram, whichcopartnership extended over a period of only two years. He did a consider-able portion of the work in the preparation of Waits Supplement to ClintonsDigest during that period, and then removed to Wappingers Falls, N. Y.There he engaged in a general practice of the law for over twenty years, whenhe formed business relations with Seward Baker, at 59 Liberty Street, NewYork City. He has retained his country business while building up a largepractice in the last named City. He has always held aloof from polities,having de

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