For the Catholic priest and writer, see Daniel A. Lord
Daniel Lord (September 23, 1795 – March 4, 1868) was a prominent New York City attorney. His firm was eventually joined by his son-in-law Henry Day and son Daniel Lord Jr. to form Lord Day & Lord. John Jacob Astor was among Lord's clients. [1]
Lord was born in Stonington, Connecticut September 23, 1795. He was a son of Phebe ( née Crary) Lord (1773–1847) and Dr. Daniel Lord (1767–1845). His father, a doctor, moved the family to New York City while Lord was a toddler. [2] He graduated from Yale College in 1814. [3]
Lord was a legal contemporary of Chief Justices Thomas J. Oakley and William Alexander Duer, Chancellors Reuben H. Walworth and James Kent, and Spencer, Wood, Ogden Hoffman, Stevens, Hill, and Bradford. [4]
In 1818, Lord opened his firm as a solo practitioner. By 1848, he was joined by his son-in-law, Henry Day, and son, Daniel Lord Jr., to form Lord, Day & Lord. John Jacob Astor was among Lord's clients. [1] The firm operated until October 1994. [5]
In 1851 he delivered Yale University on Phi Beta Kappa address. [6]
On May 16, 1818, Lord was married to Susan DeForest (1799–1879), a daughter of Lockwood DeForest and Mehitabel ( née Wheeler) DeForest. Together, they were the parents of: [7]
Lord died at his home in New York on March 4, 1886. [4] His death in 1868 was attributed to "paralysis". [2] After a funeral held at Rev. Dr. Spring's Church at 35th Street and Fifth Avenue, he was buried at the New York Marble Cemetery on Second Avenue in New York. [9]
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For the Catholic priest and writer, see Daniel A. Lord
Daniel Lord (September 23, 1795 – March 4, 1868) was a prominent New York City attorney. His firm was eventually joined by his son-in-law Henry Day and son Daniel Lord Jr. to form Lord Day & Lord. John Jacob Astor was among Lord's clients. [1]
Lord was born in Stonington, Connecticut September 23, 1795. He was a son of Phebe ( née Crary) Lord (1773–1847) and Dr. Daniel Lord (1767–1845). His father, a doctor, moved the family to New York City while Lord was a toddler. [2] He graduated from Yale College in 1814. [3]
Lord was a legal contemporary of Chief Justices Thomas J. Oakley and William Alexander Duer, Chancellors Reuben H. Walworth and James Kent, and Spencer, Wood, Ogden Hoffman, Stevens, Hill, and Bradford. [4]
In 1818, Lord opened his firm as a solo practitioner. By 1848, he was joined by his son-in-law, Henry Day, and son, Daniel Lord Jr., to form Lord, Day & Lord. John Jacob Astor was among Lord's clients. [1] The firm operated until October 1994. [5]
In 1851 he delivered Yale University on Phi Beta Kappa address. [6]
On May 16, 1818, Lord was married to Susan DeForest (1799–1879), a daughter of Lockwood DeForest and Mehitabel ( née Wheeler) DeForest. Together, they were the parents of: [7]
Lord died at his home in New York on March 4, 1886. [4] His death in 1868 was attributed to "paralysis". [2] After a funeral held at Rev. Dr. Spring's Church at 35th Street and Fifth Avenue, he was buried at the New York Marble Cemetery on Second Avenue in New York. [9]
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