Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . in the employ of FrancisGreen and Judge Chamberlain. Finding the labor too severe for his consti-tution, and feeling that the instincts of his mind and genius were not directedin the proper channel, he turned his attention to the study of law. He com-menced reading in the office of John A. Bryan, then the leading lawyer of thecounty, and in 1826 he was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas and wasadmitted to practice in the Supreme Court in January, 1833. He continuedto practice his profession at EUicottville until aft
Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . in the employ of FrancisGreen and Judge Chamberlain. Finding the labor too severe for his consti-tution, and feeling that the instincts of his mind and genius were not directedin the proper channel, he turned his attention to the study of law. He com-menced reading in the office of John A. Bryan, then the leading lawyer of thecounty, and in 1826 he was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas and wasadmitted to practice in the Supreme Court in January, 1833. He continuedto practice his profession at EUicottville until after the adoption of the codeof procedure in 1848, when he retired to his farm in the neighborhood of EUi-cottville. Mr. Fox was a successful lawyer. It is said that his strength was mainlyas an advocate, and that he possessed great power over a jury and controlover the minds of men. His manner in speaking was earnest and Fox was also prominently connected with the political history of thecounty and State. He became a prominent Whig, and by the partiality of. ^L^UO-^^C^^
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