New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . ed Secretary of and has held that position ever since. He is amember of many of the leading social clubs, such as the Man-hattan and Colonial ; he is a life member of the New York.\thletic Club, and belongs to the New York Riding Club. J. HOMER Homer Hildreth, a successful New York lawyer, wasborn in Lawrence, Mass., November 25, 1847, and comes ofold New England and Revolutionary stock. His father—Jairus C. Hildreth—was a well known and highly respectedcitizen of that Commonwealth, and his mother
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . ed Secretary of and has held that position ever since. He is amember of many of the leading social clubs, such as the Man-hattan and Colonial ; he is a life member of the New York.\thletic Club, and belongs to the New York Riding Club. J. HOMER Homer Hildreth, a successful New York lawyer, wasborn in Lawrence, Mass., November 25, 1847, and comes ofold New England and Revolutionary stock. His father—Jairus C. Hildreth—was a well known and highly respectedcitizen of that Commonwealth, and his mother—Emeline(Watson) Hildreth—was granddaughter of one of the heroesof Bunker Hill. Mr. Hildreth underwent a ])reparat()rycourse in the Wesleyan .Academy of Wilbraham, Mass., afterwhich he came to New York from Sjjringfield, his residence,and studied for the bar in the Columbia College Law School,under the late Hon. Theodore W. Dwight. He gradu-ated in the class of 1869 with the degree of , and was atonce admitted to the bar. .Among his classmates were such. 1 UlLDKHTll. men as Judges Ingraham and Duffy, Francis Lynde Stet-son, .Aqueduct Commissioner Scott, and many others whohave since risen to i)rominence in various walks of being admitted to the bar, Mr. Hildreth becameactive in his profession and gradually gained status at civillaw, making a specialty of commercial and real estate liti-gation, for which branches he is thoroughly eipiipped. Hehas obtained a deserved reputation ft)r energy, ])romptness,a mastery of details, and, above all, for , (jualities that achieve success at the bar or else-where. The hackneyed saying. his word is as good as hisbond, ai>plies ))eculiarly to .\lr Hildreth. and is understoodby the humblest Sheriffs oMicer as well as the Chief Justice JVEll^ YORK, THE METROPOLIS. 83 on the Ueiich. Mr. Hiklreth is a strong Republican, hut,nevertheless, such is his high character that he has manytimes been a
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