. A history of old Kinderhook from aboriginal days to the present time;. becamea partner of the Hon. John V. L. Pruyn. In 54 heformed a co-partnership with the Hons. Clark B. Coch-rane and Hamilton Harris. This partnership continueduntil the death of Mr. Cochrane in 67, after which thesurviving partners continued together until the demise ofMr. Reynolds in 75. In this broader field, his fame soon extended to theutmost limits of the State, and subsequently far bej^ond it;as shown by his frequent practice in the United StatesCourts. This fame, kindled so early, was never darkenedthroughout his c
. A history of old Kinderhook from aboriginal days to the present time;. becamea partner of the Hon. John V. L. Pruyn. In 54 heformed a co-partnership with the Hons. Clark B. Coch-rane and Hamilton Harris. This partnership continueduntil the death of Mr. Cochrane in 67, after which thesurviving partners continued together until the demise ofMr. Reynolds in 75. In this broader field, his fame soon extended to theutmost limits of the State, and subsequently far bej^ond it;as shown by his frequent practice in the United StatesCourts. This fame, kindled so early, was never darkenedthroughout his career, but continued to shine steady as astar, until that career, in the fulness of its lustre, was over-taken by the shadow of death. In 53 President Pierce appointed him postmaster ofAlbany; but, in a little more than a year, he was removed,—his opinions not being in accord with the policy of theAdministration respecting the repeal of the Missouri Com-promise. In 58, after an exciting canvass, he was elected,as an independent anti-Lecompton Democrat, a Representa-. o
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