. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . took an active interest in localand public affairs. He was appointed commis-sioner of deeds in 1838, elected justice nf the peacein 1841, re-elected in 1845 ^d again in 1849, ^nd ap-pointed judge of the court of common pleas by GovernorSilas Wright in 1846. His acquaintance with the law(although he was never formally admitted to the bar)gave him a large practice as counsellor, and led to hiselection in 1849 to the office of county judge and surro-gate of Queens county, to whi
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . took an active interest in localand public affairs. He was appointed commis-sioner of deeds in 1838, elected justice nf the peacein 1841, re-elected in 1845 ^d again in 1849, ^nd ap-pointed judge of the court of common pleas by GovernorSilas Wright in 1846. His acquaintance with the law(although he was never formally admitted to the bar)gave him a large practice as counsellor, and led to hiselection in 1849 to the office of county judge and surro-gate of Queens county, to which office he was re-electedin 1853. On the separation of these offices in 1857 hewas elected surrogate, and re-elected in 1861, his termending January xst 1866. He was also a member of theboard of education from 1856 to 1865, and has been oneof the trustees of Union Hall Academy since his retirement from public life he has devoted hisattention to the affairs of the Jamaica Savings Bank, ofwhich he has been the treasurer since its organization in1866, and to the financial interests of his J47
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