Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . of it, and even an adverse decision by the court of last resort rarelyaltered his convictions. Defeat at Circuit or Special Term seldom discouraged him. Few men equalledhim in nerve and coolness. If in the trial of a cause unexpected evidenceapparently destroyed his chancesof success he was not disturbed by it. He has always been a hard flghter in his profession. Earnest, ag-gressive, indomitable, and relentless in what he deemed right he as a lawyer. He was a goodcitizen, an upright man who believed the oM-f
Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . of it, and even an adverse decision by the court of last resort rarelyaltered his convictions. Defeat at Circuit or Special Term seldom discouraged him. Few men equalledhim in nerve and coolness. If in the trial of a cause unexpected evidenceapparently destroyed his chancesof success he was not disturbed by it. He has always been a hard flghter in his profession. Earnest, ag-gressive, indomitable, and relentless in what he deemed right he as a lawyer. He was a goodcitizen, an upright man who believed the oM-fashioued virtues should be a part of a mans daily life. Alexander Sheldon was born in Victor, N. Y., April 5, 1823. His par-ents were farmers in limited circumstances, and the privileges of his boyhoodwere very meager compared to many around him. He worked hard uponhis fathers farm, and was also engaged at different times by His means of education were the common schools and after-wards the academy at Mendon, Monroe county, where he spent two
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