. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. e began thepractice of law in the office of Judge Blatchford inNew York, but remained in the profession only oneyear, or until the death of his father in 1865, whenhe succeeded to his extensive insurance i, 1867, Mr. McNulty married Mary Knee-land, grand-daughter of the Rev. John McVickar,, for more than fifty years a Professor in Colum-bia. He has had nine children, seven of whom areliving, t
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. e began thepractice of law in the office of Judge Blatchford inNew York, but remained in the profession only oneyear, or until the death of his father in 1865, whenhe succeeded to his extensive insurance i, 1867, Mr. McNulty married Mary Knee-land, grand-daughter of the Rev. John McVickar,, for more than fifty years a Professor in Colum-bia. He has had nine children, seven of whom areliving, two having died in 1888. 232 UNIVKRSiriES AND THEIR SONS SKIDMORE, John Drake Columbia 1849, 1852. Born in New York City, 1830; graduated Columbia,1849; admitted to the Bar, 1851 ; well-known lawyer ofNew York. JOHN DRAKE SKIUMORE, Lawyer, was bornin New York City, October ii, 1830, son ofSamuel Tredwell and Angelina Emeline (Drake)Skidmore. His paternal ancestors, who were earlyEnglish Colonists in New England, moved to LongIsland, whence his father came to New York his mothers side he is of English and Huguenotextraction. His maternal grandparents were John. JOHN D. SKIDMORE and Magdalen (Guyon) Dnke. From TrinitySchool, New York, he entered Columbia, where hetook his Bachelors degree in 1849 and that ofMaster of Arts in course. His legal studies werepursued in the office of George W. Strong, in NewYork City, and he was admitted to the Bar in 1851,immediately engaging in practice in company withJohn Jay White, a classmate, at 37 Wall Street(then Jauncey Court). He subsequently practisedalone, and still later became associated withRichard Demill (Columbia 1848), and continuedin partnership with the latter until retiring in Skidmore was the first Secretary of the ColumbiaAlumni Association under President Robert is also a life member of the New York Histori- cal Society. He is a firm believer in free tradeand the gold standard, but takes no ac
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