Identifier: volumecommemorat00durs (find matches)
Title: A volume commemorating the creation of the second city of the world : by the consolidation of the communities adjacent to New York harbor under the new charter of the City of New York
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC
Subjects: Lawyers Accountants Physicians
Publisher: New York : Republic Press
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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ch occupies the present site of Delmonicos, at Forty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. They have one son, Herbert C. Smyth, Jr. George W. Stephens was born at Coeymans, Albany County, N. Y., Feb-ruary 22, 1844. His early education was secured at the public schools. Hethen entered the College of the City of New York, and graduated in the classof 63. Two years later he received his degree from the Columbia LawSchool, and was admitted to the Bar of New York in the same year. Whilea student at the law school, Mr. Stephens was also a clerk in the office ofJudge W. E. Curtis, late Chief Judge of the Superior Court of New York.For a number of years Mr. Stephens practiced his profession alone, but in1877 he became a partner of Walter J. Foster, the name of the firm beingFoster & Stephens, which continued until 1892. Mr. Stephens then resumedthe practice of law alone, and has accumulated a large and lucrative generalcivil practice. He was long prominently identified with the legal affairs of
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:;hristopher g. tiedeman. The Bench and Bar of NeiD York. 315 Long Island City. Mr. Stephens Las accoinplished some interesting resultsin the course of a very active and successful legal career. Among these maybe mentioned the fact that out of twelve consecutive cases before the Court ofAppeals, where he appeared as counsel for the appellant, he secured ninereversals. In politics Mr. Stephens is a Eepublican. He was appointed byMayor Strong a member of the Change of Grade Commission, for the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Wards, but beyond this has held no political office.He is an active member of the Eepublican Club of New York, and of theKoyalArcanum, of which he was District Deputy for three years; and also memberof the Suburban Club, the Fordham Club, and the North Side Board of Trade.Mr. Stephens was married in 1874 to Arline E. Lister, and has two children. Ira Bliss Stewart was born in Batavia, Genesee County, N. T., on the28th day of October, 1855. He is the son of Keuben Nel

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