George Landon Ingraham
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George Landon Ingraham (August 1, 1847 – January 24, 1931) was a prominent lawyer
and judge
in New York City
. Ingraham was born in New York City in 1847 to Mary Landon Ingraham and Daniel P. Ingraham, the presiding justice for the First District of the New York State Supreme Court. He graduated from Columbia Law School
in 1869, was admitted to the bar the same year, and quickly began a lucrative law practice. In 1882 he was elected to a judgeship on the New York Superior Court. In 1891 he was appointed to the New York State Supreme Court by New York Governor David B. Hill
. He became one of the first associate justices of the First Division of the Appellate Division
of the New York State Supreme Court at its formation in 1896. He became presiding justice in 1910, and remained in that position until his retirement in 1915.
After leaving the bench, Justice Ingraham remained continued to serve as Director of Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
president of the New York City Bar Association (1917–1918), Chairman of the District Appeals Draft Board, official referee of the 1st Judicial District of Supreme Court, and vice president of New York Law Institute.
Lawyer
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and judge
Judge
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in New York City
New York City
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. Ingraham was born in New York City in 1847 to Mary Landon Ingraham and Daniel P. Ingraham, the presiding justice for the First District of the New York State Supreme Court. He graduated from Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
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in 1869, was admitted to the bar the same year, and quickly began a lucrative law practice. In 1882 he was elected to a judgeship on the New York Superior Court. In 1891 he was appointed to the New York State Supreme Court by New York Governor David B. Hill
David B. Hill
David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:...
. He became one of the first associate justices of the First Division of the Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate...
of the New York State Supreme Court at its formation in 1896. He became presiding justice in 1910, and remained in that position until his retirement in 1915.
After leaving the bench, Justice Ingraham remained continued to serve as Director of Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, formerly The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, also known as The Equitable, was founded by Henry Baldwin Hyde in 1859. In 1991, AXA, a French insurance company, acquired majority control of The Equitable...
president of the New York City Bar Association (1917–1918), Chairman of the District Appeals Draft Board, official referee of the 1st Judicial District of Supreme Court, and vice president of New York Law Institute.