Irving G. Vann
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Irving Goodwin Vann was an American lawyer and politician from New York
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from Yale College
in 1863, and from Albany Law School
in 1865. He married Florence Dillaye.
He was Mayor of Syracuse, New York from 1879 to 1880. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court
(5th District) from 1882 to 1895.
On December 31, 1895, he was appointed by Governor Levi P. Morton
to the New York Court of Appeals
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rufus W. Peckham, Jr
, who had been appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1896, he was elected on the Republican ticket to a full term on the Court of Appeals, was re-elected in 1910, and remained on the bench until the end of 1912 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
In 1913, he was one of the lawyers representing William Sulzer
at his impeachment trial, and the only one who refused to receive monetary compensation from the State.
He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York).
His son Irving Dillaye Vann (1876-1944) was a Deputy New York Attorney General.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Biography
He was the son of Samuel R. Vann and Catherine H. (Goodwin) Vann. He graduated B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1863, and from Albany Law School
Albany Law School
Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others....
in 1865. He married Florence Dillaye.
He was Mayor of Syracuse, New York from 1879 to 1880. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
(5th District) from 1882 to 1895.
On December 31, 1895, he was appointed by Governor Levi P. Morton
Levi P. Morton
Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:...
to the New York Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rufus W. Peckham, Jr
Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Rufus Wheeler Peckham was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1895 until 1909. He was known for his strong use of substantive due process to invalidate regulations of business and property. Peckham's namesake father was also a lawyer and judge, and a congressman...
, who had been appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1896, he was elected on the Republican ticket to a full term on the Court of Appeals, was re-elected in 1910, and remained on the bench until the end of 1912 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
In 1913, he was one of the lawyers representing William Sulzer
William Sulzer
William Sulzer was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed Plain Bill Sulzer. He was the 39th Governor of New York and a long-serving congressman from the same state. He was the first and so far only New York Governor to be impeached...
at his impeachment trial, and the only one who refused to receive monetary compensation from the State.
He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York).
His son Irving Dillaye Vann (1876-1944) was a Deputy New York Attorney General.
Sources
- Court of Appeals judges at New York Court History
- THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT in NYT on October 4, 1881
- JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS MADE in NYT on January 1, 1896
- CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION in NYT on November 1, 1896
- $245,000 SPENT TO IMPEACH SULZER in NYT on February 8, 1914
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html Political Graveyard