P. Henry Dugro
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Philip Henry Dugro was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in New York City, Dugro attended the public schools and was graduated from the school of arts of Columbia College, New York City
, in 1876 and from the law department of the same institution in 1878.
He was admitted to the bar
in the latter year and commenced practice in New York City.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1879.
Dugro was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He was not a candidate for reelection.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City and also interested in the real-estate business.
He declined the office of State commissioner of immigration in 1885.
He served as judge of the superior court of New York County from 1887 to 1896, when the superior court was merged into the supreme court.
He served as associate justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1896 until his death in New York City March 1, 1920.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in New York City, Dugro attended the public schools and was graduated from the school of arts of Columbia College, New York City
Columbia University
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, in 1876 and from the law department of the same institution in 1878.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in the latter year and commenced practice in New York City.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1879.
Dugro was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He was not a candidate for reelection.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City and also interested in the real-estate business.
He declined the office of State commissioner of immigration in 1885.
He served as judge of the superior court of New York County from 1887 to 1896, when the superior court was merged into the supreme court.
He served as associate justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1896 until his death in New York City March 1, 1920.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.