WILLIAM B. HORNBLOWER

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FULL NAME:
William Butler Hornblower

BORN:
May 13, 1851
Paterson, New Jersey

DIED:
June 16, 1914 (age 63)
Litchfield, Connecticut

EDUCATION:
Princeton University (BA, 1871)
Columbia University (LLB, 1875)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1857:
Admitted to the Bar
1888:
Started the law firm Hornblower & Byrne 
1893:
Nominated by President Grover Cleveland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
1/15/1894:
Senate Rejected Nomination (24-30)
1914:
Associate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals

RESOURCES:
Historical Society of the New York Courts
Wikipedia