Henry Hitchcock (1829 - 1902)

Born 3 Jul 1829 in Spring Hill, Pike, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Mar 1902 at age 72 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Henry Hitchcock is Notable.

Henry Hitchcock was born on July 3, 1829, at Spring Hill, near Mobile, Alabama.^[1][2]

He was the son of Alabama Chief Justice Henry Hitchcock and his wife, Anne Erwin. His father, Judge Henry Hitchcock, was a Chief Justice of Alabama's Supreme Court from 1836 to 1837.^[3]

Life Events

• Attended the University of Nashville and Yale University.^[1] Henry was just seventeen when he graduated from the University of Nashville and only 19 years old upon graduation at Yale.^[2]
• Studied law with Willis Hall, Corporation Counsel of New York City.^[1]
• Studied law under Supreme Court Justice of Tennessee, the Honorable William F. Cooper.^[1]
• Admitted to the Bar in St. Louis Missouri.^[1]
• Served as Judge Advocate under General Sherman.^[1]
• Took part in Sherman's March To The Sea.^[1]
• Co-founder of the American Bar Association in 1878.^[1]
• 12th President of the American Bar Association in 1889.^[1]
• Elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1882.^[1]

Henry was a member of the St. Louis Bar for over 40 years. He was said to be not only an elegant writer, but also a very influential speaker. He was one who always met the needs of the community and the government in times of need. Henry was elected as a representative at the Missouri state convention in 1861. Without a doubt, he was a Union man, as civil unrest threatened the country.^[2]

Henry Hitchcock passed away on March 18, 1902, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 71 years of age. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Wikipedia contributors, "Henry Hitchcock (Missouri lawyer)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Hitchcock_(Missouri_lawyer)&oldid=986491820 (accessed January 31, 2021).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Memorial for Henry Hitchcock, 1829-1902; A meeting of lawyers of the Circuit Court of the United States at St. Louis, Missouri, 22 Mar 1902: Gottschalk Printing Company, 1902; Google Books online at https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memorial_Henry_Hitchcock_1829_1902/dwMMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "List of justices of the Alabama Supreme Court," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_justices_of_the_Alabama_Supreme_Court&oldid=983355198 (accessed January 31, 2021).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 January 2021), memorial page for Henry Hitchcock (3 Jul 1829–18 Mar 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #18440, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

See also:

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59D-B8FF : 18 July 2020), Henry Hitchcock, 1902, accessed 31 Jan 2021.
• Memorial. Henry Hitchcock, 1829-1902. United States: Gottschalk Printing Company, 1902. Accessed on 31 Jan 2021. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Memorial_Henry_Hitchcock_1829_1902/dwMMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1.
• Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha Nebraska); 19 Mar 1902, Wednesday; page 4; Obituary for HENRY HITCHCOCK (Aged 71); Newspapers made available courtesy of Leave Newspapers.com and Visit Library of Congress - Nebraska; https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69045021/death-announcement-for-henry-hitchcock/.