Tioga County New York Biographies

Barrett, Henry E.
Henry E. Barrett was born in Union, Broome county, May 19th, 1868. He was the son of Dr. James M. Barrett and Ursula (Sherwood) Barrett. Mr. Barrett came to Owego in 1881 and graduated from the Owego free academy in 1885. He pursued a four years' course at Cornell university and studied law in the office od District Attorney J.S. Gross and Hon. Howard J. Mead. While with Judge Mead he was for two years clerk of the surrogate's court. He was admitted to the bar in April, 1894, and has since practiced at Owego, and is now clerk to the superintendents of the poor of Tioga county.  (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)

Clifford, Fred W.
Fred W. Clifford was born in Newark Valley, June 2d, 1867. He was educated at the Newark Valley high school, where he was graduated in 1889. He then for one year studied law with R.F. Bieber, of Newark Valley, and completed his studies with Clark & Tuthill of Owego, and was admitted to the bar at Syracuse in April, 1893. After his admission and until February 1st, 1896, he was an assistant in the office of District Attorney F.A. Darrow. From the date last named he has been the junior member of the law firm of Wallis and Clifford.  (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)

Loring, Benjamin W. Jr.
Benjamin W. Loring, Jr., was born in North Adams, Mass., May 10, 1867, and was the eldest of five children of Benjamin W. and Nellie (Cohoon) Loring, then of North Adams, but now of Owego. Benjamin W., Jr., was educated at the Owego free academy and was graduated in 1886. He read law in the office of Judge Parker and afterwards with S.J. Ohart and was admitted to the bar at Syracuse in November, 1889. Mr. Loring has always practiced in Owego and takes an active interest in county and municipal politics. He is a strong republican and served five years as village clerk. He was justice of sessions one year, acting police justice three years, is now on his fifth year as justice of the peace, being re-elected justice for a third term in February, 1897, and is now serving as police justice of the village of Owego, having been elected to that office in January, 1897. On the 21st day of April, 1897, he married Marie de Bellerive, the second daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E.A. Mayor, of Owego.   (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)

Nixon, Clarence I.
Clarence I. Nixon, born in Speedsville, Tompkins county, November 15th, 1870, was graduated from the Ithaca high school in 1889, and afterwards studied law in the office of Clark & Tuthill, in Owego. He was admitted to the bar February 9th, 1894, at Binghamton and has since been in practice of law at Owego. He was the democratic candidate for district attorney in 1894.  (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)

Richardson, Frederick Waldo
Frederick Waldo Richardson, the present popular county clerk of Tioga county, is son of Herbert Richardson and grandson of pioneer William Richardson (see Newark Valley) and was born in Newark Valley, February 16, 1845. He was brought up on a farm and was a farmer until 1883, when he rented his property and went "on the road" selling agricultural implements. He was supervisor of the town of Newark Valley in 1893 and 1894, and in the fall of 1894 was elected county clerk. As is well known throughout the county Mr. Richardson is an unswerving republican. On February 16, 1870, he married with Mary E. Watson, daughter of Samuel S. Watson of Newark Valley. They had five children, of whom Susie E. is the only one now living. Mrs. Richardson died July 17, 1895, and a year later Mr. Richardson married Phebe C. Watson, a younger sister of his first wife. As a Freemason Mr. Richardson enjoys a wide and pleasant acquaintance, as he is past district deputy of the Twentieth Masonic District, comprising Tioga, Tomkins, Chemung and Schuyler counties.  (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)

Stanbrough, Lyman Truman
Lyman Truman Stanbrough was born in Owego, January 11th, 1864. He is the oldest son of John B. and Adeline Truman Stanbrough. He attended school at the Owego academy, was at Cornell university two years, and was graduated from the Columbia law school in June, 1888. He also studied law in the officers of C.A. & H.A. Clark in Owego and MacFarland, Boardman & Platt in New York city. He was admitted to the bar in November, 1887. Mr. Stanbrough was elected supervisor of the town in Owego in February, 1896, and is now in that office. He is a man of executive ability, has been counsel for several large estates and is now executor and trustee of the Lyman Truman estate. Mr. Stanbrough has never been in general active practice, but his ability as a lawyer and business man has been apparent from the complicated matters in which he has been engaged as counsel and successfully adjusted. (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)

Tuthill, Theodore R.
Theodore R. Tuthill, born July 19, 1869, at Moravia, N.Y., the only child of Tyrus T. and Harriette S. Tuthill, attended Moravia union school and studied law with Hon. S.E. Day of Moravia, completing his instruction at Cornell university law school. He was admitted to the bar of this state at Rochester in March 1890, and began law practice at Waverly during the next fall. In 1891, on the death of Hon. Charles A. Clark, Mr. Tuthill came to Owego to become the partner of Hon. H. Austin Clark. This partnership, which still continues, succeeded the former firm of C.A. and H. Austin Clark. (Our county and its people: A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York 1897 submitted by S. Williams)