Background
Wilcox, Ansley was born on January 27, 1856 in Summerville, Georgia, United States. Son of Daniel Hand and Frances Louisa (Ansley) Wilcox.
Wilcox, Ansley was born on January 27, 1856 in Summerville, Georgia, United States. Son of Daniel Hand and Frances Louisa (Ansley) Wilcox.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1874. University College, Oxford, England, 1875-1876.
Admitted to bar, 1878, practices in Buffalo. Firm Crowley, Movius & Wilcox, 1882-1883, Allen, Movius & Wilcox, 1883-1892, Movius & Wilcox, 1892-1893, Wilcox & Miner, 1894-1903, Wilcox & Van Allen, since 1903. Professor medical jurisprudence, University of Buffalo, 1885-1906.
President Buffalo Charity Organisation Society, Buffalo Civil Service Reform Chairman"s Association Buffalo Federation of Charities and Social Service Agencies.
Trustee Buffalo General Hospital. Member board managers New York State Reformatory, Elmira, 1899.
Commissioner to investigate charges against District Attorney Gardiner, of New York, 1900. Chairman Buffalo branch American Red Cross until 1916, later member Executive Committee.
Commissioner New York State Reservation, Niagara, 1917-1927.
On death of President McKinley, September 14, 1901, the oath of office was administered to Theodore Roosevelt at the house of Mr. Wilcox in Buffalo. Home: Buffalo.
Member board mgrs; member executive
Married Cornelia C. Rumsey, January 17, 1878 (died 1880). Married second, Mary Grace Rumsey, November 20, 1883.