Background
Briesen, Arthur Von was born on July 11, 1843 in Borkendorf, Germany. Son of Richard and Adeline (Bandtke) von Briesen.
Briesen, Arthur Von was born on July 11, 1843 in Borkendorf, Germany. Son of Richard and Adeline (Bandtke) von Briesen.
Educated Prussian Gymnasium, Hohenstein, 1852-1854, Braunsberg, 1855-1856, by private tutor, 1850-1858. Came to New York, 1858. Bachelor of Laws, New York University, 1868, Doctor of Laws, 1913.
Sergt. Company B, 1st New York Volunteer Engineers, 1861-1864. On staff Scientific American, 1864-1872. Admitted to bar, 1868.
Member firm Briesen & Schrenk.
President Legal Aid Society, 1890-1916, National Alliance of Legal Aid Societies of the United States, since 1912. Member Committee of Seventy, 1894.
President Citizens’ Union, 1896, German-American McKinley and Roosevelt League, 1900. Chairman New York Roosevelt League, 1904.
Ellis Island investigating committee, 1903.
Mentioned in President's annual message to Congress, 1903. Delaware Universal Congress Lawyers and Jurists, Saint Louis, 1904.
Member firm Briesen & Schrenk. President Legal Aid Society, 1890-1916, National Alliance of Legal Aid Societies of the United States, since 1912. Member Committee of Seventy, 1894.
Married Anna Goepel, October 22, 1873.