Cuthbert Winfred Pound

June 20, 1864 (age 70)

Lockport, Niagara County, New York , United States

He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1932 to 1934. Afterwards he moved to Ithaca, New York and became a Law Professor at Cornell. In June 1900, he was appointed by Governor Theodore Roosevelt to the New York State Civil Service Commission, and remained in office until 1904. In 1903, his 11-year-old son Cuthbert West. Pound Junior. shot himself dead accidentally with a Flobert rifle. Governor Frank West. Higgins chose Pound as Legal Adviser to the Governor, to take office on January 1, 1905, and in May 1906, appointed him to the New York Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry A. Childs. In November 1906, Pound was elected to a 14-year term to succeed himself. On August 3, 1915, he was designated a judge of the New York Court of Appeals under the Amendment of 1899 to replace Nathan Lewis Miller who had resigned. In November 1916, he was elected on the Republican and Progressive tickets to a 14-year term on the Court of Appeals, and was re-elected in 1930. On March 8, 1932, he was appointed by Governor Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt as Chief Judge to succeed Benjamin North. Cardozo who had been appointed to the United States Supreme Court. In November 1932, he was elected to succeed himself, and retired from the bench at the end of 1934 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years. He died on February 3, 1935, in Ithaca. And was buried at the Cold Springs Cemetery in Lockport.

Cuthbert Winfred Pound

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Background

He was born on June 20, 1864, in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, the son of Alexander Pound and Almina (Whipple) Pound.

Education

He was educated at Lockport High School. And graduated from Cornell Law School in 1887. He studied law in the office of his brother John Pound (died 1904), was admitted to the bar in 1886, and practiced law in Lockport in partnership with his brother.

Career

He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1932 to 1934. Afterwards he moved to Ithaca, New York and became a Law Professor at Cornell. In June 1900, he was appointed by Governor Theodore Roosevelt to the New York State Civil Service Commission, and remained in office until 1904.

In 1903, his 11-year-old son Cuthbert West. Pound Junior. shot himself dead accidentally with a Flobert rifle.

Governor Frank West. Higgins chose Pound as Legal Adviser to the Governor, to take office on January 1, 1905, and in May 1906, appointed him to the New York Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry A. Childs. In November 1906, Pound was elected to a 14-year term to succeed himself.

On August 3, 1915, he was designated a judge of the New York Court of Appeals under the Amendment of 1899 to replace Nathan Lewis Miller who had resigned. In November 1916, he was elected on the Republican and Progressive tickets to a 14-year term on the Court of Appeals, and was re-elected in 1930.

On March 8, 1932, he was appointed by Governor Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt as Chief Judge to succeed Benjamin North. Cardozo who had been appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

In November 1932, he was elected to succeed himself, and retired from the bench at the end of 1934 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years. He died on February 3, 1935, in Ithaca. And was buried at the Cold Springs Cemetery in Lockport.

Membership

Pound was a Republican member of the New York State Senate (29th Doctorate) in 1894 and 1895. He was member of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University from 1913 until his death.

Connections

Father:: Alexander Pound
Mother:: Almina (Whipple) Pound
Spouse:: Emma Frances White
child:: Alexander White Pound
child:: Mary Pound (Mistress Ralph C. Taylor)

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