Background
He was born in New York City in 1828. His father, Nathan Bangs, was a well-known Methodist minister from Stratford, Connecticut.
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Francis Nash Bangs
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He studied at New York University and Yale Law School, where he graduated in 1847.
Career
Despite lifelong health problems, he developed a prosperous practice in New York representing large business interests, and came to prominence after being appointed counsel to the assignee of the dissolved law firm of Ketchum, Son & Company in 1853. His practice grew further with the passage of the Federal Bankruptcy Acting of 1867, the first bankruptcy act to cover corporations as well as individuals.
Membership
He was a founding member of the New York City Bar Association, and its president from 1882 to 1883.
