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Harris was born James Thomas Harris in 1855, in Galway, Ireland, to Welsh parents. His father, Thomas Vernon Harris, was a naval officer from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his only novel (The Picture of Dorian Gray), his plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
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Harris was born James Thomas Harris in 1855, in Galway, Ireland, to Welsh parents. His father, Thomas Vernon Harris, was a naval officer from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Frank Harris studied at the University of Kansas, where he was admitted to the bar, and briefly at European universities. He subsequently studied at German universities and sought out distinguished contemporaries, whom he tried to impress with his reading, rich voice, and eloquent pronouncements. In the early 18806 Harris became editor of the London Evening News.
Frank Harris was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1917 to 1926. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1896 to 1913, on the Appellate Division, Fourth Department from 1901 to 1905. In 1906 Hiscock was appointed to an additional judge seat on the New York Court of Appeals under the Amendment of 1899. In 1912 he ran on the Republican ticket for a regular seat, but was defeated. In 1913 he ran again and was elected on the Republican and Independence League tickets to a 14-year term. He was Chief Judge from 1917 to 1926, elected in 1916 on the Republican and Progressive tickets.
He retired from the bench at the end of 1926 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years. Afterwards he served as Official Referee of the Court of Appeals, and resumed his law practice at Hiscock & Barclay until his retirement in 1935.
Hiscock was first elected to the Cornell Board of Trustees by the alumni in 1889.
He had the longest tenure as chairman, serving from 1917 to 1939. During that period, Cornell"s endowment grew from $14 million to $32 million. Hiscock received honorary degrees from Williams College, Syracuse University, Columbia University and the University of the State of New New York
He retired from the Cornell Board of Trustees on May 5, 1946.
He died in Syracuse on July 2, 1946 and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery. Hiscock left his house to charity and the resulting income presently funds the Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society, which provides legal assistance to indigent residents of Onondaga County: Hiscock Legal Aid Society.
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Frank Harris was married to Florence Ruth Adams, who died the following year.