Background
Crosby, James Ott was born on March 22, 1828 in at Caldwell, Warren Company, New York, United States. Son of Nathan and Melinda (Bishop) Crosby.
Crosby, James Ott was born on March 22, 1828 in at Caldwell, Warren Company, New York, United States. Son of Nathan and Melinda (Bishop) Crosby.
Educated Seneca Falls Academy, 1835-1836, Fredonia (New York) Academy, 1844, Fowler’s Law School, Cherry Valley, New York, 1848. Doctor of Laws, Upper Iowa University, 1918.
Entered law office, Ellicottville, New York, 1844. Taught school 3 winter terms. Employed in company clerk’s and land offices.
Admitted to New York bar, 1849.
Removed to Iowa, 1854. Practiced law until 1900, retired.
President Iowa State and Clayton Company bar associations.
Married Caroline C. Gibbs, April.