Background
Cheney, Jerome Lucius was born on June 18, 1863 in Baldwinsville, New York, United States. Son of Lucius Harrison and Frances (Averill) Cheney.
Cheney, Jerome Lucius was born on June 18, 1863 in Baldwinsville, New York, United States. Son of Lucius Harrison and Frances (Averill) Cheney.
Educated Southeast Missouri State Teachers College.
Admitted to New York bar, 1884, and began prac-Cheney & Shinaman. White, Cheney, Shinaman & O’Neill. 1893-1918; Cheney & Melvin.
1919-1920 Public service commissioner, 2d New York district, 1918.
1st deputy attorney general of New York, 1919-1920. Justice, Supreme Court, New York, since 1921.
Mason.
Married Mary Frances Shorey, June 4, 1889 (died 1924). Children: James Lucius (deceased), Karl Shorey, Jerome Kent.