Ransom Tyler

January 18, 1815 (age 66)

Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

In 1840 he was admitted to practice. Four years later he was appointed master in chancery, keeping this office until its termination, as the result of constitutional changes, in 1846. After serving as district attorney for three years, he was elected county judge for a term running from January 1, 1852, to December 31, 1855, and again for a similar term beginning January 1, 1864. Between his judgeships Tyler edited gratuitously for one year the Oswego County Gazette and in 1858 ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Democratic ticket. In 1861, however, he changed his political allegiance to support Lincoln. During this same period his strong religious tendencies led him to publish a book entitled The Bible and Social Reform or, the Scriptures as a Means of Civilization (1860). The hold that theology had on him was further demonstrated by his first legal textbook, American Ecclesiastical Law (1866), in which he not only discussed the laws of the several states bearing on ecclesiastical organizations, but also dissected the dogmas of the various creeds with a skill that won contemporary praise. Closely following this publication came texts and treatises on various aspects of civil law, namely Commentaries on the Law of Infancy, including Guardianship and Custody of Infants, and the Law of Coverture, embracing Dower, Marriage and Divorce, and the Statutory Policy of the Several States in Respect to Husband and Wife (1868, 2nd ed. , 1882); A Treatise on the Law of Boundaries and Fences (1874); A Treatise on the Remedy by Ejectment and the Law of Adverse Enjoyment in the United States (1870, 1874, 1876); A Treatise on the Law of Usury, Pawns or Pledges, and Maritime Loans (1873); and A Treatise on the Law of Fixtures (1877). In addition, he contributed to periodical literature. All his books were the products of considerable research and valuable for their wealth of material, but they were subject, as a whole, to the criticism of prolixity, poor arrangement, and, ofttimes, lack of clarity. Apart from his legal interests, Tyler was at one time a bank president and for a period was an officer in the New York militia, attaining the rank of brigadier-general before resigning. He took an abiding interest in social activities and traveled extensively, through Europe, Asia, and Africa. He died at his home in Fulton, N. Y.

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A Treatise on the Law of Boundaries and Fences: Including the Rights (Classic Reprint)

(Sntered according to act of CongreBS, in the year eightee...)

Commentaries On the Law of Infancy: Including Guardianship and Custody of Infants, and the Law of Coverture, Embracing Dower, Marriage and Divorce, ... Several States in Respect to Husband and Wife

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The Bible and Social Reform: or, the Scriptures as a Means of Civilization

(This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)

A Treatise on the Law of Fixtures: Emnbracing the Leading Decisions Upon the Subject, Both American and English, Bringing the Law Down to the Present Time 1877

(Originally published in 1877. This volume from the Cornel...)

A treatise on the law of usury, pawns or pledges, and maritime loans.

(The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 ...)

American Ecclesiastical Law: The Law of Religious Societies, Church Government and Creeds, Disturbing Religious Meetings, and the Law of Burial ... United States. With Practical Forms 1866

(Originally published in 1866. This volume from the Cornel...)

Ransom Hubert Tyler

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Background

Ransom Hubert Tyler was the son of Peter and Eunice Tyler, was born on November 18, 1815 in Franklin County, Massachussets, whence, when he was three, his family moved to Oswego County, N. Y.

Education

During his boyhood he worked on his father's farm and in the winter attended public school. Having shown an eagerness for an education, he was sent to Mexico Academy, where he acquired a good classical schooling.

In 1836 he began the study of law, at the same time taking charge of the principal school of Fulton village.

Career

In 1840 he was admitted to practice. Four years later he was appointed master in chancery, keeping this office until its termination, as the result of constitutional changes, in 1846.

After serving as district attorney for three years, he was elected county judge for a term running from January 1, 1852, to December 31, 1855, and again for a similar term beginning January 1, 1864.

Between his judgeships Tyler edited gratuitously for one year the Oswego County Gazette and in 1858 ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Democratic ticket.

In 1861, however, he changed his political allegiance to support Lincoln. During this same period his strong religious tendencies led him to publish a book entitled The Bible and Social Reform or, the Scriptures as a Means of Civilization (1860). The hold that theology had on him was further demonstrated by his first legal textbook, American Ecclesiastical Law (1866), in which he not only discussed the laws of the several states bearing on ecclesiastical organizations, but also dissected the dogmas of the various creeds with a skill that won contemporary praise. Closely following this publication came texts and treatises on various aspects of civil law, namely Commentaries on the Law of Infancy, including Guardianship and Custody of Infants, and the Law of Coverture, embracing Dower, Marriage and Divorce, and the Statutory Policy of the Several States in Respect to Husband and Wife (1868, 2nd ed. , 1882); A Treatise on the Law of Boundaries and Fences (1874); A Treatise on the Remedy by Ejectment and the Law of Adverse Enjoyment in the United States (1870, 1874, 1876); A Treatise on the Law of Usury, Pawns or Pledges, and Maritime Loans (1873); and A Treatise on the Law of Fixtures (1877).

In addition, he contributed to periodical literature. All his books were the products of considerable research and valuable for their wealth of material, but they were subject, as a whole, to the criticism of prolixity, poor arrangement, and, ofttimes, lack of clarity.

Apart from his legal interests, Tyler was at one time a bank president and for a period was an officer in the New York militia, attaining the rank of brigadier-general before resigning.

He took an abiding interest in social activities and traveled extensively, through Europe, Asia, and Africa.

He died at his home in Fulton, N. Y.

Achievements

Ransom Hubert Tyler was an outstanding jurist and writer, who wrote A Treatise on the Law of Usury, Pawns or Pledges, and Maritime Loans, A Treatise on the Law of Fixtures and others.