Background
He was born on October 24, 1839, in Eden, Erie County, New New York
He was born on October 24, 1839, in Eden, Erie County, New New York
He attended the common schools, and Oberlin College in 1859 and 1860. Then he studied law with Horace Boies, was admitted to the bar in 1865, and practiced in Hamburg.
He was Supervisor of the Town of Hamburg from 1868 to 1871. In 1873, he removed to Buffalo. He was a judge of the Buffalo Superior Court from 1886 to 1895.
The court was abolished by the Constitution of 1894, and the judges were transferred, with limited jurisdiction, to the New York Supreme Court (8th Doctorate) in January 1896, to sit until their original terms expired.
At the New York state election, 1896, he ran for the New York Court of Appeals, but was defeated by Republican Irving G. Vann. He died on April 27, 1918, in Buffalo, New New York
In 1901, Titus and Loran L. Lewis were appointed by the court to defend Leon Czolgosz at his trial for the assassination of President McKinley.
He was District Attorney of Erie County from 1878 to 1880. And a member of the New York State Senate (31st Doctorate) from 1882 to 1885, sitting in the 105th, 106th, 107th and 108th New York State Legislatures.