Edmund Wetmore
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Edmund Wetmore was a prominent attorney
in New York City
who served as president of both the New York City Bar Association and the American Bar Association
. A graduate of Harvard University
and Columbia Law School
, Wetmore began his legal career at the law firm of Gardiner Spring
and William C. Russell in 1864 and eventually became an expert in equity law. Wetmore was descended from an old American family, and was president of the New York chapter of Sons of the Revolution from 1904 to 1914, and president of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution
from 1911 to 1915. He also served as an overseer
of Harvard, and as president of the Harvard Alumni Association. He was active in the Republican Party
for much of his life and served as president of the New York Republican Club. He died at his home on East 57th Street
on July 7, 1918.
Attorney at law
An attorney at law in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients. Alternative terms include counselor and lawyer...
in New York City
New York City
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who served as president of both the New York City Bar Association and the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
. A graduate of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
, Wetmore began his legal career at the law firm of Gardiner Spring
Gardiner Spring
-Life:Spring was born on February 24, 1785, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the oldest child of the politically well-connected Reverend Samuel Spring. His parents directed him towards the ministry, which he initially resisted....
and William C. Russell in 1864 and eventually became an expert in equity law. Wetmore was descended from an old American family, and was president of the New York chapter of Sons of the Revolution from 1904 to 1914, and president of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution
General Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the Revolution is a hereditary fraternal organization which was founded in 1876 and educates the public about the American Revolution...
from 1911 to 1915. He also served as an overseer
Harvard Board of Overseers
The Harvard Board of Overseers is one of Harvard University's two governing boards...
of Harvard, and as president of the Harvard Alumni Association. He was active in the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
for much of his life and served as president of the New York Republican Club. He died at his home on East 57th Street
57th Street (Manhattan)
57th Street is one of New York City's major east-west thoroughfares, which runs east-west in the Midtown section of the borough of Manhattan, from the New York City Department of Sanitation's dock on the Hudson River at the West Side Highway to a small park overlooking the East River built on a...
on July 7, 1918.