John Vincent (lawyer)
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John Vincent was an American lawyer and politician from New York
.
, and had a law office at 20, Nassau Street
.
In January 1882, John McKeon
took office as New York County District Attorney
and appointed Vincent an Assistant D.A. After McKeon's death on November 22, 1883, Vincent was appointed by the Court of General Sessions as Acting D.A. pending the filling of the vacancy by the governor. On November 30, Governor Grover Cleveland
appointed Wheeler H. Peckham as D.A. and Vincent resumed his post as Assistant D.A. After Peckham's resignation, D.A. Peter B. Olney
retained Vincent as Assistant D.A. and both remained in office until the end of 1884. Afterwards Vincent resumed the practice of law.
In November 1887, Vincent ran on the United Labor ticket for the New York Supreme Court
(1st D.) but was defeated.
Later he removed to Rockville Centre, New York
. He was Vice President of the Bank of Rockville Centre. In 1898, he claimed to have been cured of rheumatism
by the "Kneipp cure
."
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Life
He lived in HarlemHarlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, and had a law office at 20, Nassau Street
Nassau Street (Manhattan)
Nassau Street is a street in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan, located near Pace University and New York City Hall. It starts at Wall Street and runs north to Frankfort Street at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, lying one block east of Broadway and east of Park Row...
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In January 1882, John McKeon
John McKeon
John McKeon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.- Life :He was the son of Capt...
took office as New York County District Attorney
New York County District Attorney
The New York County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for New York County , New York. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws....
and appointed Vincent an Assistant D.A. After McKeon's death on November 22, 1883, Vincent was appointed by the Court of General Sessions as Acting D.A. pending the filling of the vacancy by the governor. On November 30, Governor Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...
appointed Wheeler H. Peckham as D.A. and Vincent resumed his post as Assistant D.A. After Peckham's resignation, D.A. Peter B. Olney
Peter B. Olney
Peter Butler Olney was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
retained Vincent as Assistant D.A. and both remained in office until the end of 1884. Afterwards Vincent resumed the practice of law.
In November 1887, Vincent ran on the United Labor ticket for the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
(1st D.) but was defeated.
Later he removed to Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre is a village located in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 24,023. The town is made up of middle to upper middle class residents, most of the wealthier residents residing on the north side of town near the...
. He was Vice President of the Bank of Rockville Centre. In 1898, he claimed to have been cured of rheumatism
Rheumatism
Rheumatism or rheumatic disorder is a non-specific term for medical problems affecting the joints and connective tissue. The study of, and therapeutic interventions in, such disorders is called rheumatology.-Terminology:...
by the "Kneipp cure
Sebastian Kneipp
Sebastian Kneipp was a Bavarian priest and one of the founders of the Naturopathic medicine movement...
."
Sources
- MR. M'KEON'S ASSISTANTS in NYT on December 29, 1881
- JOHN M'KEON'S WORK DONE in NYT on November 23, 1883
- THE NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY.; MR. PECKHAM... in NYT on December 2, 1883
- ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS in NYT on December 28, 1883
- A COMPETENT TRUSTEE.; ...CONTEST ENDS IN MUCH LOSS AND DEFEAT OF MR. CALVIN'S SPECIAL GUARDIAN, JOHN VINCENT in NYT on February 3, 1887
- LABOR PARTY CANDIDATES in NYT on October 18, 1887
- A LIST OF THE CANDIDATES ON THE VARIOUS TICKETS in NYT on November 7, 1887
- COMPLETING THE CANVASS in NYT on November 22, 1887
- TAKING THE KNEIPP CURE in NYT on June 12, 1898