Strangers to us all: Lawyers and Poetry

Interesting biographical notes with emphasis on Hanford Lennox Gordon as a lawyer and a poet.  Just two important aspects of his life.

A few excerpts from this page:

"After the death of his mother, which event occurred when he was eighteen, he went to study law with an uncle, Hon. Samuel Gordon, at Delhi, Delaware County, N.Y., who was for two terms a member of Congress from his district."

"He was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-one, at Ithaca, N.Y., and began the practice of law at Scio, shortly after."

"In 1863 Mr. Gordon was elected County Attorney of Wright County, and removed to the County seat in the spring of 1864, where he is now practicing law."

"Hanford L. Gordon, was born in the town of Andover, Alleghany County, N.Y., of the 30th day of December, 1836. He is of Scotch descent, his people being descendants of the line of Gordons in Scotland. His father, William B. Gordon, removed to Wellsville, Alleghany County, when he was a very young boy, and at that place he received a very good common school education. His father carried on an extensive lumbering business . . read full article