Parris, Edward Louden, 1837-1921

Lawyer; served as assistant U.S. district attorney in New York; involved in the conviction of William M. Tweed; after the disputed election of 1876 retained as counsel for Samuel J. Tilden and sent to Florida to advise in the matter of contested elections in several counties; counsel before U.S. Electoral Commission which decided the contest in 1877 by an 8-7 decision; from 1884-1893 continued as assistant U.S. district attorney for the City of New York; later served as Commissioner of Taxes and Assessments for New York; in 1890 appointed a member of the Board of Visitors of U.S. Naval Academy.

From the description of Papers, 1876-1879. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 45744657

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