Parris, Edward Louden, 1837-1921
Variant namesLawyer; 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
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 807 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: 70925253
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| creatorOf | Parris, Edward Louden, 1837-1921. Papers, 1876-1879. | University of Oslo Medical Library | |
| referencedIn | Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886. Samuel J. Tilden papers, 1876-1880. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Parris, Edward Louden, 1837-1921. Papers, 1876-1879. | Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center, Hayes Presidential Center |
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| associatedWith | Florida. Board of State Canvassers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Electoral Commission (1877) | corporateBody |
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| Contested elections |
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| Elections |
| Elections |
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Person
Birth 1837
Death 1921
