Bust of Cornelius F. Low
Hiram Powers
Hiram Powers
Cornelius F. Low
Gender:
Male
Born:
Unknown
Died:
September 1849
Later Residences:
New York, NY
Biographical Notes:
Cornelius Low was the son of Nicholas Low, the Director of the Bank of New York as well as one of the wealthiest land owners in New York City, NY. His wife was Alice Fleming. Low practiced law in New York City for his entire professional life.
Education
Years at LLS:
1812
Other Education:
Graduated from Columbia College in 1812.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer
Admitted To Bar:
New York in 1817
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Alice Fleming Low
Mother - Nicholas Low
Father
Related Objects and Documents
In the Ledger:
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Baldwin, Roger Sherman. Notes on law taken from the lectures of the Honble. Tapping Reeve and James Gould, esquire … at the Litchfield Law School, 1812-1813. Rare Book Collection, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale University.
Litchfield County Bar Association Records, Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library, Litchfield Historical Society.
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849.
Litchfield County Bar Association Records, Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library, Litchfield Historical Society.
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849.
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