Frederick C. Tanner
Frederick Chauncey Tanner (April 7, 1878 – June 23, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Tanner was born on April 7, 1878, in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of Edward Allen Tanner, president of Illinois College, and Marion Lucy Brown.[1]
Tanner graduated from Illinois College when he was 19, receiving an A.B. and B.S. from there. He taught Latin and mathematics at a high school in Pueblo, Colorado, and spent a year in ranches and mining camps in the Rocky Mountains. In 1899, he moved to New York City and studied at the New York University School of Law. He was the president of his graduating class in 1901[2] with an LL.B. In 1899, he became associated with the law firm Ritch, Woodford, Bovee & Wallace, which his cousin Stewart L. Woodford was a member of. He rose to become the second member of the firm Woodford, Bovee & Butcher.[1]
In 1910, Tanner was appointed First Deputy
In 1932, Tanner became the senior member of the law firm Tanner, Sillcocks & Friend. The firm worked as attorneys for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Home Life Insurance Co., John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., the Union Dime Savings Bank, the City Savings Bank of Brooklyn, the Peoples' Saving Bank of Providence, Security Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia.[1] He specialized in real estate and insurance law. He served as president of the Lower Broadway Properties, Inc., and was secretary and treasurer of Bar Building, Inc, both building firms. He also was founder and president of the Piping Rock Wild Game Bird Sanctuary in Locust Valley.[5]
Tanner was a member of the
Tanner died at home in Locust Valley on June 23, 1963.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. E. New York, N.Y.: James T. White & Company. 1938. p. 433 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ The Convention Manual of Procedure, Forms and Rules for the Regulation of Business in the Seventh New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. 1915. p. 377 – via Google Books.
- ^ Holmes, Frank R., ed. (1924). Who's Who in New York (City and State), 1924 (Eighth ed.). New York, N.Y.: Who's Who Publication, Inc. p. 1225 – via Google Books.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 467 – via Google Books.
- ^ "F. C. Tanner Dead; A G.O.P Leader, 85" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. CXII, no. 38503. New York, N.Y. 25 June 1963. p. 33.
- ^ Leonard, John William (1925). Who's Who in Jurisprudence. New York, N.Y.: John W. Leonard Corporation. p. 1373 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Schwarz, J. C., ed. (1937). Who's Who in Law. Vol. I. New York, N.Y.: J.C. Schwarz. p. 923 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Frederick Tanner Dies". The Locust Valley Leader. Vol. 17, no. 47. Locust Valley, N.Y. 27 June 1963. p. 13 – via Locust Valley Library.
External links
- The Political Graveyard
- Frederick C. Tanner Papers at Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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