NEW YORK REPORTS COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF NY 1854-1856 KERNAN- 4 books

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Frances Keenan 1854-1856. Francis Kernan was born in Wayne, Steuben County, on January 14,
1816. He graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., in
1836. After studying law in Watkins and Utica, he was admitted to the
bar in July 1840 and entered practice with Joshua A. Spencer. Serving as
State Reporter from 1854 to 1856, he published four volumes of the New
York Reports. Elected to the State Assembly in 1860, Kernan, as the
Democratic candidate, subsequently won a seat in the United States
House of Representatives in 1862, representing the Oneida district. He
unsuccessfully ran for reelection in 1864. In 1875 he was elected to the
United States Senate, the first Democratic Senator from New York in 24
years. He held this position until 1881, when he resumed his practice
after an unsuccessful bid for reelection. As Senator, Kernan served on
the Judiciary Committee and was often consulted by President Abraham
Lincoln on matters pertaining to war. During this time period, he,
along with Roscoe Conkling and Horatio Seymour, served as the heads
of state politics, known as the “Utica trio.” He was a member of the
Constitutional Convention in 1867, a member of the Board of Regents of
the State University of New York from 1870 to his death, and for over 20
years served as school commissioner in Utica. He and his wife, Hannah
Devereux, had 10 children. Kernan died in Utica on September 5, 1892. I will ship this vintage treasure via Priority Mail with delivery confirmation.