History of Morris Plains, (Morris County) New Jersey United States of America

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Scott Lord Biography

Scott Lord, representative, was born in Nelson, N.Y., Dec. 11, 1820; son of John Way and Sarah (Chase) Lord; grandson of John and ?? (Way) Lord, of Lyme, Connecticut, and a descendant of Richard Lord, of Hartford, Conn., who came from England in 1636. He was a brother of the Rev. John Chase, Judge Charles Bachus and the Rev. William Wilberforce Lord. He was a student at Morrisville and Geneseo academies, was admitted to the bar, and in 1842 settled in practice at Geneseo, N.Y. He was judge of Livingston county from July 11, 1947, to Jan. 1, 1854. He formed a law partnership with Roscoe Conkling and Alfred C. Cox in Utica, N.Y., in 1872, and also held the office of surrogate of Oneida county. He was a Democratic representative from the twenty-third New York district in the 44th congress, 1875-77, and was chairman of the Belknap impeachment committee. He was defeated for re-election in 1876, and 1878 removed to New York city, where he continued the practice of law. He was senior counsel for Cornelius Vanderbilt in the contest over the will of his grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt. He died at Morris Plains, N.J., Sept. 10, 1885.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor