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Corcoran, John William

lawyer, jurist, public official, was born June 14, 1853, in Batavia, N. Y. He received the rudiments of his education in the Clinton public schools; attended the College of the Holy Cross of Worcester, Mass.; the St. John's university, and the Boston university. He has large law business in Boston, Mass., and resides in Clinton. a He has been judge of the superior court; judge advocate general; was chairman of the democratic state committee four times; and was twice the chairman of the state delegation to the national convention. For twenty-two years he has been a member of the Clinton school committee, serving fifteen years as chairman. He was city solicitor of Clinton for ten years; water commissioner, secretary, treasurer and chairman for fifteen years; was chairman of the Massachusetts board of managers at the World's Columbian exposition; and has filled numerous positions of honor in his city, county and state.