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Myers, Leonard – Myrick, Milton Hills

Myers, Leonard

lawyer, congressman, translator, was born Nov. 13, 1827, in Attleborough, Pa. He was solicitor for two municipal districts in Philadelphia; and codified the ordinances for the consolidation of the city. In 1862 he was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-eighth congress; and was re-elected to the thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, forty-second, and fortythird congresses as a republican. a

Myers, Peter Hamilton

lawyer, author, was born Aug. 4, 1812, in Herkimer, N. Y. He was a lawyer and romancer of Brooklyn; and the author of The First of the Knickerbockers, tale; The Young Patroon; The King of the Hurons; and The Prisoner of the Border. He died Aug. 30, 1878, in Brooklyn, N.

Y. Besides his published works he was a constant contributor to the leading newspapers and magazines of the United States.

Myers, William Fenton

lawyer, was born June 7, 1868, in Florida, N. Y.

After receiving the rudiments of his education in the public schools, he attended Amsterdam academy, and subsequently graduated from the law department of the Northwestern university with the degree of LL. B. He was admitted to the bar, and is now a successful lawyer of Amsterdam, N. Y., where he is prominent in the public affairs of his city, county and state.

Myrick, Milton Hills

lawyer, jurist, was born May 28, 1826, in Marshall, N. Y. During 1872-80 he was probate judge of the city and county of San Francisco; and during 1880-87 was associate justice of the supreme court of California.

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