Theodore E. Hancock
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Theodore E. Hancock | |
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| Born | May 30, 1847 Granby, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 1916 (aged 69) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Wesleyan University (1871) Columbia University Law School |
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| Spouse |
Martha B. Connelly (m. 1882) |
| Children | 3, including Clarence E. Hancock |
| Relatives | Stewart F. Hancock Jr. (grandson) |
| Attorney General of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Simon W. Rosendale |
| Succeeded by | John C. Davies |
| 22nd District Attorney of Onondaga County, New York | |
| In office November 5, 1889 – November 8, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence T. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin J. Shove |
Theodore E. Hancock (May 30, 1847 – November 19, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician. He was New York's Attorney General from 1894 to 1898.[1]
He was born on May 30, 1847, in Granby, New York, to Freeman Hancock and Mary Williams.[2]
He graduated from Falley Seminary in Fulton in 1867, and from Wesleyan University in 1871. He then studied law at the Columbia University Law School, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar in 1873.[2]
In 1873, he commenced practice in New York City in the office of Bangs & North. A few years later, he removed to Syracuse, New York, and opened the office of Gilbert & Hancock.
In 1879, he established the firm of Hancock, Beach, Peck and Devine in Syracuse. His son Stewart F. Hancock was considered the "modern-day founder of the firm", and his grandson Stewart F. Hancock Jr. rejoined the firm in 1994 after serving on the New York Court of Appeals.[3]
He was a Justice of the Peace; and was District Attorney of Onondaga County from 1889 to 1892.[4] He was New York Attorney General from 1894 to 1898, elected at the New York state election, 1893, and re-elected at the New York state election, 1895 on the Republican ticket. In 1897, Wesleyan University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.). In 1899, he ran for Mayor of Syracuse, New York.
He died on November 19, 1916, in Syracuse, New York.