L. Harris Hiscock

Luther Harris Hitchcock (May 2, 1824 – June 4, 1867) was a New York attorney, judge, and legislator. He was murdered by George W. Cole, a major general in the American Civil War and brother of Cornelius Cole.

L. Harris Hiscock
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Member of the New York State Assembly from Onondaga County's 2nd District
In office
1865–1867
Preceded byThomas G. Alvord
Succeeded byLuke Ranney
Judge of the Onondaga County Surrogate's Court
In office
1852–1856
Preceded byIsaac T. Minard
Succeeded byAmasa H. Jerome
Personal details
Born(1824-05-02)May 2, 1824
Pompey, New York, US
DiedJune 4, 1867(1867-06-04) (aged 42)
Albany, New York, US
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York
Political partyDemocratic (before 1861)
Republican (from 1861)
SpouseLucy Bridgman
RelationsFrank Hiscock (brother)
Children2, including Frank H. Hiscock
OccupationAttorney

Biography

Known as L. Harris Hiscock, he was born in Pompey, New York on May 2, 1824.[1] He taught school while studying law with Daniel Gott, and served as Pompey's School Superintendent from 1845 to 1847.[2]

In 1848, he began to practice law in Tully.[2] From 1849 to 1851, he was Pompey's Justice of the Peace.[3]

Hiscock later moved to Syracuse, and in 1855, he founded with his brother Frank the law firm known today as Hiscock and Barclay.[4] L. Harris Hiscock was prominent in Democratic politics and served as Onondaga County Surrogate Judge from 1852 to 1856.[5]

In 1865, by now a Republican as a result of his pro-Union position during the American Civil War, Harris was elected to the New York State Assembly, and he served until his death.[6]

While in Albany as a delegate to the state constitutional convention, Hiscock was murdered on June 4, 1867, by George W. Cole, a major general in the Union Army who accused Hiscock of having an affair with Mrs. Cole.[7][8] Cole was acquitted at his 1868 trial on the grounds of "momentary insanity."[9][10]

Hiscock was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse.[11][12]

Family

L. Harris Hiscock was the brother and law partner of U.S. Senator Frank Hiscock.[13] He was married to Lucy Bridgman (1828–1861).[14] They were the parents of two children, including Judge Frank H. Hiscock.[14]

References
  1. Chandler, George (1883). The Chandler Family. Worcester, MA: The Press of Charles Hamilton. p. 862.
  2. Harlow, S. R.; Boone, H. H. (1867). Life Sketches of the State Officers, Senators, and Members of the Assembly of the State of New York, in 1867. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Company. p. 266.
  3. Asher, Robert (2005). Murder on Trial: 1620–2002. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-7914-6377-2.
  4. Driscoll, Michael, Mayor (October 19, 2005). "Resolution: 150th Anniversary of Hiscock & Barclay Community Recognition Day" (PDF). syrgov.net. City of Syracuse, New York.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Hutchins, S. C. (1868). Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony and State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Company. p. 431.
  6. New York State Assembly (1867). Journal of the Assembly of the State of New York. Albany, NY: C. Van Benthuysen & Sons. p. 4.
  7. Osborne, John. "In Albany, Civil War general murders well-known lawyer and member of the New York Constitutional Convention". House Divided: The Civil War Search Engine. Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  8. "Terrible Tragedy In Albany". New York Herald. New York, NY. June 5, 1867. p. 3 – via Rare Newspapers.com.
  9. Werner, Edgar A. (1884). Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, and Company. p. 132.
  10. Hallas, Herbert C. (2013). William Almon Wheeler: Political Star of the North Country. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. p. 88. ISBN 9781438448121.
  11. Greenhagen, Sue, ed. (Spring 2018). "Oakwood All-Star: Helen Cornelia Hiscock Backus" (PDF). Grave Matters. Syracuse, NY: Historic Oakwood Cemetery Preservation Association. p. 6. She was born in Tully on 28 May 1852, the oldest child of Luther Harris Hiscock and Lucy Bridgman Hiscock." ... "Helen Cornelia Hiscock Backus died on 8 January 1906, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery (Section 3, Lot 1) with her parents and her husband.
  12. Anonymous Syracuse Rotarian (May 6, 2016). "Scene & Herd ~ Reboot: A Recap of 4/29" (PDF). Rotary Press. Syracuse, NY: The Rotary Club of Syracuse. pp. 1–2.
  13. Publication Committee (1875). Reunion of the Sons and Daughters of the Old Town of Pompey. Syracuse, NY: Courier Printing Company. p. 410.
  14. "Biography: Frank Harris Hiscock (1856–1946)". Biographies: Judges of the New York Court of Appeals. Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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