Daniel Lord (September 23, 1795 – March 4, 1868) was a prominent New York City attorney. His firm was eventually joined by his son-in-law Henry Day and son Daniel Lord Jr. to form Lord Day & Lord. John Jacob Astor was among Lord's clients.[1]
Early life
Lord was born in Stonington, Connecticut September 23, 1795. He was a son of Phebe (née Crary) Lord (1773–1847) and Dr. Daniel Lord (1767–1845). His father, a doctor, moved the family to New York City while Lord was a toddler.[2] He graduated from Yale College in 1814.[3]
In 1818, Lord opened his firm as a solo practitioner. By 1848, he was joined by his son-in-law, Henry Day, and son, Daniel Lord Jr., to form Lord, Day & Lord. John Jacob Astor was among Lord's clients.[1] The firm operated until October 1994.[5]
In 1851 he delivered Yale University on Phi Beta Kappa address.[6]
Personal life
On May 16, 1818, Lord was married to Susan DeForest (1799–1879), a daughter of Lockwood DeForest and Mehitabel (née Wheeler) DeForest. Together, they were the parents of:[7]
Daniel DeForest Lord (1819–1894), who married Mary Howard Butler (1823–1880), a daughter of Attorney GeneralBenjamin Franklin Butler, in 1844. After Mary's death, he married Elizabeth Riley.[7]
John Crary Lord (1821–1873), who married Margaret Hawley (1825–1909), a daughter of Gideon Hawley, in 1846.[7]
Phoebe Lucretia Lord (1823–1890), who married Henry Day in 1849.[7]
James Couper Lord (1827–1869), who married Margaretta Hunter Brown (1829–1898), a daughter of banker James Brown of Brown Bros. & Co., in 1852.[7]
Sarah Lord (b. 1829), who married Henry C. Howells in 1887.[7]
Edward Crary Lord (1831–1892), who married Emily Maria Livingston (1842–1892), a daughter of Gerard William Livingston (grandson of Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor),[8] in 1864.[7]
George DeForest Lord (1833–1892), a lawyer who married Frances Theodora Shelton, in 1877.[3]
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