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William Butler Hornblower (May 13, 1851 – June 16, 1914) was a New York jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals. He was unsuccessfully nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland in 1893.
He married and settled in New Jersey, had 12 children, and worked for his adopted country in various ways, including service as a delegate to the Continental Congress. His son (Judge Hornblower’s grandfather), Joseph C. Hornblower (1777-1864) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
William Butler Hornblower. BORN: May 13, 1851 Paterson, New Jersey. DIED: June 16, 1914 (age 63) Litchfield, Connecticut. EDUCATION: Princeton University (BA, 1871) Columbia University (LLB, 1875) POLITICAL PARTY: Democrat. HIGHLIGHTS: 1857: Admitted to the Bar 1888: Started the law firm Hornblower & Byrne 1893:
William Butler Hornblower was a noted corporate and trial lawyer who was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court but failed to win confirmation. Hornblower was born May 13, 1851, in Paterson, New Jersey, with an unusually distinguished family background.
William Butler Hornblower. Quick Reference. (b. Paterson, N.J., 13 May 1851; d. Litchfield, Conn., 16 Jun. 1914), corporate lawyer and rejected nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Hornblower was involved in corporate practice in New ... From: Hornblower, William Butler in The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States »
William Butler Hornblower (May 13, 1851 – June 16, 1914) was a New York jurist who was unsuccessfully nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland in 1893. Early life and education
Addeddate 2013-03-14 22:24:00 Article-type research-article External-identifier urn:jstor-headid:10.2307/j100128 urn:jstor-articleid:10.2307/1109251
