George Franklin Danforth (July 5, 1819, – September 25, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Danforth was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1840. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Rochester, NY. On April 27, 1846, he married Frances J. Wright, of Pittsford, NY. In

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, he ran on the

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ticket for

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but was defeated by Democrat Charles S. Fairchild. In

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, he ran for Judge of the New York Court of Appeals but was defeated by Democrat

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. In 1878, he ran again for the Court of Appeals and was elected. He was a judge of the Court of Appeals from 1879 to 1889 when he retired upon reaching the constitutional age limit of 70 years. Afterwards he resumed his law practice, and died of

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in open court just after arguing a case.

Sources

''G. F. DANFORTH DIES IN COURT''
in NYT on September 26, 1899 {{DEFAULTSORT:Danforth, George Franklin 1819 births 1899 deaths Lawyers from Boston Judges of the New York Court of Appeals Union College (New York) alumni Lawyers from Rochester, New York 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers