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Julian Codman (September 21, 1870 – December 30, 1932), was an American lawyer who was a vigorous opponent of

Prohibition Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholi ...

who was also involved with the Anti-Imperialist League.

Early life

Codman was born in

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, on September 21, 1870. He was the son of Col. Charles Russell Codman (1829–1918), a colonel in the

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who commanded the 45th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and Lucy Lyman Paine (née Sturgis) Codman (1833–1907). Among his siblings were Russell Sturgis Codman; John Sturgis Codman; Anne McMasters Codman, who married Henry Bromfield Cabot; and Susan Welles Codman, who married Redington Fiske. His maternal grandfather was

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, a wealthy Boston merchant active in the China trade, p.207 and his uncle was noted architect and builder

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, who designed the

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and the

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, along with

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. Codman received an AB from

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in 1892 and an LLB degree from

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in 1895. He passed the Massachusetts Bar exam in 1895 and began practicing as a lawyer.

Career

Codman, an Independent, was a member of the Executive Committee of New England Anti-Imperialist League from 1902–04. In 1904, he was a Delegate of the

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, a Signatory of Philippine Independence Committee Petition, and sat on the Executive Committee of Anti-Imperialist League. In 1918, he was the vice-president of Anti-Imperialist League. From 1916 until 1919, Codman served in the

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during

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, achieving the rank of Colonel. He was also a vice-president of the Associated Charities, headed the Constitutional Liberty League and served as counsel for the Joint Legislative Committee, was a foe of

prohibition Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholi ...

. He twice represented the combined anti-Prohibition societies at Congressional hearings. Codman co-wrote Secretary Root's Record:"Marked Severities" in Philippine Warfare.

Personal life

In 1897, he married Norah Chadwick (1873–1961), daughter of

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and his wife Katherine Maria Lyman. They had two daughters, who were the wives of Guy Morris and Ransom F. Hodges. Codman died at the

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in Boston on December 30, 1932, and was buried at

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, which is located in the Forest Hills section of the

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neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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