Francis Sedgwick Bangs (1855–1920) was a

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attorney at the firm Bangs, Stetson, Tracey & MacVeagh, and a predecessor to the modern firm

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. Bangs was born to attorney

Francis N. Bangs Francis Nehemiah Bangs (February 23, 1828 – November 30, 1885) was an American lawyer who founded the Wall Street law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell. Biography Bangs was born in New York City in 1828. His father, Nathan Bangs, was a well-known M ...

and Amelia Frances (Bull) Bangs on December 7, 1855.Van Sinderen, p. 232 His younger brother was

John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. ...

. After attending Columbia College and Columbia Law School, Bangs followed in his father's profession. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and joined his father's firm, Bangs and Stetson. Bangs remained at the firm for fourteen years, when he resigned to become president of the State Trust Company in 1894. He resigned that position four years later to join the

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of Kingsley, Mabon & Co. In 1907, he returned to the practice of law at the firm of Gunthrie, Bangs & Van Sinderen. Outside of his professional career, Bangs was a trustee of Columbia College and a member of the

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of Trinity Church.Van Sinderen, p. 233 He was also a member of the Saint Nicholas Society in the City of New York. He died at home on March 20, 1920 after a brief illness.Van Sinderen, p. 234

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