Samuel L. M. Barlow I

Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow I (January 5, 1826 – July 10, 1889) was an American lawyer who was admitted to the bar after spending seven years as an apprentice in a New York law practice. Afterwards, he formed several notable legal partnerships, such as Bowdoin, Larocque & Barlow and Shipman, Barlow, Larocque. Barlow was also a major stakeholder in The New York World newspaper.

Samuel L. M. Barlow I
Born
Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow

(1826-01-05)January 5, 1826
Granville, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 10, 1889(1889-07-10) (aged 63)
Glen Cove, New York, U.S.
OccupationLawyer, author
Spouse(s)Alice Cornell Townsend
ChildrenAlice Wadsworth Barlow
Peter Townsend Barlow
RelativesJulia Lynch Olin (granddaughter)
Samuel Barlow II (grandson)

Early life

Barlow was born on January 5, 1826 in Granville, Massachusetts, the eldest child of Rhoda Hopkins (née Wadsworth) Barlow (1802–1880) and Dr. Samuel Bancroft Barlow (1798–1875), an esteemed Yale-graduated physician.[1]

Samuel's English ancestors moved to Massachusetts in 1620,[2] and was named after his well known relative, Samuel Latham Mitchill, the U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from New York. His maternal grandfather was Timothy Wadsworth and he was a lineal descendant of Captain Joseph Wadsworth of Charter Oak fame.[3] Samuel and his family moved to New York City when he was young.[2]

Career

Barlow began working for a law firm, Melett & Gregg in either 1840 or 1842.[4] He spent seven at that practice as an apprentice and office assistant before being admitted to the bar.[1] He was later made manager of Melett & Gregg.[4]

In 1852, Barlow established a partnership with George R.J. Bowdoin and Jeremiah Laroque, to form the firm Bowdoin, Larocque and Barlow.[5] Barlow worked in numerous high-profile and rewarding cases. At 23, he was paid $250,000 to settle claims after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Mexico.[4] He successfully acted as a conciliator to Cornelius Vanderbilt and William Henry Aspinwall, ending their bitter feud. At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Barlow settled a dispute concerning a $1,600,000 contract to send arms to France. The arms were sent three months later. Among Barlow's most notable victories, he successfully removed Jay Gould from power over the Erie Railroad, and returned it to the railroad's stakeholders. The suit ended with a $9,000,000 settlement. Barlow was made a director and counsel of the railroad after the suit.[2]

Upon the death of his two partners in Bowdoin, Larocque and Barlow, Barlow formed a new partnership, Shipman, Barlow Larocque & Choate. The new firm became one of the most prominent practices in New York.[4]

In politics, Barlow was a staunch Democrat, though he was never elected to any office. He was a major stakeholder in the newspaper The New York World, where he oversaw the paper's operations until 1869.[5] Barlow was also a member of the high-class Manhattan and Union clubs,[4] the former of which he helped found.[5]

Personal life
Portrait of Barlow's granddaughter, Julia Lynch Olin, by Emil Fuchs, 1908.

Barlow enjoyed collecting fine art, and possessed an expansive library. He was married Alice Cornell Townsend (1833–1889), with whom he had one son and daughter:[6]

Barlow died on the morning of July 10, 1889 of heart failure at his summer home in Glen Cove, Long Island.[5] Barlow's funeral service was held on July 12 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Glen Cove, with numerous high-profile individuals such as former Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard and Gen. Fitz John Porter in attendance.[9]

Descendants

Through his daughter Alice, he was the grandfather of two girls, Alice Townsend Olin (1881–1963), who married Tracy Dows,[10][11] and Julia Lynch Olin (1882–1961),[12] who married J. Philip Benkard in 1902.[13][14] They divorced in 1920 and she married Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, the former Lt. Gov. of New York in 1921.[15][16]

Through his son Peter, he was the grandfather of two boys, Edward Matthews Barlow, who died at the age of thirteen, and Samuel L. M. Barlow II (1892–1982), a Harvard educated pianist and composer.[17]

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References
  1. Stauffer, Donald. "Stauffer and Barlow Ancestors". RootsWeb. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. Brown, John Howard; Johnson, Rossiter (1904). The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans. Boston: The Biographical Society.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1370. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. Barbour, Fannie Cooley Williams (1910). Spelman genealogy: the English ancestry and American descendants of Richard Spelman of Middletown, Connecticut, 1700. New York: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company. pp. 345-346.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. "OBITUARY | Samuel L. M. Barlow" (PDF). The New York Times. July 11, 1889. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. Starr, Leslie (2007). Welcome to Wesleyan: Campus Buildings. Wesleyan University Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780819568557. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. "Obituary -- OLIN". The New York Times. 9 November 1882. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. "S. H. OLIN DIES AT 78; 50 YEARS A LAWYER; Specialized on Copyright Law and Represented Foremost Publishing Houses. ACTING HEAD OF WESLEYAN For 30 Years He Was Trustee of the New York Public Library -- A Founder of Players Club" (PDF). The New York Times. August 7, 1925. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. "BURIAL OF S. L. M. BARLOW. | Many Distinguished Persons Attend The Funeral at Glen Cove" (PDF). The New York Times. July 13, 1889. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  10. "MARRIED: DOWS--OLIN" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 November 1903. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  11. "TRACY DOWS; Succumbs Suddenly in London at Age of 64--Harvard Graduate". The New York Times. 4 July 1937. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  12. "Mrs. Lewis S. Chanler, 78, Dies; Headed Reform Bahai Movement; Widow of Former Lieutenant Governor Formed Society in '29 -- Wrote Several Books" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 March 1961. p. 86. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  13. "WEDDINGS OF A DAY.; Benkard--Olin" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 December 1902. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  14. "J. Philip Benkard, Broker, Stricken in Parade; Ex-Lieutenant Colonel Dies in Ambulance" (PDF). The New York Times. 7 April 1929. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  15. "LEWIS S. CHANLER WEDS MRS. BENKARD; Ex-Lieut. Governor of New York Marries Divorced Wife of J. Philip Benkard in Paris. GUARDED WITH SECRECY Mr. Chanler Was Divorced in Paris From His First Wife, Who Was Alice Chamberlain" (PDF). The New York Times. 25 May 1921. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  16. "L.S. CHANLER DIES; STATE EX-OFFICIAL; Lieutenant Governor, 1906-08, Defeated in Gubernatorial Race by Hughes in 1908 WAS A CRIMINAL LAWYER Defended Clients Who Could Not Pay -- Toured Ireland for Parnellites in '90's" (PDF). The New York Times. 2 March 1942. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  17. "Samuel L.M. Barlow, 90, Dies; Composer, Writer and Liberal". The New York Times. 21 September 1982. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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