This article is about the judge. For his uncle, the U.S. Senator, see Frank Hiscock.
Frank Harris Hiscock (April 16, 1856 – July 2, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1917 to 1926.
In 1906 Hiscock was appointed to an additional judge seat on the New York Court of Appeals under the Amendment of 1899. In 1912 he ran on the Republican ticket for a regular seat, but was defeated. In 1913 he ran again and was elected on the Republican and Independence League tickets to a 14-year term. He was Chief Judge from 1917 to 1926, elected in 1916 on the Republican and Progressive tickets. He retired from the bench at the end of 1926 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years. Afterwards he served as Official Referee of the Court of Appeals, and resumed his law practice at Hiscock & Barclay until his retirement in 1935.
Hiscock was first elected to the Cornell Board of Trustees by the alumni in 1889. He had the longest tenure as chairman, serving from 1917 to 1939. During that period, Cornell's endowment grew from $14 million to $32 million.
His wife Mary Elizabeth Barnes Hiscock died in 1937 at age 80.[2] They had two sons and a daughter. He retired from the Cornell Board of Trustees on May 5, 1946.[3] He died in Syracuse on July 2, 1946, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.[4]
Legacyedit
Hiscock left his house to charity and the resulting income presently funds the Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society, which provides legal assistance to indigent residents of Onondaga County.[5]
Referencesedit
^Cornell Alumni News, 26 January 1939 Vol. 41 No. 16 p. 201
^"Mrs. Frank Hiscock, Former Judge's Wife. Dies at 80 in Home in Syracuse Where She Wed". The New York Times. April 17, 1937. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
^"Hiscock Quits Cornell Board". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 5, 1946. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
^Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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