His father Charles Coudert was French, and left France in 1824.[1] Frederic graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1850, and on his majority was admitted to practice in the courts. He was elected seventh president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. With his two brothers, Charles and Louis Leonce, he formed a law partnership. Charles's daughter Jeanne Clarisse, known as Clarisse, was the first wife of Condé Nast and the mother of Charles Coudert Nast.[2][3]
His firm had foreign branches and handled a large volume of patent, trade-mark, and extradition cases. He was a delegate of the New York Chamber of Commerce to the Antwerp conference called to revise the rules of general average, and in 1880 was a member of the International Conference at Berne, for codification of the law of nations.[citation needed]
He consented in 1876 to visit Louisiana for the purpose of urging the Returning Board to act justly, respecting election returns which were to determine the presidential succession. In 1892 and again in 1893 he was a prominent opponent of the courses taken by his own political party.
In 1876 Coudert spoke at the unveiling (done by Bartholdi himself) of the statue of General Lafayette in Union Square Park.[4] The sculpture is facing that of George Washington. Coudert later assisted in bringing the Statue of Liberty (also by Bartholdi) to New York (1885).
During the controversy concerning American and British seal fisheries in the Bering Sea, (Bering Sea Arbitration tribunal in Paris in 1893), Coudert acted as legal adviser for the United States Government arguing for protection of the Arctic seals. In 1896 he was appointed by President Cleveland a member of the commission to investigate and report on the boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. He was uniquely qualified for the position, being fluent in French, English, Italian and Spanish; he was also gifted with a ready and caustic wit.
In 1897, he and his son Frederic René Coudert, Jr., known as "Fred," became the first pair of father and son lawyers to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme court in a single day.
Coudert served as commissioner of public schools of New York City in 1883-84, was president of the Columbia University Alumni Association, and from 1890 until 1901, a trustee of the University. He declined the Russian mission, a judgeship of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, and a justiceship of the Supreme Court of the United States. He accepted (as the only public office he ever held) unsalaried membership in the Board of Education of the City of New York. From 1889 to 1899, he was president of the Manhattan Club, a social club of prominent members of the Democratic Party.[5] He had three daughters and a son, Frederic René Coudert, II. (Feb 11, 1871 - 1955).
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^Coudert Brothers – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Coudert Brothers at www.referenceforbusiness.com
^Ronald, Susan (2019). Condé Nast: The Man and His Empire. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. p. 40. ISBN978-1-2501-8004-9 – via Google Books.
^Miller, Tom (2017-07-29). "Daytonian in Manhattan: A Gift from France - the Layfayette Statue in Union Square". Daytonian in Manhattan. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^History of the Manhattan Club: A Narrative of the Activities of Half a Century By Henry Watterson (New York, 1915)
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Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Frederick René Coudert". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
Addresses by Frederic H. Coudert (New York and London, 1905);
Annual Reports of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (New York, 1905);
U. S. Cath. Hist. Soc. Records and Studies
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frederic, rené, coudert, representative, from, york, frederic, coudert, march, 1832, york, city, december, 1903, washington, american, lawyer, with, coudert, brothers, frederic, coudertpersonal, detailsborn, 1832, march, 1832new, york, city, dieddecember, 1903. For the US Representative from New York see Frederic Coudert Jr Frederic Rene Coudert Sr March 1 1832 in New York City December 20 1903 in Washington D C was an American lawyer with Coudert Brothers Frederic R CoudertPersonal detailsBorn 1832 03 01 March 1 1832New York City U S DiedDecember 20 1903 1903 12 20 aged 71 Washington D C U S Political partyDemocraticEducationColumbia University BA Life editHis father Charles Coudert was French and left France in 1824 1 Frederic graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1850 and on his majority was admitted to practice in the courts He was elected seventh president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York With his two brothers Charles and Louis Leonce he formed a law partnership Charles s daughter Jeanne Clarisse known as Clarisse was the first wife of Conde Nast and the mother of Charles Coudert Nast 2 3 His firm had foreign branches and handled a large volume of patent trade mark and extradition cases He was a delegate of the New York Chamber of Commerce to the Antwerp conference called to revise the rules of general average and in 1880 was a member of the International Conference at Berne for codification of the law of nations citation needed He consented in 1876 to visit Louisiana for the purpose of urging the Returning Board to act justly respecting election returns which were to determine the presidential succession In 1892 and again in 1893 he was a prominent opponent of the courses taken by his own political party In 1876 Coudert spoke at the unveiling done by Bartholdi himself of the statue of General Lafayette in Union Square Park 4 The sculpture is facing that of George Washington Coudert later assisted in bringing the Statue of Liberty also by Bartholdi to New York 1885 During the controversy concerning American and British seal fisheries in the Bering Sea Bering Sea Arbitration tribunal in Paris in 1893 Coudert acted as legal adviser for the United States Government arguing for protection of the Arctic seals In 1896 he was appointed by President Cleveland a member of the commission to investigate and report on the boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana He was uniquely qualified for the position being fluent in French English Italian and Spanish he was also gifted with a ready and caustic wit In 1897 he and his son Frederic Rene Coudert Jr known as Fred became the first pair of father and son lawyers to argue cases before the U S Supreme court in a single day Coudert served as commissioner of public schools of New York City in 1883 84 was president of the Columbia University Alumni Association and from 1890 until 1901 a trustee of the University He declined the Russian mission a judgeship of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York and a justiceship of the Supreme Court of the United States He accepted as the only public office he ever held unsalaried membership in the Board of Education of the City of New York From 1889 to 1899 he was president of the Manhattan Club a social club of prominent members of the Democratic Party 5 He had three daughters and a son Frederic Rene Coudert II Feb 11 1871 1955 Notes edit Coudert Brothers Company Profile Information Business Description History Background Information on Coudert Brothers at www referenceforbusiness com Freund John C ed October 23 1915 Clarisse Coudert Enters Concert Field From Society Musical America New York NY p 9 via Google Books Ronald Susan 2019 Conde Nast The Man and His Empire New York NY St Martin s Press p 40 ISBN 978 1 2501 8004 9 via Google Books Miller Tom 2017 07 29 Daytonian in Manhattan A Gift from France the Layfayette Statue in Union Square Daytonian in Manhattan Retrieved 2021 02 11 History of the Manhattan Club A Narrative of the Activities of Half a Century By Henry Watterson New York 1915 References editAttribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Frederick Rene Coudert Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company The entry cites Addresses by Frederic H Coudert New York and London 1905 Annual Reports of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York New York 1905 U S Cath Hist Soc Records and StudiesExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Frederic Rene Coudert Sr at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederic Rene Coudert Sr amp oldid 1217495762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
