Jasper W. Cornaire (March 12, 1877 – August 15, 1937) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York.
Lifeedit
Cornaire was born on March 12, 1877, in Cape Vincent, New York, the son of Louis Cornaire and Belle Herrick. His father was a farmer and the son of French immigrants.[1]
Cornaire attended school in Three Mile Bay and Clayton, and went to high school in Rochester. From 1896 to 1899, he studied law in the office of Thomas Raines in Rochester. He then went to Albany Law School from 1899 to 1900. After he was admitted to the bar, he practiced law in Clayton for a year and then moved to Cape Vincent.[2] In 1912, he became special Surrogate Judge of Jefferson County, an office he was re-elected to in 1914, 1917, and 1920. He was chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Committee from 1921 to 1926. In 1928, he moved to Watertown and practiced there as senior member of the firm Cornaire & Donaldson.[1]
Cornaire died at his cottage near Burnham Point State Park on August 15, 1937. He was buried in the St. Lawrence Union Cemetery.[10]
Referencesedit
^ abcLandon, Harry F. (1932). The North Country, A History, Embracing Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Lewis and Franklin Counties, New York. Vol. 2. Indianapolis, I.N.: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 562–563 – via Internet Archive.
^ abMalcolm, James, ed. (1925). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 91 – via Google Books.
^Malcolm, James, ed. (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 93 – via FamilySearch.
^Malcolm, James, ed. (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 68 – via FamilySearch.
^Malcolm, James, ed. (1931). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 77 – via FamilySearch.
^Malcolm, James, ed. (1932). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 76 – via FamilySearch.
^Malcolm, James, ed. (1933). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 81 – via FamilySearch.
^Malcolm, James, ed. (1934). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 80 – via FamilySearch.
^"Jasper W. Cornaire, Ex-Assemblyman, 60" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXVI, no. 29059. New York, N.Y. 19 August 1937. p. 19.
^ ab"Jasper W. Cornaire Expires at Cottage". Cape Vincent Eagle. Vol. 69, no. 29. Cape Vincent, N.Y. 19 August 1937. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
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