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time he had been associated with the legal
firm of Evarts, Choate & Barlow. In
1882 Mr. Weed began to practice alone,
continuing until 1889, in which year the
law firm of Weed, Henry & Meyers was
organized. Their practice was a general
one, and Mr. Weed continued a member
of this firm until his death.
In politics Mr. Weed was an independent
Democrat, and although he gave much
time to public speaking and took an ac-
tive interest in affairs of civic importance,
he did not seek to hold public office. Mr.
Weed was much interested in charitable
organizations and was never too busy to
give his time to the furthering of those
movements for the general welfare. He
was a member of St. John's Guild, of
which he was president for several years.
Mr. Weed was a member of the Bar Association
of New York ; member of the
Georgia Society ; Nyantic Club of Flush-
ing, New York ; Wee Burn Golf Club, of
Darien, Connecticut, and of the Stamford
Yacht Club. During the summer Mr.
Weed lived in Noroton, and his winter
residence was in Flushing. He was
an attendant of St. George's Episcopal
Church in Flushing, and was warden of
St. Luke's Church in Noroton.
Mr. Weed married Louise Richmond,
daughter of General Lewis Richmond, of
Bristol, Rhode Island, and their children
were : Rev. Edwin D., who married Marguerite
H. Johnson, and resides in Du-
luth, Minnesota ; Richmond, of further
mention ; Magdelaine, wife of Lindley M.
Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin reside
in Flushing, Long Island, and are the parents
of Lindley Murray, John Weed, Edward
Vernon, Martin Franklin ; Sarah,
wife of Samuel M. Dorrance, of New
York City, and the mother of Samuel and
Louise Dorrance.
(IV) Richmond Weed, son of John
Waring and Louise (Richmond) Weed,
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was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, July
26, 1875. He was educated in the public
schools and in the Flushing High School.
In 1895 Mr. Weed received his A. B.
degree from Columbia University, and
two years later graduated from the Columbia
Law School with the degree of
LL. B. Mr. Weed was admitted to the
bar the same year, and immediately entered
his father's office where he engaged
in the practice of his profession. In 1902
Mr. Weed was made assistant corporation
counsel of New York City, which
office he ably filled for two years. In
1904 he resigned and returned to his father's
office, being admitted a member
of the firm the same year. This arrangement
continued until the death of Mr.
Weed's father, and after this time Mr.
Weed practiced alone until 1919. In the
latter year the firm of Gordon, Weed &
Young was organized. As a lawyer, Mr.
Weed has made a well deserved success.
He applied himself diligently to the mak-
ing of his career, and is actively interested
in all matters of public interest. Outside
of his legal affairs, he serves as a director
of several corporations. During the
Spanish-American War, he enlisted as a
seaman in the United States Navy, April
26, 1898; served on the United States
Steamship "Yankee" with the New York
Naval Militia on blockade in Cuba until
the termination of the war ; was dis-
charged, September 2, 1898. During the
World War, he was December 22, 1917,
appointed member of the War Loan Staff
of the Secretary of the Treasury at Wash-
ington, with special reference to legal
matters connected with the Government
loans. He served until February, 1919.
Mr. Weed is a member of the New
York State Bar Association, Association
of the Bar of the City of New York, the
New York County Lawyers' Association,
the Queens County Bar Association, the