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'''Eugene Ambrose Philbin''' (July 24, 1857 [[New York City]] - March 14, 1920 [[Manhattan]], NYC) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York]]. He was [[New York County District Attorney]] from 1900 to 1901.
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| image = Photo of Eugene Ambrose Philbin (1857–1920) from The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers.png
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| office = [[New York County District Attorney|New York County<br>District Attorney]]
| term_start = 1900
| term_end = 1901
| predecessor = [[John R. Fellows]]
| successor = [[William Travers Jerome|William T. Jerome]]
| birth_name = Eugene Ambrose Philbin
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1857|07|24}}
| birth_place = [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1920|03|14|1857|07|24}}
| death_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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| party = [[Democratic party (United States)|Democrat]]
| education = [[Seton Hall College]]<br>[[Columbia Law School|Columbia University]]
| parents = Stephen Philbin<br>Eliza McGoldrick
| spouse = {{marriage|Jessie Holliday|June 28, 1887}}
| children =
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'''Eugene Ambrose Philbin''' (July 24, 1857 – March 14, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]]. He was [[New York County District Attorney]] from 1900 to 1901.<ref name="PhilbinObit1920"/>


==Life==
==Early life==
Eugene A. Philbin was born in [[New York City]] on July 24, 1857, the son of Stephen Philbin and Eliza (McGoldrick) Philbin.<ref name="PhilbinObit1920"/><ref name=Makers>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924063262053/page/n205/mode/1up |title=The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers |publisher=[[The Encyclopedia Press]] |page=136 |year=1917 |access-date=2021-09-27 |via=archive.org}}</ref>
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He was the son of Stephen Philbin and Eliza (McGoldrick) Philbin. He attended [[Xavier High School (New York City)|Xavier High School]], and graduated from [[Seton Hall College]].


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He attended [[Xavier High School (New York City)|Xavier High School]], and graduated from [[Seton Hall College]]. In 1883, he entered [[Columbia Law School]], graduated in 1885.<ref name="PhilbinObit1920"/>
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In 1883, he entered [[Columbia Law School]], graduated in 1885, and practiced law with the firm of Ogden & Beekman. On June 28, 1887, he married Jessie Holliday, and they had five children. In 1894, he became the senior member of Philbin, Beekman & [[Solomon Stanwood Menken|Menken]].


==Career==
In August 1899, Philbin was appointed to the New York State Board of Charities to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Vinton Dahlgren (1869–1899, son of [[John A. Dahlgren]]).
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After graduating from law school, he began practicing law with the firm of Ogden & Beekman. In 1894, he became the senior member of Philbin, Beekman & [[Solomon Stanwood Menken|Menken]].<ref name="PhilbinObit1920"/>


In December 1900, Philbin was appointed by Governor [[Theodore Roosevelt]] New York County D.A. to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from office of [[Asa Bird Gardiner]]. Philbin remained in office until the end of 1901.
In August 1899, Philbin was appointed to the New York State Board of Charities to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Vinton Dahlgren (1869–1899, son of [[John A. Dahlgren]]).<ref name="1899Appointment">{{cite news|title=Eugene A. Philbin Appointed – He Succeeds J.V. Dahlgren on State Board of Charities|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1899/08/23/105971284.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 23, 1899|language=en}}</ref>


In December 1900, Philbin was appointed by Governor [[Theodore Roosevelt]] as New York County D.A. to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from office of [[Asa Bird Gardiner]]. Philbin remained in office until the end of 1901.<ref name="PhilbinObit1920"/>
President Roosevelt appointed him in 1904 to a citizens group investigating conditions at [[Ellis Island]]. In June 1904, Seton Hall conferred an honorary degree of [[Legum Doctor|LL.D.]] on Philbin. In May 1905, he told the students at [[Cornell University]] that the corrupt [[New York City Police]] gets about one million dollars in graft per year. In October 1905, at the Democratic city convention, Philbin made the nominating speech for Mayor [[George Brinton McClellan, Jr.|George B. McClellan]]'s re-election.


In 1904, then President Roosevelt appointed him to a citizens group investigating conditions at [[Ellis Island]]. In June 1904, Seton Hall conferred an honorary degree of [[Legum Doctor|LL.D.]] on Philbin.<ref name="1904SetonHall">{{cite news|title=Seton Hill Commencement – Ex-Senator Smith and Eugene A. Philbin Are Honored|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/06/16/100471892.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 16, 1904|language=en}}</ref> In May 1905, he told the students at [[Cornell University]] that the corrupt [[New York City Police]] gets about one million dollars in graft per year.<ref name="Graft1905">{{cite news|title=Grft Bill a Million – Philbin Says This City Pays That to Police Every Year|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/05/24/100486758.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 24, 1905|language=en}}</ref> In October 1905, at the Democratic city convention, Philbin made the nominating speech for Mayor [[George B. McClellan Jr.]]'s re-election.<ref name="Oct1905">{{cite news|title=M'Clellan Chosen; Unpledged, He Says – Accepts Mayoralty Nomination, Declaring Himself Unfettered – Metz and McGowan Named – For Controller and Aldermanic President - Covention [sic] Praises Roosevelt for Making Peace|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/10/06/102133284.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 6, 1905|page=1|language=en}}</ref>
From 1904 to 1919, Philbin was an active and influential member of the [[Marquette League]], a New York City-based organization that raised funds for Catholic missions among Native Americans in western states.


From 1904 to 1919, Philbin was an active and influential member of the [[Marquette League]], a New York City-based organization that raised funds for Catholic missions among Native Americans in western states. Also in 1904, he became a member of the [[Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York|New York State Board of Regents]]. He served until he resigned in 1913.<ref name="1913Seat">{{cite news|title=Mrs. Fairchild Loses Case – Court Rules That $250,000 of Father's Estate Is Principal, Not Income.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/04/29/100616542.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 29, 1913|language=en}}</ref> In April 1913, Philbin was appointed by Gov. [[William Sulzer]] to the [[New York Supreme Court]] (1st D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Edward E. McCall]].<ref name="1913Appointment">{{cite news|title=Sulzer Nominees In; Truce with Murphy – John H. Delaney as Economy Commissioner Is Satisfactory to Tammany|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/04/22/100394935.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 12, 1913|language=en}}</ref> In November 1913, he was elected to succeed himself,<ref name="1913Tammany">{{cite news|title=Tammany Ticket Includes Whitman – Dr. Darlington for Borough President – Philbin and Weeks for Supreme Court|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/08/27/100572886.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 27, 1913|language=en}}</ref> and in 1919 was appointed to the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division|Appellate Division]].
In 1908, [[Pope Pius X]] made him a Knight Commander of the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]].


==Personal life==
In April 1913, Philbin was appointed by Gov. [[William Sulzer]] to the [[New York Supreme Court]] (1st D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Edward E. McCall]]. In November 1913, he was elected to succeed himself, and in 1919 was appointed to the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division|Appellate Division]].
On June 28, 1887, he married Jessie Holliday, and they had five children, including:<ref name="PhilbinObit1920"/>


* Jesse Holliday Philbin (d. 1978)<ref name="JHPObit1969">{{cite news|title=Jesse Holladay Philbin, 78, Former Bank Official Here|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/03/18/archives/jesse-holladay-philbin-78-former-bank-official-here.html|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=18 March 1969 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
He died of [[pneumonia]] at his home at 63, West 52nd Street in Manhattan.

In 1908, [[Pope Pius X]] made him a Knight Commander of the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]]. He died of [[pneumonia]] at his home at 63, West 52nd Street in Manhattan.<ref name="PhilbinObit1920">{{cite news|title=Judge Philbin Dies; His Illness Brief – End Comes at His City Home After Being Stricken with Pneumonia Tuesday – Was Born Here in 1857 – Justice's Life Marked by Public Service, Especially in Protecting Parks|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/03/15/97739039.pdf|access-date=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 15, 1920|language=en}}</ref><ref name="1921Estate">{{cite news|title=Eugene A. Philbin Estate $114,529.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/09/30/98747934.pdf|accessdate=2021-09-27|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 30, 1921|language=en}}</ref>

===Descendants===
Through his son Jesse, he was the grandfather of Jessie Holladay Philbin, who married [[Blair Clark|Ledyard Blair Clark]] (1917–2000), the son of Judge [[William Clark (judge)|William Clark]], in 1941.<ref name="1941Engagement">{{cite news|title=Jessie Philbin to Wed Blair Clark Thursday; She Will Have 3 Attendants at Marriage in Boston Chapel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/05/25/archives/jessie-philbin-to-wed-blair-clark-thursday-she-will-have-3.html|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=25 May 1941 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="1941Wedding">{{cite news|title=Miss Jessie Philbin Married in Boston To L. Blair Clark, Son of Federal Judge|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/05/30/archives/miss-jessie-philbln-married-in-boston-to-l-blair-clark-son-of.html|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=30 May 1941 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


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*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=980DE5DE1130E333A25750C2A96E9C94689ED7CF ''EUGENE A. PHILBIN APPOINTED''] in NYT on August 23, 1899
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*''ANNUAL REPORTS'' of MARQUETTE LEAGUE from 1904 to 1919

*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E0CEFDE113DE633A25755C1A9609C946597D6CF ''SETON HALL COMMENCEMENT''] in NYT on June 16, 1904
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*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9400E0D91E3DE633A25757C2A9639C946497D6CF ''GRAFT BILL A MILLION''] in NYT on May 24, 1905
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* ''Annual Reports'' of Marquette League from 1904 to 1919
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=980DE5DC1538E433A25755C0A9669D946497D6CF ''M'CLELLAN CHOSEN''] in NYT on October 6, 1905
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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/philadelph-phill.html Political Graveyard]
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9906EEDB1F3AE633A25751C2A9629C946296D6CF ''SULZER NOMINEES IN''] in NYT on April 22, 1913
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* [http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/centennial/Bios/eaphilbin2.shtml State Court History] with portrait photo
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E01E2D9173FE633A2575AC2A9629C946296D6CF ''TAKE SEATS ON THE BENCH''] in NYT on April 29, 1913
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A0DEFDD113CE633A25754C2A96E9C946296D6CF ''TAMMANY TICKET INCLUDES WHITMAN''] in NYT on August 27, 1913
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9506E7D6153EE13ABC4D52DFB566838B639EDE ''JUDGE PHILBIN DIES''] in NYT on March 15, 1920
*[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9806EED8123EEE3ABC4850DFBF66838A639EDE ''Eugene A. Philbin Estate $114,529''] in NYT on September 30, 1921
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/philadelph-phill.html Political Graveyard]
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*[http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/centennial/Bios/eaphilbin2.shtml State Court History] with portrait photo


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Eugene A. Philbin
New York County
District Attorney
In office
1900–1901
Preceded byJohn R. Fellows
Succeeded byWilliam T. Jerome
Personal details
Born
Eugene Ambrose Philbin

(1857-07-24)July 24, 1857
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1920(1920-03-14) (aged 62)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse
Jessie Holliday
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(m. 1887)​
Parent(s)Stephen Philbin
Eliza McGoldrick
EducationSeton Hall College
Columbia University
Signature

Eugene Ambrose Philbin (July 24, 1857 – March 14, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was New York County District Attorney from 1900 to 1901.[1]

Early life[edit]

Eugene A. Philbin was born in New York City on July 24, 1857, the son of Stephen Philbin and Eliza (McGoldrick) Philbin.[1][2]

He attended Xavier High School, and graduated from Seton Hall College. In 1883, he entered Columbia Law School, graduated in 1885.[1]

Career[edit]

After graduating from law school, he began practicing law with the firm of Ogden & Beekman. In 1894, he became the senior member of Philbin, Beekman & Menken.[1]

In August 1899, Philbin was appointed to the New York State Board of Charities to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Vinton Dahlgren (1869–1899, son of John A. Dahlgren).[3]

In December 1900, Philbin was appointed by Governor Theodore Roosevelt as New York County D.A. to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from office of Asa Bird Gardiner. Philbin remained in office until the end of 1901.[1]

In 1904, then President Roosevelt appointed him to a citizens group investigating conditions at Ellis Island. In June 1904, Seton Hall conferred an honorary degree of LL.D. on Philbin.[4] In May 1905, he told the students at Cornell University that the corrupt New York City Police gets about one million dollars in graft per year.[5] In October 1905, at the Democratic city convention, Philbin made the nominating speech for Mayor George B. McClellan Jr.'s re-election.[6]

From 1904 to 1919, Philbin was an active and influential member of the Marquette League, a New York City-based organization that raised funds for Catholic missions among Native Americans in western states. Also in 1904, he became a member of the New York State Board of Regents. He served until he resigned in 1913.[7] In April 1913, Philbin was appointed by Gov. William Sulzer to the New York Supreme Court (1st D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward E. McCall.[8] In November 1913, he was elected to succeed himself,[9] and in 1919 was appointed to the Appellate Division.

Personal life[edit]

On June 28, 1887, he married Jessie Holliday, and they had five children, including:[1]

  • Jesse Holliday Philbin (d. 1978)[10]

In 1908, Pope Pius X made him a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. He died of pneumonia at his home at 63, West 52nd Street in Manhattan.[1][11]

Descendants[edit]

Through his son Jesse, he was the grandfather of Jessie Holladay Philbin, who married Ledyard Blair Clark (1917–2000), the son of Judge William Clark, in 1941.[12][13]

Sources[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Judge Philbin Dies; His Illness Brief – End Comes at His City Home After Being Stricken with Pneumonia Tuesday – Was Born Here in 1857 – Justice's Life Marked by Public Service, Especially in Protecting Parks" (PDF). The New York Times. March 15, 1920. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 136. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via archive.org.
  3. ^ "Eugene A. Philbin Appointed – He Succeeds J.V. Dahlgren on State Board of Charities" (PDF). The New York Times. August 23, 1899. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Seton Hill Commencement – Ex-Senator Smith and Eugene A. Philbin Are Honored" (PDF). The New York Times. June 16, 1904. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Grft Bill a Million – Philbin Says This City Pays That to Police Every Year" (PDF). The New York Times. May 24, 1905. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "M'Clellan Chosen; Unpledged, He Says – Accepts Mayoralty Nomination, Declaring Himself Unfettered – Metz and McGowan Named – For Controller and Aldermanic President - Covention [sic] Praises Roosevelt for Making Peace" (PDF). The New York Times. October 6, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mrs. Fairchild Loses Case – Court Rules That $250,000 of Father's Estate Is Principal, Not Income" (PDF). The New York Times. April 29, 1913. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sulzer Nominees In; Truce with Murphy – John H. Delaney as Economy Commissioner Is Satisfactory to Tammany" (PDF). The New York Times. April 12, 1913. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tammany Ticket Includes Whitman – Dr. Darlington for Borough President – Philbin and Weeks for Supreme Court" (PDF). The New York Times. August 27, 1913. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Jesse Holladay Philbin, 78, Former Bank Official Here". The New York Times. March 18, 1969. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "Eugene A. Philbin Estate $114,529" (PDF). The New York Times. September 30, 1921. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jessie Philbin to Wed Blair Clark Thursday; She Will Have 3 Attendants at Marriage in Boston Chapel". The New York Times. May 25, 1941. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Miss Jessie Philbin Married in Boston To L. Blair Clark, Son of Federal Judge". The New York Times. May 30, 1941. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
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