Complex sentence: John Norton Pomeroy (1828--1885) was an American lawyer and legal writer, born in Rochester, N. Y., where he practiced law for many years following his graduation from Hamilton College (1847) and his admittance to the state bar in 1851.
Split into simpler sentences: John Norton Pomeroy (1828--1885) was an American lawyer and legal writer. He was born in Rochester, N. Y., where he practiced law for many years following his graduation from Hamilton College (1847) and his admittance to the state bar in 1851.