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Death Of Hon. E. c. genoa;c. u New YORK.

Death Of Hen. E. c. Benea;c. Ct New York.
Despatc hes from New York announce the
death, at his residence in ti.at city, Friday
morning, oct 22ud, of Hon. Erastus C. Rene-
diet, IL. d. Mr. Benedict was younger
brother Of the late Hon. George W. Benedict Of
this CITY. He was born in March 1900, and
was thus in his Slst year lie was graduate
If Williams College Of the class Of 1871, and in
1924 began the practice of law in New York
city ard remained in it 10 his death, being
at that time, probably, the oldest lawyer in
New York city in active practice. 1t is not
common thing that a man can
look back as he could on .ftty
sir years of active practice in his
profession, during which time there was
scarcely Il day that he was not at his office
when Mt home. As scholar and friend of
education he had scarcely less cmincnce than
as lawyer He was one of the first trus-
tees of common schools in the city of New
York and was a member and president of
the Board of Education of New York for
many years, and as such had a large share in
maturing the school system of that city,
and in rearing its free academy, now The
College of New York. For twenty-five
years he was Il member of the Board Of Re
gents of New York State and on the death
of Chancellor Pruyn, several years ago, he
was elected chancellor, and held that
"A; = lao HAD Of tI.a f.,lu ibDal
system of the State. at his death. He
had been member Of each branch
of the State Legislature. He was the
author of The American Admiralty
which has reached several editions ; of "A
Run through Europe" the third edition Q.
which was Published in 1865; Of volume
of TRANSACTIONS Of Mc,.eval Hymns, of which
two or three editions have been published,
and of many pamphlets, reviews and al
dresses. \ brief sketch Of him, written
some years ago by an Impartial biographer,
said:
AS lawyer. the American lar will not
permit any other place 10 he finally assigned
Mr. Benedict. excep. among the very first, if
not the first. in the front rank of admiralty
lawyers. His name has been made familiar
to the profession throughout the country hy
the work Bencdicl's Admiralty alluded TO
above, which is everywhere a standard
text book: but far more by his prac-
tce as an admiralty lawyer, which
for nearly half century has been co-eNten-
sive with our Atlantic Coast. Mr.. Benedict
is distinguished as Il hard worker, outside
his profession. As an olficG of the New
York Historical Society, "A member of its
executive committee for IS years and now
chairman of that committee. as also in his
relation us officer TO various other societies,
religious, charitable and educational, his
labors have been great. lie has been
| trustee of Williams College since 1870; man.
agcr of the association for improving the
condition of the poor since lis organization
in 1SiS manager of the American Art
Union while it existed. and governor of the
State Womans Hospital since its incorpora-
ton he is an elder in the Reformed
Church. this record furnishes Only 4
very imperfect record of Mr.. Benedict's long
and earnest professional and literary anu
phlanthropic life"
OF Mr. Bcnedict's high Christian character,
of his courtesy-ihat of thorough gentle
man of the best school-of the beauty and de
votion Of his domestic life. Of his worth as i
friend, Of his delightful qualities as COM
panion and convcrsationalis:, those who
knew him well will long retain alectionatc
remembrance
Mr. Benedict attended n meeting of the
New York Historical Society on Tuesday
evening, and retired TO rest in his usual